Volvo Concept XC Coupe revealed ahead of Detroit

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Following a teaser last month, the Volvo Concept XC Coupe has broken cover ahead of its debut at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

It’s the second in a series of three concepts showcasing Volvo’s new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The first was the Concept Coupe (the ‘modern-day P1800’) from last year’s Frankfurt show.

It may look XC60-sized, and have only three doors and four seats, but according to Auto Express, the Volvo Concept XC Coupe points towards the 2015 XC90, which is scheduled to surface at the Paris show this September.

Interesting aesthetic elements on the concept include sharply-styled headlamps with T-shaped LEDs, a thick chrome bar across the door sills, d-shaped tail lamps hugging the contours of the rear haunches, striking 21-inch wheels and twin tailpipes integrated into the rear bumper.

Learn about the 2015 Volvo XC90’s impressive array of safety tech here.

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While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • niterunner99 on Jan 08, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    Nice design, but impractical.
    To be a practical SUV, it has to:
    1. seat 5 or 7.
    2. BIG boot space.
    3. Reasonably good 4wheel drive capability.
    This model doesn’t seems to tick much of these 3 points.

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    • amigos on Jan 08, 2014 at 1:12 pm

      yeah…they aim to win design award.

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    • rifle on Jan 08, 2014 at 2:37 pm

      this is only the concept bro..its normal for a concept car to have an interesting design but impractical..

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    • EnergyAnalyst on Jan 08, 2014 at 11:16 pm

      Time has changed if you have noticed, SUV is going more compact and crossed which means can only seat 4 comfortably, adequate (never big) boot space but have versatility to drop back seat to enlarge it only when needed. And they have gone urban —decidedly only 2WD

      And the above aptly described the current breed of hot selling ones

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  • SamShowedMeTheHilux on Jan 08, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    Car enthusiast now don’t even look at Volvo in Malaysia. It is a dead brand like Fiat, Citroen etc

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  • amigos on Jan 08, 2014 at 3:54 pm

    They aim to win design award.

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  • EnergyAnalyst on Jan 08, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    Drooling…. Slurp slurp…drooling some more ….. Really interesting when swedes go aggressive bordering offensive.. Somehow the Swedish really know how to make square things “squarely ” interesting , think of ikea think of h&m and think of Volvo. The unique distinctive evergreen style of Scandinavia

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