Review: Volvo C30 Polestar
ITL
24-may-2010 15:22
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Engine: in-line 5cyl, 2521cc, turbocharged Max power: 399bhp @ 6000rpm Max torque: 376lb ft @ 4000rpm 0 - 60mph: 4.6secs (claimed) Top speed: 155mph (limited) (250km/h)  What is it? Another worthy but dull Volvo. Sorry, force of habit. It’s the sexiest thing to come out of Sweden since the female half of ABBA. Badged the C30 Performance Concept Prototype (PCP), this is the fastest road-legal car the firm has ever produced, hitting 62mph in just 4.6 seconds.  It’s the work of Gothenburg company Polestar, which develops, builds and races a pair of stripped-out C30s in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. One of them won the series last season. The PCP’s stand-out styling includes a bodykit with double-decker rear spoiler, smoked 19-inch alloys and a unique Polestar Blue paint job.  Technical highlights? An eyewatering 399bhp comes from the same 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder petrol engine that’s in the Ford Focus RS. Needless to say, it’s been somewhat modified. There’s a larger intercooler plus upgraded pistons and con-rods. The suspension is all-new with Öhlins shock absorbers and springs, and stopping power is via six-piston Brembo 380mm discs at the front, and four-piston 330s at the back. Power is delivered to all four wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.  What’s it like to drive? Like no other Volvo. Put bluntly, this is a road-going version of the C30 touring car so it’s pretty extreme. It means two things – some of the refinement you’d get on a regular C30 is missing, but it’s been engineered to be driven hard. Turn the key – what, no starter button? – and there’s a real animal growl from the PCP.  Push the right pedal and it just takes off; it’s blisteringly quick and grip levels through the twisty bits are staggering. The chassis stays extremely flat, though you can feel the back end go light thanks to the powerful front Brembos. The straight-through exhaust means cabin noise is high, and at certain revs, ear-splittingly so.  How does it compare? With what exactly? Volume brand C-segment family hatchbacks pumping out 400+bhp are a little thin on the ground. The closest rival would be Ford’s recently announced Focus RS500 with 345bhp through the front wheels. Beyond that, you’re into premium-badged sports car territory.  Anything else I need to know? Interestingly, the PCP started off with even more extreme styling, but was toned down so its C30 heritage was clearly visible. Polestar claims that over a 1km race circuit, the PCP is six seconds quicker than a Mitsubishi Evo X.  There’s no details on its mpg or emissions, probably because the numbers would scare small children. Polestar bosses reckon they would sell 200 units a year, but unfortunately, while Volvo bosses are said to have made lots of positive noises about the PCP, this car is never likely to see production. Shame. It would give Volvo’s image a kick in the right direction.        Fuente: http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc...ar_review.html |
ForoCoches: Miembro
24-may-2010 15:31
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| Menuda pasada de compacto, me encanta y si llegara a salir estoy seguro de que seria imbatible, es practicamente el mismo coche que el de competicion del campeonato sueco |
ForoCoches: Miembro
24-may-2010 15:45
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JOJOJOJOJOJO!!!!!! Menudo Aparato: Polestar claims that over a 1km race circuit, the PCP is six seconds quicker than a Mitsubishi Evo X. En un circuito de algo más de 1 km, polestar Afirma que este C30 es unos 6 segundos más rápido que un EVo X. |
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*AutoBan Spam/Flood/Troll*
24-may-2010 15:48
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| lo que faltaba, ahora llega volvo sigilosamente y revienta a los focus rs,cupras r, etc.. pero de largo |
808s & Heartbreak
24-may-2010 15:49
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¿Cuánto peso se ahorra cubriendo el salpicadero con ésto? Queda fatal... |
ITL
24-may-2010 15:52
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| Tiene toda la pinta de ser un revienta-cronos, esperemos a ver que tal va el misil este. |
ForoCoches: Miembro
24-may-2010 16:04
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No le veo problema al interior...lo más seguro es que sea efecto óptico... La pena es que seguramente esto no llegará a los concesionarios...por dios...discos de 380 y 6 pistones brembo...eso son frenos joder!!!... Quizá se eche en falta un cambio tipo DSG...y eso si...en otro color...este no me gusta nada... Por cierto...el alerón trasero se eleva a cierta velocidad?...lo digo por la foto detallada del mismo... |
ForoCoches: Miembro
24-may-2010 16:13
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Exacto el interior es piel vuelta, y si leeis el articulo por desgracia parece que volvo no lo comercializara y se quedara en un prototipo mas. El coche se sale eso si! |
No te pases ni un pelo ¬¬
24-may-2010 16:35
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algun dia tapizare mi salpicadero en alcantara pero mas oscura y el techo y los asientos en cuero negro que sino es demasiada alcantara |
tdi
Forero Nº 9.444
24-may-2010 16:37
#17
| El interior me recuerda al coche de 2 tontos muy tontos. El resto espectacular. |
"Ignorante militante"
24-may-2010 18:20
#18
| Su puta madre!! Supongo que para acelerar tan rápido no llevará haldex, no? |
Usuario premium.
24-may-2010 18:31
#19
| Menudo aparato! y el interior en alcantara es simplemente bestial. |
*AutοBаn Spаm/flood/Trοll*
24-may-2010 18:35
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El interior es ESPECTACULAR. El Alcantara queda precioso. |
