As always we have to mention that Volvo is one of the brands known as traditional, that likes formal cuts and that has been oriented to a mature public. Today, Volvo has made clear the intense desire to acquire new perspectives, this time attracting the "young" market, hence its ideas are now a little more oriented to comfort and design of a more aggressive market segment that likes innovation. but with the distinction that Volvo has always given to its cars.
In general terms, we are talking about a two-door vehicle, with four individual seats and one or another innovation that makes the difference from its opponents.
We can find the C30 with different engines, as always classified as diesel and gasoline. In gasoline models there will be:
4-cylinder petrol versions
• 1.6 liters of 100 hp;
• 1.7 liters of 125 hp, and
• 2.0 liters of 146 hp
5-cylinder petrol versions
• 2.4 liters of 170 hp, and
• 2.5 Liter Turbo 220 hp.
Diesel versions.
• 1.6 liters of 110 hp,
• 2.0 liters of 126 hp,
• 2.4 liters of 180 hp.
The gasoline engines are linked by a 5-speed manual transmission, while the two most powerful can be associated with a 5-speed automatic transmission. Regarding the diesel models, the smallest, the 1.6 Liters, is linked to a 5-speed manual gearbox, the 2.0-liter version has 6-speed gearboxes and the 2.4-Liter version has a 5-speed automatic gearbox, which has been pointed out can be more ahead of 6-speed manual.
The C30 model is well designed mechanically, with a good consumption/performance ratio and quite acceptable suspension. The same can be said of the traction it includes, which allows the wheels some freedom, thus avoiding the car stopping when exiting a slow curve.
Its interior design is very beautiful, it shows how well worked the vehicle is, especially because each panel is in its place giving an orderly and aesthetically very modern appearance. The interior space that the car has is another point in its favour, since we know that it is a two-door with four seats, not a slider or 3 seats in the back, which has been designed on purpose to ensure maximum comfort for passengers. occupants of the C30.
The work with the seats has been well accomplished, the technology implemented in the car is another point that gives poise and superiority to the new Volvo model, above all because it is an easy car to drive, which has a very good appearance and gives an elegance not traditional.
You can appreciate for yourself how comfortable their seats seem, ensuring a smooth and pleasant trip. Although it must be added that it will depend largely on the type of engine it has, since a certain annoying noise has been observed in diesel engines, sometimes, especially at low revolutions, they sound beyond what is used to, both so it can be felt.
In relation to the design of the car itself, it must be said that Volvo has scored a good point with the model that it has presented to us. Although it is true that it is focusing on a young market, it must be added that it may be a bit forced to think about the possibility of this segment acquiring a "family" type car, but it is for the same reason that logically it seems that they have implemented differences substantial with a family member, and it is for example in the design and placement of the seats, which do not accommodate 5 and would just make it difficult for a family with more occupants, and the two doors, which many must have missed because they are so elongated, but the truth is that they have managed to give it an authentic dynamism and a jovial spirit with the glass that it has on the back, since it is a single piece and no more, it looks like a true work of art that combined with the "shoulders" that merge with the rear light bulbs, gives an original, agile and modern look to a vehicle that was designed to captivate and enchant because of its finesse and also because of its modern silhouette.
The front lines of the car, together with the large grille and the headlights that cut along the line that demarcates the nose of the vehicle, make it look very nice. On the other hand, the side of the vehicle without having been very worked is precise, because it does not detract from the harmony of the forms and play of reliefs that it has both front and back.
In conclusion, we can point out that it is a very well-crafted car, where a change in philosophy on the part of Volvo is simply noticeable, resulting in a completely innovative model, which perhaps we will say combines certain aspects and similarities with other cars, but which have achieved be hidden enough so as not to result in a reformulated copy.
You can find the C30 from 20.500 euros, the basic gasoline version and 36.823 euros in its T5 gasoline version.