Volvo C30 Concept Racing: 400 horsepower, 4WD, 4 times more fun?

April 4, 2010 at 12:06



On 22 April at Gothenburg Autoshow Volvo will unveil the C30 Concept developed with Polestar Racing Performance is the partner "race" in charge of development since Volvo cars racing in the Swedish brand.


The C30 Concept Racing is a kind of C30 ultimate in performance, aerodynamics and mechanics since the C30 is announced to develop a power of 400 horses that will be transmitted to the ground via 4WD. The performances are announced the first order is also the relief of the car. According to Robert Dahlgren, head of the Polestar Performance C30 combine the best technology and the Volvo after the competition. We can not wait to discover this supercharged C30 that would make a great rival of Golf R and Audi S3. Stay tuned.

Via Volvo Polestar Performance.

Volvo C30 Concept Racing

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Volvo C30 Concept Racing

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Polestar Volvo C30 Performance Concept: The Swedish version RS (Video)

May 4, 2010 at 23:09



Polestar is the sports arm of Volvo since this is stable, but also business, which develops the Volvo STCC (Swedish Touring Car Championship). Winner of the championship in 2009, Polestar presents his title in 2010 but also had time to develop this Performance Concept C30 announcing still 400 horses.


A C30 review how aesthetically competitive with aerodynamic kit, lowered chassis and Ohlins shock absorbers, larger brakes (380 and 330 mm) Brembo calipers 6 piston front and 4 piston calipers at the rear. The beautiful blue of Sweden is based on rims aluminum 19-inch BBS F1 and is shod Pirelli PZero Corsa for a better grip.

The heart of the Swedish compact is obviously the 2.5 L L5 we all know under the hood of the Focus RS but in this case, he develops the power of 405 hp, 510 Nm of torque for better performance and responsiveness. To obtain such performance, Polestar has changed the turbo and mounted a large model KKK26, modified and strengthened pistons, connecting rods and camshafts, also the whole cooling system has been optimized for these new features. The power is transmitted using 4WD Haldex system (that of the Audi A3 Quattro) and a true differential (front and rear) with from Quaife. Finally, management has been recalibrated for more accuracy and responsiveness. Inside, the changes relate to the tubs and seats that are upholstered in leather Ternsjö (leather whose appearance is between suede and nubuck), installation of 4-point harnesses, aluminum inserts and All pads are covered with material or leather Ternsjö glare from world competition.

To learn a bit more here is a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL4l-XsnPm8







Hopefully now that Mr. Geely agrees to the start of production of this version sports. And PG06, here is the racing version ...




Via Volvo Youtube.

Volvo C30 Concept Performance: She works hard! (Video)

June 3, 2010 at 16:20



I had submitted one month ago in a static ( http://blogautomobile.fr/volvo-c30-perf ... cept-62529), Here it is back on the road to great effect. Finally a compact that combines sportiness Swedish, driving pleasure and safety which was rarely the case on small Volvo.


The real rival to the Focus RS500, this could be the C30 developed by the people of Polestar puisqu'équipée the same 2.5 L turbo but here with another 50 more hp as the car reached the power of 405 hp and torque is 510 Nm, just enough to speak the powder and be ahead of other sports imperial segment. The handling is optimized since this car has 4WD and times are announced high-level, notably with a 0 to 100 km / h killed in less than 5.0 secondes.Reste now is whether this will vitamin C30 Stadium single copy in the series (even small) ... not sure of what kind of car that looks for the traditional customer of Volvo.



To discover this sport in action, here it is tested by Autocar britons friends who have had the pleasure of doing a few laps aboard the C30 that does not suck the ice ... the great north!

For video, it's here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qv0ye2ucYM

A pleasant proposition if you like saucy Sweden and sports.


Via Motorcoach, Youtube.