New P12...

Oct 30, 2003 5 Replies
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I just read on Volvo Canada's website that after the release of the new S40 2005 early next year, "next in line will be the P12 Wagon"...that will hit the showrooms in the first half of 2004. I heard of the V50, but P12 sounds totally new to me, and it seems completely out of their lineup... S40, V50, S60, etc...



Anyone heard about this before?


Richard Bouchard.



By the way. Just bought a 2001 red V40. 'Twas the dealership's courtesy car. It has 44,000 km and over two years of warranty to go. We'll pick it up a week from now. Can't wait...


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As a former Volvo worker I know that this is just the "work name" of the model. Previous models of volvo have all had their own "internal" names, I think S80 was named P23 (or was it the 850? can't remember ...). In the volvo factories, they use the nomenclature PXX, where XX is a number instead of the more commercial names like V70, S60, .... but don't ask me why.

Greetings from Gothenburg. /Nisse

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Hi Richard,

The prefix "P" has been used before, though sometimes changed later.

E.g. P1900 1956-57 Body Type Sports. P120 (120 Series, Amazon). 1956-67 Body Type Sedan (4 Dr.) P130 (120 Series, Amazon) 1961-70 Body Type Sedan (2 Dr.) P220 (120 Series, Amazon) 1962-69 Body Type Estate P1800 1961-63 Body Type GT Coupe 1800S 1963-69 Body Type GT Coupe 1800E 1969-72 Body Type GT Coupe 1800ES 1971-73 Body Type GT Coupe

(Source: "VOLVO The Cars - From the 20's to the 80's" by Bjorn-Eric Lindh.

Andy I.

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Sure but as I said, the model will not be named P12, it will soon get it's commercial name, like S50, S20, V30 or whatever .... P12 is the name of the project. /Nisse

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Could be a replacement for the V70. The design was done in 2001, if it gets a replacement in 2005, as a 2005.5 or a 2006 it would be right on track for updates.

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I see...

P1 is the base commonly developed for the Focus, MAzda 3 and S/V40. P11 could have been the 2004 S40 and P12 the V50. By the way, I just read on

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the V50 will be launched at the Bologna auto show. There are some"spy" photos at
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Richard.

Rob Guenther a écrit :

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