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Looking Across the Iberian Peninsula in the Volvo S90

Setting a new record in Spain and Portugal.

By The Drive Staff

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Barcelona's nightclubs are turning out the last of their customers as Roy and Cantle start their day.
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Roy checks the time. Departure is calculated to beat both the morning rush hour in Barcelona, and the afternoon rush hour in Lisbon.
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Luggage secured, Roy looks longingly at a nightlife he missed out on, prefering instead to sleep in preperation for the record run.
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The first light of dawn signals that it's time to depart.
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The first look at the GPS map is always daunting.
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Spain and Portugal both have fantastic, high-speed toll roads. Perfect for record setting at sensible, even legal speeds.
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Careful planning dispatches city traffic. The record appears to be in the bag.
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The 25 de Abril Bridge spans the Tagus, and whisks the team into Lisbon. Designed by the same firm behind San Francisco's Bay Bridge, the span is a Lisbon landmark.
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Record: Set! Perfect weather and unimprovable road conditions allow Roy and Cantle to pilot the Volvo to Belém Tower in Lisbon ahead of schedule.
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Satisfied with his effort, Roy basks in linen and the Portuguese sunlight.
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The Volvo takes to Lisbon's streets like a duck to water.
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With hours of daylight remaining, the team gets a lay of the land, starting with the monuments and fountains of Rossio Square.