Volvo to unveil smexy wagon/hatchback

[Slash]

My hopes just died.

 

[Keef]

That car this directly apes that bombed in the 1970s when "2 door wagon" was still a type of car people bought, you mean?

It's not a wagon man, it's a shooting brake. Or a long hatchback.

I think it's a great idea. Basically a sports car with more cargo room. Plus this one is ****ing stunning.

 

[Crash]

I think this car looks incredible.

Do it, Volvo.

 

[Wiegert]

I prefer it to the Coupe Concept in all honesty. Keeping the wide shoulder lines from the coupe and adding a well-sculpted rear. It does look more like a LWB C30 from certain angles, but that's not necessarily a negative.

I did worry that the front would be more of a letdown if they went with something less akin to the coupe. The only change I can see is a slightly altered grill design, so not bad.

 

[Moglet]

Wow, that's an absolutely beautiful design. The rear end with those flared out rear arch panels looks fantastic.

 

[kikie]

Well done Lolvo Volvo.

That coupe concept is almost perfect.

 

[Omnis]

Love it. Bottom part of the tail light needs to be thicker or have another bar element below it. Wheels should be smaller in production. Most important thing will be the interior. Better not be some swopey suck plastic ****.

 

[Bones Brigade]

Love it. Bottom part of the tail light needs to be thicker or have another bar element below it. Wheels should be smaller in production. Most important thing will be the interior. Better not be some swopey suck plastic ****.

As a salesman of the current Volvo line-up, I would be shocked if there was a departure from the current, non-plastic interiors.

 

[mister dog]

It's not a wagon man, it's a shooting brake. Or a long hatchback.

I think it's a great idea. Basically a sports car with more cargo room. Plus this one is ****ing stunning.

And i'm guessing it's not too long neither, so easier to find parking space than with a break.
Win win on every front with this car 👍

 

[Omnis]

As a salesman of the current Volvo line-up, I would be shocked if there was a departure from the current, non-plastic interiors.

I mean that swopey waterfall plastic shelf crap they do on their center console. Ugh... it's so bad. It looks like a giant, terrible Nokia.

 

[Badasp5.0]

I mean that swopey waterfall plastic shelf crap they do on their center console. Ugh... it's so bad. It looks like a giant, terrible Nokia.

I love that. My favorite part of the interior in new volvos.

 

[Bones Brigade]

I mean that swopey waterfall plastic shelf crap they do on their center console. Ugh... it's so bad. It looks like a giant, terrible Nokia.

Ah yes. That can be gross depending on what interior you get. It's at least par the course as far as the quality of plastic is concerned. I'm still surprised whenever I get in a BMW that the console plastic hasn't changed since 2001.

 

[Furinkazen]

I still maintain the words "sexy" and "Volvo" have a distinct incompatibility with one another.

 

[Bones Brigade]

I think girls who read books, pursue intelligence, care for their families and are smart with their money are sexy. That's kind of the Volvo niche.

I also think the 740/760 and the 940/960 are pants tightening.

 

[Keef]

I think girls who read books, pursue intelligence, care for their families and are smart with their money are sexy. That's kind of the Volvo niche.

I also think the 740/760 and the 940/960 are pants tightening.

So what you're saying is that you shouldn't bother dating a woman who drives a Volvo because she'll ask too many questions.

 

[TenEightyOne]

So what you're saying is that you shouldn't bother dating a woman who drives a Volvo because she'll ask too many questions.

If you like stupid girls then yeah, but they're not that much fun

Ah yes. That can be gross depending on what interior you get. It's at least par the course as far as the quality of plastic is concerned. I'm still surprised whenever I get in a BMW that the console plastic hasn't changed since 2001.

Mercs are as bad, and all the dials are in stupid places. In my C-class the satnav controls were spread through three different places

 

[TenEightyOne]

Double post. D'oh, sorry.

 

[Bones Brigade]

So what you're saying is that you shouldn't bother dating a woman who drives a Volvo because she'll ask too many questions.

Maybe I like to answer.

 

[Greycap]

I also think the 740/760 and the 940/960 are pants tightening.

You're weird, and that's coming from a 940 driver. Then again I've managed to get three girls into the car at the same time, two of them hot as hell, the third one not so much but she's a good friend of mine and already engaged so no harm done there... but there might well be some truth to the car's attractiveness. It's certainly not in the driver.

But back to the business. These new concepts, the XC and the ES, are pretty much the best I've seen from Volvo since the 850T-5R - everything since has got progressively more in the direction of a blob and less of a car. The front end design is somehow reminiscent of the first generation Mustangs which is by no means a bad thing as it was the best looking Mustang ever made, just give it a black eggcrate grille and we're set to success. They finally seem to be having the guts to make something that stands out from the masses.

 

[BKGlover]

Clueless Berk's Theory: With SAAB biting the dirt, is it possible that Volvo integrates the SAAB designers, amongst others, to either give it a new direction? Or maybe even to fill the gap left by SAAB as more stylish yet just as safe?

 

[YSSMAN]

Well, Saab ain't dead yet. Remember, they're doing this right now:

Just, uh, you know... Without any of the cool bits. Like, XWD. Or BioPower. But, they're back! In Sweden! And China! They plan on going electric, which is probably a smart move, but I'd doubt that we'd see Saab back in the US or much of Europe any time soon, and that's a damn shame.

Volvo on the other hand, you've gotta remember that they're swimming in Geely's money right now. As much as Geely said that they bought the car and would keep it independent, I'm sure that they're a little worried about them constantly losing market share, and increasingly making little to no money at all. So, Volvo has to be a bit more daring, and try to get back to making emotional vehicles - something that they really haven't done before. More than anything, they need to differentiate themselves from the other entry-level luxury cars, or, carve out their own niche - which is what I assume they're doing now.

My guess is that, given Geely's money, and their new design direction, they're going to try to straddle give/take the same line that they've towed for the past two decades or so. Be the brand that you move up to from Volkswagen or Subaru, but don't exactly go toe-to-toe with Audi and BMW if you don't have to. But when they build cars like the drop-dead-gorgeous V60, I think they're winning the hearts of internet car geeks. They just need to find a way to build a car for us poor folks to afford.

 

[BKGlover]

Yeah, I'll wait to say anything until a brand new car comes out. SAAB's estate probably included the tooling for the 9-3 and the 9-5, so they could make these as long as the dies are still usable.

 

[Omnis]

Yes!

 

[Bones Brigade]

The other day a customer asked me about Volvo using Apple IOS. I flat out said no. The next day "Apple introduces CarPlay, Mercedes and Volvo first to get it."

WHY HAVE YOU FAILED ME STANDARD SITES I VISIT? WHY WERE THERE NO RUMORS?!

Also, the owner of my dealership confirms that the XC90 interior looks like that. Leather wraps and all. (But not the orange carpet.)

Yes!

Also...sarcasm? I think it looks beautiful, but I am definitely not a fan of the touch screen only crap. They could have easily cut the screen in half, left the design exactly the same, and just put actual climate control buttons in the lower half.

 

[eran0004]

Video here:

 

[Omnis]

Also...sarcasm? I think it looks beautiful, but I am definitely not a fan of the touch screen only crap. They could have easily cut the screen in half, left the design exactly the same, and just put actual climate control buttons in the lower half.

No, not sarcasm. Looks great. Much better than that nokia looking crap from before. Also, you're a turrible salesman. You probably lost a sale to that guy because you used negative language. Now he's gonna go buy a Kia Rondo.

 

[Bones Brigade]

Yes!

No, not sarcasm. Looks great. Much better than that nokia looking crap from before. Also, you're a turrible salesman. You probably lost a sale to that guy because you used negative language. Now he's gonna go buy a Kia Rondo.

Well, you know, he wasn't ready for a "year" anyway. I asked him what would happen if he found a car he wanted...stumped him. But then he stammered that he would wait anyway. And it's probably not unreasonable to think he got a Kia. People stumble on the lot saying that they're cross shopping all sorts of silly things. I bring up Audi or Mercedes and they get shocked looks like I'm trying to insult them.