Really good things come in small blue packages. Here’s the thing about color: it can sway your mood, perk up a gloomy day, break the ice with a stranger. An all black car says ‘I’m dark, mysterious, maybe a little dangerous.’ A white car says ‘I’m elegant, sophisticated, and focused on details.’ And when it…
2019 Volvo XC60 Hybrid AWD R-Design Review: A Plug-in SUV That Is Far From Frumpy
Safety matters. But so does comfort, style, and fuel efficiency. A rainy week is never my favorite week to test drive a new car. I love picturesque sunset skies and clear blue oceans to frame my car photos. But in reality, wind, rain, falling branches, and cascading mud are what make me appreciate my car…
This May Be The Perfect Family SUV: The 2016 Volvo XC 90 Review
Disclosure: Volvo provided the XC90 for our test drive; opinions expressed here are all my own. Critics love it, families flock to it, but will it really accommodate all our car seats, kids, and gear? We put the Volvo XC90 SUV to the test. Critics love the Volvo XC90 SUV, but is it really all…
2018 Volvo V90 Station Wagon Review: Is This the World’s Most Perfect Car?
Your mom wasn’t wrong. An all wheel drive station wagon might be the most ideal car. It can do most everything and compromises very little. Especially if you’re a family that skis. Or if you’re not tall (you can reach the roof rails to put things in a Thule!). Or if you like to really…
2017 Volvo S90 T6 Sedan Review: A Luxury Family Sedan That’s Built For Business
But Built With a Soul That’s Designed to Soar. Confidence is the ultimate luxury, right? To perform beyond expectation every time and to look great doing it. That’s the modern mission of Volvo since it was bought a few years ago by Chinese automaker Geely: to provide the ultimate luxury in the safest and most…
A Love Letter to the Volvo V60 Cross Country T5 AWD
Dear Volvo V60, Several months have passed now since we were last together, but I just can’t stop thinking about you. I had never experienced what life could be like in a fully loaded V60 like you and I liked it more than I thought I would. There were just so many things about you,…