Volvo Tundra
The Volvo Tundra was a concept car which was built and designed by Bertone sometime in 1979 after being told to do “something delicious” based on the Volvo 343.[1] The angular design was by Marcello Gandini, and continued the themes developed for the Lamborghini Silhouette and the Reliant (Anadol) FW11.[2] It was rejected by Volvo who thought it was too modern and difficult to sell.
Bertone instead sold a very similar design to Citroën where it was produced as Citroën BX from 1982 to 1994.[3]
The rear side window of the Tundra had a pulled down top edge, a theme which was continued on the C Pillar of the BX. The overall effect was of a floating roof, a design idea that would become popular in the 2010s.[3] The car featured a digital speedometer and was powered by a 1.4 litre four-cylinder engine, giving 70 PS (51 kW).
References
- ^ Padeanu, Adrian (3 August 2016). "Concept We Forgot: 1979 Volvo Tundra". Motor1.
- ^ Perini, Giancarlo (18 October 1979). "Muotoilun kaunokkeja" [Design beauties]. Tekniikan Maailma (in Finnish). Vol. 35, no. 17/79. Helsinki: TM-Julkaisu. p. 62. ISSN 0355-4287.
- ^ a b Söderholm, Erik (5 July 2014). "Volvos konstiga konceptbil – som blev en Citroën" [Volvo's strange concept car - which became a Citroën]. Auto Motor & Sport (in Swedish). Egmont Publishing AB. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
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