Volvo C30 first drive

There's sufficient substance obsolete's Euro chic style. Volvo's turbocharged five barrel motor furnishes enough punch to keep the journey fun, and handling is reasonably sharp and responsive. The C30 isn't similarly sporty as the sizzling hatches its often shopped in opposition to, but it remunerates by offering faultless refinement. More "premium hatch" than "blazing hatch," this upscale, well mannered Volvo will never make you regret picking it as an every day driver.


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The C30's rivals are about diverse as pieces of fruit and oranges. The Subaru Impreza WRX is the racehorse of the group, offering exhibition tuned reflexes and blisteringly speedy quickening. With its retro adorable styling and vast show of customization alternatives, the Mini Cooper is the pick for those who similar to their fun to drive hatch in an unabashedly delightful, exceptionally tailored package.

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Volvo wants in on the EV Business, Starts Developing C30 DRIVe Electric with Fuel-Cell Range Extender

With even the likes of Porsche going green – not to mention the Chevrolet Volt or the Nissan Leaf, it's no surprise that Volvo wants a piece of the "Look at me, I'm saving the planet!" action.

They partnered up with Powercell Sweden AB (with backing from the Swedish Energy Agency) and hope that the Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric will be ready for testing on the road by 2012.

"This is an exciting expansion of our focus on electrification. Battery cost and size means that all-electric cars still have a relatively limited operating range. Fuel cells may be one way of extending the distance these cars can cover before they need to be recharged" Volvo Cars President and CEO Stefan Jacoby said. "What is more, the project gives us increased knowledge about fuel cells and hydrogen gas".

The project is in its early stages, the focus being on the range of the car. And it's no surprise, as no EV can stand a chance these days if it can't go at least 40-60 miles on one charge.

To achieve this, Volvo is cooking up -wait for it- a Range Extender. A reformer, tasked with breaking down liquid fuel and creating hydrogen gas. This gas then goes into the fuel cell and gets converted to electrical energy powering the motor.

The advantage of the process is that it's creating electricity without any emissions of carbon oxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and particles whatsoever. On other thing is that the reformer can just as easily break down renewable fuels, like ethanol.

Volvo expects the Range Extender to, well, extend the range of the car by up to 250 kilometers (155 miles), in addition to the range provided by the battery pack.

By Csaba Daradics

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Volvo C30 Specifications

An upgraded sound system includes a digital 5√ó130 watt ICE Power amplifier from Alpine featuring Dolby Pro Logic II Surround, and 10 loudspeakers from Danish Dynaudio.
The 2008 model year brings some minor changes, mostly adapting the interior to the facelifted S40/V50 and including as standard an Aux audio socket.
The 2009 model year changes the rear "VOLVO" badge to "V O L V O" with spaces
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