Volvo has been twinning cars with trusty oil burners since 1979 - well, not anymore
Hands up who has owned a diesel Volvo? A fair few of you, right. Because at one point in time a diesel engine and the practicality and pragmatism of a Volvo went together like cheese and toast. You had people and things to move on a regular basis; doing it with the minimum amount of fuss and the maximum amount of efficiency spoke to the Volvo way. And, in more than a few cases, it resulted in a pretty good car.
To its credit, Volvo makes no bones about the importance of the black pump to its recent history. ‘For a long time, our diesel engines were synonymous with reliability and efficiency, and they meant a great deal to us for many decades.’ As recently as 2019, the majority of the cars it sold in Europe were diesel-powered; the culmination of a 40-year success story that saw the introduction of the Volvo 244 GL D6 back in 1979.
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