That said, Volvo’s mid-2008 facelift for the 2009 model year has resulted in this D5 Geartronic slipping just under 225g/km of CO2, which will help a bit. But economy is the worry. Forget the 33 ...

Volvo’s popular SUV has always been refined and comfortable, but now it has the power it really needed. Julian Kirk tries out the new 185bhp diesel ...