Volvo C30 T5

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Volvo C30 T5

The Volvo C30 is a compact near luxury hatchback also considered a small family car produced by the Volvo division of Ford's Premier Automotive Group. The C30 is a 3-door, 4-seat 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 C1 platform (called the P1 platform by Volvo) as its siblings, and shares the same sheetmetal ahead of the windshield and dashboard.

The production car was officially unveiled at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.In mid-2006, the C30 was approved for production launch in late 2006 in Europe. The C30 will also be introduced in the U.S. market as a 2008 model year, with the T5 as the single version.It is being marketed as a premium hatchback specially designed for first-time Volvo buyers and the youth market, with the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3 as main rivals. Production is expected to be 65,000 units a year, 75% for sale in the European market.