# 2008 Volvo C30 **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 3, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000 "2005-10-03T13:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/1 "2005-10-03T13:57:03Z")
![http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/tmb/10219_AOMNOZJSACVAZ.jpg](http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/tmb/10219_AOMNOZJSACVAZ.jpg) ![http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/tmb/10221_ACJKKYBECISZS.jpg](http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/tmb/10221_ACJKKYBECISZS.jpg) ![http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/tmb/10220_TRIPUCRUQPPIM.jpg](http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/tmb/10220_TRIPUCRUQPPIM.jpg) _A lucky amateur spy in a small village in England managed to shoot the very first pictures showing two prototypes of the upcoming Volvo C30. The mysterious cars drove by just once and disappeared.__The C30 is a new model the size of the VW Golf, and is to be built on Ford’s C1 global small-car platform, which is also being used for the Ford Focus, Volvo S40 sedan and V50 wagon, and Mazda3. The C30 will be about eight inches shorter than the S40 sedan. It is a three-door hatchback coupe, and its styling is derived from Volvo’s Safety Concept Car, which itself is reminiscent of Volvo’s famous 1800 ES wagon._ _The C30’s power is said to come from a twin-cam four-cylinder engine, although Volvo is also looking for hybrid powertrains. The C30 will become a competitor against cars like the Audi A3, BMW 1-Series, and the Golf._ _The new model will appear at the Paris auto show in the fall of 2006; production should begin late next summer at Ford’s plant in Ghent, Belgium._ Bigger pictures: [http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enthusiasts/Spy\_Shots/Spy\_Shots\_08\_Volvo\_C30.S178.A9383.html](http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enthusiasts/Spy_Shots/Spy_Shots_08_Volvo_C30.S178.A9383.html) ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/2 "2005-10-03T21:53:33Z")
ick :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/3 "2005-10-04T07:38:28Z")
Ick no. I shall buy one and you shall love it. And if you don’t I’ll run you over with it. 🤣 It should be safe with all these new pedestrian safety features, no? ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/4 "2005-10-04T09:39:17Z")
meh…its not bad ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/5 "2006-10-21T14:06:47Z")
^ actually this thing is pretty f’n hot! Volvo C30 ![http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/volvoc3008_01.jpg](http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/volvoc3008_01.jpg) ![http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/volvoc3008_06.jpg](http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/volvoc3008_06.jpg) ![http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/volvoc3008_07.jpg](http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/volvoc3008_07.jpg) ![http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/volvoc3008_11.jpg](http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/volvoc3008_11.jpg) Specifications Engine Type: Turbocharged Inline-5 Displacement cu in (cc): 154 (2521) Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 218(163) / n.a. Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 236(320) / 1500-4800 Redline at RPM: n.a. Brakes & Tires Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/disc Tires F-R: n.a. Driveline: Front Wheel Drive Exterior Dimensions & Weight Length × Width × Height in: 167 × 69.5 × n.a. Weight lb (kg): 1347 (2969) Performance Acceleration 0-60 mph s: 6.2 Top Speed mph (km/h): 149 (240) Fuel Economy EPA city/highway mpg (l/100 km): 23/44 (8.7) Essentially it sounds like the Euro Focus ST but in a different skin. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/6 "2006-10-21T14:10:05Z")
They also have a pretty interesting website for it. Lots of different configurations as far as color and wheels go. > **[Meet our latest addition](https://www.volvocars.com/us)** > > Volvo Reality and the Volvo XC90 Experience is the world's first virtual reality test drive on a smart phone. ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/7 "2006-10-21T14:15:08Z")
Saw this car in Detroit in prototype form early this year. I’m glad they are really going to make it, and since the Euro Focus seems to share alot of hardware with it, it makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/8 "2006-10-21T17:03:16Z")
![http://www.c30world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=225&stc=1&d=1159481552](http://www.c30world.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=225&stc=1&d=1159481552)How bout this? Due next summer at around $23,000 couple reviews: [http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchbacks/112\_0609\_2007\_volvo\_c30/](http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchbacks/112_0609_2007_volvo_c30/) [http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2006/10/stories/03/2.htm](http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2006/10/stories/03/2.html) I’m hoping we see a C30R version, our own Focus RS with 300 hp and AWD… ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/9 "2006-10-21T17:51:48Z")
Shit, that looks badass! ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/10 "2006-10-21T18:10:22Z")
That price and performance level makes it a competitor with the Mazdaspeed 3… ---
**Author:** ![taurusho](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/taurusho/32/7184_2.png) [@taurusho](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taurusho)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/11 "2006-10-21T18:15:31Z")
That’s one hot autoh. ---
**Author:** ![SR20drftSX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sr20drftsx/32/4969_2.png) [@SR20drftSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SR20drftSX)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/12 "2006-10-21T18:28:52Z")
fuck…i love it,…id deff buy one…safty and loads of performance ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/13 "2006-10-21T18:59:27Z")
I wish it were launching with AWD :(. I really like this car. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/14 "2006-10-21T19:27:46Z")
> [@RedGoober4Life](#): > > I wish it were launching with AWD :(. I really like this car. I heard the Volvo AWD isn’t that great anyway. AWD would be great regardless. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/15 "2006-10-21T19:33:51Z")
Well, it’s a Haldex system, who also makes Audi’s Quattro. It has potential. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/16 "2006-10-21T22:27:49Z")
> [@neurokinetik](#): > > That price and performance level makes it a competitor with the Mazdaspeed 3… I wonder if it’s a Mazdaspeed 3? Since Ford, Volvo, and Mazda are all in bed together, it probably shares a lot of stuff. That black one is nice. Classic German/Euro deep dish and stretched tires… ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/17 "2006-10-21T22:30:48Z")
the back hatch is…ehh not to my liking. otherwise, its pretty nice. id still take a GTi though. ---
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/18 "2006-10-21T22:40:30Z")
Looks pretty good. I didn’t expect to see Volvo climb into the hot hatch fight. ---
**Author:** ![ChevyChase](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chevychase/32/4952_2.png) [@ChevyChase](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ChevyChase)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/19 "2006-10-21T23:42:53Z")
looks like that new dodge ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000/20 "2006-10-22T00:27:06Z")
Considering how the t5 hauls my moms s60 real well that thing should sCOOOT! [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-volvo-c30/3000.md?page=2)