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love this rendering of the humble, but subtly phat and menacing Volvo Amazon.<\/p>\n

Volvo must be one of the most misunderstood automotive brands ever created. Tarnished with decades of middle-of-the-road, family focussed earnestness, I’ve always thought there has been something innately stylish about most of the cars the company has marketed.<\/p>\n

The 240<\/a>s, 740s<\/a>, 850s<\/a> and V70s had the boxy utilitarianism that was a template for getting the job done. The P1800s<\/a> meanwhile were rakishly dashing, and many were produced with Jenson DNA here in England. The C30 remains an interesting little hatchback with a stamp of individuality amongst the cookie cutter mass.<\/p>\n

The Amazon may have reminded the world of the stolid end of the Scandinavian identity, but as the creator of the bad-looking Amazon above drew out, there was an element of that clich\u00e9d cool sexiness there too. Watch this space for more Scandinavian adventures.
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