GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Volvo Concept Estate

Update: February 28: Official details on the Volvo Concept Estate have arrived, showing a few new images and adding more detail. Volvo says the new concept showcases where the company will take its interior design, as Volvo's senior vice president of design, Thomas Ingenlath, explains.

"The basic idea is to organise controls and information in a perfectly intuitive and user-friendly way. Everything is exactly where you expect it to be, making the drive more enjoyable, efficient and safe," says Ingenlath.

Making use of newly designed infotainment software, a large central-mount touchscreen replaces all buttons and controls says the company, save for crucial functions like volume and hazard lights.

"Not having to deal with buttons and controls for a growing number of functionalities is like being freed from a pair of handcuffs," opines Robin Page, interior design director at Volvo. "This has made it possible to build a beautiful interior architecture around the portrait screen. The concept car showcases how this user interface will be integrated in our new car generation."

No information on the car's dimensions or engine type have been mentioned.

Update Leaked images of Volvo's Geneva motor show star, the Concept Estate, comes just days after the vehicle was officially teased wearing an expensive raincoat in an odd collaboration with Stutterheim.

Tipping its hat to the Volvo P1800 ES wagon-coupe from the early 1970s, the new Concept Estate features a distinctive three-door layout, while its large wheels, pumped rear haunches and aggressive front end design provide the car with an athletic, low slung visual presence.

The sporty wagon is the third vehicle in Volvo's recent push to evolve its design ethos, seen in the stunning Concept Coupe and XC Concept Coupe revealed at the 2013 Frankfurt and 2014 Detroit motor shows respectively.

Expected to be revealed in full later tonight, the Volvo Concept Estate adheres to the design ethos seen in its abovementioned concept siblings, displaying T-shaped LED daytime running lights at the front, and a smooth, contemporary silhouette.

The interior shows off a premium, high-tech look with a digital instrument cluster and what appears to be a tablet-like vertically-aligned infotainment touch screen system.

There's plenty of leather and timber to be seen in the cabin, and the interior has a few quirks for good measure, such as the orange seat belts and tartan seat backs.