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    Official: Volvo makes the XC60 disappear into art
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    For the last few years, Volvo has set up an art display in the Zurich, Switzerland central train station called the Volvo Art Session, allowing select artists – both established and up-and-coming – to create temporary exhibits with one of Volvo's products acting as the centerpiece. ...

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    Video: Watch Polestar talk about the development of its super Volvo S60
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    Polestar is getting ready to deliver its first production car, the Volvo S60 Polestar. Letting the S60 stretch its legs, Polestar Racing driver Robert Dahlgren took the blue sedan from Barcelona, Spain to Jokkmokk, Sweden - stopping for wet-weather testing in Germany along the way. Dahlgren ...

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    Video: Volvo testing F1-style KERS system, cites 25 per cent fuel economy bump [w/video]
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    Volvo has been experimenting with flywheel propulsion systems since the eighties, but only recently has technology caught up with the possibility of real-world applications. In 2011, the Swedish carmaker was granted 6.57 million Swedish kronor (about $1M) by the Swedish Energy Agency to work on ...

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    Featured: Volvo promises new direct-injected diesels, 8-speed auto
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    As a part of eliminating its dependence on Ford platforms and powertrains, Volvo has previously announced information about its Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) and Scalable Platform Architecture (SPA), but now we're finally getting some details about what will power some of the Swedish ...

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    Official: First production Volvo S60 Polestar shown off
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    With the Volvo S60 Polestar going on sale in Australia this June, Volvo has finally released images and specs for the production version of the performance sedan. While no official build number has been announced, one image of the car's steering wheel shows a serial number plaque that says "No. ...

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    Report: Volvo S60 Polestar entering limited production in Australia [w/video]
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    The Volvo S60 Polestar Concept may be entering limited production in Australia and, depending how the Aussies take to this Swedish super sports sedan, could then be made available worldwide. The news comes from Austrlia's GoAuto, which claims to have received early info from its sources inside ...

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    Video: Dangerous driver crashes Volvo after passing motorcycles on shoulder
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    Safe cars don't make safe drivers, as the reckless person seen behind the wheel of this Volvo (pictured above) takes a dangerous stab at passing a pack of motorcycle riders on the shoulder of a highway. The failed attempt to overtake the group of bikers becomes a double dose of driving karma ...

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    Featured: Automotive April Fools' joke roundup [w/videos]
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    Happy April, everyone. And we all know what this first day of the month means: April Fools' Day. Today is a national holiday for pranksters with the Internet acting as a serious enabler, and it's always fun to see what kind of vivid imaginations exist out there in the automotive world. The ...

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    Report: Volvo uncovers widespread cheating by its Chinese dealers
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    According to a report in Reuters, the findings of an internal investigation conducted by Geely-owned Volvo is that its Chinese dealers vastly over-reported their sales numbers in 2011, then even more vastly under reported their 2012 sales figures. About "half the dealers" out of the 151 total ...

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    Featured: Volvos will brake for bicyclists with new detection technology
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    Anyone who pedals a bicycle knows that one of the biggest dangers to riders is a motorized vehicle – Volvo estimates that nearly 50 per cent of all cyclists killed in European traffic have collided with a car. In the United States alone, 618 riders lost their lives in bicycle/motor vehicle ...

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