Volvo C30 : Top cars from Australian International Motor Show
Monday, October 30, 2006
Volvo C30
The Volvo C30 is a compact car (also considered a small family car) produced by the Volvo division of Ford's Premier Automotive Group. The C30 is a 3-door, 4-seat hatchback powered by I4 and I5 engines. Despite the name, the car is the hatchback version of the S40/V50/C70 luxury vehicle range and therefore uses the same Ford C1 platform, called the P1 platform by Volvo as its siblings, and shares the same sheetmetal ahead of the windscreen and dashboard.
The production car was officially unveiled at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.[1] In mid-2006, the C30 was approved for production launch in late 2006 in Europe. The C30 will also be introduced in the U.S. market as a 2008 model year, with the T5 as the single version.[2] It is being marketed as a premium hatchback specially designed for first-time Volvo buyers and the youth market, with the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3 as main rivals. Production is expected to be 65,000 units a year, 75% for sale in the European market.
Volvo C30 / Features
The C30 has a length of 4.25 meters, and will be offered with a wide variety of petrol and diesel engines. Petrol engines include a 100 hp 1.6 liter I4, a 170 hp 2.4 liter inline-5, and a 220 hp turbocharged 2.5 liter inline-5. Diesel engines will be a 109 hp 1.6 liter inline-4, and a 180 hp 2.4 liter inline-5. All models will be fitted with a manual gearbox, except for the inline-5 petrol versions, which will have an automatic transmission. Speculation suggesting that a 1.4 liter inline-4 petrol engine from the Ford Focus would be offered proved false and the smallest engine in the range will actually be 1.6 liter petrol or diesel.
An upgraded sound system is expected to include a digital 5×130 watt ICE Power amplifier from Alpine featuring Dolby Pro Logic II Surround, and 10 loudspeakers from Danish Dynaudio, appealing to the youth market.
Volvo C30 / Safety
The C30 continues with the traditional level of safety that Volvos have been known for. It features many recently developed safety features, such as a method of overcoming the "blind spots" or "dead areas" in the driver's view to the rear. The C30 also features a four-wheel anti-lock braking system, electronic stability program, traction control and airbags all around for side impact and rollover protection.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org
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