The contrast test drive spanning half a century reveals the essence of Volvo station wagon.

Volvo station wagon not only represents a car brand, but also represents a loyal commitment.

Should we celebrate the 65th anniversary of Volvo Douette? Birthday or 70? What about your first birthday? It is better to hit the sun than to choose the day. We're celebrating its 66.5 today? birthday This is Volvo's first station wagon. Once it was launched, it was very popular. We'll take Douette with the V90? Long-term colleagues went to Sweden together and stayed at IKEA Hotel for the night.

We have never tried to test a new car for a long time and let another classic car that spans half a century go with it, so we spent a long time planning the topic. We're just going to IKEA in Sweden to see how much cardboard-packed IKEA furniture Volvo station wagon can hold. Here 1000? In this wonderful country where thousands of Swedes live together, many things seem to have some subtle connections.

1953? In 1950, the population of this country was only 750? Wan. Today, people are still talking about Ingvar Kamprad who founded IKEA and Volvo's first station wagon. Kamprad's first transaction in this respect was Matches and nylon stockings. 1947? In 2006, he turned to the furniture delivery business. From 1953? Since 2006, he has been packing IKEA furniture in flat cartons suitable for station wagons. I have to say that this world is really wonderful, because Volvo also launched PV445 in the same year.

Well, I must admit, I didn't seriously verify the truth of this story, just said what I heard. 1927? The 2008 PV4 already has a tailgate. 1953? In, Volvo redesigned the PV444? The tail? Launch PV445. Although these are all facts, the proud Volvo company claims that PV445? It was their first station wagon. Does this car look like a 444 from the front? Yes PV445？ It has also become a prototype for some independent automobile manufacturers to develop minivans, vans, station wagons and a few soft-top convertibles.

The developer adopted a load-bearing body on the new model, which increased the thickness of the steel plate. Although this car is not a large station wagon, its carrying capacity is amazing, because both sides of the luggage compartment are vertical, and it is very convenient to enlarge items.

It is not clear when the idea of producing this kind of station wagon came into being, but it is certain that asare GarBilir Sen, co-founder and boss of Volvo, 1953? The sixth year? April 4th? The 24th got the first sample car. This model was called Herrg at that time? Rdsvagn), which means "station wagon with windows". Although it is huge, its name is not half as romantic as Douette's, meaning "Duett". As the name implies, Douette includes two sub-models, namely, a commercial van and a domestic station wagon. These two models are very popular with users because of their strong practicality.

It's really great to drive Douette.

We agreed to meet at Oort. We want to go there because it's easy to get lost when driving in a small town in Smolan, but it's easier to find Huldt in ailm, which crosses the border of Kronoberg province. However, the title of the former railway hub here has been forgotten.

Nowadays, when people mention this city, they think of other things. For example, if I remember correctly, Thomas Arfvidson, a writer born here who is good at crime, wrote on 200 1? Won the literary honor award in. 1958, Ingvar Kamprad opened the first branch of IKEA here.

Now, Huldt in ailm is still one of the main offices of IKEA, where many employees receive relevant training. In addition, they are staying at the IKEA Hotel. We think we will get two flat boxes at the reception desk, which contain furniture that must be fixed to the bedstead and bedside by our own screws. This seems to be in line with the style of IKEA. In fact, we live in a two-person apartment and share the corridor and bathroom with other guests. We won't know until we stay here. It is also a good place for those who don't care so much about quiet rest at night.

The space inside the car is only 4? Square meters, we need to see how many pieces of IKEA furniture can fit in such a small space. Although there are comfortable sofas in many corners of the hotel, there are still steaming coffee on the coffee table next to most sofas. Outside the hotel, Douette stopped at the V90 used by our colleagues for durability test. Besides.

We are driving a PV445 with detachable laminated glass. Starting with 1957? Since 2000, it has traveled halfway around the world, so no one doubts the authenticity of its five-digit mileage. All the traditions and myths of Volvo large station wagon come from Douette, followed by Amazon, which is more exquisite and elegant, and145,245,740,940? And 850, and the third generation V70? And 20 16? Money? V90. They were the safest and most durable cars at that time, and several of them were even recognized as truly authoritative cars. Besides, they are not only a car brand, but also a promise, a promise about reliability, loyalty and safety. This commitment is not a few years, they have been with us for decades.

Swedes seem to have a soft spot for station wagons, perhaps because it can represent their attitude towards freedom and keen travel to some extent. Today, Douette is over 60 years old? Many years. B 16？ When the four-cylinder engine is started, it is a little difficult. We carefully hung up 1? Block, Volvo set off slowly. When we accelerate the car to 60 mph. Kilometers/? Hours or 80? Kilometers/? Hours, the wind whistling in my ear shows that the speed of the vehicle is not slow at this time. Along the way, Douette appeared calm and tireless.

Brave advance

Perhaps this is the magic of this car: it is not afraid even if it is a long way from its destination. From home, we drove a Volvo station wagon for a long way. Spacious interior and comfortable seats. Just as we were about to stop to have a rest, a natural lake surrounded by fir trees came into view, and we were excited to find a path to the lake. When you hit the brakes, Lockheed? The drum brake response is slightly delayed.

When Douette drove through the gravel road leading to the lake, some gravel rolled into the wheel cover and made a tinkling sound, while others slammed on the fender. The breeze rippled on the lake, and the waves lapped the rocks on the shore. The picturesque lake scenery is fascinating, so we opened the car door, put away the back seat, unfolded the sleeping mat and sleeping bag, found a more comfortable position to lie down, and quietly watched the golden afterglow of summer fade away and ushered in the vast starry sky at night.

Summer nights are like dreams.

If the average service life of each car is 20 years and the mileage is 50? Ten thousand kilometers, so, Volvo has produced 4 10 so far? 10 thousand cars, all Volvo Douette large station wagons add up to 8200? Wan nian and 2. 1? Trillion kilometers of mileage. These figures can fully reflect the amazing durability of this car. V90 is with us? It started about two years ago 10? The 10,000-kilometer endurance test is coming to an end. Although from different times, from matrix headlights to electric tailgate, V90? Still has all the comfort protection functions of Volvo.

Volvo also assembles the V90 in Gothenburg. This car is produced on a 3 km long boron steel production line, which is the hardest steel used in automobile manufacturing at present. Finally, the vehicle will be rolled off the line from the Toslanda factory. This car can be used for decades without any problems. From travel to home, it can meet almost all your requirements.

Now, we will drive back to Huldt in ailm, and then send the furniture back to IKEA. It should be mentioned that the cover of the first catalogue of this furniture company is the "Scarmont" armchair that promises to be "as comfortable as royalty". Inspired by it, Volvo conducted a lot of tests at IKEA. The seat must be able to withstand 5? Sit down for 10 thousand times, even if it's four a day? Second, you can also use 34? A few years. If the Volvo station wagon is regarded as a piece of furniture, it is definitely a durable furniture with excellent value for money.

When loading this IKEA "Scarmont" armchair, we took it out of the package and put it in the V90? Medium. In this way, we have room to load more other IKEA furniture.

Volvo Douette ●●

engine

Four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine, 1583cm3,

60PS/4500rmp， 109？ Nm/2500rmp，

Zenith? 34? Keywords downdraft carburetor, 3-speed manual gearbox,

2? Block and 3? Rear wheel drive gear synchronization

driving force

0 ~ 100 km/h: 29 s, maximum speed 120km/h,

Fuel consumption10l/100km (super gasoline)

Manufacturing time

1953- 1969? 97 years? 298? unit

Volvo V90●●