1:15 PM - Volvo showed off their 3CC concept, and announced an upcoming new model.
As seen before, the 3CC is a 2+1 passenger coupe that is 30% more aerodynamic than the current S40 sedan. It is equipped with an electric motor that makes the 3CC capable of 0-96 km/h (0-60 mph) in 10 seconds and reaches a top speed of 136 km/h (85 mph).
A novel security feature of the 3CC is in the event of a frontal collision, the seats can move forward up to 20 cm in order to absorb the force of the impact for the occupants. As usual in Volvos, the steering column is collapsible.
Volvo also announced the C30, which is 8 inches shorter than a S40 and supposedly the smallest car Volvo has ever built. The C30 should be launched for 2006, although no other details were given. The 'C' suffix hints that it will be a coupe or convertible, though.
Volvo's first V8 ever is built by Yamaha and is now available in the XC90 for 2005.
Pictures by Ray Watson of Auto123 are available in the PHOTO GALLERY.
As seen before, the 3CC is a 2+1 passenger coupe that is 30% more aerodynamic than the current S40 sedan. It is equipped with an electric motor that makes the 3CC capable of 0-96 km/h (0-60 mph) in 10 seconds and reaches a top speed of 136 km/h (85 mph).
A novel security feature of the 3CC is in the event of a frontal collision, the seats can move forward up to 20 cm in order to absorb the force of the impact for the occupants. As usual in Volvos, the steering column is collapsible.
Volvo also announced the C30, which is 8 inches shorter than a S40 and supposedly the smallest car Volvo has ever built. The C30 should be launched for 2006, although no other details were given. The 'C' suffix hints that it will be a coupe or convertible, though.
Volvo's first V8 ever is built by Yamaha and is now available in the XC90 for 2005.
Pictures by Ray Watson of Auto123 are available in the PHOTO GALLERY.
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