Volvo to complete concept car trilogy in Geneva

Tue, 11 Feb 2014

Volvo went through some doldrums around the same time it was bought by Geely, but it proved that it was back when it unveiled the P1800-inpsired Concept Coupe last August at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It followed up with the sleek Concept XC Coupe crossover (pictured above) in Detroit that echoed the next-generation XC90. Now, the Swede is readying one more concept to bring the trilogy to an end, and act as the centerpiece of its display at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

There are no images of the new concept yet, not even a teaser, but Volvo says that like the other two, it's designed by Thomas Ingenlath and shares common design elements. Since it has already imagined a future coupe and crossover, maybe the concept is a sedan. Volvo has confirmed that it rides on the modular Scalable Product Architecture platform that is being used on multiple future production models and uses its new Drive-E four-cylinder engine family.

The Concept Coupe and Concept XC Coupe will be on display with the new concept in Geneva so that visitors can get a complete idea of Volvo's future. Hopefully, the company has finally righted the course and is ready to compete on the world stage again. Scroll down to read Volvo's few details about the new concept.

VOLVO CARS AT THE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2014

Volvo Car Group will reveal the third and final in the current series of concept cars from its new Senior Vice President of Design, Thomas Ingenlath. At this year's Geneva Motorshow, at a press conference to be held at 1.30pm on Tuesday 4th March 2014, the new concept car will join the award winning Concept Coupe and Concept XC Coupe on Volvo's stand, in Hall 6, Stand 6051.

As with the previous two, the new concept car has been designed and built on Volvo's brand new chassis, titled Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), and is powered by its new Drive-E Powertrain.

The new concept car will be the stand centre-piece, along with the Concept Coupe and Concept XC Coupe, and will be complimented by the rest of the Volvo range and showcase of the Drive-E engines, the first of which, the diesel D4, has already been seen and driven in a number of Volvo models in the UK.

By Chris Bruce