What’s a Hot Rod?
“Can a Volvo be a hot rod?” That was the question posed to me at a press event I attended a couple days ago. The occasion was the North American debut of the Volvo P1800 Cyan, a heavily modified version of an early Volvo P1800. It was built by Cyan Cars, a division of Cyan Racing, a Swedish company affiliated with Volvo’s factory race team in the World Touring Car Cup race series, and they have a proven record in racing with several championships in that series. In conjunction with the race program, Cyan builds road-going performance versions of Volvo’s street cars, but this is their first foray into a modified version of an older model. Can a Volvo be a hot rod? Well sure, but before I could answer to…