Volvo was designing SUVs as early as the 1970s

Volvo finally entered the SUV market in the early 2000s with the launch of the original XC90, but the automaker was designing SUVs at least as far back as the 1970s. Shortly after Land Rover launched its first Range Rover and before Mercedes-Benz launched its first civilian G-Class, Volvo designed a boxy two-door SUV. Official design sketches of…