The Volvo YCC was an idea automobile presented in 2004 with the stated target of meeting the particular desires of female drivers.
To do so, Volvo assembled a design team completely made of girls, a little time in the autumn of 2001. It was regarded as a major exercise in ergonomics from the point of view of a female driver.

People who were concerned in the many stages of the project were: Maria Widell Christiansen, Eva-Lisa Andersson, Elna Holmberg, Maria Uggla, Camilla Palmertz, Cynthia Charwick, Anna Rosn, Lena Ekelund and Tatiana Butovitsch Temm. On the outside the auto looked, at first impression, like a softly futuristic 4 seat coupe. On closer inspection one could see that there wasn't any hood, that is, no access panel allowing access to the auto's engine.

Engine upkeep needed taking out the entire front end of the vehicle body, ideally in some establishment with the needed space and appliances. This wasn't meant to happen regularly as the engine was built to need an oil change only after fifty thousand km (32,000 miles) and to instantly send a radio message to a garage a short while before any required upkeep. Filling the windscreen washer tank was done by a capless ball valve, right next to the capless gas tank ball valve. Volvo surveys had found (among much other stuff) that female drivers considered caps to be a major bother. The auto featured run-flat tires, like those of wheeled armoured cars, to be ready to drive all of the way to a garage after a puncture and so avoid needing to change a tire by the side of the road. Entry into the auto was by the way of two Gull-wing doors on the sides. It also had an skyside opening hatchback door giving access to the trunk and load area. For a sensor-based keyless entry All 3 doors were motorized. Pressing on a single button on the keychain immediately opened the closest door, making it easy for someone holding bags of groceries or other sundries to get the things in the vehicle without putting anything on the pavement or the path. The inside was maximised for simple storage and good looks. All the textile panels or textile parts like the seat pads or the door sides may be removed simply to modify the color schemes and alter textures.

The head rests had dents to accommodate pony tails. From the center console the shifting column and the hand brake were removed to give the front seat passengers less complicated access to the huge storage compartments found in the dashboard. The back seat could fold up, as in some flick houses and theaters or as is the case with the jump seat of some planes and limos, making it simple for the driver to get a reasonably enormous item in the auto without opening the hot hatch. The fenders and body cladding were made from troublesome, dent-resistant materials. The cross-breed engine was cheap and strong.