Volvo 363 CS

The Volvo 363 CS was a concept car that Volvo built in 1977 on the basis of the Volvo 343. It was first meant to become the performance model of the 300 series, with CS standing for Competition Services, and was Volvo's attempt to compete with cars in the GTi class. Only one was built, because development costs became so high that the model was not thought reasonable to keep for larger series production. It was mostly an ordinary 343, but its engine was replaced by a 2.7 litre V6, the Volvo B27 also known as the PRV engine, taken from the 260 series, and it had a five speed gearbox from Alfa Romeo mounted at the rear in front of the rear axle. It was painted silver with orange stripes and had Recaro seats and a few extra gauges. It should not be confused with the Volvo 360.