German-based HEICO SPORTIV continues to tune Volvo models (check out their work on the XC60 if you haven’t already), now it’s the already facelifted 2010 1.6D DRIVe C30 getting some additional love.
After an ECU remap the C30 engine now offers 125 hp and 280 Nm torque and does 0 to 100 km/h in 9.2 [...]
Yeah, it looks like a regular Volvo C30 allright, but this is model is a BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) currently evaluated by Volvo. This Lithium-Ion-battery powered and – if you use green electricity – close-to-zero-emissions car ought to look seriously interesting for city drivers and commuters, sporting a range of 150 kilometers, a top speed [...]
Not brand new but still worth a mention; Bo Zolland of Swedish 3D design firm Vizualtech (the same guy and firm behind the impressive renderings of Mattias Vöcks’ 2009 VOX Volvo P1800) was assigned by Bilsport Magazine (Sweden) to create a Diesel or green race-inspired Volvo C30 with low emissions and high output able to [...]