International motoring media have discovered a large array of positives after their first drive of Volvo’s smallest new SUV.

With the impending arrival of Volvo’s first ever compact SUV, I Roll charts the history of the Swedish brand’s smallest models.

As we head into a new year with more new Volvo models, I Roll provides a quick tour of what is one of the world’s fastest-growing and most impressive luxury-car portfolios.

Volvo Cars began renovating gearboxes in 1945 as a short-term solution to a post-war shortage of raw materials, and it soon became a permanent practice that paved the way for one of the most extensive ranges of remanufactured exchange parts in the automotive industry.