ausrutherford Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Swedespeed has asked the question that anyone who follows Volvo is thinking: Will R cars return? After a tumultuous last couple of years that saw the Swedish brand suffer falling sales amidst parent company Ford's effort to sell the brand to the highest bidder (it's looking like Chinese automaker Geely at the moment), Volvo has gotten as far away from producing performance automobiles as a brand can. All the while, its competition from Germany, Japan and the U.S. have augmented their luxury lines with mid-level or super high-performance cars like the BMW 335i/M3, Audi S4/RS4 and Cadillac CTS-V. Volvo, meanwhile, put all its egg into a basket that touted refined design and safety. Unfortunately, every player in these segments has upped the ante with their designs and superior safety is no longer an island on which Volvo finds itself alone. So back to the R cars. Volvo had some success with the 850R in the mid-Nineties, which was a mildly hotter version than the standard box sedan on which it was based. After that, the P2-gen S60R and V70R were downright scorchers with a complex Haldex all-wheel-drive system, 300-hp motor, adjustable 4C suspension and Brembo brakes. But then the R cars disappeared and were replaced by "R Design" packages that offered all of the visual potential for high performance but little else. http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/16/rendere...he-r-for-volvo/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Who cares. If it ever comes out it will be a Geely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 HOW DARE YOU AUSRUTHERFORD!!!!!!! WRONG SECTION!!! THAT IS A PHOTOCHOP, GET IT OUT OF HERE!!! ----- Seriously though, I'm not sure how I feel about it, but then again, I'm unsure about the certain elements of the new S60's design to begin with.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausrutherford Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 HOW DARE YOU AUSRUTHERFORD!!!!!!! WRONG SECTION!!! THAT IS A PHOTOCHOP, GET IT OUT OF HERE!!! ----- Seriously though, I'm not sure how I feel about it, but then again, I'm unsure about the certain elements of the new S60's design to begin with.... LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 LOL! You had to copy his post, so I must respond. WRONG SECTION!!! THAT IS A PHOTOCHOP, GET IT OUT OF HERE!!! This is an article from Autoblog. Yes, it is a rendering and should be in the renderings forum, but IMO this belongs here more than your chops because this is an article from a "reputable" online source. Now, go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) it's not even worth it because of the ridiculous excuse I'm gonna get as a response... Edited November 17, 2009 by rmc523 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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