The group assessed all sorts of options for the power unit– the initial B18 engine, a Red Block B230, a five-cylinder unit, and even a straight-six. There was even talk of sticking a fully-electric drivetrain in there, but Dahl stated nej. “We chose to slow down time and freeze a part of it in our own time capsule. That unit is matched up to a five-speed manual Holinger gearbox, a limited-slip differential, and the vehicle is, of course, rear-wheel-drive. Stopping the P1800 are a set of big steel discs with four-piston calipers, though theres no ABS, brake booster or even traction control.
” The Volvo P1800 Cyan carries our blue and yellow racing colours to mark our heritage,” he included.
Its being marketed exclusively by Cyan Racing – indeed, the business keeps in mind there was no partnership in between itself and Volvo on this project. On a scale of one to 10, which organ will you offer in order to buy among these marvelous things?
It began life as a 1964 P1800, with adjustments to the body to permit a wider track, bigger wheels, and a “repositioned greenhouse”, amongst numerous other things of course. The body itself was strengthened utilizing high-strength steel and carbon fiber– enhancing up weak points in the chassis.
It is likewise eye-wateringly desirable. Of this, there can be no argument. Cyan pictured what they would have done had they been running as a race team in the Sixties, turning a racing P1800 into a road cars and truck.
Stopping the P1800 are a set of big steel discs with four-piston calipers, though theres no ABS, brake booster or even traction control. Just you, your right foot, and 416 championship-winning horsies. Finest beware, as its light, too: Cyan informs us the whole cars and truck weighs just 990kg.
Goodness, where to start. This is a Volvo P1800 from the 1960s, fine-tuned, restored and upgraded by touring automobile clothing Cyan Racing. It is an automobile constructed to celebrate Cyans very first world touring vehicle champion win in a Volvo.
” We declared our first world title with Volvo in 2017,” Dahl said, “and have ever since won 2 further world titles with other makers. The first title was a milestone for us, and we felt it was a good time to reconnect with the past and to those before us racing Volvos.
Ah, the chassis. Out goes the live rear axle, and in comes a Cyan-designed independent setup. The front gets double wishbones, aluminium uprights and two-way adjustable dampers with Cyan hydraulics all round.
In the end, Cyan plumped for a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder engine; the very same one that powered the groups S60 TC1 race cars and truck to the 2017 WTCC title. The headlines are therefore: 414bhp and 336lb feet of torque, a redline of 7,700 rpm, and a “linear power and torque curve with the attributes of a normally-aspirated engine”.
That system is matched up to a five-speed manual Holinger transmission, a limited-slip differential, and the automobile is, of course, rear-wheel-drive. “You can be ruthless going into a corner and still find your pinnacle and exit within millimetres,” explains a chap called Thed.
” The Volvo P1800 Cyan is our analysis of what could have been,” describes Cyan Racing employer Christian Dahl.
The group assessed all sorts of alternatives for the power system– the initial B18 engine, a Red Block B230, a five-cylinder unit, and even a straight-six. There was even talk of sticking a fully-electric drivetrain in there, however Dahl stated nej. “We chose to slow down time and freeze a part of it in our own time capsule.
