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KickingTires (Free subscription) | yesterday
Volvo has issued a recall for 8,438 Volvo XC60 vehicles from the 2010 model year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall is due to a glitch in the driver’s seat side cover panel (also called the...
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The Film Doctor (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
See the Volvo XC60 SUV. It appears prominently in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, because Edward Cullen drives it to his high school. According to the ad , "There's more to life than a Volvo, that's why you drive one," especially if you are a vampire. This is Bella Swan. Bella has a hard time in New Moon , because her two boyfriends dump her repeatedly due to their various monster agendas. This...
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Boxwish (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Last year, Volvo failed to cash in on the promotional platform offered to them with Twilight , but this year with the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon , they haven’t missed a trick. In the first big screen instalment of the Stephenie Meyer saga, the Swedish car company were featured as Edward (Robert Pattinson) raced around the roads of Forks and Port Angeles in a Volvo C30 coupe and now...
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Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Filed under: News Hot off the press, the all-around vehicle safety watchdog, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), has just released their awards for safe cars to 19 passenger cars and 8 SUVs for the 2010 model year. Each year IIHS recognizes vehicles that perform with flying colors when tested for protecting folks in front, rear, side and rollover crashes. This year, IIHS has rolled...
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garagecar (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, among the safest cars of 2010 model was determined. IIHS a statement by the large small and medium-concept safest cars as follows: Wide Automobiles: Buick LaCrosse Ford Taurus Lincoln MKS Volvo S80 Medium Vehicles: Audi A3 Chevrolet Malibu (after the production vehicles in October 2009) Chrysler Sebring (4 door and ESC optional) Dodge Avenger Mercedes C...
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Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a much shorter list of Top Safety Picks for 2010 than in previous years, just 27 models, compared with 94 models in 2009. The Institute has tightened the criteria it uses to name Top Safety Picks for 2010 with the addition of rollover protection, leaving out many vehicles that previously made the list. To receive a Top Safety Pick designation...
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Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
LOOKS can be deceiving in the compact SUV sector, and never more so than with Volvo's latest green, pretend mud-plugger.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Safety tests showed the driver's seat belt in the Volvo XC60 detached from the point to the left of the driver's hip at which the belt is anchored to the vehicle
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Ace Sweepstakes (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
One grand prize : one Model year 2010 Volvo XC60 T6. ARV : $49,550 Total ARV of all prizes: $49,550 http://www.whatdrivesedward.com
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BRANDING UNBOUND (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Hopefully these will make a little more sense than Volvo's "New Moon" promotion touting the new Volvo XC60 as THE car for dead people. Burger King's got a new interactive TV ad that lets you click through to answer a...
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akaska | 11/16/2009
Fan Ranking of Volvo XC60 Crossover Car | Volvo XC60 Car Preview The 2010 Volvo XC60 ranks 3 out of 7 Luxury Compact SUVs. This ranking is based on our analysis of 17 published reviews and test drives of the Volvo XC60, and our analysis of reliability and safety data. As Volvo's first entry into the luxury compact SUV segment, the XC60 combines stylish looks with powerful performance. A baby brother
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AumTrails Explore Deeper (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Volvo Xc60 Fan Ranking: Wagons and crossovers accounted for almost half of Volvo’s sales in the U.S. last year, so it comes as little surprise the carmaker will be adding even more of these models to its lineup in the near future. With the all-new XC60 crossover set to make its debut in Geneva [...] Fan Ranking Volvo Xc60 is a post from: AumTrails - Explore Deep!
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DeviceMAG (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The condition of the economy is not so good right now and everyone is looking for green solutions , low fuel consumption, hybrid cars etc. It seems Volvo doesn’t think that matters much, and have launched their new XC60 SUV. With the 5-seater, two-row SUV , Volvo is poised to increase its presence in the [...]
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Celeb Gossip (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Volvo Xc60 Fan Ranking: Wagons and crossovers accounted for almost half of Volvo’s sales in the U.S. last year, so it comes as little surprise the carmaker will be adding even more of these models to its lineup in the near future. With the all-new XC60 crossover set to make its debut in Geneva next [...]
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akaska | 11/16/2009
Fan Ranking of Volvo XC60 Crossover Car | Volvo XC60 Car Preview The 2010 Volvo XC60 ranks 3 out of 7 Luxury Compact SUVs. This ranking is based on our analysis of 17 published reviews and test drives of the Volvo XC60, and our analysis of reliability and safety data. As Volvo's first entry into the luxury compact SUV segment, the XC60 combines stylish looks with powerful performance. A baby brother
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trymi | 07/08/2009
To give the Volvo XC60 a bolder appearance is the new R-Design option pack to be presented at the Frankfurt Motor show 2009. The Volvo XC60, which has a solid market share in the premium sport crossover segment, simply attracts attention wherever it goes but wait until you add these R-Design attributes.
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trymi | 06/08/2009
A smaller and sportier model has been added to the Swedish carmaker’s range in the form of the 2010 Volvo XC60 which now also includes a new 3.2-liter version in the US in addition to the 3.0-liter T6 turbocharged version which already exists.