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I really enjoyed the XC70 T6 with the Polestar tune during our drive in Arizona. Just a great blend of on and off road performance. So, we got to thinking, what if we applied a little swedespeed to the look and performance of a XC70.
After some serious consideration by all potential parties to be involved, it doesn't look like we'll be moving forward with a project like this one at this time but I wanted to share with current and prospective owners our concept and perhaps spark a little outside the box thinking.
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The concept was fairly "simple", make the XC more like a V70R, and through the use of a coil-over suspension offer XC or R ride height depending on the driver's preference. Yes, this is counter intiutive to the design of a XC but since the V70 is no longer available in the US, why not offer the best of both in a vehicle that is available.
Some of the enhancements included:
- matte body vinyl wrap
- color matched cladding for a monochromatic appearance
- black trim and front grille
- black roof
- R-Design mirror caps
- euro headlamps (no amber corners)
- 20" or 21" HRE wheels
- sway bars (IPD, ViVA, EST, KPAX, or Polestar components if available)
- downpipe & exhaust (IPD, ViVA, EST, KPAX or Polestar components, if available)
- window tint
- coil-over suspension (airbags may be a bit extreme)
- Brembo or Stoptech brakes.
Had this been a personal car, I would try to find a salvage S60 T6 R-Design seats, blue gauges, sport steering wheel and either brushed aluminum trim or a carbon fiber look.
With a few styling changes centering around monochromatic wrap and a new classic wheel design from HRE, we think this XC70 would be a modern interpretation of the old 740 Turbo. We even thought about recreating the old ad of this wagon next to a Lamborghini pulling a U-haul trailer.
Hopefully, we'll get an opportunity to build a wagon along these lines in the not too distant future, but for now we'll keep dreaming up ideas for an obtainable, Volvo enthusiast wagon.
* the concept image is available in a 2000 x 1250 sized image here
After some serious consideration by all potential parties to be involved, it doesn't look like we'll be moving forward with a project like this one at this time but I wanted to share with current and prospective owners our concept and perhaps spark a little outside the box thinking.
The concept was fairly "simple", make the XC more like a V70R, and through the use of a coil-over suspension offer XC or R ride height depending on the driver's preference. Yes, this is counter intiutive to the design of a XC but since the V70 is no longer available in the US, why not offer the best of both in a vehicle that is available.
Some of the enhancements included:
- matte body vinyl wrap
- color matched cladding for a monochromatic appearance
- black trim and front grille
- black roof
- R-Design mirror caps
- euro headlamps (no amber corners)
- 20" or 21" HRE wheels
- sway bars (IPD, ViVA, EST, KPAX, or Polestar components if available)
- downpipe & exhaust (IPD, ViVA, EST, KPAX or Polestar components, if available)
- window tint
- coil-over suspension (airbags may be a bit extreme)
- Brembo or Stoptech brakes.
Had this been a personal car, I would try to find a salvage S60 T6 R-Design seats, blue gauges, sport steering wheel and either brushed aluminum trim or a carbon fiber look.
With a few styling changes centering around monochromatic wrap and a new classic wheel design from HRE, we think this XC70 would be a modern interpretation of the old 740 Turbo. We even thought about recreating the old ad of this wagon next to a Lamborghini pulling a U-haul trailer.
Hopefully, we'll get an opportunity to build a wagon along these lines in the not too distant future, but for now we'll keep dreaming up ideas for an obtainable, Volvo enthusiast wagon.
* the concept image is available in a 2000 x 1250 sized image here
