22/04/2010
Volvo Cars Team With Polestar C30
Polestar C30 PCP is premiered today at the Gothenburg Motor Show.
Volvo Cars and Polestar enter their 15th consecutive motorsport season in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) and as reining champions.
But prior to the new racing season, Polestar engineers have turned their attention to the road car version of their Volvo C30 racer.
Developing 400 PS and transferring the power to the road via an all-wheel-drive system, the C30 Performance Concept Prototype was designed to evaluate what happens when a Championship-winning team of race engineers and designers get free-rein to design and engineer a car rather than developing it to fit very specific race regulations.
With the Volvo C30 Concept, Polestar aimed to build further on the strong driving characteristics of the standard C30 and at the same time illustrate the link between the racing cars and the Polestar Performance products.
The car is based on Polestar's unique experience from developing the Volvo C30 into a winning race car.
The interior and exterior design reflects Polestar's know-how on the C30's aerodynamic and driving properties derived through several years of development and testing - from computer simulations, to wind tunnel and race track testing.
(BMcC/GK)
Volvo Cars and Polestar enter their 15th consecutive motorsport season in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) and as reining champions.
But prior to the new racing season, Polestar engineers have turned their attention to the road car version of their Volvo C30 racer.
Developing 400 PS and transferring the power to the road via an all-wheel-drive system, the C30 Performance Concept Prototype was designed to evaluate what happens when a Championship-winning team of race engineers and designers get free-rein to design and engineer a car rather than developing it to fit very specific race regulations.
With the Volvo C30 Concept, Polestar aimed to build further on the strong driving characteristics of the standard C30 and at the same time illustrate the link between the racing cars and the Polestar Performance products.
The car is based on Polestar's unique experience from developing the Volvo C30 into a winning race car.
The interior and exterior design reflects Polestar's know-how on the C30's aerodynamic and driving properties derived through several years of development and testing - from computer simulations, to wind tunnel and race track testing.
(BMcC/GK)
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17 December 2009
Volvo Takes Electric 'Step'
Volvo Cars will unveil the next-generation battery electric powered Volvo C30 at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2010. The C30 on display will present a step further in the development process from the driveable electric prototype which was presented in September 2009.
Volvo Takes Electric 'Step'
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15 February 2010
London Volvo Marks First Year
Volvo Cars London is celebrating a successful first year in business after increasing both new and used vehicle sales volumes. The group, which hosted an awards ceremony for its top performing sales staff at the end of January, delivered more than 2,000 Volvos to satisfied customers in 2009, despite the difficult economic climate.
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Volvo Cars London is celebrating a successful first year in business after increasing both new and used vehicle sales volumes. The group, which hosted an awards ceremony for its top performing sales staff at the end of January, delivered more than 2,000 Volvos to satisfied customers in 2009, despite the difficult economic climate.
17 February 2010
Volvo Gears Up For Snow Road Trip
Snowbombing is motoring to the mountains of Mayrhofen with the Snowbombing Road Trip -Driven by Volvo. The road trip is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, which involves driving to Europe’s greatest show on snow whilst having fun en route.
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02 March 2010
Flextreme GT/E Concept Car
This one of the first official images of Vauxhall’s stunning Flextreme GT/E concept car, which will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show today. In Vauxhall’s commitment to achieving power without the need for fossil fuels, electricity plays a key role, and the 4.
Flextreme GT/E Concept Car
This one of the first official images of Vauxhall’s stunning Flextreme GT/E concept car, which will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show today. In Vauxhall’s commitment to achieving power without the need for fossil fuels, electricity plays a key role, and the 4.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.