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Mini-Volvo XC90s Used for Special Transport Duties During the European Athletic Championships Review

August 2006
Filed under: VOLVO Car News | VOLVO Headlines
11 Aug 2006 -- The Volvo Car Corporation has built a mini-Volvo that takes care of very special transport requirements during the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. The car, which is a 1:5 scale model of a Volvo XC90, was developed to be able to, quickly and smoothly, transport javelins, hammers or discuses from the place where they land, back to the thrower again.

Mini-Volvo XC90s transport the discuses, javelins and weights during the European Athletics Championships 2006 (Gothenburg).

Volvo Cars has hand-built four unique small bodies, mounted on electrically driven chassis developed by the Nordic Sport company. The radio-controlled mini-Volvo with a two horsepower electric motor is capable of transporting either four discuses, three javelins or two hammers. Two hammers alone, together weigh 14 kilos! The little car has been greatly appreciated when, fully loaded and at a speed of 20 kilometres an hour, it scampers over the grass at the Ullevi athletics stadium in Gothenburg.

However, Volvo Cars does not have any plans afoot to mass produce the mini XC90 model.


Note: The descriptions and data contained in this press material (release) apply to the international model range of Volvo Car Corporation. Specifications may vary from country to country and change without notice.


Source: Volvo Car Corporation

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