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Volvo seems determined to shed it boring image. Following the recent launch of the company’s BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG contender, the S60 Polestar, a new proposal has now emerged in the form of a Heico Sportiv’s tuned V40 T5 HPC (High Performance Concept) with 257kW of power. Heico …

Volvo has unveiled their autonomous parking concept which allows the car to find a space and parks itself – without any driver input. The prototype, which is based on the Volvo V40, allows the driver to arrive at a car park, hops out of the vehicle, then instruct the car …

The new performance sedan from Volvo’s new go-fast division, Polestar, has arrived in Australia. The S60 Polestar will be initially limited to a production run of only 50 cars, developed exclusively for the Australian market as a pilot project. Australian customers will be the first in the world to take delivery …

Volvo Car Australia today announced it will be entering the V8 Supercars Championship in 2014, joining Holden, Ford, Nissan and Mercedes-AMG on the grid. It will also be the first luxury car brand to join the race with a factory team, with Volvo Car Australia joining forces with the manufacturer’s …

For the past two years, Volvo has set up an art display at the central train station in Zurich, Switzerland called the Volvo Art Session. Select artists, both emerging and established, were invited to create temporary exhibits with one of Volvo’s current range of vehicles as the centrepiece. This year …

Tuner Heico Sportiv and Pirelli have joined forces to create a special edition Volvo V40 called the Pirelli Edition to commemorate the tyre-maker’s 50th anniversary. Based on the Volvo V40 T3, the standard 1.6-litre turbocharged engine gets a power increase from 111 kW and 240 Nm to 150 kW and …

Volvo has released a full length video of its upcoming super sedan, the S60 Polestar. Australia will be the first country in the world to get a taste of the limited edition model, which is scheduled to go on sale in June. The flagship S60 is a serious first attempt …

Volvo’s new go-fast division, Polestar, has introduced the first production version of the Volvo S60 Polestar. Developed from 17 years of motorsport experience, and sharing DNA with the 373kW Volvo S60 Polestar Concept car, it will be the first BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG challenging model from the Swedish manufacturer. …

Volvo’s performance tuning house Polestar has released a short teaser video of the S60 Polestar Performance, a limited edition model that could be coming to Australia. The video shows the tweaked S60 drifting around a snow bank in slow motion. First unveiled in June 2012 as a concept, the S60 …

The 2013 Volvo V40 is now on sale in Australia. The V40 is Volvo’s answer to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, BMW 1-Series, Lexus CT200h and Audi A3. The smart looking V40 is the company’s first foray into the increasing popular premium five-door hatch segment. It is also a huge departure from …

To us here at ForceGT and many of our readers, a car is more than an A to B mode of transport.  They have soul and character. They bring joy to us on those weekend country runs. However, to the majority of the car buying masses, it’s a different story. …

Last month, we reported that Volvo’s Autonomous Driving Technology is one step closer to reality, thanks to its Safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE) project. Although the full system is still years away from production, parts of it can already be implemented in production cars. The Swedish company today announced …

Volvo has lift the cover off the new V40 Cross Country. The Swedish carmaker’s latest crossover is based on the V40 Hatch with a raised body and an all-wheel drive system added. The AWD system will be paired with a variety of engines. Three turbo diesel engines ranging from 1.6 …

Autonomous driving is now one step closer to reality, thanks to Volvo. The company’s Safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE) project, which involves seven other European partners, has been successfully finalised in 2012. Autonomous driving – with steering, acceleration and/or braking automatically controlled by a vehicle that requires very …