Videos: Volvo’s Test Drivers Show Off the new XC60 SUV

As you can see in the four new videos of the 2009 XC60 that were released by Volvo, company test drivers get to do all those fun things that SUV’s were built for but in most cases, are rarely (if never) used in that way by your typical SUV owner. The videos include a hill descent test, an elk test, a camel test and a high-speed test at 200 km/h or 124 mph. -See all four videos after the jump

Hill Descent Test




Elk Test



Camel Test



High-Speed Test

Volvo: 81 Years of History in 9 Minutes

We know that it’s quite difficult to squeeze so many years of history in a video that's less than 10 minutes long but Volvo actually did a fine job in creating a film that pinpoints the most important highlights of its 81-year long history. The video starts with Volvo’s first ever automobile, the OV4 that rolled off the production line on April 14, 1927 and continues all the way up to the Swedish automaker’s latest offerings. –Check out the video after the jump

Geneva Video: Volvo XC60 Compact SUV

Eyeing the successful BMW X3 compact SUV, Volvo’s stylish XC60 (click here) will go on sale in Europe during the second half of 2008, while sales in North America getting under way in early 2009. The XC90’s baby brother, will initially be available with the six-cylinder turbocharged T6 engine producing 285 Hp and two five-cylinder turbodiesels: the D5 producing 185 and the 2.4D with 163 Hp. All Wheel Drive (AWD) with Instant Traction is fitted as standard on all variants. –Video after the jump

Video: 2009 Volvo XC60 Compact SUV

Revealed ahead of the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, the XC60 is Volvo’s first offering in the compact SUV/Crossover category and it will compete against the likes of the BMW X3.The XC60 is equipped standard with All Wheel Drive (AWD) and is being launched with a choice of three engines, a turbocharged 6-cylinder 3.0-liter petrol unit with 285 HP and two variants of the D5 turbodiesel. Check out the official images and details in our previous post here. For the video, follow the jump. -Continued

Video: Heico Sportiv Volvo C30 & S80

Due to be officially unveiled at the 2007 SEMA show in Las Vegas (Oct 30 to Nov 2), the S80 High Performance Concept has an aluminium-look exterior paintjob and 350 hp bioethanol engine, while the special version of the Volvo C30 features a surf-pattern exterior / orange interior and a 300 Hp 2.5T that helps it sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph)in 5.4 seconds. (See pics of the S80 here and the C30 here).

Video: 2008 Volvo S40 & V50

Here’s the official video of the subtlety, but successful in our opinion, facelifted S40 / V50 range, details of which we posted up yesterday. Can’t say the same for Volvo's video clip though. Why do car-manufactures spend money on these totally uninspiring promo clips?

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Video: Volvo 850 Cliff falling Crash-test

You’d think that a car falling off a cliff would disintegrate into pieces. Amazingly enough, the Volvo 850 shown in this video manages to come out damaged but in one piece. We seriously doubt though that the occupants would’ve had the same luck as it’s nearly impossible for a human being to absorb the tremendous forces of an impact like this without getting fatally wounded. Via: Motorpasion

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