Car Throttle

This question is inspired by one of Sajeev Mehta's latest "Piston Slap" articles on The Truth About Cars.  It's a darn good question, too.  Most people when talking about cars will refer to things like suspension tuning, power output, features, visibility... but they'll skip over one of the most important things when it comes to what makes a car good daily driver: the seats. Around town, for short distances, seats aren't that important.  They hold your butt up off the floor, allow you to grab the primary controls with a minimal of stretching, and you sort of forget about them.  But there's almost nothing more important when it comes to enthusiastic driving or long road trips than how comfortable the seats are.  Bad seats

Volvo and Performance are not really two synonymous terms. Volvos have always been (well, until recently) square cars for even more square people.  Tough engines, comfy seats, angular styling - great for hauling the kids to soccer practice, not so great for hauling ass.  Right?  Well, this guy begs to differ:

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As it turns out, if you roll up next to a Volvo 850 at a stoplight and it sounds like an angry chainsaw, you probably shouldn't race it if you want to escape with your dignity intact.  Domestic Muscle guys have been learning this lesson the hard way for years. Now, to be sure, Volvo made some quick cars before the T-5 motor came out.  The 740 Turbo wagons in the

With repeated reports about an impending Volvo sale for years, the brand has been on an uncertain path. Sales haven't been huge for most of the past few years due to an aging lineup and the S80 failing to take off in a big way. The past few months have seen sales increased posted. Volvo seems to be finally getting its mojo back with new products like the XC60 Crossover and S60 sedan. Success right before sale seems to be a pattern with Ford's recent sale of both Jaguar and Aston Martin as well, but I digress. The introduction of R-Design appearance packages for the C30, XC60, and potentially the S80 has highlighted the lack of true R performance variants in the