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Originally Posted by kaisen
The Volvo C30 rides on the same platform as the Ford Focus and Mazda 3 (P1, C1, BK respectively). And that's a good thing. The Volvo is sexy, powerful, and quirky (styling, ergonomics).
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True dat. I bought it on impulse (hooked on the styling), and much to my surprise, grew to really like the car.
Quirky? Dunno (I'm too quirky to judge), but the AC/heater/radio are super intuitive w/o TFB (tiny fkng buttons) to frustrate my ham hands.
Damn thing goes 0-60 in 6.2sec (my SC is kinda pissed - but can still lead it thru the twisties handily
).
They're pretty good sellers in Canadia and Europe, I'm told. But I've only seen maybe six on the road in SOCAL in the three years I've owned mine.
I take automag blather with a grain of salt, but one comparo I read (between the C30, GTI, Mini and...I forget) described the C30's quiet ride as "the "TempurPedic" of the bunch.