The world of digital renderings is quite fun, isn't it? Without the limitations of safety and emissions regulations, the economics of scale, or even market demands, you are literally free to create whatever you want. This Volvo All-Terrain Taxi is one of those vehicles that the Swedish luxury automaker will never create, but it's still a digital recreation that's worthy of exploration.

Digitally rendered by Jin Tae Tak, the Volvo All Terrain Taxi is his entry for the Volvo Design Competition back in 2021. His goal was to create a vehicle that's able to effortlessly cross between nature and urban environments. With the Volvo All-Terrain Taxi, he is able to create a vehicle that eliminates the "physical, economical, and practical" barriers between the two environments.

To create a vehicle that can literally cross over "all-terrain", the sketch starts out by creating a clear separation between the vehicle and the wheels. His inspiration for this is the Atlas ATV and the Mars rover that was used in the 2015 movie The Martian. He also wanted the all-terrain vehicle to have a simple yet bold design, so he turned to Galapagos Turtles for the vehicle's design theme.

The result is a vehicle that is unlike anything that Volvo will ever make. It does inherit some of the Swedish automaker's design flourishes such as the four-spoke wheels that look similar to the C40 Recharge electric crossover SUV, as well as its lighting elements that have some degree of inspiration from current Volvos.

It comes in two "directions", with "Direction A" having a more utilitarian design and color scheme as well as a cargo box, while "Direction B" looks simpler and more restrained. Either way, the vehicle can literally go over any terrain, and this even includes the air, as the digital artist even shows an animation of the vehicle having a bit of air time.

The vehicle was created via Gravity Sketch and VRED Professional. Only the exterior of the Volvo All-Terrain Taxi was modeled, and as such, only a rough sketch of the interior was made by the digital artist. No powertrain details were also provided, but we do know that the vehicle is quite compact.

Measuring at 2,970 mm (116.93 in) long, 2,254 mm (88.74 in) wide, and 1,476 mm (58.11 in.) tall, the Volvo All-Terrain Taxi occupies more or less a square-shaped footprint. This also limits the number of people it can carry, because there are only two seats. The vehicle also supports autonomous driving. After all, if the Volvo All-Terrain Taxi can only carry two people, so the need for a driver will make this vehicle very impractical as a taxi.

The Volvo All-Terrain Taxi serves as yet another example of a vehicle that can be created when all business and regulatory constraints aren't being considered. With that said, do you think an all-terrain autonomous taxi a vehicle that Volvo should consider building in the future?