RedM Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/252307/volvo_c30_polestar_review.html 405bhp and 0-62mph in 4.6secs make this the fastest road legal car Volvo has ever produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Shame it may not see production. It would certainly scare a few larger producers of fast cars. I like the colour too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I like my Volvo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 A future WRC candidate perhaps? It certainly is what the Focus RS should've always been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 A future WRC candidate perhaps? It certainly is what the Focus RS should've always been. Well the FRS does use a Volvo engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Damn that's ugly... especially the interior. Performance however... is another thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 My OCD couldn't cope with that interior, even if they included a suede brush. I like the rest of it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Well the FRS does use a Volvo engine. Yes but the Volvo has the 4WD which I think to RS suffers without Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Yes but the Volvo has the 4WD which I think to RS suffers without 4WD in a short wheelbase like that will mean understeer anyway, so why not take the additional drivetrain losses away and ditch the driven rear wheels, meaning more power on the road? The FRS does what it does very well IMO. The Megane R26.R comes from a similar mindset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Because front wheel drive, for a sports car, is inherently wrong. Simple as. I'm not saying 4WD is the perfect solution, thats why I bought a Supra as a track car, but there are enough gizmos available to the manufacturers of today to neutralise any disadvantages to having 4WD without undermining the positives of having the job of traction divided between the four wheels. Which would then see the RS become a serious contender in the Evo/Impreza catagory. And as they compete in WRC with a car badged as a Focus I don't understand why they aren't required to produce a similar model for homologation anyway as should Citroen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I'm not saying 4WD is the perfect solution, thats why I bought a Supra as a track car, but there are enough gizmos available to the manufacturers of today to neutralise any disadvantages to having 4WD without undermining the positives of having the job of traction divided between the four wheels. Equally though, there are enough electronic aids now to eradicate the inherent issues with a FWD car, without having to drive two more wheels. You should remember too that the FRS isn't actually a sports car per sey. It's a hot hatch, and the best ever hot hatches have been FWD. Ford already did the whole 4WD rally car thing, long before Subaru and Mitsubishi got their act together. The RS mantra since then has changed though, and now it's all about affordable performance. The FRS has that in spades. I still wouldn't be seen dead in one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Its ok... with AWD and 400bhp - I would expect a better 0-62mph time, more like this: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=21979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Its ok... with AWD and 400bhp - I would expect a better 0-62mph time, more like this: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=21979 now we're talking proper metal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I still wouldn't be seen dead in one though. Ha, me neither, innit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I can see why it's so fast .... http://photos.evo.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_746/car_photo_373252_25.jpg That old trick. Those sneaky swedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I can see why it's so fast .... http://photos.evo.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_746/car_photo_373252_25.jpg That old trick. Those sneaky swedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I can see why it's so fast .... http://photos.evo.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_746/car_photo_373252_25.jpg That old trick. Those sneaky swedes. those were the days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 how many times have you actually thought about not saying it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 11 times, Mathew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I like the C30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I like turtles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I like turtles. How about tortoises? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I can see why it's so fast .... http://photos.evo.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_746/car_photo_373252_25.jpg That old trick. Those sneaky swedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I like big butts, but the Volvo is pretty nice too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 looks pretty bad ass! but i just dont like how the rear window tails lower than the rear lights. looks like a hurse or sumin lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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