After showing you a selection of the cool Volvos found at Gatebil 2014 and featuring Christians’ 960 wagon, a question kept popping up: what exactly makes a Volvo cool? And if you managed to make it cool… do you have to call it a Voolvo? Let’s try to figure out the recipe for Volvo coolness!

Bolting on a tow bar and hooking up a trailer doesn’t quite cut it, you think? Well then, add a set of wheels from the R model. Still not exited?

So how about bolting on a set of R wheels and a couple of auxiliary driving lights? This might be common in Scandinavia and nobody there might look twice. However, because you hardly ever see that in Germany… it definitely adds an interesting touch to the vehicle.

A different approach is adding a set of white(!) Compomotive wheels, lowering the car and swapping the stock seats for Sparco racing items.

Not enough? Make the engine sing in a different tone with a stainless steel exhaust and slap a wing on your trunk lid…

… and park your ride next to a stack of used tires lining the Rudskogen Motorsenter go-kart track.

Is this a Voolvo then? I would say so. Comparing to other machinery found at Gatebil 2014, it represents a more subtle approach, though.

You don’t fancy nice paint, but want to have plenty of power? Well then, inject the soul of Bavarias’ finest and enjoy plenty of reliable power to flick your Swedish brick around the corners sideways.

Overcooked it? Make sure the color of your paint matches the colors of the recovery equipment servicing the track 😉

Stock Volvo bodies are too narrow for your taste? This can be fixed easily by riveting on a set of overfenders. Too easy you reckon? How about a custom made wide body kit then? Add military inspired camo wrapping and you’re in business.

Or… mix all of the above, add a mighty Viper V10 engine and create a drift machine that goes like stink and looks great while doing it.

Is this a cool Volvo now? Nope. Not at all – because it’s damned hot!