Design Volvo

New prize for the design for the Volvo YCC

The innovative conceptual model YCC (Your Concept Car) from Volvo has returned to be honored in his home country, this time with the prize at the Swedish design Design S 2006.

The car was presented at the Geneva Motor Show 2004, where he became one of the most commented upon, not only by its undeniable appeal, but the fact of having been designed by a team made up exclusively of women. On the aforementioned YCC has received award after being declared one of the best representatives of the new Scandinavian design, characterized by an elegant practicality and sobriety, as embodied in the prototype through the use of light colors and materials of a carrier as broad as well-lit, that includes seating upholstery interchangeable among others "feminine touches."

Volvo joins humanitarian groups to reduce accidents

Volvo continues to perpetuate its image of being a builder aware of safety in vehicles. This time the Swedish company will join at least 40 different humanitarian aid organizations to discuss road safety.

Volvo will share their knowledge and analysis in the field with the Fleet Forum, a group of volunteer organizations in the hope that increased security measures on the roads of the world. By making available to these organizations for information directly from your computer accident investigation, the manufacturer hopes to help reduce inter alia, the number of accidents in missions transporting humanitarian aid.

The head of produce is going to Saab Volvo

Lars Danielson, head of production Saab, is completing the formalities for going to rival Volvo. The executive of the Swedish company owned by General Motors occupied the office of Mandfred Baaske as leader of Volvo Torslanda, according to the press office of the company.

Danielson, 57, has spent 26 years working for Saab. His departure date has not yet been provided and it is not known the name of his replacement.

Volvo calls for revision to 250,000 cars

Volvo is calling for a revision of its 250,000 cars worldwide. The vehicles affected include the S40 sedan, the V50 family (2004-2006) and the SUV SX90 (2003-2006). According to the manufacturer, the sleeves of fuel S40 and V50 models can be damaged with the heat of the engine, while in the case of the XC90 the cause of sending the workshop has to do with a problem with the arm of the address.

At the moment there is no record of any accidents related to this call to review, and Volvo will repair free of charge all vehicles affected.

Rumor: Volvo XC50

The precious C30 unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show he has had to learn a little Volvo, because we can read on page Novinky Czech Swedes are planning to launch a new todocamino, which will be christened XC50.

For the little that we can understand through online translators, the model would be based on the new generation of the Land Rover Freelander and would be a step below the already known (and loved) XC90. Novinky speculates that it could be submitted this autumn, during the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris.

If we look at the archives of Autoblog, we can find a press release of March 7 in which dábamos account of the sighting of "several carriers Volvo," while conducting tests on the Scandinavian peninsula. Could there be such a camouflaged XC50?

A minivan Volvo

Autoweek has received information via a source at Volvo under which the Swedish manufacturer is testing several prototype carriers in the city of Arvidsjaur, under the Arctic Circle. These carriers are supposedly based on the same architecture that share the Ford S-Max, the Galaxy and the new Volvo S80. In addition, the vehicle could also incorporate the new 3.2 engine six-cylinder in-line Volvo

Volvo has come to step deny that it is developing a minivan, arguing that invented the market for Crossover with its XC70 and does not intend to leave. Curiously has also announced that it wants to move 440,000 annual sales to 600,000 in 2008, a figure difficult to achieve without going into new market segments. Are they thinking of filling the catalog with more than the C30?

The new six-cylinder Volvo, benefits such as small

The next Volvo S80 will debut with a new engine six-cylinder in-line developed internally by the Swedish company. The aluminum block has been designed to be as small as possible, and it is almost the same size as the classic four-cylinder engines for Volvo, which can be mounted on a cross and joined with an automatic transmission without too many problems of space . The tiny size of the package are partly due to the auxiliary systems, such as the power steering pump and compressor air conditioning, sit behind the engine and on top of the box of gears. Those components, therefore, are not driven by belts at the front of the engine, but through gears in the area later.

This new 3.2 produces 238 horses healthy and offers a maximum torque 320 Nm at 3,500 rpm, latest data suggests to us that the supply of power will be especially soft. This, coupled with its reasonable consumption of 9.9 liters per 100 (estimate with automatic change), makes the six-cylinder Volvo in a joyita that we do not mind seeing other vehicles in the Ford group.

Volvo C70 now available

Volvo Cars Spain has announced prices for its new Coupé-Cabrio, the C70. This model from € 36,700 to € 50,893, with a range of engines and equipment rather wide.

The engines of this new cabriolet are, initially, all gasoline, with well-sequenced powers: 140, 170 and 220cv. Later, will join the range, a diesel engine with 2.4 liters and 180cv, newly released in the S40/V50.

The interior is sufficient to say that four adults. The torsional stiffness on the other hand, seems to have been one of the most worked, thus guaranteeing at least as certain as the previous vehicle with the roof closed.

Very good news of the launch of this model, now that fashion cabrio roof with no cash for boarding and we have to recognize the efforts of the marketing team in our country to offer a very attractive price and a bath.

Volvo extends warranty on some vehicles

Volvo has decided to increase "quietly" the security of the accelerators of 356,000 faulty vehicles in the United States and Canada. This accelerator can corrode and make the engine calara or curb. The guarantee was extended to 320,000 km or 10 years. The current lasts 7 years or 100,000 km. As part of the agreement, Volvo will reimburse the money to owners who have had to change the accelerator, which can cost $ 1,000.

Until now it was not considered a redial. If the lawyers are continuing their anti-judicial processes, Volvo could end up making a call to workshops, which seems to be completed in one way or another. A spokesman for the brand has ensured that 94 percent of accelerators could fail before the 150,000 km. Until now, Volvo has spent $ 12.5 million repairing and replacing defective accelerators.

Volvo game for the Xbox

For our sister site Joystiq not learned that Volvo will enter the market of "advergaming" or advertising in video games. The game will be called Volvo Drive for Life, and will be available for the Xbox console. In the game will handle models like the S40, S60 R and XC90. Instead of running around tracks at speeds endemoniadas hitting everything that is affixed to the front, this game will reward responsible driving. Sure, it sounds boring, and I drive it safely in real life, but hopefully someone test the game first before making judgments.

The first batch of 100,000 units and will be delivered through distributors in USA. Most of the copies will serve to exhibit in the same premises for sale but are expected to be handed over copies as an incentive to prospective or existing customers.


Advertising in video games is big business these days. It is impossible to buy a racing game that is not full of advertising everywhere, so the trend is nothing new. Similarly, video games have used versions of real cars for years and editions devoted to a single brand are more frequent. Not long ago Mercedes-Benz joined to develop Xbox World Racing, an elaborate display of Mercedes products of the past and present.

Volvo T6, a racing car craft

Volvo began its press release on the T6 asking "Is Volvo has become crazy?" Good question. The T6 is a racing car built by hand using Volvo components and assembles a 2.9 six-cylinder engine with twin turbo, something quite far from the usual products of the Swedish brand. Tufvesson Leif, a former employee of Volvo, the racing car built by hand in his own garage, using their own tools. The provision in the T6 engine is central, particularly beneath the seats, and the car has a rear hatch vents that rises to allow the entry of fresh air from outside to cool the engine when the compartment reaches a certain temperature. The rear wheels of the T6 are moved through a five-speed transmission Geatronic. Most of the components of the T6 have been taken from the models S80, S60 and C70 and provided by Volvo, Leif thus did not have to look life in scrapping the game pieces.

THE ROADSTER CUSTOM VOLVO T6 debut at the SEMA 2005

Have you become Volvo crazy? Perhaps. But that's the only word to describe the custom racing car based on Volvo components and six-cylinder engine with a turbocharged in-line from an automaker best known for the security and functionality. But precisely for that is what the show's annual Association of Equipment Manufacturers Special (Specialty Equipment Manufacturer Association, SEMA). Ponedlo among the glittering pockets and excesses of Las Vegas and suddenly the Volvo T6 fits together perfectly.

"We were informed of the car by its owner, Leif Tufvesson," said Anne Belec, president and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (CVNA). And when we saw the pictures, and the level of detail and quality that Leif was put into this vehicle, we knew we had a place at the booth of EMS. "Located next to another model VCNA in the EMS, the XC70 AT, the two cars are a study in contrast. But Leif is also a former Volvo employee, having worked in the department of prototypes in Gothenburg, Sweden, and knows that the quality is the hallmark of the brand.

It is the quality and attention to details that make the T6 Roadster of Leif stood among the crowd of lowered small cars with teams of high-powered music of SEMA 2005. Made entirely by hand in his garage, with its own tools, Leif made a meticulous work in all its parts. Do not you find some headlights of a catalog or a grilled Prowler on the T6 Roadster. What they find will OEM components of Volvo including a double-engine turbo 2.9-liter six-cylinder borrowed from an S80. "This engine has a few other adjustments," said Leif, "which may increase the power of 268 hp to around 300."

The engine, however, do not you find under the bonnet. It's in the back, located behind the leather bucket seats that were also taken from a Volvo S80. The changing gears is a Geartronic five-speed that sends power to the wheels later. To help keep the engine cold, the rear tab opens automatically when it reaches a certain temperature inside the engine compartment. In the front there is a small compartment that contains the mechanical parts needed for the operation of the brakes and ABS team's high-end audio.

The tubular steel frame was built by hand and used substructures from the S80. Leif fabricated A-arms in stainless steel for suspension systems front and rear, fully independent. Shafts of a Volvo C70, crossbows made of carbon fiber as an address and a shortened S80 can be found on the front. At the rear are the front axles of a S80 and lower arms with remote-reservoir Ohlins shock absorbers. The rear coil-over shock absorbers are mounted centrally in the engine compartment. The front brake pads is provided by 6-piston disc brakes and about 330 millimeters, while the rear discs have been taken from the Volvo S80. The front wheels are 8.5 inches wide and 20 in diameter, the rear are 10 inches wide and 22 in diameter.

Inside, the T6 Roadster looks as if he had left the production line in Torslanda, Sweden. Apart from the seats, the instruments, headrests, changing gears and pedals can be found in the Volvo S80. The steering wheel of a Volvo S60 adds a sporty air, while the instrument panel has been manufactured by hand to put the clocks in the central position of the carrier.

Leif began to mount your masterpiece in 1998. He put the engine and transmission in the chassis in his shop and made the metal skeleton on the mechanical parts. The body arrived later. Composed primarily of aluminum 1.5-millimeters, the car weighs just 1080 pounds complete. His idea with this project was to design and manufacture a car using various forms of Volvo. The bonnet is the rear lines of the Volvo P 1800, the taillights of an old Volvo PV 444, the grill like the new XC70, and form the sides of an old Volvo Amazon and the new C70, S60 and S80.

"It's really exciting display my car at the SEMA," says Leif. "It's a great show, and it is an honor to have the recognition of VCNA. I anyone is interested in a T6 Roadster for their own garage, buscadme at the booth of EMS!"

Volvo XC50 confirmed

Continuing with an earlier note on a small SUV from Volvo, Automobile Magazine said that the Volvo XC50 confirmed.

Similar to the Volvo XC90 but in a more compact size? You can make your dream become a reality with the XC50, which is expected to debut in mid 2006 as a 2007 model. Built on the Ford C1 platform (like the Land Rover Freelander), several derivatives of the vehicle engines have five-and six-cylinder that start in the 165-hp.

Volvo might be considering a small SUV

Edmunds reports that are circulating rumors about a small SUV from Volvo, ready to compete with the BMW X3, the Toyota RAV4 and Freelander also of the satellite Land Rover from Ford. With a new RAV4 on the way and the Outlander, the X-class Mercedes and SUV based on the Volkswagen Golf being prepared, all those who are not already in the segment are prepared to jump to it, possibly including Volvo (XC50) And Audi (Q5)

The news quoted sources within the company suggesting that a concept that could occur in 2006, perhaps based on the next generation of the platform of the Land Rover Freelander, now in 4X4 best-selling in the UK.

Volvo to dismiss 1,500 employees

More depressing news about layoffs, this time on the Swedish manufacturer Volvo. Perhaps feeling pressure from Ford, Volvo has announced it will eliminate 1,500 jobs in the company, primarily from among the workforce of 20,000 employees it has in its country of origin. Ironically, the news of the layoffs comes a month after the company announced an increase in profits of 40% to 508 million dollars (416 million euros) during the second quarter of 2005.