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Volvo gives C30 the slip
21st July 2011
Volvo has greenified the C30 by following the VW BlueMotion template: shunning hybrid drivetrains and regenerative braking in favour of slippier aerodynamics, longer gearing and low friction tyres.
The C30 is also gets Volvo’s new Powershift diesel transmission, a dual-clutch automatic gearbox similar to VAG’s DSG effort. Coupled to the aero modifications - which include more streamlined 16-inch alloys, impressively - this helps the C30 Efficiency achieve 62.8mpg (a jump of 5mpg over the stock 1.6-litre C30 turbodiesel) and sneak below 120g/km of CO2.
No, it’s not the most sexy eco-technology around, but this BlueMotioning (we’ll let VW have it, they got there first) approach is all good news.
We’d expect more manufacturers to follow suit, but sadly we can’t see a streamlined, skinny-tyred Hummer on the horizon any time soon. Pity.