Volvo T6 Roadster

[Vonie]

I don't like the whole idea of manufacturers making custom hot-rods, but it doesn't look that bad. It has the inline-6 form the S80/XC90, pumped to about 330 hp.


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[CDailey]

Looks very cool. 👍 Reminds me of the Plymouth Prowler.

 

[ND4SPD]

Whoa...Thats unique. Well kinda...I must admit thats cool, a volvo hot rod!!

 

[Blackbird.]

Prowler rip-off. (And that's not a good thing)

 

[Ev0]

This earns my daily wtf award. Definitley not what anyone would expect from Volvo.

And yes, this does bear a striking resemblance to the Plymouth Prowler. And that's not a good thing.

 

[niky]

No it doesn't. The Prowler was based on a modern interpretation of hot rod design. It had lots of detail and flourishes compared to this... this one looks a little plain. This one only looks like the Prowler in the sense that an NSX looks like a Ferrari, or a BMW 5 series looks like a Merc S-Class.

Don't like it too much, though... needs more detail.

 

[eliseracer]

Lame.

 

[VIPFREAK]

Yay... Volvo can build a hotrod too... Welcome to 1990...

 

[Jay]

 

[Cosmic]

I've seen that when I was at a car show, 2003 or 4 if I remember correct. They drove the car...it's a badass car 👍

 

[Vonie]

To me all hot-rods look the same, so saying that one looks like another is like saying that this apple looks like that apple.

Looking at the 2 together makes it obvious that the Volvo is not a road car, too.

 

[el flexo]

ok, i can understand volvo are trying something different (but definelty not new) but someone tell me, what's the point? no one will buy it.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

A former Volvo employee made this car.

 

[Dave A]

ok, i can understand volvo are trying something different (but definelty not new) but someone tell me, what's the point? no one will buy it.

They don't care, it's not for sale, it's not a production car, it never will be, it's not even road legal. It's meerly a concept for people to see and say hey thats a Volvo, that different and new for them, and all of a sudden people are talking about Volvo like we all are now, so it's worked.

 

[el flexo]

i understand, but i must stop it working, NO ONE EVER TALK ABOUT VOLVO EVER AGAIN!

 

[Onikaze]

Points for trying something different.

Negative Points for poor execution and lack of creativity.

 

[T5-R]

Yes I think 'wtf' suits it perfectly.

Even if it wasn't a one off I doubt Volvo would ever go anyway near it. It would hardly be a suitable platform for a 'safe' car I'd imagine. I mean they never produced the 480 convertible even after all the investment that went into it.

 

[pSI civic]

here i was just thinking it would be a coupe without a roof. maybe something like an elise or a z3. but noooooooo... i have to look at this ugly pile of crap. i push the agree button for the "WTF" post...


http://www.aspenvalleyfilm.com/images/tlazypix/roadster500.jpg

might as well have made it look like that...

 

[Vonie]

Well then, I guess you'd be happy to hear that Volvo is planning another, called the V8 Speedster. With, you guessed it, a V8. But not just any V8...well I guess it is just another V8.

Article, about halfway down.

 

[Wolfe]

Points for trying something different.

Negative Points for poor execution and lack of creativity.

Agreed.

 

[stumpydino]

uhm i thought it was made by leif tufvesson not volvo, i remember seeing this in custom car mag about a year ago took em bloody long enough to recognise his efforts