Automakers love to bring journalists to Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia as the roads in the region are spectacular for test drives. The winding, empty country roads were a perfect test for the updated 2004 Volvo S80. Despite a variety of road conditions – gravel, dirt, mud – the 2004 S80 handled very well, drove smoothly and was a pleasure to drive. In fact, I’d like to still be driving it now.
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2004 Audi A8 L Luxury Full-Size Sedan
Automotive journalists have long considered the Audi A8 to be the best deal in the full-size luxury car market. The A8 bests significantly larger sellers like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7-Series, Jaguar XJ, Lexus LS430 and the Infiniti Q45. The 2004 Audi A8L is the company’s way of communicating to affluent consumers that the company is a First-Tier Luxury automaker and that their products belong in a consideration set containing any of the aforementioned products. Read More »
2003 Volvo S40 and V40 Compact Sedan and Wagon
Volvo's compact-class cars consist of the S40 sedan and V40 wagon, each exhibiting styling points that look similar to the flagship sedan only in a smaller scale. Read More »
2003 Volvo XC70 Mid-Size Crossover Wagon
Formerly called Cross Country and XC AWD, this estate wagon variation off the V70 goes by the new moniker of XC70 in 2003 to conform with the new XC90 as Volvo's outdoor versatility vehicles. Read More »
2003 Volvo S60 Mid-Size Sedan
Sandwiched in size between mid-size S80 and compact-class S40, Volvo's S60 sedans ride on the variable-size platform employed by S80 and V70. Read More »
2003 Volvo C70 Mid-Size Convertible
The body of this vehicle amounts to a two-door coupe design, although the actual coupe edition is history for Volvo's 2003 line while the pop-top continues as a sensuous convertible with two engine choices, both reworked for more muscle. Read More »
2003 Volvo V70 Mid-Size Estate Wagon
An estate wagon of mid-size dimensions from Volvo has a flexible seat design for up to seven riders and an expandable cargo compartment. Read More »
2003 Volvo S80 Large Luxury Sedan
Volvo's flagship series represents the largest sedans in the fleet and the most luxurious. Read More »
2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette Minivan
he minivan from Oldsmobile provides two rear sliding passenger doors and seats for as many as seven. Read More »
2003 Oldsmobile Bravada Mid-Size Suv
Oldmobile's four-door SUV earned a new platform, engines and sleek sheetmetal styling in 2002. Read More »
