The Volvo VESC, the Volvo Experimental Safety Car, was a concept car made by Volvo to showcase a number of innovative passenger safety features. It was unveiled in 1972 at the Geneva Motor Show. [1]

The VESC (Volvo Experimental Safety Car) was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 1972 – a forerunner in the field of car safety and equipped with a range of technical solutions that subsequently became a natural part of Volvo’s leadership in this important area.

At the GIMS 1972, Volvo unveiled the concept car VESC (Volvo Experimental Safety Car). From a design viewpoint, the VESC hinted at the design language of the forthcoming Volvo 240, launched in 1974 and later became Volvo’s longest-lasting model ever (19 …

2021年7月20日 · Volvo took its opportunity at the 1972 Geneva Auto Show to unveil its research in experimental safety concepts with the Volvo Experimental Safety Car, or VESC. On the surface, the VESC was a fairly conventional concept car in that it showed the design direction of the upcoming Volvo 240, which was set to go on sale in 1974.

The VESC (Volvo Experimental Safety Car) was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 1972 – a forerunner in the field of car safety and equipped with a range of technical solutions that subsequently became a natural part of Volvo’s leadership in this important area.

2022年2月23日 · The Volvo VESC, the Volvo Experimental Safety Car, was a concept car made by Volvo to showcase several innovative passenger safety features. It was unveiled in 1972 at the Geneva Motor Show. In the late 1960s, Volvo had a first project focusing on passenger safety called P1560, which resulted in a few different prototype models being made.

2004年12月1日 · Introduced 20 years after the Philip concept in 1972, when Volvo undertook the serious and ethical decision to adopted safety as one of its core values, the VESC (Volvo Experimental Concept Car) fitted the image well.

2024年4月29日 · Two years before the iconic Volvo 240 hit the market, the Swedish automaker introduced the Volvo Experimental Safety Car (VESC). This concept car was ahead of its time, incorporating a wide range of innovative technical solutions that would ultimately set the standard for safety in the automotive industry.

The VESC (Volvo Experimental Safety Car) was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 1972 – a forerunner in the field of car safety and equipped with a range of technical solutions that subsequently became a natural part of Volvo’s leadership in this important area.

Several VESCs were built to test a series of new safety features and public reaction to aspects of the styling of the Volvo 240, which followed two years later. The VESC incorporated crumple zones, rollover protection etc.