2005 Volvo V50 SV

The V50 is the station wagon version of the Volvo S40 compact near-luxury car / small family car, produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo Cars.

It is based on the Volvo P1 platform shared with the Mazda Mazda3, and the new European Ford Focus. Ford Motor Company's Premier Automotive Group assembles the V50 at the Volvo factory in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo Cars Special Vehicle also produced a concept car based on the V50, the V50 SV, whose engine produces 340 hp (179 kW), and debuted at the 2004 Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Design Concept Car Volvo develops low emission C30

this design concept car volvo picture gallery with style modern concept car. As well as a focus on biofuels and hybrid technology, Volvo is also making energy-efficiency improvements to conventional drive trains. This work has led to the development of two new innovations which will be introduced during 2008 – a low CO₂ emitting Volvo C30 and a new diesel Powershift transmission for the Volvo C30, S40 and V50.

Volvo XC60 Wins Prestigious 2010 International Truck of the Year Award

The Volvo XC60 was named 2010 International Truck of the Year by the International Car of the Year (ICOTY) jury on December 2. The award was given to Doug Speck, President and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, LLC at the Volvo display at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. The XC60 was chosen over 10 new crossovers, SUVs and trucks by a distinguished panel of top automotive journalists.

"This ties a very pretty bow around what's been a truly amazing year for Volvo," commented Speck. "The XC60 has not only been recognized by the media but it's been extremely well received by our customers."

2010 XC60 has helped VCNA earn six consecutive months of year-over-year sales increases since June.

The XC60 was chosen the winner from a panel of 19 automotive media from around the U.S. and Canada representing top newspapers, magazines and websites. The jurors must consider the ICOTY mission of "honoring vehicles that reflect an emotional connection between car and consumer lifestyles" when making their nominations.

"The ICOTY awards are not centered on power and performance," said Courtney Caldwell, ICOTY's creator and executive producer. "It's about how cars reflect our personalities, lifestyles and self image, an attitude most consumers identify with."

"This is one of the most prestigious car awards in the world and we feel very proud to receive it for our best-selling XC60", said Stephen Odell, President and CEO Volvo Car Corporation.

Once approved by the ICOTY nominating committee, the awards jury then bases their decision on a number of important criteria: The vehicle must be new or substantially revised, it must be offered for sale to the general public by the judging deadline of November 16, 2009, and may not have been previously considered for the ICOTY Awards.

The International Truck of the Year award marks the 20th accolade the Volvo XC60 has received since sales began in Europe in late 2008. The XC60 is the first vehicle to offer City Safety as standard equipment. This unique Volvo technology can help the driver avoid frontal collisions at low speed. If the driver is about to drive into the rear of a vehicle and does not react in time, the XC60 will apply the brakes by itself.

The Volvo XC60 was named 2010 International Truck of the Year by the International Car of the Year (ICOTY) jury on December 2. The award was given to Doug Speck, President and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, LLC at the Volvo display at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. The XC60 was chosen over 10 new crossovers, SUVs and trucks by a distinguished panel of top automotive journalists.

"This ties a very pretty bow around what's been a truly amazing year for Volvo," commented Speck. "The XC60 has not only been recognized by the media but it's been extremely well received by our customers."

The 2010 XC60 has helped VCNA earn six consecutive months of year-over-year sales increases since June.

The XC60 was chosen the winner from a panel of 19 automotive media from around the U.S. and Canada representing top newspapers, magazines and websites. The jurors must consider the ICOTY mission of "honoring vehicles that reflect an emotional connection between car and consumer lifestyles" when making their nominations.

"The ICOTY awards are not centered on power and performance," said Courtney Caldwell, ICOTY's creator and executive producer. "It's about how cars reflect our personalities, lifestyles and self image, an attitude most consumers identify with."

"This is one of the most prestigious car awards in the world and we feel very proud to receive it for our best-selling XC60", said Stephen Odell, President and CEO Volvo Car Corporation.

Once approved by the ICOTY nominating committee, the awards jury then bases their decision on a number of important criteria: The vehicle must be new or substantially revised, it must be offered for sale to the general public by the judging deadline of November 16, 2009, and may not have been previously considered for the ICOTY Awards.

The International Truck of the Year award marks the 20th accolade the Volvo XC60 has received since sales began in Europe in late 2008. The XC60 is the first vehicle to offer City Safety as standard equipment. This unique Volvo technology can help the driver avoid frontal collisions at low speed. If the driver is about to drive into the rear of a vehicle and does not react in time, the XC60 will apply the brakes by itself.

Source: Volvo

New Volvo S40. First information

Next year on sale must appear new generation Volvo S60. About this model we already know all. In a press even there were photos S60 without a camouflage. But after all now Swedes work not only over S60, but also over new S40 (present S40 has been shown in 2003). While prior to the beginning of batch production S40 it is still far – the car will appear on the conveyor only in two years – but some information about «Volvo S40» is accessible already now.

New S40, as well as the present generation of this car, will be constructed on platform Ford Focus. But the most interesting consists in other – most likely, S40 the third generation in the future becomes not a sedan, and a hatchback! After all buyers demand every year from manufacturers to do cars all is more practical and it is more convenient.

Besides Swedes wish to adjust release of off-road version S40 which will be called XC40 – cars of a similar class all become more popular recently.

New Volvo S60. Updated photos

As new generation Volvo S60 will look, it was clear for a long time already – shown in January concept clearly spoke about it. However till now pictures of the serial car were inaccessible. It was supposed that Volvo S60 will present in Frankfurt however, it was now found out that Swedes have decided to wait with premiere S60. It will show only in January on a motor show in Detroit), transfers AutoExpress.

Espionage photos S60 have got to a network, and it is visible that by the car there is no camouflage (except for mouldings on wheel disks and what for the closed emblem). Certainly, serial version S60 differs from concept a little, however, the general style is kept completely. What engines will be received by serial version S60 and what will enter into a base complete set of the car, it is not known. However it is necessary to remind that concept had the gasoline engine in volume only 1,6 l thanks to a turbo-supercharging gave out 180 h.p. Average fuel consumption at such motor, ostensibly, makes only 5 l on 100 km of a way.

Volvo XC60: a new collection of toys

Each time when company Volvo Cars exhausts new model, she creates also its strongly reduced copy. Now, for the first time for all time of creation of such toys, the decision and on release of scale model of concept car Volvo S60 was accepted. The tradition regularly to exhaust an accessible copy in two colour variants of each new model has been put in 2002, and since then such toy machines in scale 1:43 accompany a debut of each new car of the company.

For today one of the most popular toy models are Volvo C70 and Volvo C30, their sales only through own trade channels Volvo have made 24 000 and 17 000 pieces accordingly. Besides, exhausted in 2008 Volvo XC60 by the present moment already has time to disperse in circulation in 16 000 copies. Process of creation of models is very exact, thus all works are conducted in cooperation with design division Volvo Cars. As much as possible close to the original manufacturers try to make colours, design, the form of cars, and also their interior.

One of novelties of summer of 2009 is radio-controlled Volvo XC60, reproduced in scale 1:14, and also created firm Mattel black Matchbox Volvo C30. The Same company has some years ago constructed Volvo V70 for Barbie, and the Swedish manufacturer of toys Viking Toys with success exhausts models Volvo C30 made of strong plastic, XC70 and XC90 with which the small children can play even.