Volvo XC70 RANGE

Volvo were one of the first manufacturers to get with the concept of the lifestyle 4x4 estate, their Cross Country mopping up a good percentage of customers who had grown out of a Subaru and who could...

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Volvo XC70 DRIVe

Volvo were one of the first manufacturers to get with the concept of the lifestyle 4x4 estate, their Cross Country mopping up a good percentage of customers who had grown out of a Subaru and who could...

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Volvo V40 1996 2004 RANGE

The Volvo V40 is in many ways the forgotten small estate. Whereas used buyers coo over the BMW 3 Series Touring and Audi’s A4 Avant, the V40 changes hands less frequently. Why? Volvo owners seem to kn...

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Volvo S40 RANGE

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S40 T5 RANGE

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S40 2.4i RANGE

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S40 2.0D 136 DIESEL

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S40 1.8 RANGE

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S40 1.6 RANGE

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S40 D5

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S40 R-DESIGN

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S40 1.6D DRIVe

Volvo has a lot to thank the S60 for. This was the first car to make small Volvos respectable and paved the way for Volvo to reach into a new market niche with the second generation S40, launched in 2...

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Volvo S60 RANGE

The Volvo S60 marked a sea change for the Swedish company. Smaller Volvos had never really cut it in the eyes of British customers – being viewed with the same suspicion afforded large Italian saloons...

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Volvo S60 T5

The Volvo S60 marked a sea change for the Swedish company. Smaller Volvos had never really cut it in the eyes of British customers – being viewed with the same suspicion afforded large Italian saloons...

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Volvo S60 2.0T

The Volvo S60 marked a sea change for the Swedish company. Smaller Volvos had never really cut it in the eyes of British customers – being viewed with the same suspicion afforded large Italian saloons...

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Volvo S60 D5 DIESEL

The Volvo S60 marked a sea change for the Swedish company. Smaller Volvos had never really cut it in the eyes of British customers – being viewed with the same suspicion afforded large Italian saloons...

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Volvo S60 2.4D RANGE

The Volvo S60 marked a sea change for the Swedish company. Smaller Volvos had never really cut it in the eyes of British customers – being viewed with the same suspicion afforded large Italian saloons...

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Volvo S60 BUSINESS

The Volvo S60 marked a sea change for the Swedish company. Smaller Volvos had never really cut it in the eyes of British customers – being viewed with the same suspicion afforded large Italian saloons...

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Volvo S60 2.5T

The Volvo S60 marked a sea change for the Swedish company. Smaller Volvos had never really cut it in the eyes of British customers – being viewed with the same suspicion afforded large Italian saloons...

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Volvo 480 RANGE (86-96)

If you subscribe to the view that Volvos should look as if they were designed with a setsquare and a ruler, then the 480 series, launched in 1986, must have come as a huge shock. This coupe-cum-estate...

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Volvo V70 2000 2003 CROSS COUNTRY

With its savvy lifestyle marketing, bodywork composed of swoops, curves and arcing hiplines and aggressive jacked-up stance, who’d have thought the V70 Cross Country could have come from those staid S...

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Volvo C70 RANGE

Even though the original C70 was launched way back in 1997, it’s still something of a novelty for many to see a sleek and curvaceous Volvo product. The post ‘06 C70 remains one of the best looking cou...

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Volvo C70 ICE WHITE

Even though the original C70 was launched way back in 1997, it’s still something of a novelty for many to see a sleek and curvaceous Volvo product. The post ‘06 C70 remains one of the best looking cou...

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Volvo C70 D5

Even though the original C70 was launched way back in 1997, it’s still something of a novelty for many to see a sleek and curvaceous Volvo product. The post ‘06 C70 remains one of the best looking cou...

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Volvo C70 2.0D

Even though the original C70 was launched way back in 1997, it’s still something of a novelty for many to see a sleek and curvaceous Volvo product. The post ‘06 C70 remains one of the best looking cou...

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Volvo C30 RANGE

What do Volvo cars mean to you? They’re Swedish, they’re safe and they tend to be a little bit boxy. If that roughly sums up your knowledge of the brand, it’s about time you gave it another chance. Fo...

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Volvo C30 T5

What do Volvo cars mean to you? They’re Swedish, they’re safe and they tend to be a little bit boxy. If that roughly sums up your knowledge of the brand, it’s about time you gave it another chance. Fo...

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Volvo C30 1.6 RANGE

What do Volvo cars mean to you? They’re Swedish, they’re safe and they tend to be a little bit boxy. If that roughly sums up your knowledge of the brand, it’s about time you gave it another chance. Fo...

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Volvo C30 2.0D RANGE

What do Volvo cars mean to you? They’re Swedish, they’re safe and they tend to be a little bit boxy. If that roughly sums up your knowledge of the brand, it’s about time you gave it another chance. Fo...

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Volvo C30 D5 RANGE

What do Volvo cars mean to you? They’re Swedish, they’re safe and they tend to be a little bit boxy. If that roughly sums up your knowledge of the brand, it’s about time you gave it another chance. Fo...

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Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe

What do Volvo cars mean to you? They’re Swedish, they’re safe and they tend to be a little bit boxy. If that roughly sums up your knowledge of the brand, it’s about time you gave it another chance. Fo...

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Volvo S80 1998 2006 RANGE

The S80 is something of a landmark vehicle for Volvo. For the first time in years, the Swedish company produced a range-topping saloon without an estate variant. Given that upper-range Volvos have tra...

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Volvo XC90 RANGE

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 T6 RANGE

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 D5 RANGE

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 EXECUTIVE RANGE

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 3.2

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 D5

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 OCEAN RACE

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 V8 AWD RANGE

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 SE SPORT

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo XC90 D5 EXECUTIVE

Although it may not have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 genre quite so radically as the BMW X5 did, the Volvo XC90 moved the state of the art on in a way few thought possible. In many ways it was perha...

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Volvo V70 2000 2007 RANGE

Like many relics of the 1980s, the Dudley Moore film ‘Crazy People’ now appears horribly dated. After all, who could mention an advertising strapline like ‘Volvo, boxy but good’ nowadays? Yes, they’re...

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Volvo S40 1996 2004 RANGE

The S40/V40 range was the car that finally persuaded buyers that Volvo really could build a credible compact executive car. It wasn't a BMW 3 Series or an Audi A4 - but it wasn't far off and didn't co...

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Volvo C70 1997 2000 RANGE

The Volvo C70 was possibly the first Volvo since the P1800 of the sixties that didn’t look as if it was designed with rulers and setsquares. It’s elegant fusion of compound curves and taut sheet metal...

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Volvo 740/760 '82 '90 RANGE

Whatever the secret to a long life, Volvo seems to know it. The 700-series is amongst the longest-lived of recent memory, dating from 1982 and finally ending in slightly updated S/V90 forms in 1998. T...

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Volvo 850 SERIES '92 '97 RANGE

Before the 850's arrival in 1992, Volvos were safe and usually uninspiring. This car changed all that. Now, the franchise had a fine-handling and attractive-looking executive contender good enough to ...

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Volvo 900 SERIES '90 '98 RANGE

Volvo's everlasting 700 flowered into the 900-series in late 1990. The name remained until spring 1997, denoting 940 four-cylinder and 960 six-cylinder series cars. The 940 changed little in this peri...

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Volvo S70/V70 1996 2000 RANGE

It says much for Volvo’s marketing skills that for most customers, the S70 saloon and V70 estate range tends to be thought about as being a newish product. In fact of course, it’s a revamp of the much...

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Volvo 240 SERIES '83 '93 RANGE

This is the car the motoring journalists loved to hate, but the truth is these are safe, solid and long-lasting machines. Volvo would be the first to admit that the old 240 was never designed for driv...

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Volvo 440/460 '89 '96 RANGE

This was the model that began the change in Volvo's image. When the 400 series was launched in 1989, the Swedish cars were still seen as dowdy and boring. It would be putting things too strongly to su...

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Volvo V50 RANGE

Compact estate cars sound like a bad idea right from the outset. If you’re going to buy a load lugger, why buy one that can’t lug much of a load? Logic issues notwithstanding, Volvo managed to turn th...

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Volvo V50 2.0D RANGE

Compact estate cars sound like a bad idea right from the outset. If you’re going to buy a load lugger, why buy one that can’t lug much of a load? Logic issues notwithstanding, Volvo managed to turn th...

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Volvo V50 D5

Compact estate cars sound like a bad idea right from the outset. If you’re going to buy a load lugger, why buy one that can’t lug much of a load? Logic issues notwithstanding, Volvo managed to turn th...

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Volvo V50 1.6D DRIVe

Compact estate cars sound like a bad idea right from the outset. If you’re going to buy a load lugger, why buy one that can’t lug much of a load? Logic issues notwithstanding, Volvo managed to turn th...

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Volvo C70 1999 2006 CONVERTIBLE

The Volvo C70 Convertible is a car that has virtually slipped from the popular radar. Part of the reason is that it’s been with us for so long, launched as it was way back in 1999. Even then, it was a...

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