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Irv Gordon — who as the first person to drive two million miles in the same car and has taken more road trips than anybody — has some advice for families preparing a summer vacation on the road: ditch the fancy resorts and theme parks and take a drive to a small town.
Gordon, a retired science teacher from Long Island, New York, clocked his historic two millionth mile in his shiny red 1966 Volvo P1800 in 2002 while driving down Times Square in New York City. He is only 300,000 miles from reaching the 3 million mile mark. Gordon gets his kicks driving his Volvo on Irv Gordon names his favorite small townsRoute 66 and just about every other picturesque highway the United States.
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When I think of Volvo I think of something very practical. Now check out this custom XC70 pickup. It was built by a Swedish company called Dalbo Fordonsteknik.
It sure is not El Camino or Falcon not even a new Pontiac G8 pickup, but it sure has its own unique lines and thats what makes it interesting. Maybe Volvo should try something totally new and introduce a Volvo pickup? Or even a bigger pickup based on XC90?
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The V70 is the fifth Volvo model to receive the R-Design package and will be launched in the UK in August with prices starting from £26,745 for the V70 2.0 petrol R-DESIGN. Price for the regular V70 is around £2,000 less.
Volvo cars have always been practical, safe and usually boring. With the R-Design it is far from being boring. I would say it is very stylish in its own way and I would not mind driving it at all. Plenty of room, plenty of power with style. Swedes would probably just say förfinad!
Continue to read: Volvo V70 R-Design revealed (VIDEO added)
Ford Motor Co. surprised Wall Street on Thursday with a $100 million profit in the first quarter as strong results from Europe and South America helped offset the impact of a slumping U.S. economy that cut car and truck sales in its main market. Its shares rose almost 6 percent.
It was the company’s first profitable quarter since the second quarter of 2007, when it earned $750 million. Ford reported a full-year loss of $2.7 billion last year, and cautioned that the rest of this year will be tough.
Continue to read: Ford swings to $100M profit in 1Q, Volvo loses $151M
Have you ever wished automakers would paint their products in more exciting colors? Who cares about boring-old red, yellow, or purple — what if your car could show the world how much you like clouds, or zebra stripes, or florescent-colored rainbows? Well if you live in Sweden you’re in luck: starting April 7 Volvo is releasing a collection patterned car wraps that will really jazz up the look of your brand new C30 hatchback.
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Volvo’s legendary core value of safety is the driving force behind this exciting concept. Designed around the lifeguard vehicles seen on many California beaches, the XC70 SR rides atop a 5-inch-lift suspension, oversized tires and heavily modified body panels. Inside is a full compliment of life-saving equipment and custom rescue surfboards. The 3.2-liter engine produces 235 horsepower that is seamlessly transferred through all four wheels via Volvo’s electronically controlled all-wheel-drive system.
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German tuning and motor sport experts Heico Sportiv has developed a spectacular high-performance version of the Volvo S80. With a high-tech aluminium-look exterior and a 350 hp bioethanol engine, the S80 High Performance Concept is destined to be a true attention-grabber at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. “We wanted to explore how far we could take a special high-performance version of the S80. Heico Sportiv’s impressive track record in motor sports and Volvo tuning made them the perfect partner for the job,” says Lex Kerssemakers, Senior Vice President Brand, Business and Product Strategy at Volvo Cars.
Continue to read: Volvo S80 High Performance version by Heico Sportiv
