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750 HP Boxy Volvo Wagon Dominates Sweden's Racing Scene

Does it come as a surprise that the Swedes have a fetish for boxy Volvos? Of course it doesn't and we're here to show you how this is translated into the country's racing language.
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Last year, we showed you a pair of Volvo wagons that dominate the country's velocity battles, be they legal or not. For now, we're zooming in on one of those machines and we're warning those of you who missed the previous article that we're dealing with an all-out custom effort.

Mixing the nose of an elderly Volvo with the body of a newer model's body, this beast instantly tells you it's not your average family hauler. Not that its rear tires or exhaust sound wouldn't work just as well when it comes to tipping other drivers off.

Under the hood, we find an LS7 and the V8 works with an 80mm turbo that comes from Borg Warner, delivering a Lamborghini-rivaling 746 horsepower. Now, such an engine needs a tranny that can keep up with its muscle excess, which is why this Volvo uses a power glide unit.

On this occasion, the car seems to engage in a series of legal races, with its competitors being split into two main categories - we have the machines that come with a Volvo badge, as well as pieces of US metal.

The categories mentioned above refer to the visual side of this Volvo's competition. However, when it comes to the tech area of those cars, most of them rely on nitrous to push their V8s to Valhallah levels of power.

Even so, the meaty Volvo we're discussing today easily demonstrates its speed superiority. This car is so fast that it managed to show other's who's boss right from the 60-foot roll. Interestingly enough, the turbo-fed machine took a beating from the other Volvo we showed you back in 2015 and that vehicle relies on nitrous.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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