The Volvo Concept Coupe is the first design from Volvo`s newly appointed Vice Presidents of design
Thomas Ingenlath, who has seemed to have used his finest sketch pen in coming
up with the stylish concept. The car looks gorgeous and it manages to do so without
the design looking like the Swedish manufacturer pulled out all the stops.
Even in concept form, it looks like a definite vehicle to be
produced. The concept coupe is set to be
Volvo’s next P1800, from the iconic P1800 coupe which Volvo built in the
sixties. The modern P1800 styling will
be enhanced by 21-inch wheels,
a floating front grille and T-Shaped LED daytime running lights.
Its design shows off
the company’s new Scaleable Product Architecture (SPA) structural design, which
is set to be a generational similarity along other following models. The SPA
genes will show off the company’s new design, along the P1800 the 2014 XC90 will
be the first car to take on Volvo’s new design. The car`s interior is simply Chic!, featuring a
BIG not to be missed touch screen monitor is BIG love it, the metal detail is
really chic.
The concept has a long hood and short rear end, making it
look like a Gran-Tourer. Under the long
hood lies a 2-litre petrol engine that produces 300 kW and 600 Nm of torque. This is achieved all thanks to the power
combination of a turbo and a supercharger. The petrol engine drives the front
axle while it will be assisted by an electric motor to propel the rear axle.
Volvo being swedishly modest imagines it as a plug-in hybrid
and from the looks of things it is quite obvious that Volvo did a good job in designing
Grand –Tourer type of vehicles. This should leave them with no option but to
live up to the words of Ingenlath ...these is “no futuristic dream car” and
just build the car and stop imagining!
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