The 2009 Volvo C30

The pace of previews for the 2009 Frankfurt motor show gathers pace. Today it’s the turn of Volvo to show off its new car, gently facelifted for 2009 C30.
They are trying to sport up the C30 type, so there’s fresh front and rear styling in this car, in line with the revised C70 and taking its inspiration from their S60 concept car. Think curvier lights, more rounded surface treatments and you get the picture.

There’s also a new Sports chassis with faster steering, 30% stiffer springs and re calibrated dampers, while Volvo’s even now calling it the C30 Sports Coupé. Yes, yes – we get the idea!

What else is new on the 2009 Volvo C30?

Those head lamps have been melted by oxy acetylene torch, and the grille has a new honeycomb pattern sitting within what Volvo calls ‘an iron mask’.Out the back, there’s a new color-coded valance while you can pick the new vibrant orange flame colour depicted here. Inside is refreshed with some new colours, too, including some very un-Scandinavian oragnes, greens and blues. Very edgy!

Engine line-up in the new Volvo C30

• 1.6, 99bhp, 40.4mpg, 167g/km
• 2.0, 143bhp, 38.2mpg, 177g/km
• T5, 227bhp, 32.5mpg, 203g/km
• 1.6D DRIVe, 108bhp, 62.8mpg, 119g/km (72.4mpg, 104g/km with stop-start)
• 2.0D, 134bhp, 49.6mpg, 151g/km
• D5, 178bhp, 45.6mpg, 164g/km
Sales start in November 2009, after its debut at next week’s 2009 Frankfurt motor show