If you were a product planner at Volvo, for which P1 Volvo would you add an R variant? Of course, we'd love to see all of them get the R treatment, but this poll is to figure out which one our readers would most like to see.

C30 (47%, 116 votes)

C70 (21%, 52 votes)

S40 (18%, 46 votes)

V50 (11%, 29 votes)

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1995 850 T5R Mello Yello
2007 S80 V8 Black/Sand Gone
2004 S60R Silver/Gobi 6 Speed, EVOLVE ECU,EVOLVE Exhaust, 18" Falken wheels Gone
2002 C70 HPT Coupe Black-Silver leather, ipd exhaust, K&N filter ,18" Chrome MAS wheels Gone

That's fine. But more horsepower in a C70R version would still be a good thing, even if it wasn't of much use right off the line.

Even if it wasn't 300 hp, something in the neighborhood of 260 or so would be very cool.

Great,then the usual suspects will complain about the torque steer

If Volvo were to do someting like this,they had better do it RIGHT.
That means AWD. That means a new chassis for the C70.
Just half a$$ing this and adding more hp isn't the right solution.

1995 850 T5R Mello Yello
2007 S80 V8 Black/Sand Gone
2004 S60R Silver/Gobi 6 Speed, EVOLVE ECU,EVOLVE Exhaust, 18" Falken wheels Gone
2002 C70 HPT Coupe Black-Silver leather, ipd exhaust, K&N filter ,18" Chrome MAS wheels Gone

my dream s40: volvo s40 3.2R

(waving magic wand)

3.2 i6 w/ 109 hp per liter = 349+ hp. 8000 rpm redline. transverse mount engine, but 6-speed manual trans w/ rwd output. lightweight header & exhaust system, roof, trunklid, suspension. tastefully flared, understated, wide-bodywork covering 10-inch wide rear wheels. limited slip rear. big brakes. under 3100 lbs.

did i miss anything?

i hear LSDs work magic, instead of torque put to one wheel it goes to TWO, imagine what that would do for torque steer....

Barnaby Conrad

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You mentioned in your post above that the C70 would need a new chassis to get AWD. I think I've also heard this from several other sources, but have always wondered about it. Since the S40 has an AWD option, I would have thought that it would be relatively easy to give the C70 AWD. With the C70 already being pretty heavy I can understand why it wouldn't make sense to offer AWD with the current 227 hp T5 engine. But is there any other reason that would prevent AWD in the C70, if they did come out with a higher output R version? It might cut into an already small trunk space (with the top down), but I would still think that the basic platform should allow it. Anyway, I was just curious if you had any other info on this.

If you look underneath a C70, you will see that the chassis reinforcing bars run directly through where the driveshaft would go.
To relocate those reinforcements would mean making the gas tank smaller for starters.
Plus, the additional weight of the drive system would mean a larger more powerful engine would be needed.

1995 850 T5R Mello Yello
2007 S80 V8 Black/Sand Gone
2004 S60R Silver/Gobi 6 Speed, EVOLVE ECU,EVOLVE Exhaust, 18" Falken wheels Gone
2002 C70 HPT Coupe Black-Silver leather, ipd exhaust, K&N filter ,18" Chrome MAS wheels Gone

This is what I've heard as well. A hardtop C70 coupe would be awesome, but I don't think the numbers would warrant the development costs.

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'98 V70 AWD; OEM fogs, tow pack, strut brace; IPD ECU , top & QBM trans mounts, sway bars, HD links, Ipod adaptor; Konis/Eibachs @ fr. OEM rear w. QBM brace; relocated horns; mod. air int. to K&N panel; EST downpipe; '00R twin exhaust; Stylin hoses; Omori boost gau.; 302mm fr. Powerslot rotors, SS lines; Neptunes w. 225-45-17 Pilot Sport AS; ECodes w. city lights; clear fr. turn signals; side marker lights; SC901; Mikado remote door & gate openers; 50-35-20 tint

just styling
"R Design"

1995 850 T5R Mello Yello
2007 S80 V8 Black/Sand Gone
2004 S60R Silver/Gobi 6 Speed, EVOLVE ECU,EVOLVE Exhaust, 18" Falken wheels Gone
2002 C70 HPT Coupe Black-Silver leather, ipd exhaust, K&N filter ,18" Chrome MAS wheels Gone

Nice idea.
Only problem is the development costs would choke a herd of elephants.

1995 850 T5R Mello Yello
2007 S80 V8 Black/Sand Gone
2004 S60R Silver/Gobi 6 Speed, EVOLVE ECU,EVOLVE Exhaust, 18" Falken wheels Gone
2002 C70 HPT Coupe Black-Silver leather, ipd exhaust, K&N filter ,18" Chrome MAS wheels Gone