{"id":257517,"date":"2026-03-20T09:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/?p=257517"},"modified":"2026-04-05T13:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:34:43","slug":"volvo-ecc-the-vision-of-the-future-i-experienced-with-my-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/en\/volvo-ecc-framtidsvisionen-jag-upplevde-tillsammans-med-min-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Volvo ECC - the vision of the future I experienced with my father"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-volvo-ecc\">Volvo ECC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volvo ECC Concept is one of the most visionary concept cars Volvo has ever created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"257586\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CRI-127868.jpg 1602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Bengt Ason Holm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-volvo-ecc-0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volvocars.com\/se\/\">Volvo<\/a> ECC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volvocars.com\/se\/media\/models\/ecc\/1992\/\">Volvo ECC Concept<\/a> is one of the most visionary concept cars Volvo has ever created. When the car was unveiled in 1992, the Volvo ECC Concept presented ideas about hybrid technology, Scandinavian design and the luxury saloon of the future that would later influence the Volvo S80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early 1990s, Volvo unveiled what seemed like science fiction at the time. The Volvo ECC, Environmental Concept Car, was not just a concept car. It was a clear vision of how the family car of the future could look and function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shapes and proportions would later be recognised in the Volvo S80 production model. But the technology and holistic thinking in the ECC was way ahead of its time. Even then, the Volvo ECC Concept showed how Volvo was thinking about future safety, technology and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, the encounter with the Volvo ECC Concept was also something completely different. Experiencing the Volvo ECC Concept up close during the photo shoot made a strong impression on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"636\" data-id=\"257521\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5.jpg\" alt=\"Studio image of the Volvo ECC Concept. The clean design and proportions later influenced the Volvo S80 production model.\" class=\"wp-image-257521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5.jpg 849w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6404_1_5-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"257523\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5.jpg\" alt=\"The rear of the Volvo ECC Concept demonstrates the minimalist design and aerodynamic thinking that characterised Volvo&#039;s concept work in the early 1990s.\" class=\"wp-image-257523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6442_1_5-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Volvo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bakom-kulisserna-i-torslanda\"><strong>Behind the scenes in Torslanda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I got to see the Volvo ECC up close with my father, Bengt Ason Holm, who had been commissioned to photograph the car for the press material that was later sent out to the international media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photo shoot took place at Volvo's headquarters in Torslanda. Being able to go behind the scenes of this world as a teenager made a huge impression. I also got to borrow one of my father's cameras and take pictures myself during the days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the shoot, Volvo took care of all the film rolls for development. At the time, the Volvo ECC Concept was a strictly classified project and no images were allowed to leak out before the official world premiere at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris_Motor_Show\">Paris Motor Show 1992<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the press pack was later sent out, it turned out that one of the pictures from the shoot in Torslanda was actually taken by me. It was the first time a picture I had taken was published in an official international press release for a new car model. A moment that meant more than I perhaps realised at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00772.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"570\" data-id=\"257528\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00772.jpg\" alt=\"Volvo ECC Concept photographed outside Volvo&#039;s headquarters in Torslanda. One of the very first pictures I took myself as a young photographer during the press photo shoot together with my father.\" class=\"wp-image-257528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00772.jpg 850w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00772-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00772-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00772-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00772-200x134.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: James Holm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pressmappen-som-bevarade-historien\"><strong>The press pack that preserved history<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In connection with the launch, Volvo compiled extensive press material on the Environmental Concept Car. The white press folder, labelled <em>Press information - Environmental Concept Car<\/em>, contained technical texts, sketches and black and white press photos together with negatives and colour slides that were sent to editorial offices around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The material gave journalists a deep insight into the technology and vision of the concept car. There were studio images, interior photographs and documentation of the powertrain structure. Among the slides were also two photographs that I took myself during the days with my father in Torslanda and on the test track in H\u00e4llered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing these images again long afterwards as part of Volvo's official press release was an early acknowledgement that my own photographic expression had already begun to take shape<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a small detail, a discreet Volvo ECC pin was also sent in the folder. A symbol of a car that in many ways pointed straight to the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Archive material from the Volvo ECC project collected: press photos, negatives, slides and technical documentation. Together they provide a unique insight into how the concept car was presented and documented during the development phase.\" class=\"wp-image-257593\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4819772963683235;width:1100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1782.jpg 1966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789-683x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"257596\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Press material from Volvo on the ECC project. Here, the concept&#039;s hybrid-like powertrain with gas turbine and electric propulsion was presented, a solution that was radical for its time.\" class=\"wp-image-257596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1789.jpg 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787-683x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"257595\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Original press photographs of the Volvo ECC, Environmental Concept Car. The images were used in international press material and show both the car&#039;s design, technology solutions and the vision behind the project.\" class=\"wp-image-257595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1787.jpg 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791-683x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"257597\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"An original Volvo ECC pin handed out at the presentation of the concept car. Small details like this help tell the story of how much focus Volvo put on communicating the vision of the future.\" class=\"wp-image-257597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0S4A1791.jpg 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-rorelse-pa-hallered\"><strong>On the move in H\u00e4llered<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next day, work continued at Volvo's test facility in H\u00e4llered. There I got to experience the car in motion, in the environment where it was developed and tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing the Volvo ECC Concept at work in its true context gave a completely different understanding of what the concept was really about. It was not just a design study. It was a technical manifesto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6305_1_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"257519\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6305_1_5.jpg\" alt=\"Volvo ECC Concept in motion during testing. The clean lines and long wheelbase gave a clear flavour of the design language that would later be seen in the Volvo S80.\" class=\"wp-image-257519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6305_1_5.jpg 851w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6305_1_5-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6305_1_5-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6305_1_5-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6305_1_5-200x158.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6444_1_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" data-id=\"257525\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6444_1_5.jpg\" alt=\"The front design of the Volvo ECC Concept was minimalist and aerodynamically optimised, with an integrated grille and narrow headlights that enhanced the car&#039;s futuristic look.\" class=\"wp-image-257525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6444_1_5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6444_1_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6444_1_5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6444_1_5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6444_1_5-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6306_1_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"671\" data-id=\"257520\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6306_1_5.jpg\" alt=\"The side profile of the Volvo ECC Concept clearly showed the car&#039;s focus on efficiency and comfort. Smooth surfaces, covered wheels and a low drag coefficient were key elements of the concept&#039;s hybrid vision.\" class=\"wp-image-257520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6306_1_5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6306_1_5-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6306_1_5-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6306_1_5-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6306_1_5-200x158.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I returned to my own archive while working on this article, I was reminded once again that one of the pictures from the photo shoot in H\u00e4llered was also taken by me. I already knew that then, but only today do I fully realise what it meant to be able to contribute images from both days of photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6443_1_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"560\" data-id=\"257524\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6443_1_5.jpg\" alt=\"Volvo ECC Concept driving on the test roads at H\u00e4llingsj\u00f6.Photo: James Holm\" class=\"wp-image-257524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6443_1_5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6443_1_5-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6443_1_5-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6443_1_5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6443_1_5-200x132.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: James Holm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fran-volvo-ecc-concept-till-s60-polestar-pa-egen-hand\"><strong>From Volvo ECC Concept to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyanracing.com\/concept-cars\/volvo-s60-polestar-concept\">S60 Polestar<\/a> - on your own<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The memory of the Volvo ECC Concept was still strong when I returned to the test track, this time on my own as an established car photographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The assignment was to photograph the Volvo S60 Polestar Concept. A car that represented a completely different kind of future vision from Volvo, more performance orientated but still clearly technically driven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing in the same testing ground, now with my own assignments and experience, was a stark reminder of how the circle had somehow been closed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Volvo ECC Concept stands out as one of the most significant concept cars Volvo has ever shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From following my father behind the scenes in Torslanda to working professionally in Volvo's most advanced development environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photography was carried out, among others, for German <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auto-motor-und-sport.de\">Auto Motor &amp; Sports<\/a>, where the images were later published in their report on the concept car. The experiences and material from the photo shoot also formed the basis for a <a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/volvo-s60-polestar-sveriges-hetaste-bil-kommer-fran-vastkusten-och-far-ingenjorerna-i-tyskland-att-darra\/\">article which can be read today here on CarsCollection.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_9046-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Dynamic driving image of the Volvo S60 Polestar during test photography.\" class=\"wp-image-257535\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4007908517687293;width:1100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_9046-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_9046-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_9046-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_9046-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_9046-200x141.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_9046.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"257534\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Volvo S60 Polestar during a photo shoot for German Auto Motor und Sport at H\u00e4llingsj\u00f6.\" class=\"wp-image-257534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MG_8973.jpg 1348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"257565\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Journalist Jens Dralle with the Volvo S60 Polestar during the photo shoot.\" class=\"wp-image-257565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B2052.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"257532\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Volvo S60 Polestar at high speed through the curve section of the test road.\" class=\"wp-image-257532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/G5B1915.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-hybrid-langt-fore-hybridernas-tid\"><strong>A hybrid long before the age of hybrids<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When Volvo presented the Volvo ECC Concept, it was about much more than design. The car was a holistic concept around energy efficiency, environment and systems thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The powertrain consisted of an electric drive motor combined with a gas turbine-based generator system, the so-called HSG (High Speed Generation) system. The technology was developed in co-operation between Volvo Flygmotor, <a href=\"https:\/\/new.abb.com\/se\">ABB<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vattenfall.se\">Vattenfall<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volvo ECC could be driven fully electrically at low loads and in sensitive environments. At the same time, the gas turbine gave the car a practical range that made the concept realistic even for longer journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The electric drive motor delivered up to around 70 kW and the top speed was claimed to be around 175 km\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gas turbine operated at constant load and generated electricity while running. When braking, energy was recovered through regenerative braking. With a 35-litre diesel tank, the system could produce energy for up to about 650 kilometres of driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6440_1_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"568\" data-id=\"257522\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6440_1_5.jpg\" alt=\"Volvo ECC Concept hybrid powertrain - an advanced solution ahead of its time.\" class=\"wp-image-257522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6440_1_5.jpg 848w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6440_1_5-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6440_1_5-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6440_1_5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6440_1_5-200x134.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-miljobil-i-varje-detalj\"><strong>An eco-car in every detail<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental thinking permeated the whole car. Aerodynamics were advanced, with a Cd value of around 0.23. Lightweight and energy-efficient design were key objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One detail I remember particularly clearly from the interior was the seating surfaces of the chairs. They were upholstered in sliced and laminated cork. Something I had never seen before in a car and actually not even afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citroen.com\">https:\/\/www.citroen.com<\/a>Prior to working on this article, I had a conversation with Hans Hedberg, currently working at Volvo but previously a journalist at <a href=\"https:\/\/teknikensvarld.expressen.se\">The world of technology<\/a>. When we got to this particular detail, he reminded us that Citro\u00ebn also experimented with similar sustainability ideas around interior materials much later in connection with the Cactus concept. However, as in the case of the ECC, the most radical solutions were never fully realised in series production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, I don't have a better picture than this one that shows the cork detail more clearly, but it is visible both at the bottom of the chair and on the inside of the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior-1024x820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" data-id=\"257529\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of Volvo ECC Concept&#039;s interior with innovative material choices such as cork inserts in the seats.\" class=\"wp-image-257529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior-200x160.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior-1200x960.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ECC-interior.jpg 1523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cabin was characterised by bright colours, soft shapes and a clear sense of the future. The instrumentation was minimalist and ergonomically well thought out. Experimental but at the same time very Swedish in its functionalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00751.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"257526\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00751.jpg\" alt=\"The driver&#039;s seat in the Volvo ECC Concept with futuristic design and integrated navigation screen.\" class=\"wp-image-257526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00751.jpg 850w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00751-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00751-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00751-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPG-Full-VCC_00751-200x156.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fore-sin-tid\"><strong>Before its time<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hybrid_vehicle\">Today, more than three decades later, Volvo ECC feels almost prophetic. Hybridisation, electrification, sustainable materials and systems thinking are now integral parts of the automotive industry.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volvo ECC Concept was never intended to be a production car. But as a vision, it was hugely important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me personally, the encounter with the car was also the beginning of a lifelong fascination with car photography, technology and the stories behind the cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story continues to write itself, car by car and journey by journey. In early May, I am invited to Volvo's international press drive of the new Volvo EX60 in Barcelona. It feels extra special because Barcelona is a city I previously associated with Volvo launches. It was there that I participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/volvo-xc40-volvos-nya-lilla-flaggskepp\/\">the press run of the Volvo XC40<\/a>, a journey that is still vividly remembered. Returning there now for yet another important model in Volvo's history feels like somehow coming full circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Volvo ECC Concept is recognised as one of the most important concept cars in modern Volvo history.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-701x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"257544\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-701x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Volvo XC40 outside the iconic W Barcelona where we stayed during the international press run. A strong start to the days along the Mediterranean coast.\" class=\"wp-image-257544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-768x1122.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-1051x1536.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-200x292.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040-1200x1753.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0040.jpg 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"257543\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The driver environment in the Volvo XC40 is characterised by Scandinavian minimalism, clear digital instrumentation and a large central touchscreen.\" class=\"wp-image-257543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0035.jpg 1816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017-683x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"257541\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Volvo XC40 in Barcelona&#039;s urban environments, where compact proportions and a high seating position make the car easy to drive and agile in city traffic.\" class=\"wp-image-257541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017-1200x1799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0017.jpg 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"257542\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Volvo XC40 by the Mediterranean during the press drive in Barcelona. A car built for both city life and spontaneous excursions along the coast.\" class=\"wp-image-257542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC0022.jpg 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-volvo-ecc-environmental-concept-car\"><strong>Volvo ECC (Environmental Concept Car)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> Concept car, never intended for production or sale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Engine:<\/strong> Electric drive motor combined with gas turbine and high-speed generator (HSG system), nickel-cadmium battery approximately 120 V<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Effect:<\/strong> approximately 70 kW (\u2248 95 hp)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drifting:<\/strong> Front-wheel drive via electric motor, gas turbine as range extender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top speed:<\/strong> approximately 175 km\/h<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>0-100 km\/h:<\/strong> approximately 11-13 seconds depending on the operating mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Electrical range:<\/strong> up to approximately 80-100 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overall scope:<\/strong> approximately 650 km with 35 litre diesel tank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> approximately 1 580 kg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cd value:<\/strong> approximately 0.23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dimensions (L\/W\/H):<\/strong> approximately 4 487 \/ 1 804 \/ 1 390 mm<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volvo ECC Volvo ECC Concept \u00e4r en av de mest vision\u00e4ra konceptbilar Volvo n\u00e5gonsin har skapat. Foto: Bengt Ason Holm Volvo ECC Volvo ECC Concept \u00e4r en av de mest vision\u00e4ra konceptbilar Volvo n\u00e5gonsin har skapat. 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