The Volvo Concept XC Coupé is a
concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle or show vehicle) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology. Concept cars are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not ...
that was first revealed at the
2014 North American International Auto Show. The vehicle was the second of three planned concept cars designed by the head of design at Volvo,
Thomas Ingenlath
Thomas Ingenlath is a German car designer and was the CEO of Polestar, previously Senior Vice President Design at Volvo Cars.
Education and career
Ingenlath obtained an MA in Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art in London following his degr ...
intended to point the way for the firm's future design direction. The basic design is shared with the
Volvo Concept Coupé, which was introduced at the 2013
Frankfurt Motor Show
The International Motor Show Germany or International Mobility Show Germany, in German known as the ''Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung'' (''IAA'' – International Automobile Exhibition), is one of the world's largest mobility trade fairs. I ...
.
The Concept XC Coupé was based on the then-new
platform Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), which was intended to provide the technical foundation for all future Volvo models, as revealed in December 2013.
See also
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Volvo C30
The Volvo C30 is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive Luxury vehicle#Premium compact segment, premium compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 2006 to 2013, in a single generation. Powered by Inline-four engine, inl ...
References
External links
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Volvo Cars' Youtube channel
XC
2010s cars
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