Guide Note

The Volvo C30 four-seat hatchback was recommended as an Automobile Magazine 2008 All-Star.¹ The Volvo C30 is available in three versions, the C30 1.0, the C30 2.0 and the limited edition R Design.²

Fast Facts

1. Class: Mid-range four-seat hatchback
2. Engine: Five-cylinder turbocharged³
3. Transmission: Five-speed Geartronic or six-speed manual gearbox³
4. Torque: 236 lb-ft³
5. Power: 227 hp @ 5000 rpm³
6. 0-60 mph: 6.2 seconds ⁴
7. Fuel Efficiency: 19 mpg (city) / 28 mpg (highway)³
8. MSRP: $22,950³

• Audi A3
• Mini Cooper S
• Volkswagen GTI
• Honda Civic Si
• Chevrolet Cobalt SS
• Saturn Astra

• "The Volvo is whisper-quiet, perfectly composed, and has a six-speed manual that you could teach your grandma to row flawlessly in fifteen minutes. You can add a little flip of roof spoiler and larger tailpipes; lower it; go with stiffer springs, dampers, and antiroll bars; jack it onto eighteen-inch rims; rock out the 650-watt, ten-speaker Dynaudio system; add a cool two-tone option dialed up from a palette of seventeen different exterior colors; and still party on out the door for less than $30,000.
• It is madly, Scandinavianly mod inside to go with its fresh exterior. And any one of us would have it - the one perfect criterion for All-Stardom."¹