Mention Volvo and the first thing that comes up to anybody’s mind will be safety. It’s synonymous really and I’ll bet you that nine people out of ten would not know that Volvo actually goes racing. Volvo has been actively participating in the Swedish Touring Car Championship for the last couple of season and they actually won the first two championships of the series in 96 and 97. Read more

Everytime I step into my girlfriends Volvo 240GL, it’s like a blast to the past, it almost feels ancient but nevertheless, it feels Scandinavian in every sense of the word, its a Volvo for god’s sake, it’s supposed to feel like that, big, chunky, tank like, it’s built to save you in any situation, provided you don’t drop it off a cliff or drive down Everest in it or blow it up, you’ll be fine. Maybe that is a bit far fetched but can the same be said about a Volvo with racing intentions? Read more

If you’re a super rich boyfriend or husband or even a rich daddy, this would be a good time to cringe, your kids/girlfriend/wife will have another item added to their wish list besides the Louis Vuitton handbag, a mansion and a helicopter that’s already there, not to mention that fat cheque at the end of every month. Volvo Cars Malaysia recently launched the new 3-door Volvo C30 here for RM215,500, Read more

Some of you may remember the Versatility Concept Car (VCC) that Volvo presented at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show as a design study. Its objective was to prove that Volvo too, is capable of building large cars for the premium market Read more