Top Gear explores why the Japanese are becoming more and more passionate about classic Volvo models

It is also known that they appreciate classic European models, especially German ones, which they sometimes bought with left-hand drive and used them very restrictively, keeping them for almost nine decades in a row. But appreciation for classic Volvo models is only now starting to make its way into Japanese car culture.

Those from Top Gear recently made a foray into this car culture of Japan, talking directly with Volvo enthusiasts to find out what determines the growth of this phenomenon of loving the classic Swedish models.

The image of indestructible cars, simple in essence, but made with great care, is the one that attracts more and more the enthusiasts from Japan, according to what they themselves say.

It somehow also depends on the appreciation of the reliability of Japanese cars, they say. It's just that owning a Volvo is much rarer and more special in Japan.

One of the owners says that he was among the first, when no one of his generation thought of owning a classic Volvo. Now the idea is already seen as an admirable one by many enthusiasts.

The cars are still affordable in Japan, much cheaper than a classic Mercedes of the same age for example. And this encourages this trend even more.

Rectangular shapes are full of effect, almost everyone says. In a world of clean, fluid shapes, a car like Volvo makes a strong presence wherever you drive it. Immediately tell everyone that you have an interesting character and eccentric tastes.

And besides that, the fact that they are indestructible and safe makes them easy to exploit in everyday life, and that gives more flavor to the experience of owning such Volvo models. Therefore, the trend seems to be just at the beginning and could become one of the very popular currents in Japan.