Revealing Volvo Crossover Illustrations Uncovered
Volvo is still searching for its place in the automotive landscape. Will it compete with premium vehicles from Buick or Volkswagen, or with luxury vehicles from Audi and BMW? While the marketing department continues its eternal debate, we’re at least starting to get a pretty good understanding of what future Volvos will look like.
The illustrations here show off a potential look for the 2015 Volvo XC90. Notice that the crossover looks a lot like the Volvo Concept You, which we saw at the 2011 L.A. Auto Show.
Besides the new styling, Volvo also outlined the future of its powertrains and platforms earlier this fall. Now under the stewardship of Chinese carmaker Geely, those innovations include an eight-speed automatic transition, start-stop technology and a new engine range consisting exclusively of four-cylinder gas and diesel engines. (Currently the XC90 is equipped with an inline-six-cylinder.) There will also be a new, highly flexible platform that will underpin most future Volvos. The platform is lightweight and has improved weight distribution, according to Volvo.
The XC90 is one of the carmaker’s best-sellers in the U.S., and it was a huge hit when it first went on sale in the SUV-loving year of 2002. It’s also one of Volvo’s most expensive models to date. However, the XC90 hasn’t seen any major styling changes since it debuted. Volvo may need to get these renderings to production a bit faster than 2015. Volvo's concept for the XC90 debuted in 2000 with the real thing following in two years, so we don't expect the company to beat a 2015 model year release.
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If equipped with a 4 cylinder power plant, this future XC-90 will need to shed a lot of weight if it expects to compete in its current segment.
2015?!?! I thought Volvo had finally gotten smart! The current XC90 has been going for around ten years now. A little long in the tooth, don't you think? Volvo will lose buyers if they wait this long
They'll lose customers if their new model looks anything like this! Look at those teeny weenie windows!!! No matter where you look... Tunnel Vision personified. Yuk. I want a car, an SUV; not some idiot artists concept with no practical excuse of a car.
I think these concepts look great! Modern, strong, very Volvo-ish. Build it, guys!
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