Car of the Day: 2013 Volvo XC60

The Car: 2013 Volvo XC60 Where I drove it: New York First Impressions: One of my greatest friends is a Swedish immigrant, and when the cold hits, no one is better prepared than she, dressed in the proper layers of chunky wool from head to toe. Not that all Swedes think alike (though I differ to this animated film about the iconic meatball that extends this metaphor in cinematic... Read More

What I Drove in 2011: The Year in Cars

We’ve compiled our year in driving in a singular blog post. We drove cars in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Le Mans, France. We drove big cars, we drove small cars. We drove gasoline engines, electric cars and hybrids. We drove 53 cars. We drove 2011 models. We drove 2012 models. And still so many cars left to drive. Gotryke’s Year in Cars: 1. Honda... Read More

Driving the 2011 Volvo S60 T6 AWD

This is not your nerdy brother’s Volvo. Speedster that I am, I didn’t want to give up the keys to the 2011 Volvo S60 T6 AWD.  Though, I have positive things to say about Volvos when it comes to safety technology, clean Scandinavian interiors and winter driving prowess, I missed the car launch and was not prepared for all the pizazz that this car delivered. The S60... Read More

Feeling spry? Time for a car buy, says Edmunds

While Gotryke opts for the more ephemeral car news, Edmunds.com is geared toward the brass-tacks of American car buying. Edmunds auto experts are predicting a price drop in 90 percent of new cars in the next 30 days. “The next 30 days will be the best time of this year to get a great deal on a car, as there is still sufficient selection of old model year bargains and prices are... Read More

Volvo Ocean Race: Strike the Jib

photo: Volvo Ocean Race Skippers are already prepping to show their prowess for nine months at sea competing in the next Volvo Ocean Race. The competitors set sail in Alicante, Spain in October 2011 docking in Galway, Ireland in early July 2012. The teams will sail over 39,000 nautical miles at seas docking in Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Sanya, Auckland, around Cape Horn to Itajaí,... Read More

Is a Volvo XC60 driving vampire Edward?

‘Tis the season for testy teenage vampiredom. Round these parts, we’re more partial to the True Blood craze, but perhaps the werewolves will entice us to indulge in The Twilight Saga. The otherworldly lore continues with the New Moon Movie in theaters Nov. 20. Volvo spins their own wheel for winners of the contest What Drives Edward, which launches Nov. 1. Twilight... Read More