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I really like Volvos, and the 850 was the turning point. The fact it had that thrumming and warbling 5-cylinder engine over that awful 4cyl wheeze-box Volvo used to use made it interesting. And it had cool stuff like SIPS. Then they introduced the handsome estate version, with those (then) keeeer-aaazy rear tail lights. Then came the lunatic T5, and - how bonkers was this? - our mad Swedish friends entered an estate into the BTCC.

Volvo has a sense of humour. It's not buried too deep below the cars' fabulous seats, wonderful sound systems, unbeaten safety, lovely 5-cyl engine and Swedish logic and practicality.

I can't pretend to understand their naming policy, but I love the estate they make for the Police (that's a handsome car), and the mid range saloon (not the small one or the big one); the one that has that curving rear roof line. And I'm a huge fan of the C30.

I know it's easy to bash the Germans, but their cars just pass as some sort of grey blur; but Volvo is worth a look....and as we're learning, a bit of a laugh, too. When was the last time and Audi made you smirk because of its wit of sense of fun?

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