Mega Gallery: The Volvo C30

click above image to view 93 new wallpaper-sized pics of the Volvo C30

Sure, the Volvo C30's old news by now, but it's still one of this year's favorites among the Autoblog staff. This week, the automaker released a slew (seriously) of new photos to coincide with the hatchback's Australian launch, and the eye candy is such that we couldn't help but share it with you. So, please take some time to peruse the 93 photos in the enormous gallery below. Each pic is sized to suit your monitor, making them just right for most desktops as wallpaper. This is one car that's going to cause a fight among the editors when it comes time for one to slide into the Autoblog garage. Neff is so gonna pull rank...

Enjoy the pics!

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Thomas Davis

http://swededemon.com/c30/c30.html
for #8 sans black cladding

March 23 2007 at 1:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dougjp

Volvo gets the marketing award for best manipulating the internet to hype a new car......

March 22 2007 at 7:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tommygun

#5 - the reason why you don't see pics of the trunk/boot is because it is so small. I just took a good look at this car at the Geneva Auto Show last week and couldn't believe how pathetic the trunk space is. I like the design of the car mostly...back end is something to be desired, but after seeing the trunk space, I ruled it out on my list of potential cars as I'll be up to buy one within a year. There is no way you could get a set of golf clubs in there. Compare that to the Civic hatchback (which I now drive), or main competitor - A3, and it's not even close. I have no idea how they brought this to market thinking that wouldn't hurt their efforts.

March 22 2007 at 5:31 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike

People stop saying that having plastic in the car make it cheap. Because all car have plastic in it. Even expensive cars have plastic. Under all that cloth and leather in expensive cars are plastic. It is there to make the car lighter. Imagine the interior is make will metal. Then the car will be too heavy. You can say it have cheap looking and flimsy plastic but cannot say having plastic=cheap. The button for controls have to be plastic to make it less expensive to make. Also the dash in most car is plastic. Expensive car will have wood/metal trims, cover with cloth or leather.

March 22 2007 at 2:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

cheezedog420

For shame... No AWD with a turbo flat five up front? That just ruined my night... :-(

Atleast the Volvo S40 T5 is still on my list.

March 22 2007 at 2:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

also Ronald- having sat and driven a VW GTI and the C30-there is no comparison to the comfort and the drive of the C30. the seats in the VWs are as hard as church pews! try driving the C30- you will be surprised! Also the C30 is a modern looking car not just a re-design of an old car!

March 22 2007 at 1:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sokhom

Am I mistaken or is this built off of the next gen Focus that's in Europe right now?

March 22 2007 at 1:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Carletti

I agree with Ronaldâ€™s assessment. I find myself struggling to find why some have a sort of fixation over this vehicle, as it really is nothing special in my view. For it is all there...the subtle Volvo family front end, the front-leaning stance, and the accentuated rear shoulders to convey an image of sport. But, then of course emerges something completely out of left field: the totally unnecessary, and hideous tail.

This has got to be one of the biggest disappointments of my car year. Itâ€™s bad enough for the C30 (cool name by the way) that the GTI, for example, is established. But now, alas, the C30 also passes as lowly when parked next to the purposeful and serious-in-all-directions GTI (in Black Magic). Call me superficial, but the rear of the C30, accompanied by those two lame little pipes, makes me not want to seriously think about purchasing it.

But in regards to the â€œchick carâ€ comments, I really distance myself from opinions that if women drive a car then it is not a manly vehicle, respectively. If anything, when good-looking women drive a particular automobile, I think that it only heightens the appeal of the vehicle to be quite honest. And I would say that I think companies like Alfa Romeo, generally, seem to think this way as well.

March 22 2007 at 12:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bad placement of the filler-flap release underneath the headlight dial.

March 21 2007 at 11:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mg driver

And what is wrong with driving a car that chicks are attracted to ??!

March 21 2007 at 11:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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