All-New Volvo C30 Wants a Digital Piece of the Premium Hatchback Pie
28 Nov 2022, 22:18 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Why the three-door Volvo C30 hatchback and not its successor, the five-door V40, which was dropped in 2019, you ask? How about finding out here?
Volvo C30 AWD Conversion Isn’t Your Average OEM Tuning
7 May 2018, 11:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After years of trial and error, someone managed to convert the Volvo C30 from front- to all-wheel-drive using OEM parts from Volvo and Haldex
Volvo C30 Rendered with S90 Front Must Be Built
12 Dec 2015, 19:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For now, Volvo is only focusing on the new V40 for 2016 and the XC40 SUV that will rival the GLA-Class in 2018. But the C30 might still happen
Volvo C30 Polestar Takes On the Nurburgring
29 Jul 2013, 17:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Probably in an effort to make sure we don’t forget about their insane Volvo C30 Performance Concept, the team over at Polestar has just released a video that shows the extreme hatch tacking th...
Volvo Says Goodbye to C30
3 Jun 2013, 12:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Targeting a winder audience, Volvo launched the C30 three-door hatch back in 2006. Seven years on, the Swedish carmaker is phasing the Ghent-built model out, but not before taking one last look at w...
New Fast Charging Technology Cuts Volvo C30 Plug Time to 1.5 Hours
24 Apr 2013, 09:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Swedish carmaker Volvo announced it has developed a new fast charging solution in partnership with Siemens that allows their C30 "Generation II" EV to be brimmed with electricity in just 1...
Volvo to Stop US Sales of C30 in December
13 Oct 2012, 08:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the C30 three-door hatchback has disappeared from Volvo’s European lineup of cars, it has been kept on sale in the US. However, it seems that there too, it will be phased out in December...
Volvo Launches 2013 C30 Polestar Limited Edition in US
12 Sep 2012, 09:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo and their in-house tuner Polestar have teamed to create a new limited edition model for the US market. The C30 compact 3-door hatchback is the beneficiary of the custom treatment in this case,...
2008 Volvo C30 T5 Turned into EV for Sale
1 Jun 2012, 07:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you want an electric car but don’t want to give all your money to big corporations and can put up with bad build quality, forget about the Volt and the Leaf. How about a 2005 Volvo C30 T5 t...
Jay Leno Tests Volvo C30 Polestar
30 Apr 2012, 17:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Jay Leno usually test supercars from Italy, Germany or even America (if you can call those supercars). But for the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, he got his hands on a Swedish performanc...
Spyshots: Volvo V30
11 Oct 2011, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ladies and Gentlemen, this is not only one of the most desperate attempts of concealing a vehicle’s identity, but also a Volvo V30 test vehicle. The Swedish automotive producer is working on a...
Volvo C30 Receives 2011 British Security Award
16 Jun 2011, 11:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody knows that Volvos are still some of the safest cars out there, but they might also be some one of the most secure against theft. That’s why, the Swedish carmaker was honored with two...
Volvo Considers Full-Time WTCC Campaign in 2011
8 Jul 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo confirmed that they are evaluating a full-time campaign in the FIA World Touring Car Championship starting next year. Well, Polestar Racing was actually the team invited t...
Heico Gently Touches the Volvo C30
27 Apr 2010, 10:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Heico Sportiv offers a discreet tuning package for the 2010 facelift version of the Volvo C30. The hatchback now uses new rims, which come with a ten spoke design that fits perfectly with the car...
Volvo C30 Polestar Performance Concept Official Details
21 Apr 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Instead of using the April 1st date to make an April fool’s joke, Volvo used the occasion to release a project that is as serious as a car can be. We are talking about the 400 hp all wheel dri...
400 hp, All Wheel Drive Volvo C30 Prototype in the Works
1 Apr 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The ultimate hot hatch is a... Volvo. At least that’s what the guys at Polestar Performance seem to state. The company, who is behind Volvo’s championship-wining Swedish Touring Car t...
Spyker Pondering Entry-Level Saab, Audi A3 Rival
9 Mar 2010, 08:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that Spyker is controlling Saab, the Dutch manufacturer is looking into ways to speed up the newly-acquired brand's revival and boost annual sales to up to 120,000 vehicles per year. And it...
No US-Bound Electric Volvo C30
16 Feb 2010, 08:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo has already presented the electric C30 at the 2010 North American International Auto Show so the company can now proceed to other important steps for bringing the vehicle on the market. One su...
Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe Facelift Got Tuned
20 Nov 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The paint hasn't dried yet on the facelifted Volvo C30 and tuning packages are already available. Heico Sportiv recently presented an aftermarket package for the new C30 1.6D DRIVe that brings ...
Volvo C30 and C70 Come to North America
26 Oct 2009, 14:00 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As sale discussions continue, Volvo is unveiling the 2011 C30 and C70 in North America, at the 39th annual South Florida International Motor Show. If real interest is shown in these cars, it might b...