03-27-2007, 09:45 AM
Just got around to perusing some French car mags that Caitlin brought back for me earlier this year... In them? Tons of amazing cars and watches (really, half the mags were watch ads)... and... the Volvo C30.
We'll likely never get it ("Volvo North America is currently evaluating the possiblity"), but I want it bad. My only complaint is the rear end and its quirkiness AND I'd really like some AWD. If it had AWD? Automatic purchase when/if it got here.
Comes with one of a bunch of engines (Gas 1.6-2.5, Diesel 1.6-2.4, Flex 1.8)... The only ones that matter (to me) seem to be:
2.5L T5 - 220hp @ 5000, 236ft-lbs @ 1500, 0-60 in 6.6, 19/36mpg, 3134lbs
2.4L D5 - 180hp @ 4000, 258ft-lbs @ 1750, 0-60 in 8.2, 25/44mpg, 3260lbs
![[Image: volvo-c30-1-2.jpg]](http://evenements.caradisiac.com/salon-paris/IMG/jpg/volvo-c30-1-2.jpg)
![[Image: 3899_2.jpg]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/07/3899_2.jpg)
We'll likely never get it ("Volvo North America is currently evaluating the possiblity"), but I want it bad. My only complaint is the rear end and its quirkiness AND I'd really like some AWD. If it had AWD? Automatic purchase when/if it got here.
Comes with one of a bunch of engines (Gas 1.6-2.5, Diesel 1.6-2.4, Flex 1.8)... The only ones that matter (to me) seem to be:
2.5L T5 - 220hp @ 5000, 236ft-lbs @ 1500, 0-60 in 6.6, 19/36mpg, 3134lbs
2.4L D5 - 180hp @ 4000, 258ft-lbs @ 1750, 0-60 in 8.2, 25/44mpg, 3260lbs
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.