2010 Volvo C30

2010 Volvo C30 interior

2010 Volvo C30 side view

2010 Volvo C30 test drive

Volvo Enters WTCC with Ethanol-Powered C30 Green Racer

Following its debut at the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC), Volvo has decided enter its new ethanol E85 powered C30 Green Racer in the WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) at Brands Hatch on the 26 - 27th of July. Although the C30 Green Racer will not be eligible to race for points since it uses Ethanol E85, the Swedish carmkaer wants to evaluate the car against the strongest of competition. In STCC, the C30 Green Racer has managed so far to secure three out of seven pole positions and has led close to half of all laps driven. -Continued

“We are naturally excited to come to Brands Hatch. This race was on the ‘to-do-list’ in our plan for the C30 from the start. We wanted this as a check point to see how far we have come against the best,” says Derek Crabb, Motorsport Director at Volvo Cars. “We are climbing up the development curve of this car and we strongly believe the Volvo C30 may become a very competitive car in any FIA Super 2000 championship. However, it is important to stay pragmatic and do things in the right order.”

Design Your Own Volvo C30 Contest

Volvo has announced the winner of its “Design your own C30” contest in Sweden which attracted nearly 6,000 participants. The winner is 23-year-old Marie Karlsson, engineer from Vetlanda who will receive a Volvo C30 1.8F in the "dream pattern" Weeds. The contest was created to promote the launch of Volvo’s personalized adhesive films for the C30. The adhesive films that come in a variety of designs are offered exclusively in Sweden and Finland. However, Volvo stated that many markets have shown interest including Japan, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand, Romania, England, Denmark, France and Switzerland. -Continued

Volvo C30, S40 & V50: New Double-Clutch Gearbox Cuts Consumption by 8%

Volvo’s version of the twin-clutch semi-automated gearbox that we became acquainted with as the DSG in VW Group models, the Powershift, is now available on the 136Hp 2.0-litre turbodiesel versions of the Volvo C30, S40 and V50 models. This new Powershift transmission is a six-speed unit and according to Volvo’s calculations, it contributes to a fuel consumption saving of about 8% compared with a conventional automatic transmission.

Volvo C30 Rear-Wheel-Drive Project!

Even though our friend Marcus was kind enough to add a link to the Swedish company “Skruffse” that created this rear-wheel-drive Volvo C30, unfortunately we weren’t able to make a worthwhile translation of the car’s specs. In any case we really dig this conversion, and if any of you happen to have any additional information on the car, don’t hesitate to share it with us. –Click through for more pics

Link: Skruffse , Thanks Marcus!

Volvo Launches New Personalized Sticker Program for C30 – No joke!

Feeling in love? Then how about dressing your C30 in pink hearts! Not that kind of person? Well then, how about giving your C30 a retro look by turning it into a post-modern Swedish woodie? We know that many of you will probably think that we’ve been caught off-guard by posting an April Fools’ Day hoax, but Volvo actually announced this new personalised appereance program for the C30 on its official Swedish site today. So unless the Swedes celebrate April Fools’ Day on the 4th of April, it’s as real as it gets.

According to Volvo, starting from April 7, 2008, C30 buyers in Sweden will be able to choose among 20 different designs for their car. The removable film has a guaranteed durability for around two years, after which it’s either replaced with a new variant, or alternatively, taken away for good. Volvo promises that the film will not cause any harm to the car’s color but on the contrary, it will protect it. The cost of the film –including labor, has been set in Sweden at 18,750 SEC, which is about $3,130 USD or €2,000. –More images after the jump

Volvo UK: "R-Design" Sport Pack Standard on all C30s

Volvo is introducing the R-DESIGN Sport pack as the new entry level specification on its UK market C30 Sports Coupe range. Prices start from £14,995 OTR for the 1.6 petrol R-DESIGN Sport. Exterior-wise, the R-DESIGN pack incorporates a sports bodykit, rear spoiler, R-DESIGN logo on the grille and alloy wheels. Inside, the interior is upholstered in off-black T-Tec fabric with contrasting cream leather embossed with the R-DESIGN logo and is complemented by blue instrument dials, a leather sports steering wheel, aluminum ridged sports pedals and gear knob with aluminum inserts. –Image gallery after the jump