Last Hurrah Comes and Goes In A Hurry It isn't very often that we drive a new car that's already out of production, but that's exactly what has happened with this 2013 Volvo C30. After just five years on the North American market, the last C30 quietly rolled off the assembly line back in December. But before that happened, Volvo decided to send its compact hatchback out on a high note with a little added performance and exclusivity courtesy of this R-Design Polestar Limited Edition model. The term "hot hatch" is admittedly tossed around a lot these days, but the combination of an ... Read More

Vital Stats

Engine:: Turbo 2.5L I5
Power:: 250 HP / 273 LB-FT
Transmission:: 6-Speed Manual

0

Volvo CEO says both plug-ins and fossil-fuel-powered cars can reduce emissions 1308095640

The Sweden House is a smart, clean-looking building in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown district that serves as that country's embassy in the United States. On a hot June morning last week, the House opened its doors to Volvo, Sweden's biggest automaker, for a morning seminar titled Innovation Towards Zero that covered the ways the company is trying to ...
0

Report: Volvo pondering slimming U.S. model range, adding finance arm 1307737860

According to Automotive News, Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby has stated that the automaker will likely "trim [its] product line" in the United States over the next few years. Jacoby has not revealed exactly what models will be cut, but instead says that the company's core products here in the States will be the S60 sedan, as well as the XC60 and XC90 ...
0

Volvo C30 Electric to participate in wireless charging project 1305759180

Volvo has announced that its C30 Electric will participate in an inductive charging project called Continuous Electric Drive (CED) that is being set up by Belgian technological and automotive development specialists Flanders' Drive. Volvo will deliver a single C30 Electric to Flanders' Drive on May 19th, the official start of the project, to be modified ...
0

Johnson Controls-Saft batteries to power BAIC M30, C30 electric vehicles 1304693640

In late 2009, Chinese automaker BAIC and General Motors struck up a $200-million deal that granted BAIC rights to the previous-generation Saab 9-5 platform and the pre-2006 Saab 9-3. The Chinese company worked its electric magic on the 9-5 and called the finished product the C71 EV concept; a battery-swap capable sedan that was unveiled at the 2010 ...
0

Solid start to the touring car season for Volvo Polestar Racing 1304519280

Last year, Volvo's factory-backed Polestar Racing team clinched the title in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. Based on that success, the Swedish outfit elected to bump up its efforts to challenge for the World Touring Car Championship, all the while fighting to defend its national title back home where the Swedish series has merged with the Danish ...

0

Volvo rolls out exclusive C30 Black Design for Italy... does it look better? [w/poll] 1302216000

The Volvo C30 is a bit of a divisive design. Some love the radical P1800ES-inspired hatch, while others find it awkward. But maybe the brand's latest special edition can help. Called the C30 Black Design, it's limited exclusively to the Italian market and to just 600 examples. What sets it apart is the application of a 3M carbon-look film to the roof, ...
0

First Drive: Volvo C30 Electric is lovely, except for that sky-high price tag 1302047400

We'll take one, once we can buy one while keeping both kidneys No matter what it's like to drive – and we admit, it is a great little car – you can't escape the fact that Volvo plans to charge lessees around $2,100 a month for the upcoming C30 Electric. There will be no option to buy a C30 Electric, so don't think you can get around the rules ...
0

Study: Annual plug-in vehicle sales to eclipse 1M globally by 2015 1301500140

Automakers are racing to launch two types of plug-in vehicles: battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). According to Pike Research, while penetration of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) is expected to remain low for some time, sales volumes will soar by 2015. That's the year that Pike says annual plug-in sales will ...
0

Volvo C30 Electric keeps you warm in winter weather 1301345520

A trial fleet of approximately 400 Volvo C30 Electrics is a comin' and the Swedish automaker wants potential lessees to know that the C30 is equipped to cope with extreme winter weather. Apparently, the C30 Electric is not likely to be one of those sweater and gloves commuter cars. According to Volvo, the C30 features three distinct climate systems: one ...
0

Volvo considering insanely high $2,100/month lease for C30 Electric 1300999980

A trial fleet of around 400 Volvo C30 Electrics is coming, and anyone who wants one had better have an awful big piggy bank. Speaking at a media launch near Indianapolis, IN today, the president of Volvo Car Special Vehicles, Lennart Stegland, said that, while the final price for the car hasn't been set, Volvo will not sell the EV, but instead offer the ...