A few days before Christmas, Volvo Cars treats the automotive world to an early unwrapping of a car that will shine bright in the streets for years to come.

Las Vegas, Nevada (October 31, 2006) - Take the outrageous notion of blending a Formula One car with a hot European street machine and you’ve got the idea behind the Volvo C30 concept by Evolve Cars Inc. This one-off show car started life as a European spec version of Volvo’s youthful new C30 - unveiled to rave reviews at the 2006 Paris Motor Show. Letting its imagination run wild, Evolve created ...

Volvo Car Corporation unveiled the Volvo C30 Design Concept at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The car represents a glimpse into the Swedish manufacturer's future as the C30 Design Concept is a close representation of what the production version of the C30 will look like when it's officially unveiled at the 2006 Paris auto show.

Looking at the T6 Roadster, one might wonder if Volvo Has gone mad. Perhaps. But that's about the only word to describe the hand-built hotrod based on Volvo components and a twin turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine from a car manufacturer more widely known for safety and functionality. But that's what the Specialty Equipment Manufacturer Association's annual trade show is all about. Drop in the ...

Las Vegas, Nevada (November 2, 2004) – Hot on the heels of the introduction of Volvo's first V8 engine at the 2004 Paris International Auto Show, Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) is proud to present the eye-grabbing XC90 PUV at this year's Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Las Vegas, Nevada (November 2, 2004) – The Volvo V50 SV, making its debut today at the 2004 Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) tradeshow, is the first-ever high-performance car to emerge from Volvo Cars Special Vehicle department in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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A hint of the future of Volvo car design was unveiled amid a flurry of photographers' flashbulbs at the 73rd Geneva International Motor Show. The Volvo Versatility Concept Car (VCC) takes the estate concept to new levels of performance, technology and luxury.

Volvo celebrated its 50th anniversary on 14 April by presenting every employee with a Swiss watch.z

The Volvo Sport ,a convertible with a plastic body, entered production (the first prototype had been unveiled two years earlier). Although only 67, or perhaps 68 examples were built, most have been lovingly preserved by enthusiasts.

First, there was Volvo's Performance Concept Car (PCC), which presented an exciting glimpse into the future of high-performance driving. The production version of the PCC, the Volvo S60R, is an high-performance car featuring an adaptive active chassis, a 300-horsepower engine, Servotronic Steering, powerful Brembo brakes, and a Haldex electronically controlled all-wheel-drive.

The Volvo ACC2 (Adventure Concept Car) is a concept study that combines high-performance engineering with functionality of a sports activity vehicle. Flared wheel arches boast turbine inspired alloy wheels with a wider track that hints at its on and off road capabilities. 18 inch studded tires developed by Michelin help maintain control should a sudden loss of air pressure occur. The headlamps ar...

Safety can be sexy and compact. The Volvo Safety Concept Car, which was given its first showing at the Detroit Motor Show in 2001, is the perfect illustration of this philosophy.

This concept was developed with focus on a new computer controlled roadhandling system. The new system, called FOUR-C, keeps control of the cars dampers, making adjustments 500 times a second. FOUR-C has 3 driving modes easily changed from the dashboard (1.Comfort 2.Sport & 3.Advanced Sport).

The P1800 sports car was shown to the public for the first time at the Brussels Motor Show. The styling was by the Italian bodybuilder Frua, although it is frequently claimed that it was the work of a Swede, Pelle Pettersson, who was more renowned as a boat designer and yachtsman. Pettersson was the son of Helmer Pettersson, who was manager of the P1800 project and had also designed the Volvo PV44...