This car honeslty looks nothing like the E39 five series... at all.
I read a bunch of the
PR documents for the new S80(Volvo released several regarding different aspects of the new car), and I'm very sure that this car will suceed in what it was set out to do. 70% of this cars buyers are to be new to the brand, and w/ that Volvo knows it's saying a lot, and they wouldn't make such a claim unless they knew they could back it up. As for the cars looks, it's very much on point and the design comes off as very original and very Volvo, which I guess some can't swallow? But I am very greatful that this isn't some over-analyzed, contrived piece of engineering that is trying too hard to be one of the Germans. It's not, it's modern Scandinavian design and intergrity at it's best, and those two things are Volvo's hallmarks. New S80 for me please.