Volvo S60 Concept revealed ahead of Detroit

Actually I disagree. I think volvo's design isn't that modern and progressive. With the exception of C30 which I admit is very attractive, the general line up at volvo is very boring in design and uninteresting. If its to compete with the likes of the germans, who can get away with anything, it really has to work on its design.

I concur with Cemi. However, I think this design is very exciting start. It definitely shows a break in their usual mold of their current cars, curvey yet somewhat boxy to satiate Volvo enthusiasts and traditionalists. I also agree with rcw. Volvo have a lot of safety features, granted, but the car's driving dynamics leave much to be thought about in terms of actually ensuring the safety devices (i.e. accident warning system) never alert the driver as often as they do currently. But I will say this, I really like this spiffy new design. It is a good start for Volvo.

reply to ceni: the Germans cannot get away with anything they want to. The E65 7-series sold badly till they facelifted it, the R-class is a failure, the Maybach is a failure, the original Smart, was a failure. The ForFour was a failure. So was the Phaeton. Why do you think the S-class is having its rear lights remodelled?

cemi, rather.

dom6698:- Don't pick out exceptions and state them as rules. Yes these perhaps were not very successful, but overall, the German's are able to relatively neglect design because of their status. If Volvo wants to come into the picture, it needs very well designed and attention grabbing products. That is the point I was trying to make.