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more about #volvo more comments → Novaload: This just seems so right. #volvo more » mechimike: Amazons are slow? Huh. Someone forgot to tell us that... Swapping the engine is also pretty easy: [jalopnik.com] Even fire can't kill them! [jal... more » Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!: Marvelous. I love the looks of these things; maintaining the looks and making it haul ass is better still. #volvo more » AustinMiniMan: I approve. It's a B20... I mean; 120HP is basically 500, right? At some point you're just being greedy. #volvo more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: Another salvo in the neverending Volvo-Saab war. And you guys thought that the Ford/Chevy rivalry ran deep. #volvo more » Pessimippopotamus: Here's a 600hp wagon counterpart for those who seek extra practicality. #volvo more » Bret: This is like an amyl nitrate filled beach ball in a skyscraper stairwell. #volvo more » Franzouse: I just gave back my free subscription to Business Week; this truly is an outrage . #uglycars more » mechimike: I think BW is mistaking "ugly" for "different". I personally think its a ploy to have us all driving boring, like-styled econoboxes that the automake... more » area_educator: All the Prowler stirs in me is memories of how much I'd like to have a Panoz Roadster. And also a Seven. #uglycars more » -
#customcars
Swedish Sleepers, Part Two: The 500 HP Amazon
There’s nothing like internecine Scandinavian warfare when it comes to mad sleepers: hot on the heels of last week’s Saab 99 rocketship comes this Volvo Amazon. Definitely not your granddad’s Amazon. More » -
#uglycars
Ten Vehicles That Don't Belong On BuisnessWeek's 50 Ugliest Cars List
We're convinced BusinessWeek intentionally created its "Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years" list to offend Jalopnik reader sensibilities as much as possible. We've pulled out ten cars that simply have no place on this list. Two-minutes hate ahead. More » -
#carpocalypse
Ford Gives China's Geely "Preferred Bidder" Status For Volvo
Chinese automaker Geely is Ford's preferred bidder to purchase Volvo. Ford CFO Lewis Booth, as you'll see below, is particularly excited about the prospects and not at all worried about the possibility for General Tso-flavored Swedish meatballs. More » -
#carsafety
2010 Volvo S60 Can Detect, Automatically Avoid Pedestrians
The upcoming 2010 Volvo S60 will be equipped with a system to detect the position, direction of travel and velocity of pedestrians and cyclists, then automatically brake to avoid colliding with them. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1967 Volvo Laplander Lets You Bork, Bork, Bork for $9,000!
If your sport of choice is reindeer games, and you are uncomfortable thinking outside the box, then Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a four by four for you. And it's one that'll have you saying how Swede it is. More » -
#projectcarhell
PCH, LeMons Cars For The Street Edition: Cadillac Fleetwood or Volvo Wagon?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Wearing a helmet in your daily driver is cool. Really! More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Race On! Burnt Amazon, Needlessly Complex Milano Back On The Track
We're racing again, this fine Sunday morning in South Carolina, and a couple of cars that seemed out for the duration are back in action! More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Tunachuckers Amazon Burns, BumperCam Catches The Action
I've built a successor to the original LeMons BumperCam camera, and the Heroic Fix Award-winning Volvo Amazon-driving Tunachuckers let me install it on their C pillar. Then their new B20 engine got a bit fiery. More » -
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#newcars
2010 Volvo C30: New Face, Same Ol' Back End
Since its introduction in 2006, the Volvo C30 has been known for that rear end. Now the 2010 model gets a new front fascia designed to match that "unique" ass-end. Also, "Orange Flame Metallic" body paint and white wheels. Börk! More » -
#frankfurtmotorshow
2010 Volvo C70 Convertible Gets Hard Again For Frankfurt
If the hard drop-topped 2010 Volvo C70 convertible heading to Frankfurt later this month and unveiled today looks familiar to you, it should. It's a spittin' image of the Volvo S60 concept car unveiled in Detroit earlier this year. More »
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#downonthejunkyard
Twisting The Knife In The Guts Of Classic Volvo Lovers: Two Amazons Prepare For Valhalla
What the heck, let's make today a real junkyard-stravaganza! While looking for Clunkerized machinery down on the junkyard, I ran across this pair of rust-free Amazons: one '65 coupe and one '67 sedan. More » -
#downonthejunkyard
Fuel Injection Couldn't Keep This Volvo 144E From The Crusher
For a very brief moment, I thought that I was looking at one of my old cars when I encountered this 140 at my local self-service yard. More » -
#china
Chinese Astronauts Endorse Premiumness, Holistic Safety Of Volvo
Four taikonauts will be "convoyed" in stretch S80 sedans, which they chose for reasons of safety, quality, and "nonostentatiousness." They can put a man on the moon (pending) but they can't write a press release? [Wired] -
#24hoursoflemons
And The Winner Is... Mustard Yellow Volvo Doing 45 In The Fast Lane!
I'm too busy helping to break down the Traveling LeMons Circus tents to write much detail here, so just the bare-bones facts: More » -
#downonthestreet
1966 Volvo Amazon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We've seen a white 1966 Amazon coupe, and here's a matching sedan. More » -
#downonthestreet
1966 Volvo Amazon Gallery
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Some of you prefer the old-style galleries, so here's one for our latest Amazon. More » -
#downonthestreet450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Other Europeans
As we continue to celebrate 450 cars photographed down on the Alameda, California street, we're going to follow up the Germans with the rest of the Europeans: Italy, France, Sweden, and the UK!
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#crashtests
IIHS Crash Tests Five Budget Coupes: Ford, Volvo Earn Top Safety Picks
New crash tests released by the IIHS for five economy-sized two-doors — the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Scion tC and Volvo C30 — indicate good or acceptable ratings in frontal and side tests. See, size doesn't matter! More » -
#obituaries
Walter Cronkite, News Anchor And Volvo Racer, Dead At 92
Former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite passed away yesterday at 92. Cronkite, primarily known for his coverage of the JFK assassination, moon landing and Vietnam war, also enjoyed success in Volvo endurance racing. [Autoblog] -
#24hoursoflemons
End Of Day One: It's Your Typical Civic vs Volvo 240 vs Alfa Romeo Milano Race!
The first session of racing at the New England 24 Hours Of LeMons is done, and we've got a Top 10 composed almost entirely of Civics, Alfa Milanos, and Volvo bricks! More » -
#downonthejunkyard
Some More Salt In The Wounds For You Amazon Lovers!
Just a few weeks ago, many of you wailed and gnashed your teeth over this junked Amazon wagon, and now I've found this Amazon coupe on Death Row. More » -
#overthebackfence
Geely One Step Closer To Owning Volvo?
According to Chinese auto industry rag, Auto.Sohu, as translated by China Car Times, Ford has already struck a deal with Chinese automaker Geely for Volvo. We're highly skeptical but maybe they know something we don't. [China Car Times via Auto.Sohu] -
#frankfurtautoshow
2010 Volvo C70 Spied In Barcelona
The 2010 Volvo C70 is apparently getting a facelift to more closely resemble the Volvo XC60 and Volvo S60 Concept. It gives the C70 a more distinct look in place of the previous blandness. More » -
#jalopnikgreen
Volvo Jumps On Plug-In Hybrid Bandwagon
Volvo is joining GM in confusing customers by promoting a car they can't buy until 2012 right now. Unlike the Chevy Volt, the Volvo isn't an EREV, just a PHEV with a diesel engine. More » -
#downonthejunkyard
1966 Volvo Amazon Wagon
A few months back, I heard about a chrome-bumper Midget in a self-service junkyard an hour's drive from me. In need of many small parts for my personal Hell Project, I went to investigate. More » -
#music
Ancient Volvo Tractor Starts Second Career As Drummer In Country Band
Why not play music to the idle of a chugging old Volvo tractor? It seems like your typical funny-for-30-seconds gag, but these crazy Swedes prove that the idea really works! More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Whores, Poker, And Thrown Rods: Get Ready For The 24 Hours Of LeMons, Nevada Style!
Racers will be on their own when it comes to locating whores and/or poker at the Goin' For Broken 24 Hours Of LeMons, but thrown rods will be provided early and often. More » -
#carsafety
Ford Engineers Strap Giant Water Cannon To Volvo
Ford engineers have rigged a giant water cannon to a Volvo V70R to test effects of a side-impact crash without the crash. Better news? Ben's trying out this Carpocalypse-level technology as we speak. More below. More » -
#cardesign
Top Ten Auto Design Easter Eggs
An "Easter egg" is an intentional hidden message, in-joke or feature. We've noticed fun little buggers in the design of quite a few new vehicles. Here's our list of the ten best. More » -
#tunercars
600 HP V8-Powered Volvo P1800 Re-imagined By Koenigsegg Engineer
When super car brands are brought up, Volvo doesn't usually come to mind. That might change thanks to Koenigsegg engineer Mattias Vöx and his re-imagined, 600HP, V8-powered modern Volvo P1800. More » -
#elcaminos
Military-Style Volvo 740chero Wins Our Hearts, Minds
Our love of Volvocheros definitely extends to this 740 wagon converted into an off-road, military-style four-door Volvochero from The F***ing Fulfords, the English version of The Osbournes. More » -
#customcars
Supra-Powered Japanese Volvo 240 Wagon: 300 HP Meatball Ramen
Living in Tokyo and looking for something safe, attractive, boxy, European, long and fast? Allow us to recommend this Volvo 245 with a 300 HP Toyota inline-six, the Japanese version of a V8lvo. More » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: PRV V6
We like engines with complicated histories (such as the Buick/Rover 215 V8), and the Peugeot-Renault-Volvo (aka Douvrin) V6 certainly qualifies. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
The Top 94 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons South Spring 2009
After every 24 Hours Of LeMons race, we put together this list of the top finishers for you. And when we say "top," we mean "every single car that managed to get onto the track." More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Heroic Tunachuckers Perform Amazon Engine Swap In 90 Minutes, Back In Race!
Last year's LeMons South Index Of Effluency Winners, the Tunachuckers '66 Volvo Amazon team, had to come off the track just before the People's Curse began. Things looked bad: seized engine! More » -
#vintageracing
No Prince Of Darkness Jokes, Please: British Vintage Race Cars In Action
Fine, go ahead and break out the Lucas Electrics jokes. But there's no denying that a factory-racer '69 Ford Escort looks amazing on a race track, and Vintage Racer has some great shots for us.
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#engineswap
When You Need To Make That Old Truck Run This Weekend: Volvo-Powered Model T!
When you've got a basket-case Model T on one side of the garage and a beat-to-crap Volvo Amazon on the other… and you want something cool to drive in, oh, 48 hours, what to do? More » -
#industrynews
WSJ: Geely To Bid For Volvo, Attempt To Cook General Tso's Swedish Meatballs
The WSJ is reporting this morning Chinese automaker Geely will likely submit a bid to acquire Volvo from Ford next week. Glad to see they've caught up with the Chinese press and the Detroit News. More » -
#volvos80
2010 Volvo S80: Euro Facelift Includes Turbo Diesel, Chrome
As we've come to expect from Swedish cars these days, the 2010 Volvo S80 is getting a chrome facelift rather than a complete redesign. But with a new, ultra-fuel-efficient twin-turbo diesel, that might be enough. More » -
#industrynews
Geely one step closer to purchasing Volvo [China Car Times]
