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Hey guys, just an announcement me and a couple other P3 owners started a group meant to informative and informational in regards to modifying P3 Volvos (I'll make sure to link all the stuff at the end of this post) Just wanted to get the word around so that we can start spreading information. We...

2013 Volvo XC60 2wd, MIL on Check engine light came on for misfire about a month ago we replaced spark plugs, ignition coils, and timing chain. Fixed for a little but now has a slight misfire but the computer isn’t reading it in any specific cylinder. Check engine didn’t show a misfire but live...

Reoccuring issue i’m having w/ my 2005 SR M66 w/ 98k miles. After coming to a quick stop, my rpms will dip down (a couple of times the red warning light flashed too quickly to read [almost feels like the engine is about to stall]), and then jump back up to regular rpm. During longer rides my...

To put a smile on everyone's face, I just had to share this... Here is a link to the YouTube video:

Happy New year to everyone. My 2011 XC60 T6 with 150K miles threw a P0420 code, my hand OBII wouldn't clear the code so I hooked up VIDA and sure enough the ECM fault code "Catalyst System Efficiency Below threshold (bank 1)" was there. Funny enough I was not able to delete the code using VIDA...

Looking for a Dice for the Vida diagnostic program here in Sweden. Send PM, please.

Hi, No where near me in Brevard County has a silver p80 in a yard. I need a new hood and fender from either a v70 or s70 on the passenger side. Just wondering if anyone has a parts car they've been hoarding fender or hood wise. Willing to drive within reason and etc. Thanks

“So what’s it like?” asks Autocar’s Matt Prior driving the Volvo P1800 Cyan Racing restomod somewhere in the rainy UK. “It’s fantastic,” he says after a stunned giggle. And what more need be said about a car designed—er, sorry, restored by Volvo’s racing team and based on one of Volvo’s most...

This is a simple tool I made which accepts input of a part number or search term, then searches for it on several Volvo parts sites, listed below. Open for suggestions for adding/removal of different retailers. Volvopartswebstore - good price baseline Google shopping - good for price comparison...

Cyan Racing has published the first pictures of the interior of its latest project: the Volvo P1800 Cyan. The resto-mod “represents Cyan Racing’s philosophy of how a sports car from the sixties merged with modern-day performance should be.” Powered by a 420 hp, 2.0-liter engine based on the...

Volvo Cars and Polestar are doing so well when it comes to reducing CO2 emissions for the brand's vehicles that they're going to start selling their surplus credits to Ford, and aren't ruling out offers to other automakers, following a CO2 pooling system implemented by the European Commission...

Modern cars trade on their sleek infotainment screens, but there’s an uneasy reality to infotainment. Like massive horsepower, infotainment screens often run counter to safety measures put in place by engineers. But Volvo is looking for a way forward. Voice commands, something it says will be...

Most German cars are limited to 155 mph, out of deference to the environment. And it’s kind of the only place that it matters since the Autobahn is so unique. Indeed, it’s the only place where it really matters that Volvo has limited its cars’ top speed to 180 kph (112 mph). And already, ze...

Although Volvo has decided not to wait for a dedicated platform to start producing EVs, it may still get one soon. Geely unveiled its Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA), which it says will be used by 16 all-new electric vehicles.   Volvo’s XC40 Recharge and the Polestar 2 both used a...

Among mass-market brands, Volvo has ranked highest with drivers for how its technology is experienced in JD Power's Tech Experience Index . Placing ahead of BMW, Cadillac, and Tesla, the Swedish firm ranked high for its wealth of high technology as well as the quality of its tech. Earning...

Sales of Volvo’s plug-in hybrid vehicles neared the 30,000 units mark in Europe in the first half of 2020. That was a full 24% percent of the more than 123,000 vehicle total it posted for the first half of the year. Although the numbers look substantial, Automotive News reports that nearly 80%...

Volvo’s only US plant is struggling mightily through this pandemic. The plant, which currently produces the S60 “really needs an SUV,” says Volvo CEO, Hakan Samuelsson. The troubles started, as you might expect, with the COVID-19 pandemic. That meant a shut down from March through to May 11...

Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo’s CEO, believes that the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate the decline of the internal combustion engine. The executive made his comments in a Financial Times Global Boardroom conference. Volvo is currently working on its plan to make an electric version of every one...

Volvo Cars today announced that every car it now sells has a limited top speed of 180 km/h or roughly 112 mph. The automaker says that this move will help close the gap to zero serious injuries or fatalities that it set for itself. “We believe that a car maker has a responsibility to help...

Although Volvo’s reinvention under Geely still feels new, the second generation of new Volvos is right around the corner. And with it, Volvo wants to be ready for autonomous driving. As of 2022, Volvos based on the SPA2 platform will be sold with the option of a LiDAR sensor right above the...