12 Mar 2020, 09:29 (Ref:3963319)
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Originally Posted by Denosaur
Yeah there's a control engine somewhere, which is literally a crate Chev.
Having a Chev engine in the Volvo's was considered, but Garry in the end said it's the whole package or nothing. Given the efforts put into the engine and everything else the team put together, he didn't want to water it down. And Volvo wanted out, so in the end they worked it out.
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The Volvo allegedly tested with the Chev engine aboard before the Polestar Yamaha showed up..
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