Volvo’s patent and trademark lawyers have been busy, as two new applications have been discovered suggesting changes at the top of the Swedish brand’s lineup. The first comes from the European Union Intellectual Property Office and was dug up by Motor1. Volvo is applying to trademark the name “Volvo EXC90” for “electric vehicles; land motor vehicles.”
Volvo went on record saying that the
production version of 2021’s Concept Recharge, seen by many as the XC90’s
replacement, will start with a vowel, which EXC90 does. Previous reports,
however, suggested that the model, which it is said will blend SUV and sedan
design elements, will be named Embla, after the first woman in Norse mythology.
The second, posted to the Worldscoop
forum, shows the design of an upcoming Volvo SUV. Looking similar to the XC90,
it also features design cues from the Volvo Concept Recharge, which was first
shown to the world in 2021.
The headlights, for instance, angle
backwards sharply and the upper grille, where the XC90 has its Volvo badge,
appears to be closed off, which seems to suggest that it uses an electric
powertrain. At the back, meanwhile, it gets C-shaped taillights, which are
unlike those on both the XC90 or the Concept Recharge.
We reached out to Volvo for more
information, but a spokesperson told us that “it’s our policy not to comment on
future product.”
