A serious contender among luxury-class sedans, the well-built S80 earns high marks for refinement, ergonomics, and trunk space. Volvo managed to pack a lot of safety and convenience features into [...]
While delivering a generally solid driving feel, the S40/V40 do not have the same quality of interior materials or detailed workmanship as Swedish-built Volvos. Fully equipped models get a bit [...]
Roomy and contemporary, solid and versatile, Volvo's latest wagons are the best ones yet. The XC furnishes appealing all-weather security and delivers some SUV-style attributes. We'd skip the [...]
Arguably the most stylish Volvo ever, the S60 is the best-handling Volvo sedan yet. Even so, compromises in rear-seat room, ride quality, and powertrain smoothness are hard to overlook in the [...]
They may be a little too pricey and not quite sporty enough to snare the young driving enthusiasts Volvo targets. But the S40 sedan and V50 wagon are solid, capable, and--without the optional [...]
For shoppers who favor strictly practical virtues, a EuroVan might be worth the price, though not many are on the used-car market. Those who seek stylishness, performance, or car-like comfort [...]
Though priced at the top of the small-car class when new, even base models had plenty of features as well as solid build quality. No competitor offers a V6, and few provide as much driving [...]
Though pricey for a Volkswagen, Touareg follows VW's formula of sophisticated interior decor, solid construction, and more-than-competent SUV road manners. Off-road, it's utterly exceptional. But [...]
At first glance Phaeton has much going against it. Its lofty prices and limousine opulence don't square with Volkswagen's sensible-shoes image. Most rivals offer higher brand prestige, residual [...]
Rabbit and GTI offer many laudable standard safety features, and some uncommonly upscale conveniences, but options could lift their new-car sticker prices to the top of the class. High resale [...]
