Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Volvo C30 - oblique, and bold

C restyled Coupe Volvo C30 Moscow audience was introduced at the festival of contemporary Swedish design. A is a car made a special trip to Russia, chief designer of strategic design and global planning Jose Diaz de la Vega. He spoke about the peculiarities of the Swedish style and new face of Volvo. In his view, this new person expresses happiness in motion. And Jose Diaz de la Vega compared the new sedan Volvo S60 c «a vacuum cleaner, to sniff out prey. Oh, those creative people! They can not, without figurative expressions. However, and without art lectures understandable that vovskii austerity and coolness in the past. However, as the integrity of the image. Advertised in every way volvovtsami sills look kitch and more crossover-to-face. Nevertheless, with a new face, invented by Steve Mattin, the C30 looks bright and bold. As, however, and put the youth sports coupe. The changes apply only to Chuck: slanting headlights, curved air intakes. The same person and have updated the C70 coupe-cabriolet. Only the false radiator grille with "chain-Thirties - with mesh netting. There is a change and a practical side - the lower edge of the radiator is now protected from the ingress of large stones - had lower intake does not open. Elegant aft left intact, bumper slightly modified form is now almost fully painted body color. Man, colorblind, do not detect any change in, unless noted new dials. And the rest will see the wildest color combinations. For example, for restyling C30, you can choose a dark red leather seats with black and white interior. Or black and orange or black and green textile chairs and black interior. A total of 12 color combinations with leather upholstery and 18 - the textile. Plus four trim options, three options for steering wheel, and three - to finish the lever box. Package options - five. Design options alloy wheels (15-17 inches) - eight, now you can even order a disc of white. Exterior colors - 13: Three acrylic, three and seven pearly metallics, including a new flame-orange hue. Metallized or pearl color, incidentally, be costly - 39 900 rubles. The range of engines has not changed. The most accessible version (recommended price - 715 900 rubles) is equipped with atmosfernikom 1.6 (100 hp..) And 5-step "mechanics". Next comes the two-liter engine (145 hp..) With a robotic gearbox Powershift (864,900 rubles). With five-speed automatic offers 5-cylinder atmosfernik 2.4 (170 hp..). Such a car would cost 1,074,900 rubles. And the most powerful turbo T5 power of 230 hp. with. with a torque of 320 Nm, available already from 1500 rpm., offered with a 6-step "mechanics" - 1,145,000 rubles. The machine is available for extra charge. Before hundreds turboversiya with automatic transmission accelerates in 7.1 sec, and a 6-step "mechanics" - for 6.7 sec. For such a machine, it is logical to order the styling package of R-line and an upgraded sport suspension (31 900 rubles) - spring steel is 30% stiffer, there were more stringent anti-roll bar and monotube dampers new. Restyling will help revive demand for the car. Last year it was sold only 223 cars. However, C30 is the most affordable four-seater (2 +2) sports coupe in the Russian market. Already in the database has ESP, air conditioning, power windows, audio system with CD-player and four speakers, dokatka. Front panel - soft. Such kit can be added unless the fog lights (6700 rubles), headlight washers (9900), signaling (5000), heated seats (8300) leather steering wheel (6700). Alloy wheels cost from 16,500 rubles for the R15. Climate control will cost 29,900 rubles. But the machine with the motor 1.6 is suitable for those who are going to just ride. Its main advantage - saving rate - 7 liters on average. And to disperse hundreds of 11.8 to - it is a very long time. C30 looks preferable to the two-liter engine and the "robot". It is offered in the same configuration, well dispersed (9,7 s up to hundreds) and fairly economical (10.6 liters per 100 km). A direct competitor to "thirty» - Volkswagen Scirocco. But it is more expensive: the base car starts at 854,000 rubles. There ESP, electric windows, air conditioning and 17-inch alloy wheels, dokatka. The front panel of a Scirocco too soft. However, over the sound system at the four speakers will have to pay 3,250 rubles. But the dual-zone climate control will cost only 7,230 rubles. Acrylic exterior colors - two. Plus seven metallics and a pearl, for they have to lay out 16,670 rubles. Seat fabric, fabric with Alcantara inserts (three variants) and leather (two options). An interior color - black. The base car is equipped with a 1.4 turbo engine with 6-speed mechanics. The engine, despite the volume is quite powerful and able to accelerate to 100 km / h. At the same time, the average consumption of just 6.4 liters. Machines with two-liter turbmotorom and 6-step "robot» DSG c dual clutch cost from 1,181,000 rubles. This car reaches 100 km / h in 7.1 s, the same need turbo C30 c «automatic transmission. But the Scirocco uses almost half - 7.5 liters per 100 km on average.

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