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This trio of Volvo C30 concepts greets every person entering the Ford display at the 2006 SEMA show. Our favorite by far was the C30 by Evolvo that's powered by a sequentially turbocharged version of the normal C30's 2.5-liter in-line five-cylinder engine, but producing 507 hp and 468 ft-lbs. of torque in its SEMA form. The rear two wheels have also been invited to the drivetrain party so that all four 19-inch Evolve "F1" Multipiece wheels (13-inch wide rears, as you can see) can be driven mad by the monster motor. The bodywork on the Evolve is particularly impresive. After the jump you can see that the C30's schnoz has been lengthened 6 inches and adjustable front splitters now flank the mighty nose. Out back the body has been widened to accomodate the larger rear wheels, which created a space above the rear fenders where Evolved rerouted the exhaust outlets. Very trick, very nice. There's also a serious spoiler perched atop the C30's signature hatch and a real, functional air diffuser below.
Check out the Heico C30 and the 400-horsepower ipd C30 with gull-wing doors. The latter looks like it's doing a passable impression of a Subaru Impreza Rally car.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TrueDis @ Oct 31st 2006 2:50PM
Good god, that first one is horrid. That is definitely a "schnoz".
Hamud @ Oct 31st 2006 2:59PM
The first one can be saved by the engine, and that's all. The second is the best one.
michael @ Oct 31st 2006 3:28PM
shit, i usually *love* evolve's stuff - their s40 SEMA car was great. Buth this evolve c30 has the ass, big time.
JS @ Oct 31st 2006 3:44PM
Regardless, its different and I think thats the whole idea with SEMA to present "diferent" or "unique" ideas to the marketplace not the same old ho hum rim, intake, stero package that has become so common place. I love that they have given it a real schnoz and wide rear as I think their "design idea" was to model it after an F1 car which I think, given the C30's proportions, they achieved quite nicely and with plenty of power to boot!
I really dig the C30 by Ipd and want that supercharger on my S40....you hear my Ipd! I just hope that with the S40/V50 and now the C30 volvo's will get a little more attention in the aftermarket than a turn of disgust when we go asking for parts :)
Congrats to all three for staying true to their design focus, all of the C30's look great!
jordan @ Oct 31st 2006 4:07PM
Yea! With no S30R on the board, hopefully someone will really start manufacturing these 'chargers. I've thought for a long time that this inline-5 was a nice motor, and this is just a great example of where you can go with it. :)
Pedro @ Oct 31st 2006 4:25PM
That Heico is really sharp looking... love that stitching all over the interior.
Mr_Oak @ Oct 31st 2006 4:34PM
I once dated a girl with a rear deck like that yellow C30. I still have fond memories of her.
William @ Oct 31st 2006 4:42PM
The first one wanted to be a formula 1 car when it grew up, so it got plastic surgery just to look like one.
Steve @ Oct 31st 2006 4:58PM
JS (#4)...
"Different" can be either ugly or attractive. This is definitely different and ugly -- not attractive. I agree that SEMA cars should be out of the ordinary, but they should also be attractive.
Spaceweasel @ Oct 31st 2006 5:15PM
Yup, that nose is huge...but I love the 13 inch rears and the exhaust poking through the fenders.
Alex K @ Oct 31st 2006 5:20PM
That Evolvo cage is horrible! Why even bother? Was their goal to turn a safe Volvo into a death trap?
tr @ Oct 31st 2006 5:22PM
""Different" can be either ugly or attractive. This is definitely different and ugly -- not attractive. I agree that SEMA cars should be out of the ordinary, but they should also be attractive."
thanks for the lesson, Steve. you forgot to mention that 'ugly' and 'attractive' are purely subjective, so what you deem ugly may be attractive to someone else.
personally, i like all these C30's. i can't wait to see the 'normal' ones on the road.
Ken @ Oct 31st 2006 5:26PM
The exhausts on the ipd C30 are from the 2006 Yamaha R6 motorcycle. Kinda odd, but maybe not so weird considering the XC90's engine is also from Yamaha.
aaron @ Oct 31st 2006 6:08PM
its intresting to see them go from this http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/01/volvo-readies-three-c30-concepts-for-sema/ to the above. ipd is the only one who stuck to the first plan really.
RZ @ Oct 31st 2006 6:10PM
The first one looks very fresh and new, the last one is too plain. I especialy like first one's back wheels.
MJL @ Oct 31st 2006 6:35PM
Good God, you would think the standard one was ugly enough for these people...
Mitsufan @ Oct 31st 2006 10:54PM
Hey! Yet another car ripping off the Lancer Evolution under-bumper fins.
Paul @ Nov 1st 2006 9:39AM
IPD nails it as usual... now where is that s60 softloader???
FYI its Evolve not Evolvo - they do some pretty cool stuff as well but I am an IPD guy myself.
Sasho @ Nov 21st 2006 4:38AM
The second one is just maniac!
The beauty is in the simple lines.