It's not really magic. It's a Volvo.
And it has traveled more than 3,000,000 miles.
What could be more beautiful that a man and his car against the beautiful backdrop of the gorgeous Alaskan mountains? How about the fact that this compact, cherry-red little vehicle is a 1966 Volvo 1800S who has spent all 48 years of its life with Irv Gordon, a 74-year-old retired schoolteacher from Long Island. And, on…
About as many as can fit in our hearts.
But really, October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, and with that comes the opportunity to bring home a new family member, or, volunteer time or donate to a local shelter! And while we do this, we found ourselves wondering... what is the BEST dog-car?
Don't worry too much on it--Edmunds did all the work for us. The car-rating website compiled a list of…
While there are laws governing our ability to make superlative claims about our Swedish automaker's vehicle safety, there's nothing saying we at DARCARS Volvo of Rockville can't report the facts. What do we mean, exactly? Well take, for instance, our compact crossover SUV, the 2015 Volvo XC60. It was recently awarded by the IIHS as a "Top Safety Pick+," a coveted honor bestowed upon only the very best. There's simply no…
It has been years in the making. In fact, it has been three years and an $11 billion investment in the making, but the 2015 Volvo XC90 has finally made its official debut.
The redesigned XC90 will forever change the way luxury SUVs are viewed as it offers everything from style and versatility to groundbreaking technology features and fuel efficiency. The XC90 also ushers in a new age for the Swedish automaker that is hailed…
In case you hadn't picked up on it by now, new Volvo vehicles offer a whole new level of luxury to Rockville, MD drivers. Of course, we've got the looks, the amenities, and the confidence that comes along with driving a premium vehicle all in store for you at DARCARS Volvo of Rockville.
However, in addition to what you'd expect to find at a luxury car dealer, we've got even more…
Volvo delivers a full package vehicle. They bring chic Swedish design elements to the interior and exterior, they have sleek technology features (like the upcoming Apple CarPlay), and they care about safety for drivers and passengers. Now Volvo has also started to think about people around their vehicles, which is why they've developed their pedestrian and cyclist pedestrian safety system.
Thanks to detectors on the front of the car, at low speeds Volvo models can come to a full brake when a crash is imminent with a cyclist or pedestrian. In this video we watch how well it works…
Even if you don't drive a new Volvo
vehicle in Rockville, MD yet, you've likely had a close
encounter with Swedish innovation recently.
Have you done any Facebooking lately? That's right, the world's leading social network is intrinsically linked to our favorite Scandinavian nation. As a matter of fact, the small city of Luleå, in northern Sweden, serves as the information hub for Facebook. Therefore, every time you like, comment on…
If there's one thing that's more important to our favorite automaker here at DARCARS Volvo of Rockville than making sure our customers are satisfied, it's making sure they're safe behind the wheel. As a result, we never have to worry about their well-being when these smiling faces drive off our lot.
Whether you took the bus or rode in the back of your parents' car, the drive to school each morning as a kid was never a particularly fun event. However, none of us have been driven to school by ex-The Tonight Show host and comedian Jay Leno. Taking the wheel of a Volvo V60 and picking up the kids in the morning, he gives then a good wake-up call by... well, we won't spoil…
Back in April here on our blog we showed off some artist renderings on what the next-generation XC90 could look like.
Well, we are one-upping ourselves now with yet another video depicting the 2015 Volvo XC90, this time showing off a teaser of the actual production model.
The images that appear in the video below are not renderings, they are the real thing, so take a look below:
This video sure has us excited to...
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