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Volvo XC90 D5 R-Design Premium - Car Review (2011 Sep)
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IT may have been around since 2002 but the Volvo XC90 is still a class-leader in the premium SUV market.Loved around the world, this rugged, beefy, all-wheel-drive beauty takes on challenges for fun and no task is too difficult.And although very few ... Volvo XC90 D5 R-Design Premium

Volvo XC90 Review - Car Review (2008 Jan)
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What they said when the Volvo XC90 was new… (Jan 28 2003) IMAGINE three tracks modelled in the image of mini Grand Prix circuits complete with pit lane. You rev the turbocharged 2.5 litre engine of your Volvo S60 R performance saloon with it... Volvo XC90 Review

Volvo XC90 - Car Review (2011 Feb)
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IT could be assumed that Volvo’s versatile XC90 may be getting near the end of its sell-by date.Now in its ninth year of production, many Volvo fans could be forgiven for wondering when the second-generation model is going to roll out from one of the... Volvo XC90

Volvo XC90 D5 SE Premium AWD - Car Review (2011 Jun)
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BIG 4x4s may still not be the flavour of the month in certain quarters but Volvo has bucked the trend with the XC90, its best-selling model – going like hot cakes since its introduction in 1992.While mostly designed for the tarmac, few will probably ... Volvo XC90 D5 SE Premium AWD

The toughest Volvo - Car Review (2011 Aug)
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VOLVO'S XC90 took on the best the USA could put up in a very serious heavyweight 4x4 competition some years ago and beat the lot.Obviously, most owners never even take their cars close to a grass field but its still worth checking underneath when buy... The toughest Volvo

XC90 a winning 4x4 - Car Review (2009 Aug)
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VOLVO'S XC90 took on the best the USA could put up in a serious 4x4 competition - and beat the lot.With their antiquated suspension and lack of electronic traction aids, the big yanks couldn't match the Volvo.Of course, most owners are never even goi... XC90 a winning 4x4

Volvo XC90 D5 SE - Car Review (2006 Apr)
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WHEN it comes to evolution in the motoring arena, demand is the buzzword.For instance, not too long ago a shout went up from the motoring public that they wanted a vehicle that was more than an estate, with elements of a people carrier and a 4x4 mixe... Volvo XC90 D5 SE

Volvo XC90 D5 SE Sport - Car Review (2007 Apr)
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INTRODUCED in 2003, the award-winning Volvo XC90 proved to be a big hit, and the revamped 2007 model is even better.Despite its size, it is one of the best handling big 4x4s on the market and also offers loads of usable space and has classy looks.Bui... Volvo XC90 D5 SE Sport

Volvo XC90 SE - Car Review (2004 Jan)
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THE look of an athlete rather than a body builder was what Volvo set out to create with its new XC90.It wanted beauty not bulk to distinguish it from most of its seven-seater, four wheel drive rivals.And when you compare it with its competitors you w... Volvo XC90 SE

Volvo XC90 D5 SE Sport - Car Review (2007 Oct)
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TAKE your vehicle to a country that prides itself on bigger, louder and better - make that vehicle a best seller and you know you have a winner.Volvo now has more XC90 sales in the USA than anywhere in the world and that takes some doing!But, to be h... Volvo XC90 D5 SE Sport

Volvo XC90 D5 SE - Car Review (2006 Mar)
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ANYONE of a nervous disposition should not go within a country mile of the Volvo XC90.Not because its awesome off-road capability will lead to nerve-shredding climbs to mountain peaks, or heartstopping drops to forgotten valleys.No, the reason is far... Volvo XC90 D5 SE

Volvo XC90 T6 SE - Car Review (2003 Jul)
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IT'S NICE to be proved right.After spending some time at the wheel of Volvo's new Sports Utility Vehicle, the XC90, I came to the conclusion that in 30 odd years of motoring journalism, this was the best Volvo I'd yet driven.Quite a claim to justify ... Volvo XC90 T6 SE

Volvo XC90 D5 SE Ocean Race - Car Review (2006 Feb)
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ANY Jack Tar worth their salt would be impressed with Volvo's latest special edition.It's the XC90 Ocean Race decked out to mark Volvo's involvement with a round-the-world nautical extravaganza.Finished in a deep blue pearlescent paint which is as ex... Volvo XC90 D5 SE Ocean Race

Volvo XC90 3.0 Executive - Car Review (2004 Feb)
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TALL, good looking, powerful and refined, who could fail to fall for the rare Swedish Volvo XC90 T6 3.0 litre Executive?Arguably the finest model to date in this series from Volvo, it is possibly what the new Range Rover should have been.As distincti... Volvo XC90 3.0 Executive

Volvo XC90 D5 Geartronic - Car Review (2004 Feb)
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IT ONLY takes that first icy blast of the year to set you thinking about whether your car is really equipped to handle the British winter.The cabriolet that looked so enticing in the summer or the city runabout with tiny wheels suddenly seems a lot l... Volvo XC90 D5 Geartronic

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Volvo XC90 Ultimate family 4x4 (2008 May)
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The first roundabout I came to in the XC90 made it clear, not that I was in any doubt, that this is a big car. A little red 1960s bubble car (what are the odds?) came whizzing down the road behind me, shot into the left hand lane and quickly vanished... Volvo XC90 Ultimate family 4x4

Volvo rings the changes (2011 Sep)
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NINE years down the line and Volvo’s premium sports utility vehicle the XC90 seems to go from strength to strength.On the back of 2010 being the seven-seater’s most successful ever sales year, the Swedish company has introduced across the board refin... Volvo rings the changes

Volvo announces new XC90 prices (2006 May)
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VOLVO has released the new prices of its revised XC90 range, which now start at £32,820 in comparison to £31,235 previously.Moving upmarket in the XC90 line up there is a new high of £54,000, which is almost £1,000 more than the top price of the curr... Volvo announces new XC90 prices

Tow car show (2008 Feb)
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There are many reasons to visit the Volvo stand at this year's National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show1 which takes place between 19-24 February at Birmingham's NEC. Show goers can view Volvo's latest products, seek towing advice from Volvo's very ow... Tow car show

Volvo gets sporty with XC90 (2006 Jul)
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YOU asked for it - so here it is courtesy of Swedish maker Volvo which is launching an all-singing, all-dancing, ultra sporty version of its XC90 SUV in response to customer demand.Well-healed customer demand that is, for the new XC90 SE Sport will c... Volvo gets sporty with XC90

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