Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hello fans! Here is your maintenance tip of the week.






Let floor mats take winter’s beating:
 

Use floor mats to protect carpeting. The best type for controlling salt, slush, and mud in winter are rubber wafflestyle mats. They stay in place, don’t allow the water to seep through, and are easy to wash clean. Carpet-style mats are helpful, too. Shake, vacuum, or wash as needed; replace them as they wear through.

Courtesy of Readers Digest

Friday, May 17, 2013

Thank you Lisseth for this excellent review!

"David was really nice and took us for a test drive. I realized it wasn't the car I liked and my husband asked him to recommend a similar car, so he did. When we test drove it I loved it! He gave us all the information about this car and handed us the Car Fax and showed us ratings and testimonials online. HE was very helpful and NEVER pushy or aggressive." - Lisseth

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Volvo C30 EV Can Fully Charge in Record Time!





Developed in partnership with Siemens, the new 22 kW fast-charger is fitted inside the car, and is designed to use a three-phase outlet for quick charging times. When hooked up to a regular European 230V power supply, the C30 EV still takes 8-10 hours to fully fill up with power.

“Adding the innovative fast charging solution will radically improve the time and mileage for the daily usage of the car. This will drastically improve the cost of ownership since the customer will now be able to drive many low cost kilometers per day,” says Lennart Stegland,VP of electric propulsion systems at Volvo. “Even a quick 10-minute plug-in adds power for another 20 kilometres of driving,” he finished.

The car is powered by a 120-hp electric motor, that motivates the C30 EV from 0 to 70 kph (43 mph) in 5.9 seconds, a seemingly random measure of speed in America, which must mean something in Sweden.

Starting in the summer of 2013, Volvo will begin leasing a fleet of 100 C30 EVs to European customers, and will begin taking feedback on the technology which the brand hopes to implement in a future series production vehicle.


Courtesy of Auto Guide

Friday, May 3, 2013

Volvo Ponders The Design Of The Next XC90


In dog years, the current Volvo XC90 is approaching retirement age, which makes it positively ancient in the automotive world. Launched in 2002 as a 2003 model, Volvo’s funky station-wagon-on-steroids crossover has soldiered on without a significant refresh for nine years.

That makes it overdue for a redesign, but Volvo knows to proceed with caution. The XC90 was an unexpected hit for the Swedish automaker, which shattered the 50,000 unit worldwide sales projections for the car when it sold 86,000 units across the globe in 2005. In fact, the XC90 is now labelled as Sweden’s “most valuable export,” but even we’ll admit that’s something of a short list.
Volvo’s been showing these design sketches to the automotive media, and they likely show the potential design direction Volvo will take for the next generation XC90. Unless you look closely, all four appear to be styled along similar lines.

Courtesy of Motor Authority