Man hid a twin-turbo Lambo V10 inside a 1975 Volvo 240 to create the absolute monster that is the 'Volvoghini'

A classic Volvo is usually known for its boxy looks and sensible approach to motoring, but one Swedish car enthusiast has given the humble 240 a seriously wild makeover, adding a Lambo V10 to create a ‘Volvoghini’.

Peter Bjorck has transformed a 1975 Volvo into a high-performance machine with a twin-turbo Lamborghini V10, all-wheel drive, and a mid-engine layout.

The result is a car that looks like it belongs in a vintage parking lot but feels much more at home on a drag strip.

And its latest performance figures suggest this is one old Volvo you definitely wouldn’t want to challenge at a traffic light.

The Volvo 240 has a V10-shaped secret

At first glance, the 1975 Volvo 240 looks like the kind of car you’d expect to see parked outside a grocery store in the seventies rather than lining up against purpose-built drag racers.

But Peter Bjorck’s project, which he calls Waffle, is anything but ordinary underneath its familiar, angular bodywork.

The enthusiast has installed a Lamborghini-sourced V10 engine in the middle of the car and fitted it with two turbochargers, creating a weird combination of Swedish practicality and Italian supercar power.

The car also retains all-wheel drive, meaning power can reach all four wheels rather than relying solely on the rear tires to put everything down on the track.

Getting all those components to work together has required plenty of custom engineering, with Bjorck working through electrical issues and tuning the car’s MoTeC engine management system.

And while the Volvo might look relatively unassuming from the outside, its proportions give away some of the extensive work involved in the build.

The car sits on a bespoke chassis and has a substantially widened rear end, helping accommodate a setup that is a long way removed from the original family car.

This old Volvo can run an eighth-mile in 5.3 seconds

Bjorck recently took the car to Hudiksvall Raceway in Sweden for a series of drag-strip tests, giving the unusual machine a chance to show what it could do.

The first run produced a time of 5.52 seconds over the eighth-mile, reaching 135mph.

But things got even more interesting as he continued adjusting the launch settings and power delivery.

One of the later runs clocked an impressive 5.34 seconds at approximately 137mph.

That’s a seriously quick run for a car that began life more than five decades ago, especially considering Bjorck was still working through several issues during testing.

The car even started lifting its front wheels during launches, forcing him to adjust the wheelie-control settings to prevent the system from cutting power too aggressively.

Rather than experiencing major mechanical failures, Bjorck spent much of the testing session studying data logs and fine-tuning the engine’s torque delivery.

The weekend ended with eight passes completed and the car still in one piece, although there was more work to do before everything was running exactly as intended.

The project is still getting faster

Despite the impressive performance, Bjorck isn’t finished developing the car just yet.

One of his biggest challenges is getting the engine management system to deliver power smoothly, particularly when the car shifts into third gear.

The car currently weighs around 3,167 pounds, with much of that weight coming from its custom chassis and Lamborghini engine.

Bjorck has also discussed using more carbon-fiber components to bring the weight closer to 2,205 pounds, or 1,000 kilograms.

That would make an already quick machine even more interesting on the drag strip.

For now, the Volvo has already demonstrated that its unusual combination of a classic body, a twin-turbo Lamborghini V10, and all-wheel drive can deliver some seriously impressive results.

And if Bjorck manages to iron out the remaining tuning issues, this vintage Swedish machine could have plenty more surprises in store.

Weird, but wonderful.