Volvo luxury car manufacturer showed off a concept car , Volvo Coupe Concept , at the Frankfurt auto show , Germany , and will produce and market the car starting next year .
In a statement published on the website exhibition organizer , said Volvo Volvo Concept Coupe 's design inspired by contemporary , progressive Scandinavian lifestyle and iconic elements from the past .
The first design Ingenlath Thomas , senior vice president of Volvo 's new design , the design showing how to build emotion into the Volvo brand and the points of the Volvo models next generation .
Volvo Concept Coupe design also takes some elements from the Volvo P1800 produced in the 1960s . " Iconic Volvo P1800 is , famous for a beautiful shape and detail , " he said .
" New faces , but also brings more than 85 years heritage of Volvo with great pride . Grille We are still working on the final interpretation and iron mark , and the car will be introduced along with the XC90 next year , " said Thomas Ingenlath .
Face of Volvo Coupe is characterized by a new topography on the hood and grille " floating " , flanked by T - shaped DRL lights . DRL lights are typical elements of the new design direction of Volvo cars .
The distance between the dashboard and the front wheel Volvo Concept Coupe is longer than previous models , low-roofed , and alloy wheels measure 21 inches .
On the interior , Volvo put a large touch screen in the center console . " It is a natural integration of user interface in our new generation cars . Interaction with pleasure but without interference is the key . Connectivity we bring into our cars to make them ( car and driver ) is more enjoyable and safer , " said Thomas Ingenlath .
Volco Concept Coupe hybrid type . With gasoline , the car would produce both electricity as an energy source .
The engine uses a four -cylinder engine family Drive - E latest . " The petrol engine working with an electric motor on the rear axle . This gives the Volvo Concept Coupe total output of around 400hp and more than 600Nm of torque , " according to Volvo .
