2009 Volvo XC90 Design-R: Santa’s Got a Whole New Sled
Egg Lake, BC — It’s -36, Celsius or Fahrenheit, take your pick no conversion is necessary. That’s at 10AM. In the sun. The air has warmed since it hit -38 last night. What possessed us to test the Volvo XC90 Design-R in such temperatures? An attempt to test this luxury SUV at the limits of human endurance? In a way yes, it’s my annual pilgrimage north for a pre-Christmas family visit.
2008 Volvo V50 T5 – Not Your Aunt June’s Sp-agen
Pulling into the parking space a friend, Chris, loudly exclaims, “Very dyke to see you!” With an opener like that I can’t resist, “Yes, it’s boxy, but good. Would you like to ride my ‘vulva’.” So much for political correctness, but face it, the 2008 Volvo V50 T5 is fighting a few brand identity issues [...]
2008 Volvo S80 AWD – ‘Traction Hero
The rain falls in sheets driven by near gale force Pacific winds. A Mercedes C-Class with a 4MATIC badge shoots by in a fit of “Schnell! Schnell!” Not an advisable action, North Vancouver’s Upper Levels Highway is run through with broad streams. Ahead the Mercedes slithers, hydroplanes and brakes. It’s my turn to pass, the [...]
2008 Volvo XC70 – Snow-mobile
Looking rugged enough to grace a Mountain Equipment Co-op catalogue, the redesigned for 2008 Volvo XC70 hails from Sweden, a land that knows about a fate few Canadians escape – winter driving. A number of lukewarm reviews for this all-wheel drive station wagon have been written in sunny California, but what happens when the XC70 is held to a more Nordic standard of performance?
