|  The C30 is an automobile produced by the Volvo division of Ford's Premier Automotive Group. The car was first shown in concept form at the Detroit auto show in January. The production model us expected to to be unveiled to the public at the Paris Motor Show in September. The volume target is 65,000 cars per year. Volvo expects that 75 percent of the buyers will be in Europe and the largest markets are Italy, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom.
The C30 is a three-door, 4 seat luxury hatchback, powered by I4 and I5 engines. Despite the name, the car is the hatchback version of the S40/V50/C70 luxury vehicle range and therefore uses the same Ford Motor Company's C1 platform (Called the P1 platform by Volvo) as its siblings, and shares the same sheetmetal ahead of the windscreen and dashboard. The C30 has a length of 4.25 meters, and will be offered with a wide variety of petrol and diesel engines. Petrol engines include a 100 hp 1.6 liter inline-4, a 170 hp 2.4 liter inline-5, and a 220 hp turbocharged 2.5 liter inline-5. Diesel engine include a 109 hp 1.6 liter inline-4, and a 180 hp 2.5 liter inline-5. All models will be fitted with a manual gearbox, except for the inline-5 petrol versions, which will have an automatic transmission. The Volvo C30 Design Concept accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 6 seconds and its top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h. The C30 is the smallest member of Volvo’s model range.
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