Volvo

Toyota considered crash safety when designing it. My car suffered considerable damage. A stiff neck and some minor bruises for me. Certainly an element of luck involved. My Corolla coupe was repairable and I enjoyed it for another 80,000 miles. It was sim

The key stat is the the drag coefficient times the cross sectional area. Thats called the “drag area” That Volvo might have a Cd of 0.32 but its drag area is around 0.32 x 2.5 = 0.8 sqm The Countach has a Cd of 0.42 but due to a smaller cross section, it

The drag coefficient (Cd) number has to be multiplied by the cross-sectional area. The Volvo's Cd has to be multiplied by its (larger) cross-sectional area, whereas the sports car would seem to have a smaller cross-sectional area. Therefore, the boxy car

Very true! On the surface, it presents a fact that is probably very surprising to most people because 99% of people probably don't know how aerodynamics work and how Cd is measured. Take for instance: tire width is a significant contributor of coefficient

It seems restomods are about as popular in the automotive sphere as independents in watchmaking, even if the concept is a tad different. Here a recent one that might be right up Nico’s alley, since it is based around the Volvo P1800ES, the famous ‘Snow wh

I had a Volvo Ocean Race for 16 years... I'm sure that paint is available, the colors look very similar

And a great photo journey, as always. I guess it will come down to a similar choice for me - do something with the Volvo or simply get another car that will produce more pleasure right out of the box. Let’s see what it will be 👍🏻🤷🏻‍♂️ That Jag does look n

I bought this for its looks and off-road capabilities even though I secretly wanted this instead At this point I did bigger, better tires, drilled brake rotors, free-flowing air filter and a few other minor mods. But then the Jaguar fell into our driveway

It is actually on the second engine. The first one imploded at around 225k km (ca. 140 k miles). Volvo did provide a replacement free of charge, though. As for changes - would like to keep it looking largely stock but improve it gently at the same time.

5-8 is a bit more extreme - would like to keep the original seats as they are supremely comfortable and lightweight or carbon roofs go a bit beyond what I would like to invest. Apparently the Netherlands are one of the best places to make a Volvo upgrade,