While Volvo engineers and designers do a top-notch job when it comes to building the vehicles we know and love in our Santa Rosa, CA showroom, it's often interesting to see how those outside the automaker's official reign add their own touch to a model. Today's example is a Volvo V40 hatchback, where one auto tuner is honoring one of its partners.
Heico Sportiv wanted to help Pirelli, the famed performance tire…
Volvo is getting really big in to architecture lately. Not the kind where you build skyscrapers, but rather on its vehicle platforms. We've written about Scalable Produce Architecture here on the Smothers European Volvo blog before, and today, we're talking about it again, this time on the new Volvo XC90.
The ever-popular utility vehicle will undergo a complete refresh when it arrives in late 2014. The new scalable design will allow for it…
If you've been keeping an eye on the development of the Volvo S60 Polestar concept, you're likely very shocked by this headline. If you haven't heard of it before, allow us to explain why the move to the assembly line is a surprising one for this adrenaline-fueled take on the Volvo S60.
Delivering 508 horsepower and 424 lb.-ft. of torque, the S60 Polestar is an aggressive take on the already stylish…
There's been quite a bit of buzz surrounding the New Your Auto Show and the new Volvo models that have been rumored to be revealed. Well the announcement has come, and Smothers European Volvo is pleased to announce that several models will be getting the Volvo R Design treatment and the V60 will be making its return to the U.S.
We're especially excited for the Volvo V60 which hasn't been available…
It's not often that car buyers know the names of the people who designed what their driving. So it's no surprise to us if you've never heard of Robin Page. Robin who, you're probably asking yourself. Well, he's a big deal in the automotive design world and Smothers European Volvo is excited about his new position at the Scandinavian company.
Page has been appointed the head of interior design for…
As the new Volvo lineup evolves here at Smothers European Volvo, it's always nice to get some added prospective from the people responsible for the changes coming our way. Thankfully, Volvo put together a short video highlighting refreshed vehicles coming soon, and what we can expect to see moving forward.
Of course, exterior changes are the most noticeable, and in the case of models like the Volvo S80 and V70, we can see many…
One of the questions that we here at Smothers European Volvo field the most at 2881 Corby Ave. in Santa Rosa is when the overseas-exclusive V40 will join the new Volvo lineup. Thus far, Volvo hasn't confirmed when or even if the lauded hatchback will be offered here in the United States. However, if anything were to bring it to our shores, it would surely be winning the World Car of the Year award…
If you're a true Volvo enthusiast like us here at Smothers European Volvo, then you've likely read about the Volvo S60 Polestar. If you haven't heard about the S60 Polestar, the luxury sedan has been getting rave reviews amongst automotive publications and most recently, the folks at Motor Trend got behind the wheel and took it for a spin.
Testers for Motor Trend were able to take a lap around the famous…
Each year, IIHS comes out with its annual Top Safety Pick ratings, and this time it's added a new wrinkle to the test that evaluates safety on all kinds of vehicles. That includes new Volvo models from Smothers European Volvo. And, as many of you might have already guessed, the automaker was healthily represented on the list.
Five Volvo vehicles were honored as an IIHS Top Safety Pick, with one standing out among an…
Just the right mixture of refinement and pep, the Volvo XC60 R-Design is one of our favorite new Volvo models here at Smothers European Volvo. It's every bit a Volvo - from its safe body structure and design to the fact that the interior is eye-catchingly upscale. It's practical for sure - but Volvo wants drivers to have fun, too, which is why the XC60 R-Design is powered by a 3.0-liter, 325-horsepower engine - on...