The 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge is an impressive vehicle. The seat comfort, front and rear, is superb, the ride is supple and never jarring, the fuel economy and all-electric range are more than good, and the performance gets-up-and-goes.
Western Automotive Journalists Media Day 2021 gave us a chance to relate a brief experience with a gaggle of cars whose price tags totaled well beyond a million dollars.
By 2020, you will be able to own a car with advanced safety features helping avoid collisions, preventing you from drifting into the next lane, providing valet parking and allowing you to touch an “autopilot” button to have the car drive itself.
The Swedish-built 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 fulfills its task as a luxury cruiser for those who can afford it.
The 2021 Polestar 2 is a new player to the game, and while they have done their homework very well for their initial offering, it is still a work in progress.
Most of the coming Volvos will not be all-electric cars, but plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) like my recently tested 2020 Volvo S60 T8 E-AWD R-Design midsize sedan.
In 1983, Volvo was on a mission. The idea was to create a vehicle that weighed less than 1,500 pounds, could sit two people safely, and achieve at least 58 miles per gallon, fuel economy numbers that were unheard of. It was part of the automaker’s Lightweight Component Project. The resulting model was the LCP 2000.
The midsize 2018 Volvo XC60 sits between the larger XC90 and brand-new XC40 compact. That makes it ideal for a family of five.
To some, Volvo cars of the past may have been a bit of a snooze-fest, but the 2019 Volvo S60 could be a Scandinavian right hook at German dominance of the sports sedan segment.
Volvo’s S90 flagship sedan offers spacious luxury and all-wheel drive with the environmental bonus of a plug-in hybrid drivetrain.