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Volvo 122 S (Amazon) - hot temperament from the cool north

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Created on October 1, 1960

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Günther Gebhardt

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Volvo 122 (1960) - frühes Pressebild des S-Modelles

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Volvo 122 S (1960) - im Handling-Test

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Volvo 122 S (1960) - auch für Hochzeiten geeignet

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Volvo 122 S (1960) - Sicherheitsgurten, Handbremse links vom Fahrersitz

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Volvo 122 S (1960) - Cockpit

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Volvo 122 S (1960) - der Motor mit zwei Vergasern

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Volvo 122 (1961) - macht sich auch am Strand gut

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Volvo 122 (1961) - Strandszene

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Volvo 122 (1961) - wendig in der Stadt (Originalton Volvo)

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Volvo 122 (1961) - Repräsentationsmobil

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Volvo 122 (1961) - für die ganze Familie

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Volvo 122 (1961) - B18 charmant präsentiert

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Volvo 122 (1961) - Blick in das Interieur

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Volvo 122 (1961) - auch als Polizeiwagen im Einsatz

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Volvo 122 S (1961) - S steht hier für dreitürig und sportlich

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Volvo 122 (1962) - der qualitativ hochstehende Wagen für Geschäft und Familie (Volvo-Originalton)

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Volvo 122 (1962) - die Türen des 122 sind ein Meter breit

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Volvo 122 (1962) - rundliche Formen, viel Stabilität

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Volvo 122 (1962) - Silhouette

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Volvo 122 S (1962) - Sportversion in der viertürigen Variante

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Volvo 122 (1963) - die viertürige Ausführung

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Volvo 122 (1961) - Blick auf den Motor des S-Modelles mit 1,8 Litern Hubraum

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Volvo 122 (1961) - S-Modell mit zwei Vergasern

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Volvo 122 (1961) - der 1800er-Motor des S-Modelles

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Summary

For the 'hobby' editors, the Volvo 122 S represented a car that, although still relatively unknown, was close to the German driver's dream car for both sports and long-distance driving. To prove this, they conducted a merciless test drive. This article re-edits the 1960 test editorial report and supplements it with archive photos from the time, as well as two sales brochures.

This article contains the following chapters

Unusually robust vehicles
Elegant, solid saloon
Sporty heart
Angry roar for sporty drivers
Excellent road grip
Plenty of safety as standard
Less than optimal visibility
Complete equipment
Good fuel consumption despite full throttle chases
Close to the dream car
Technical profile

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

hen we recently stirred up the minds of our readers by suggesting a'dream car 1960' from series-produced mid-range models, the countless letters we received repeatedly raised the astonished question: "What kind of car is that, the legendary Volvo Amazon, that keeps appearing in your experts' wish lists?" Understandably, such questions were usually linked to the desire to get to know this car, which is fairly unknown in Germany, in a test report. Well, our readers' wish was our command, especially as our car editors naturally wanted to investigate the legendary qualities of the car from the far north themselves with a stopwatch and measuring tape.

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