Debut: Geneva Motor Show

Appearance: Simple, elegant and Swedish. If you remember, Volvo used to make sensible but dull-looking cars for owners to whom those kind of attributes were appealing.

But now things are very different, and to showcase the exterior and interior looks of future Volvos starting with the next XC90 in September, the Concept Estate appeared at Geneva.

Prediction: Volvo wants to muscle in on the serious German premium players, and it’s going about it the right way. They are already clever, green and good to drive, so add in seriously sexy styling and a non-aggressive attitude and you have a potentially winning recipe. Look out Ingolstadt and Bavaria.

Rating: 9/10

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