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Leif Tufvesson, the Swedish carbuilder behind Caresto, has seen to it that the Volvo display at SEMA features not one, but two surprising and delightful hot rods. The Caresto V8 Speedster joins the VÖX-Amazon in adding some serious old-time flavor to the otherwise C30-dominated Volvo booth. Lovingly crafted out of carbon fiber and aluminum the Speedster is powered by a mid-mounted 4.4L Volvo V8 that's been converted to run on ethanol. It's good for 340 horsepower on the alterna-fuel and 315 on regular gas.

Tufvesson wanted this rod to be a real driver's car, and with it's 60/40 rear/front weight distribution and Öhlin's sport suspension, he achieves said objective. In that sense, the Caresto V8 Speedster is such a departure from the traditional hot rod, Tufvesson likes to refer to it as a "Sport Rod." Works for us. Hot rod looks blended with sports car performance (and a "green" angle to boot) is a winner in our book. Currently only two of these Caresto Speedsters exist -- the blue one at SEMA and a red one in Sweden (which is also featured in the promotional video after the jump).

Tufvesson has expressed a desire to build a few more examples of it. If you want one, expect to pony up the Swedish equivalent of $330,000.

(Photos, video, and a press release all after the jump)

[Source: Volvo]

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