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down on the junkyard
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 » -
over the back fence
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] -
frankfurt auto show
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 » -
down on the junkyard
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 » -
24 hours of lemons
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 » -
car safety
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 » -
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car design
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 » -
tuner cars
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 » -
el caminos
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 » -
custom cars
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 » -
engine of the day
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 » -
24 hours of lemons
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 » -
24 hours of lemons
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 » -
vintage racing
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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engine swap
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 » -
industry news
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 » -
volvo s80
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 » -
industry news
Geely one step closer to purchasing Volvo [China Car Times]
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nice price or crack pipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $69,900 Volvo P1800S?
Would you believe a 95% Crack Pipe rating yesterday? That's what the $48,500 '72 Chevy pickup scored in the poll, which seems like a pretty decisive verdict. Today we're going to Göteborg! More » -
design
Sustainable Cardboard Chair Design Inspired By Volvo C30 Taillight
This modular cardboard lounge chair designed by Luis Fernando Luna Bermudez, a Universidad de Monterrey student, took top prize in the 2007 Volvo For Life Design competition. It's inspired by a Volvo C30 taillight. More » -
Carpocalypse Now
Volvo: General Tso's safer Swedish meatballs? [DetNews]
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racing
56 Teams Battle For The 1958 Alpine Cup: Coupe Des Alpes!
An Alfa Giuletta duking it out with a Volvo 544 on a 2,450-mile race across the Alps in 1958? Well, sometimes there are more important things than slaving for The Man on a Monday afternoon! More » -
ad watch
Volvo Squeezes 27 Crash Tests Into One Ad
Those voyeurs over at Volvo decided to highlight both their safety record and City Safety System with this explosive ad set to Tchaikovsky. Why? Because they know you like to watch. [Brandfreak] -
art car
Volvo 244 Becomes The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir!
I'm sort of an art car purist; after seeing Mutant Vehicles and LeMons madness, a Tercel covered with glued-on army men just doesn't cut it. All hail the Sashimi Tabernacle Choir Volvo! More » -
detroit auto show
Volvo S60 Concept Revealed Live
Featuring Volvo's new "racetrack" design, the Volvo S60 Concept previews the newest safety and design features we expect to see on Volvos in the future. More » -
24 hours of lemons
24 Hours Of LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza Über Gallery: Swedish Berserkers
The numbers of Volvos and Saabs seem to be on the decline at LeMons races, though we're still hoping somebody will show up with a 262C Bertone coupe. More » -
engine swap
Putting V8s In Volvos Is Like Eating Peanuts: Future Drag Race Car Plucked From Redwoods
Black Metal V8olvo crew chief and mastermind Hellhammer likes stuffing V8s into cars that never came that way from the factory, and now he's learned a few things about Volvos. Let's get another one! More » -
detroit auto show
Crafting The Authentic Swedish Crystal Console Of The Volvo S60 Concept
This video on the creation of the all-crystal center console in the Volvo S60 Concept, debuting at the Detroit Auto Show, is so Swedish, it should just have the title "Bork, bork, bork!" More » -
Volvo FH16
Volvo FH16, Worlds Most Powerful Truck, Unveiled In Europop Music Video
With 700 HP and 2323 Lb-Ft of torque, the new Volvo FH16 is the most powerful semi-truck in the world. Unfortunately, that message is lost in the Eurotrash technopop music video reveal. More » -
project car hell
Introducing The Latest Jalopnik Side Project: Low-Mileage Volvo 245 Wagon
Because you can never have enough Swedish metal, this sub-14Kcherrybanana creme 1986 Volvo 240 Wagon will be joining Black Metal V8lvo and Project 1964 Continental. More » -
24 hours of lemons
Talking Skulls, Thor's Hammer Medallions Bring Grim Scandinavian Despair To Thunderhill
The last time the Black Metal V8olvo raced, it was black and blue... and evil. It's still evil, but- like a bleak Swedish winter of death- it's all in white now.
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24 hours of lemons
Black Metal V8olvo Hits Wall In Practice, Sawzall And Come-Along Save The Day
Whew, it's been a crazy day at Thunderhill Raceway so far, as I switch between Journalist, Racer, and Judge hats/wigs. We had a little mishap in the first hour of practice today... -
detroit auto show
Volvo S60 Concept Video Shows Off Magic Doors
Apparently normal hinged doors aren't good enough for the recently unmasked Volvo S60 Concept. Make 'em open automagically, and make the rear doors translate and rotate instead of swing. That's better. -
down on the street
1963 Volvo Amazon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we've got a battered old Swede from the island's East End, not pretty but still moving under its own power after many decades.
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detroit auto show
Volvo S60 Concept: A Preview Of The 2010 Volvo S60
Volvo's set to debut the S60 Concept at next month's Detroit Auto Show as a preview of what to expect out of the 2010 Volvo S60. Full scoop and early press photos below. -
junkyard find
Another Massive Secret Vintage Junkyard Comes Under Fire
Situated in Kaufdorf, Switzerland exists a peaceful junkyard, holding over 500 classic machines hailing from the 1930s through the 1960s. The government wants it paved but locals want to preserve this history. Mega gallery inside. -
junkyard find
Power Steering Belt Won't Stay On? Junkyard Serpentine Idler Pulley To The Rescue!
Since many of ourcheapskatethrifty readers appreciated the tip about cheap rear-battery cables from junked BMW 325s, here's another nearly-free trick we discovered while preparing the V8 Volvo for the next race. -
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The Best Mash-Up Since The Slack Album
What happens when you combine a Volvo Amazon, a Volvo 850 and drugs?












































