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Video Find: Volvo Trucks' Collision Warning

Posted February 27 2013 12:31 PM by Truck Trend

Take a look at the photo above, and guess what happens next. Does that massive, cab-over semi truck plow into the cargo hatch of the Volvo V70 and wreck carnage with its passenger cell, or does it avoid a collision all...

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Video: Watch a Volvo-Powered Tractor Terrorize a Local Farm

Posted November 26 2012 08:34 AM by Truck Trend

Tractors may be very capable machines, but we never would have expected one to behave as wildly as the one in this video. Powered by a Volvo engine, this "Terror Tractor" from Sweden is a treat and should be enjoyed below.

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Video Find: Volvo Mean Green Truck Attempts Speed Record

Posted May 10 2012 06:00 AM by Edward A. Sanchez

We reported last month on Volvo Truck's announcement attempt to set a world speed record with its Mean Green hybrid diesel truck. Well, the attempt was made, and records were set. Mean Green ran the flying kilometer at...

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Video Find: Volvo Hybrid Truck vs. Ferrari 360 Spider

Posted September 19 2011 07:33 AM by Truck Trend

Swedish racing legend, Boije Ovebrink raced "Mean Green," a Volvo VN hybrid truck modified for drag racing, against a silver Ferrari 360 Spider driven by Henrik Appelholm. The drag took place August 27 at the Trucking...

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SUV History 101: Volvo Digs Into the Past, Shares Story of First SUV

Posted June 21 2011 08:13 AM by Truck Trend

Volvo's version of an SUV, the XC90, was first launched in early 2002, boasting sleekness and ruggedness with its versatility. It made its debut at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show , bowling spectators over not only with its...

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NUTS&BOLTS: New Volvo Crossover

Posted May 10 2011 08:43 AM by Truck Trend

Shortly after announcing there will be no V (wagon) models sold in the U.S., a Volvo executive said in Geneva that the XC range could grow. Since that growth was characterized as downward, expect that to mean an XC30...

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What's Volvo Up To? Tow-Testing XC70

Posted September 14 2010 01:56 PM by Truck Trend

Yesterday morning on my way into our El Segundo offices, I stumbled across two unlikely and almost unnoticeable test vehicles trotting along in traffic. To the average commuter, these two vehicles don't stand out. The...

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What is This -- Can You Guess What Vehicle This Is?

Posted November 16 2009 11:32 AM by Zach Gale

What vehicle looks like this? Take a guess in the comments section below.

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To Sell Volvo, or to Say You're Selling Volvo

Posted December 1 2008 02:42 PM by Todd Lassa

DETROIT - Ford Motor Company made it official Monday morning, December 1. That's the day before it joins General Motors and Chrysler LLC back on Capitol Hill with plans for becoming better car companies, and showing they...

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First Look: 2008 Volvo XC90

Posted August 7 2007 05:09 PM by Truck Trend

The XC90 V8 Sport is designed for those who desire a more athletic variant of Volvo's flagship luxury SUV. Introduced as a midyear addition to the lineup last year, the limited production XC90 V8 Sport benefits from a...

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Real-Life Pirate Advennture Delays Volvo Treasure Retrieval

Posted June 22 2007 09:44 AM by Truck Trend

In a twist worthy of any great pirate story, Volvo Car Corporation today upped anchor--at least temporarily--on the last crucial leg of its global online treasure hunt: the retrieval of a prize treasure chest filled with...

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Have You Seen This Man?

'Tattoo Man' Gives Volvo Treasure Hunters a Clue

Tattoo Man Rises from the Dead to Give Volvo Treas

Posted May 23 2007 11:27 AM by Truck Trend

You may not recognize this man, but to thousands of treasure hunters tired of staring at his semi-naked body, he's standing in the way of $50,000 and a key to a new Volvo.

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Volvo Sinks Treasure Chest With Key To New XC90

Posted April 25 2007 11:21 AM by Truck Trend

Volvo Car Corporation Sinks Treasure Chest Filled with $50,000 in Gold and Key to New XC90 "Somewhere in the World" and Gets Ready to Launch Online Treasure Hunt, May 4!

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Volvo Treasure Hunt Has Heated Up Bloggers!

Pirates of the Caribbean and Volvo Team Up For Another Hunt!

Volvo Cars Stands Firm As Treasure Hunt Bloggers G

Posted April 18 2007 11:48 AM by Truck Trend

As excitement builds for the final installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean blockbuster trilogy, due out May 25th, the blogosphere is ablaze with more than just plot guesses and "is Captain Jack Sparrow going to make...

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80-Year-Old Series 1 Volvo Truck Still Has It!

Volvo's First Truck, The Series 1

Posted April 17 2007 12:30 PM by Truck Trend

Volvo's first truck had 28 horsepower and could carry 1.5 tonnes. Today's largest Volvo is the most powerful production truck in the world with its 660 hp engine capable of hauling 200 tonnes.

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