2007 Volvo S80 V8 Road Test CarAdvice rating: Recommended Retail Price: $95,950 (plus ORC) Options available: Sunroof - $2150 - why not! Active Cruise Control, $2950 - worth it Clean Zone Interior Package, $250 - worth it Metallic Paint, $1350 - needs to be standard Volvo SatNav, $3590 - a little expensive...
2007 Volvo S80 – Driving Impressions “Lean, green, a little mean, and in pursuit of Germany” Car Advice Rating (out of 5): 2007 is going to be a busy year for Volvo with up to six new launches including the widely acclaimed C30. Wasting no time, Volvo has just released Scandinavia’s finest, the new flagship model - S80...
A 2001 Volvo S80 has surfaced in England with an original 717,000 miles (1,153,899km) on the odometer. The 2.5D model, powered by a 2.5-litre turbo-diesel making 103kW and 290Nm, was bought new in 2001 and put in to service as a VIP hire car. It covered the first 400,000 miles (643,000km) in the first three years of its working life before finding a second life as an airport taxi...
Spy images of the much-anticipated Volvo S90 luxury sedan – and even a scale model of that car – may have surfaced in recent weeks, but the Swedish company is likely to soldier on with the current flagship Volvo S80 model until early next year. The Volvo S80 is still available in dealerships, and going off some recent model-year updates, it is now priced at $84,900 plus on-road costs...
Volvo Cars UK has introduced the V70 R-Design and S80 Executive variants to sit at the top of both model lines, but the updates will not affect Volvo Car Australia’s range. The sporty Volvo V70 R-Design is an updated version for the new model year, and features a revised front design, door mirror LED indicators, 18-inch Ixion alloy wheels, off-black leather upholstery and black floor mats...
Volvo Car Australia has introduced another drivetrain to its brilliant new S60, with the announcement of a T5 variant for Australia this month. Although potentially confusing to consumers, the "5" no longer refers to amount of cylinders, but refers to the amount of power produced...
One day, while driving past my local Volvo dealer (in my brother's long-term-loan V70), I spotted a black sedan in the forecourt. “That's an S80, you don't see many of them,” and “that's pretty cheap ($25K)," I thought to myself. The next time I went to the dealer for a service, I had a good look at the black sedan...
