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Written by Vijay Pattni
It"s not often we request you to down tools and pore over pictures of old estates. But few old estates look like old Volvo estates, and therefore aren"t as cool.The new one then, has a lot to live up to. Volvo will soon unveil the V90 estate to the world, and it will be an important one. It sits on the same chassis architecture (SPA) as the new Volvo XC90 and Volvo S90 brethren; it is in fact, the estate version of that lovely S90.The first ever Volvo wagon though, was launched way back in 1953. To date, Volvo has sold more than six million estates worldwide a third of the company"s entire output since it was founded in 1927. Woah."We have provenance in the estate segment," explains Volvo boss H kan Samuelsson. "In many people"s minds we are known as the definitive estate brand."So, before the V90 wagon arrives, here"s a quick hot-step through Volvo"s estate history. Which one takes your pick?
Date written: 9 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2074
It"s not often we request you to down tools and pore over pictures of old estates. But few old estates look like old Volvo estates, and therefore aren"t as cool.The new one then, has a lot to live up to. Volvo will soon unveil the V90 estate to the world, and it will be an important one. It sits on the same chassis architecture (SPA) as the new Volvo XC90 and Volvo S90 brethren; it is in fact, the estate version of that lovely S90.The first ever Volvo wagon though, was launched way back in 1953. To date, Volvo has sold more than six million estates worldwide a third of the company"s entire output since it was founded in 1927. Woah."We have provenance in the estate segment," explains Volvo boss H kan Samuelsson. "In many people"s minds we are known as the definitive estate brand."So, before the V90 wagon arrives, here"s a quick hot-step through Volvo"s estate history. Which one takes your pick?
Date written: 9 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2074
