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The Volvo C30 is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive premium compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 2006 to 2013, in a single generation. . Powered by inline-four and straight-five engines, the C30 is a variant of the Volvo S40/V50/C70 range, sharing the same Ford C1/Volvo P1 platf
Driver and passenger seat are mounted on transverse steel rails, [10] not bolted to the floor as per the standard configuration. [11] In a side impact these transverse rails allow the seats to crush a reinforced center console designed to absorb additional energy. [12] In 1994, [13] for the 1995 model year, [14] the SIPS-Bag [15] was introduced.
Android Automotive (AAOS) is an open-source operating system designed for use in vehicle dashboards, based on Android.Introduced in March 2017, [3] it was developed by Google and Intel, [4] together with car manufacturers such as Volvo and Audi. [5]
The Volvo C30 is one example of a Volvo produced under Ford ownership. Volvo Car Group was part of Ford Motor Company's Premier Automotive Group (PAG), along with Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover. While part of the PAG, the company significantly expanded its range of vehicles.
The Volvo Safety Concept Car (SCC) is an ESV concept car. The SCC incorporates the rear hatch design from Volvo P1800ES and the glass hatch from Volvo 480ES . [ 1 ] The interior design is similar to the S40 and V50 ; the majority of parts including the instrument panel, 'floating' centre stack and steering wheel are shared by the three cars.
Geartronic is Volvo Cars' name for its manumatic automatic transmission, similar to Porsche's Tiptronic. It is available in 4-, 5-, 6-, and 8-speed models, and is controlled by a microprocessor . The microprocessor automatically shifts to the next gear if a user in manual mode red lines the engine.
Volvo Cars has a long reputation as a maker of inline (or straight) engines. This list of Volvo engines gives an overview of available internal combustion engines. When Volvo started in 1927, they ordered their engines from the engine manufacturer Penta in Skövde. The first engine was the inline four-cylinder side valve 28 hp (21 kW) Type DA ...
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