 Volvo C30 SE Sport |
Volvo has released full details of UK prices and specifications of its new C30 SportsCoupé, as well as the first pictures of the C30 SE Sport model with full body kit. The car debuted at the Paris Motor Show last week but its first UK showing will be at Clarkson's MPH show next month.
It's a classic example of the general trend of premium brands, having demolished the Mondeo/Vectra saloons, moving into Golf/Astra territory.
With a choice of four trim levels (S, SE, SE Sport and SE Lux), prices for Volvo’s new two door, four seat SportsCoupé range from £14,750 for the 1.6S to £22,995 for the range-topping T5 petrol in either SE Sport or SE Lux trim.
The Volvo C30 has the performance to match its sporty design with eight engines to choose from, starting with four-cylinder 1.6 (99bhp), 1.8 (123bhp) and 2.0-litre (143bhp) petrol units and 1.6 (108bhp) and 2.0 (134bhp) diesels, plus three five-cylinder engines, the 2.4i (168bhp) and T5 (217bhp) petrol units and D5 (178bhp) turbodiesel.
The 220PS T5 performance flagship of the C30 range uses the Volvo designed and manufactured 2.5-litre, five-cylinder petrol engine, and gets to 60mph in six seconds.
The new Volvo C30 range can also offer good fuel economy, with 57.6mpg available from the 1.6D engine on the official combined cycle. The 1.6D also offers the lowest emissions, with 129g/km.
With larger 18-inch wheels and a body kit with front and rear spoilers and side sills, the first pictures of the Volvo C30 SE Sport model show it looks close to the Volvo C30 Design Concept previewed earlier in the year.
It is available to order now and expected to arrive in showrooms around the turn of the year and with the first customers early in 2007.
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