Volvo XC90 PUV [650 hp]: forgotten concept

Posted on 10-03-2016 at 13:05 by MauritsH – 65 Comments”

The new XC90 has his portion of attention. Time to get back to the previous model.

But then we get, of course, not just an XC90 (P2). You look at the XC90 PUV (Power Utility Vehicle), a car created by Volvo North America and other parties opgekalefaterd to a beast with a big fat V8 from Yamaha. Thanks to a supercharger, new engine mapping and a freer-breathing exhaust pumps this unit is over 650 hp to all four wheels. That’s more than twice as much power as in the normal XC90 V8 that was sold then, even though not a small boy.

To the ‘terreincapaciteiten’ and the ride characteristics, improved turning, hand to help, got the XC90 PUV is a modified version of Volvo’s Haldex electronically controlled all-wheel-drive system. This technique was able to always torque to the wheel with the most traction to steer, a kind of derivative of the more common limited slip differential.

The PUV was introduced at a trade fair in Las Vegas in 2004 and was mainly intended to show people that Volvo associated with boring, labradors and safety in mind. This is precisely why matching the look with the full performance potential. Outside of that thick body kit and red paint, jump elandlogo’s on the side nice in the eye. A feature which is actually on the list of options from regular volvos, niewaar?

Moreover, the XC90 PUV, specially built for the promotion of the XC90 V8, five inches lower on the put struts and rolls the monster on 20-inchers around. The gaping hole in the nose was required for cooling and the wheel arches considerably shaken to provide space for the wider wheels, which on their turn 15 inches (before) and 13 inch (rear) brake discs inns. Long story short: tuned SUV’s are not by definition laughable. This is just a fat thing.

Gallery: Volvo XC90 PUV Concept

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