{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"For drivers who don't need to compensate for anything. Volvo","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/for-drivers-who-don-t-need-to-compensate-for-anything-volvo","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/6f85c180/podcast/play/117494635/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-26%2F21d69dca-0082-db92-75cf-65bdef57948d.mp3","description":"On this episode of Car Torque, Matty, Ed, Alam, David and Scotty discuss their latest updates. They also discuss their favourite Volvo models over their past 99 years! The boys then battle it out in the quiz at the end of the show!Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!Please follow this show on Spotify. 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