Top Gear’s guide to: Volvo

Its reputation was built on safety above style, as personified by breezeblock aerodynamics and happy-in-their-work crash-test dummies. But in an age of diver’s watches and mountaineer’s boots, Volvo has carved a new place for itself based on good-looking, kick-proof solidity. Call it premium chunkiness.

Volvo will cap the speed limit of all its cars to 112mph

But Polestar won't. From 2020, every single Volvo sold won’t be able to go above 180kmh

5 Mar 2019

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The Volvo XC90 now comes with actual KERS

F1 tech in a big, seven-seat Swedish SUV? You'd better believe it

22 Feb 2019

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Stop what you’re doing and look at these old Volvo estates

Volvo has a tremendous history in building good estates. Here are good estates

6 Feb 2019

First Drive

Volvo V60 T8 R-Design review: 400bhp hybrid estate driven

Most powerful V60 tested in sporty R-Design trim

5 Feb 2019

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Volvo is abandoning the humble hatchback

Replacement for the V40, the final piece of Volvo’s revitalised range, will be a BMW X2-a-like

17 Jan 2019

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First Drive

Volvo V90 T5 review: 247bhp petrol estate tested

Add a small petrol engine to a tremendously handsome large estate. Does it add up?

11 Jan 2019

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Video: the Polestar 1 appears to crash very well

Carbon usually shatters in a crash, but not when it's stuck to a Volvo sports car

2 Nov 2018

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This is Lynk & Co’s 500bhp sports saloon concept

And it’ll morph into a touring car too, racing in the 2019 WTCR

19 Oct 2018

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Gallery: 34 years of amazing DTM-winning cars

Aston's joining DTM. How long before it ranks among this list of winners?...

12 Oct 2018

The Volvo V60 Cross Country is here to prove we don’t need massive 4x4s

Volvo's small estate dons its welly boots. All SUVs immediately taken off sale and scrapped

25 Sep 2018

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The V60 R-Design is a slightly sportier Volvo

All show and no more go: new V60 gets dressed up with sporty looking bits

24 Sep 2018

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Volvo’s made a self-driving truck called Vera

Do lorries of the future even need a cab? No, says Volvo. But they need names…

14 Sep 2018

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Polestar will make your regular Volvo more drifty

Good news! Polestar’s latest mod sends more power to your AWD Volvo’s rear wheels

15 Aug 2018

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Lynk&Co: is this the future of car ownership?

Top Gear uncovers the automotive equivalent of Netflix

8 Aug 2018

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Lego’s new model is the future of construction equipment

Lego joins forces with Volvo to show us the future of build-y things

27 Jun 2018

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First Drive

Volvo V60 review: first UK test

The new V60 is here. We try Volvo's mid-size estate in 190bhp D4 diesel guise...

26 Jun 2018

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The new Volvo S60 is predictable but good

New S60 saloon is the first Volvo built in the States...

20 Jun 2018

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Polestar will modify Volvo’s T8 Twin Engine cars

‘Polestar Engineered’ 60 series cars promise a hearty need for Swede speed

13 Jun 2018

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The new Volvo XC40 is the perfect compact SUV for city life

Paving the way for a new generation of compact SUVs, the award-winning Volvo XC40 combines cutting-edge technology with sleek Swedish design

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12 Apr 2018

You can now order a 591bhp Polestar 1

Stunning performance hybrid coupe is now available for public consumption

13 Mar 2018

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The Volvo XC40 is the 2018 European Car of the Year

XC40 beats the Seat Ibiza and BMW 5 Series to take the top spot

5 Mar 2018

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The new Volvo V60 is here

Looks like a shrunken V90 estate, essentially *is* a shrunken V90 estate. Like it?

21 Feb 2018

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Polestar will build a Tesla Model 3 rival

Here's the full lowdown on Volvo-offshoot Polestar's future range of cars

8 Feb 2018

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First Drive

Volvo XC40 D4 review: First Edition tested in the UK

"This might just be the best car Volvo makes right now"...

5 Feb 2018

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Shooting Brakes are excellent: here’s why

New Tesla conversion has reminded us how much we like shooting brakes

You don’t need an SUV, you just need a jacked-up estate

Merc’s wonderful E-Class All Terrain reminds us why SUVs are overkill

19 Jan 2018

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Volvo will build a hybrid XC40 in 2018

Upcoming drivetrain features a three-cylinder petrol engine matched up to 75bhp motor

9 Jan 2018

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Land Rover Discovery vs Audi Q7 vs Volvo XC90

Three very different ways of transporting seven around in high-riding luxury. But which is king?

3 Dec 2017

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Something exciting might win Car of the Year in Europe

A skiddy Kia, a techy Audi and a chunky Alfa all make the final seven. Hurrah!

28 Nov 2017

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Uber just bought a shedload of self-driving Volvo XC90s

‘Tens of thousands’ of autonomous Volvos to be delivered by 2021

20 Nov 2017

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Polestar’s electric sports cars will be built here

Volvo’s fast electric arm shows us what its new factory will look like

20 Nov 2017

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First Drive

Volvo V90 T8 Twin Engine review: PHEV wagon tested

Does Volvo’s £60k, 400bhp, ‘141mpg’ super-eco estate add up?

1 Nov 2017

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The Polestar 1 is a 600bhp hybrid BMW M4 rival

Volvo's performance brand has Tesla-fighting electric SUVs and saloons to follow, too

13 Oct 2017

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Four things we learnt talking to Volvo’s CEO

Håkan Samuelsson talks XC40, car subscriptions and EVs

26 Sep 2017

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