Previously shown at Frankfurt, the concept showcases the company's new Scalable Product Architecture, as well as the new, highly efficient four-cylinder Drive-E powertrains (formerly known as VEA) that are already now available in six Volvo models.

Volvo Cars' strategy is to use electrification to create the most powerful versions in the Drive-E engine family, taking power figures up into V8 territory. The Volvo Concept Coupé is equipped with Volvo Cars' plug-in hybrid technology, which marries up a high-performance petrol engine with an electric motor on the rear axle, giving the Volvo Concept Coupé a total output of about 395bhp and over 443lb.ft of torque.

The Volvo Concept Coupé is the first in a series of three concept cars that demonstrate the new design direction of Volvo Cars and paves the way for the introduction of the all-new XC90 in 2014.

‘The Volvo Concept Coupé shows what you can expect from our new architecture: the confident stance, the proportions and the most prominent design signatures. Even though the all-new XC90 is a different type of car, you will recognise the connection instantly,’ said Thomas Ingenlath, senior vice president design at Volvo Cars.