Riley Volvo Blog

Move over six-cylinder -- there's a new sheriff in town, and its name is the Volvo Drive-E powertrain. This new four-cylinder engine leaves the fuel-guzzling extra cylinders in the 20th century for more eco-friendly technology -- like an ECO+ mode that optimizes gearshifts, throttle response and engine control for improved fuel economy.

The Drive-E engines -- a turbocharged T5, turbo/supercharged T6 and D4 diesel -- fuel smarter with a harmony of sensors that determine when fuel usage…

It's art. It's a means of expression. It's a force best described in Dead Poet Society: "And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for."

Because without such, we would be living in a colorless world, driving around in metal boxes. Without such, we would have a…