Today when I arrived at work yesterday I was lucky to see the new Volvo C30 with no camo at all. More over this wasn't an ordinary C30 but a T5 with sports package, painted bumper and no black cladding.
After looking at the press photos on the internet I had already made up my opinion on the car but when I saw it in real life I was totally stunned. The car looks to much better in real life and doesn't look as goofy and weird as it does in pictures.

The main attraction is off course the rear its cute little window and looking through the rear window is like standing up in the middle, inside an aeroplane. Straight down you see seat rows on either sides. With the C30 the view was really cool, just like looking thorugh a door window to a Cathedral and watching MC Hammer dancing at the far end.
The most distinctive thing about the car is that it can'tbe classified as a hatch back. It really doesn't look like a two door 1er, golf or A3. This car is in reality longer then it appears to be on photos and the roof is quite low too. It has very sporty proportions. Volvo have made something totally new, it is like a cross over between a coupe and a hatchback......it's.......it's a coupeback!!.

Here you have the Aston Martin Bertone which has very similar proportions:





Unfortunately I saw the car inside the gates of the Volvo factory which means that taking picture is a big NO NO.

Cool Lu. Thanks for the report. Personally I look forward to checking out the C30. I think it's a product that Volvo has lacked for a long time.

Any word on the C30 coming to the states?

Volvo have yet to decide if or if not to sell it in the US. What I would like to see is a 350hp version with rear wheen drive or four wheel drive(40/60). I have already signed up for a test drive when it is possible. Hopefully it will be soon before winter. According to Volvo four adults are able to sit comfortably in the car but having looked at the leg room for the passangers on the second row I'm a bit sceptical. I wonder if the rear seats are equally as adjustable as the front seats.

Thanks alot for ther report!

I've liked the Bertone for a long time and things look very promising by your report! Is it as elegant as the Aston? That's probobly a stupid question but I have to ask

it doesnt look good on images, I hope it looks better IRL.

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this the one you saw Luw?

In the photos it looks very ugly so i doubt how much better it will be IRL.

Zonda
For a small car with two doors it looked really elegant, it will look superb in black. The I have to say that the versions without sports package won't probably not look as good.
The one I saw looked as aggressive as the concept.


Yet that's the one I think. The one I saw had the same colour.


BTW for us Swedes I have great news. This year the Auto Expo miles per hour will take place in Gothenburg this year. So mark the 10-12th November in your calanders. There will only be luxury and prestige cars at the show. No Susukis. Last years the expo was held in london and had over 200 000 visitors. Hopefully a Veyron will be there.

I already seen a Veyron

Ive been on a carshow in gotenburg many years ago

Yeah there was one here every three years, so the next one will take place next year in mars-april, which means that we will have 2 shows within a 6 months period.