XC-50 is killed

[Low Tide]

Thanks to my dentist...

There is a XC50 blurb in the May 2005 issue of Motor Trend that says the XC50 launch has been scheduled for 2007.

The new Land Rover Freelander, which is based on the XC50 Platform will be available in 2006.

The delay in the release of the XC50, according to Volvo, is due to the current anti-SUV backlash among buyers in the EU.

[ifnt420]

Some XC50 news: the P1 codenames are replaced by the new Ford names. The XC50 project is now known as project Y360. He won't be fabricated in Ghent, or Gothenburg but in Halewood. That's in Engeland folks. I can add that the XC50 'll be the sister of the new Land Rover Freelander.

From someone in Ghent...

Also other Volvo news:

1) The C70 is delayed. Background for this are the unforseen troubles with the ceiling. The car wasn't showed at Genève (which was the original plan). The new plan is to introduce it in the '05 season. 2) The new S80 (they use the Ford codenames, project Y286) has some unforseen troubles too. These troubles are far more important, because the S80 is the base for all the new big Volvo's (and planned for begin '06). IF he 'll be late too, that's a big problem because the successors (Y285 (V70) and Y283(S60) 'll be delayed too.

[v70+xc70]

The freelander replacement lives on. Most recent spy shots show it with v50 wheels, longer wheelbase and a little wider. Looks to me like LR took the v50 chassis which has a longer WB etc and is adding their own body to it. I wonder if internal Ford squabbling over models/market positions kill the xc50. see this thread for pictures, the Black vehicle is the real shot
http://www.carspyshots.net/zerothread?id=12333&page=3