Volvo C30 to get 52 mpg

The Volvo C30 Efficiency is expected to get about 52 mpg.

(Credit: Volvo Car Corporation)

Looks like the 2008 C30 from Volvo will offer more to entice young consumers than just an impressive sound system, a hatchback with room for Ikea packages and a wonderfully quirky Web site.

Volvo announced Monday that an "Efficiency" version of the 2008 C30 with a 1.6-liter turbo diesel engine will get about 4.5 liters/100 km (52 mpg).

Additionally, Volvo said that its Volvo C30, S40 and V50 with the 2-liter turbo diesel engine will have a new "Powershift" gearbox that will reduce overall fuel consumption by about 8 percent.

The Volvo C30 was originally announced at the 2006 Paris Auto Show and is anticipated to be a rival for young consumers against Audi's A3 and BMW's Mini, Mini Cooper Clubman and 1-series models.

[shane]

and in diesel!

i love diesel! get 50+ MPG while polluting like you only get 11MPG!
yay!

[imacpwr]

C30 butt (literally) ugly...!!!

As you walk around the Volvo C30 starting first at the drivers door
working your way around the front, down the passenger side you're
totally in awe... Until you stand directly behind one...
YUUUCKKKK...!!!! *** were the designers thinking..?!?! That's
exactly how I saw the C30 for the first time on display in a Mall. I'm
thinking, yes, I want this car... (till I got to the rear) OUT OF MY
SIGHT...!!!!

[bcrossno]

Sign me up!

Volvo's commitment to bring clean diesel technology to the USA is fantastic. I learned to drive on a 1984 Volkswagen Diesel Jetta. It got great mileage and you couldn't kill it. However, you also got outrun by everything on wheels. The new diesels are clean, fast and quiet. Diesels are a genuine alternative to current hybrid technology due to their efficiency. Now all we need is plug-in hybrid diesels and we'll actually make a dent in our oil addiction.