Volvo: motorsport does not conform with our brand

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 12/16/2014 at 16:38 • Filed to: None

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So don't expect to see any spectacular race car, like this one, from Volvo.

For Sweden > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 16:39

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:(

TheHondaBro > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 16:42

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:(

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 16:48

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"We're focusing on safety"

I'd like to think that the modern race car is a lot safer than some road cars.

itschrome > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 16:49

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FATHER!!!!!! WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?!?!?!

Converse > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 12/16/2014 at 16:52

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That's what came right to mind for me as well.

The best way forward in safety is to improve on what is being done in top-level motorsport and make it commercially viable.

StingrayJake > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 16:56

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That's not a bad looking P1. Even though almost all of the P1s look the same these days with slightly different fronts.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 16:59

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Looks like a drooling baby smile. Still awesome.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > StingrayJake 12/16/2014 at 16:59

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No they don't, they're not Daytona prototypes, you know.

VonBelmont > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 17:05

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If you think about it, Volvo built themselves on safety, just like Mercedes built thenselves on reliability. The whole point of tuned Volvos and AMG Mercedes was the sheer spectacle of a boxy sedan powering through the track at 150 MPH. It's hilarious. But then the companies tried to do it stock, and it's like the boring dad who tries to be hip. It's embarassing.

Good on Volvo for getting back to its roots of hilariously indestructible cars.

Nibbles > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 17:22

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Incorrect. Motorsports are all about squeezing the most out of the least, and keeping occupants alive in the worst possible situations. Volvo, you're all about that

Also you'd better not because when we buy our next new car IT HAD BETTER BE POLESTAR BLUE

'Wägen, EPA LOL > StingrayJake 12/16/2014 at 17:27

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That's what happens when the rules mandate so much of the actual bodywork dimensions (like the giant fin).

MrPseudonym > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 17:33

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:(

samssun > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/16/2014 at 20:03

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Well, making cars doesn't really conform with their brand either. Perhaps they should shift focus to producing very safe refrigerators.

Hiroku > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/17/2014 at 09:09

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I don't know why, but this made me laugh really hard.