Review: Kia KV.I Carnival (1999-01) Overview Released in September 1999, the Kia KV Series I (KV.I) Carnival was a seven seat people mover. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive KV Carnival was powered by a 2.5-litre Rover K-Series V6 petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. […]
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Review: Kia YP Carnival (2015-20)
Review: Kia YP.I Carnival (2015-18) Overview Released in Australia in February 2015, the Kia YP Series I (YP.I) Carnival was an eight-seat people mover. Manufactured in South Korea, the front-wheel drive Carnival was powered by 3.3-litre V6 petrol and 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engines that were mated to six-speed automatic transmissions. As per the table below, the […]
Review: Kia Carens (2000-02)
Overview Released in July 2000, the Kia Carens was a six-seat people mover. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Carens was powered by a 1.8-litre four cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. Engine The Mazda-sourced 1.8-litre ‘FP’ petrol engine had a cast iron block, […]
Review: Jeep TJ Wrangler (1996-07)
Review: Jeep TJ.I Wrangler (1996-02) Overview Released in November 1996, the Jeep TJ Series I (TJ.I) Wrangler was available as a two-door soft-top or three-door hardtop. Manufactured in Ohio, USA, the four-wheel drive TJ.I Wrangler was powered by a 4.0-litre inline six cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a three-speed automatic or five-speed […]
Review: Volvo Mk.1 S80 (1998-06)
Review: Volvo Mk.1-I S80 (1998-03) Overview Released in May 1998, the Volvo Mk.1 Phase I (Mk.1-I) S80 was an executive sedan. Manufactured in Torslanda, Sweden, the front-wheel drive Volvo S80 was available with either a 2.9-litre inline six cylinder petrol engine (the ‘2.9’ variant), or a 2.8-litre twin turbocharged inline six cylinder petrol engine (‘T6’). […]
Review: Volvo Mk.2 S80 (2007-16)
Review: Volvo Mk.2-I S80 (2007-09) Overview Released in February 2007, the Volvo Mk.2 Phase I (Mk.2-I) S80 was an executive sedan. Manufactured in Torslanda, Sweden, the Volvo S80 was initially available with a 3.2-litre six-cylinder petrol engine (the ‘3.2’ variant), a 4.4-litre petrol V8 (‘V8’) or a 2.4-litre five-cylinder turbo-diesel unit (‘D5’). In 2008, however, […]
Review: Volvo Mk.1 S70 (1997-00)
Review: Volvo Mk.1-I S70 (1997-99) Overview Released in March 1997, the Volvo Mk.1 Series I (Mk.1-I) S70 was a mid-size, front-wheel drive sedan. The Volvo S70 was powered by five-cylinder Volvo engines and offered in five variants: the 2.5, 2.5 20V, 2.5 Bi-Fuel, 2.5T and T-5. Fitted with four-speed automatic and five-speed manual transmissions, the […]
Review: Volvo Mk.2 S60 (2010-18)
Review: Volvo Mk.2-I S60 (2010-13) Overview Released in December 2010, the Volvo Mk.2 Phase I (Mk.2-I) S60 was a mid-size sedan. Manufactured in Ghent, Belgium, the Volvo S60 range initially consisted of the D5 and T6 variants, with the T5 following in March 2011. In October 2011, the range was further expanded with the D3 […]
Review: Volvo Mk.3 S60 (2019-on)
Overview To be released in Australia in August 2019, the Volvo Mk.3 S60 is a mid-size sedan. Manufactured in Charleston, South Carolina, the Volvo Mk.3 S60 range for Australia will consist of T5 AWD variants (available in Momentum, Inscription and R-Design editions) and T8 Twin Engine Plug-in Hybrid variants (solely available in R-Design editions). Haldex […]
Review: Volvo Mk.2 S40 (2004-12)
Review: Volvo Mk.2-I S40 (2004-07) Overview Released in June 2004, the Volvo Mk.2 Phase I (Mk.2-I) S40 was a compact sedan. Manufactured in Ghent, Belgium, the Volvo S40 range initially consisted of the front-wheel drive 2.4 and T5 variants. From 2006, however, the T5 was fitted with a Haldex all-wheel drive system and, in 2007, […]