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guangzhou international auto show
Volvo S80L: Longer, with More Chinese Characters!
Volvo released a China-only S80L version of its S80 sedan at the Guangzhou International Auto Show. Built in Chongqing as part of a Ford/Chang'an joint venture, the L model gains 14 centimeters in length over the standard issue S80. Back in the day, Volvo released its longer luxury versions under the "Executive" moniker, which totally sounds way more boss than just tacking on a measly little consonant. During the unveil, the guys manning the drums in back cranked out a bitchin' rock ballad to the amazement of all. Really. [AutoSohu] -
found on craigslist
Searching For A Grim Minnesota Murder Movie Car? Simple Plan Volvo Amazon For Sale!
While you might not be able to afford Jerry Lundegaard's Olds Ciera, Fargo wasn't the only downward-spiral Minnesota crime movie made in the 90s! That's right, the '66 Volvo 122S wagon driven by Bill Paxton's character in A Simple Plan is up for sale on Craigslist! It's not running, so it's more of a Project Movie Car Hell machine than a daily driver, but: fame!
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Financiapocalypse
Volvo Trucks Posts 99.7% Decline In Euro Truck Orders Over Last Quarter
One of the behemoths of the global heavy trucking industry, Volvo Trucks, has reported a truly shocking decline in sales for the third quarter of this year. Volvo claims a 99.7% reduction in demand compared to the same period a year ago. That means orders went from 41,970 trucks in the third quarter of 2007 to just 115 in the third quarter of 2008. No, that's not a typo, one hundred fifteen trucks on order across Europe. Global sales for Volvo have declined 55% and its partners Scania, Renault and Mack are reporting sharp declines in orders as well. Ladies and gentlemen, if you ever wanted an indication of what things may come, this may be the strongest one we've seen yet. Financiapocalype, ho! [ThisIsMoney] -
Financiapocalypse
Ten Cars You Can Live In After Your Home Is Repossessed
As shelter is the largest single expense for most people, the ongoing "Financiapocalpyse" could see more people trading that Tudor for a four-door. As your guides through this challenging time, we've identified ten cars you'd be happy to call home until your 401k is worth more than the postage used to send you those depressing reports. These rides are comfortable, affordable and most importantly, you can probably sleep in it. With car sales dwindling, now may be the best time to invest those dwindling funds in a home on wheels.
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4:00 PM on Mon Oct 20 2008
By Matt Hardigree
86,762 views, 103 commentsMost discussed Erprobungsfahrt vwminispeedster: Just remove the chevy engines in the back. Plenty of room. more »
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jalopnik reviews
2009 Volvo XC70 T6, Part Three
Why you should buy the 2009 Volvo XC70 T6: Frankly, the world scares you. You've got three great kids and you'll do your best to guarantee that nothing happens to them between your gated community and their Montessori school. Your country club is on the other side of a somewhat bumpy road. You want a Volvo, so why not get a ridiculous one?
Why you shouldn't buy this car: You see this for what this is: the Volvo "Cross Country Club" and not an SUV. You could find a better use for $40K. You like your kids but, honestly, you survived in the back of a Country Squire with no seatbelts and a rust hole in the floor and you turned out all right. If you have to get a Volvo station wagon, you'll track down a classic diesel boxy wagon.
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12:40 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,583 views, 23 commentsMost discussed Mad_Science: Dude, treehugers will be all over this car. Nevermind that it gets mileage on par with a Jeep Cherokee (RIP) more »
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jalopnik reviews
2009 Volvo XC70 T6, Part Two
Exterior Design: ***
The 2009 Volvo XC70 T6 is one of the best looking Volvos currently made, which sounds like it could be a dig but isn't at all intended that way. The classically strange Swedish proportions combined with the elevated height and dark plastic cladding accented by satin metal create a tasteful effect that makes the regular V70 wagon the XC is based on look like the odd-man out. This is a marked improvement over the previous generation, which looked like a Volvo wagon with Honda Element ground effects glued onto the body.
Interior Design: ****
Half the fun of owning a Volvo is the quirkiness. They've rarely been able to compete with the other premium automakers on design, materials, usability or features. But they're different. The XC70 is a bit too modern, a bit too soft and a bit too well designed to be a Volvo. The center stack floats above the tunnel, which isn't quirky so much as just different. Thank God for the bizarre controls, which include adjusting air distribution by punching a graphic of a little reclining man in the crotch, and a built-in number pad, something most automakers abandoned in the early 1990s.
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12:30 PM on Thu Oct 9 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,980 views, 30 commentsMost discussed brandegee: Why anyone would drop $10K over a nicely-equipped Subaru Legacy wagon on this is beyond me. But then I don't more »
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jalopnik reviews
2009 Volvo XC70 T6, Part One
No amount of training or 24-hour news coverage-watching prepares you for the sight of your city, your home, suddenly transformed into a disaster area. Having recently moved back to Houston after a couple of years in Chicago, I made it just in time for Hurricane Ike to knock me around like a sack of potatoes. With power out, debris everywhere and traffic lights no longer functioning, it was by luck that the car I had scheduled to review was the 2009 Volvo XC70 T6, a vehicle safe enough for even the world's most paranoid soccer moms.
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1:00 PM on Wed Oct 8 2008
By Matt Hardigree
3,159 views, 28 commentsMost discussed Dr.Danger, I run the Death Star: So how many cases of two-buck chuck can you fit in there? more »
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project car hell
Project Car Hell, Sorta Famous Edition: Fabio's Lancia or Pauley Perrette's Volvo?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Yesterday, we saw the "Bentley" (actually a Rolls with Bentley grille) beat the "Rolls-Royce" (actually a Vanden Plas Princess with a Rolls grille) in the Choose Your Eternity poll in a 59/41 vote. Today we're going to contemplate the concept of fame. Now, none of us can afford to buy JFK's Continental or the Gremlin from Wayne's World, but that doesn't mean we don't have a shot at a famous car- we just need to aim lower! And today… well, we're aiming really low!
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24 hours of lemons
Because It's All About The Safety: The Volvo 244 Quadra-Bumper!
OK, fine, we know the official rules state that "added structural elements which extend past the original bodywork line" aren't allowed in the 24 Hours Of LeMons, but how could anyone be against this kind of safety enhancement? Actually, that display is the result of a game of Volvo 240 Musical Chairs, in which you take one Volvo race car, the free parts car obtained to help build the race car, and another free Volvo… and you mix them all together and end up with two Volvo racers and a well-picked-over (but still useful) parts car to bring to the 24 Hours Of LeMons Arse-Freeze-A-Palooza in December. For the rest of the story, you must jump like a Fiesta bouncing off the Quadra-Bumper!
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