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.

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 »

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 »

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 »

Volvo's flagship series represents the largest sedans in the fleet and the most luxurious. Read More »

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 »

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 »

Some of the staff at Volvo will laugh when they read our first comment on the S40 because it has been the focus of some spirited dinner conversations over the years: it's high-time Volvo applied Swedish furniture design to their own vehicles. Read More »

A field of black asphalt on a lot overlooking San Francisco Bay works as a temporary track to test the sure-footed stance of the XC90, a new sport-utility wagon from Volvo of Sweden. Read More »