Sometimes the sum of a car's qualities exceeds the reality of its particulars. Take our Volvo C30, which arrived at Automobile Magazine's New York bureau for its Four Seasons test in September 2007.

Swedish manufacturer Volvo released today details and photos of the new generation C30 "the most playful and spontaneous model" (some may call it ugly...). Still, the new C30 is here, with some ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Like many automakers, Volvo dabbled with a few electrification experiments back in the day. There was the 1976 Elbil ...

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield February 9, 2011 Comment Now! At six years old, the Volvo C30 has come of age. Popular in Europe as Volvo’s safety-conscious answer to the hot hatchback. With a range of engine ...

Five-cylinder engines tend to get short shrift in the auto world, snubbed in favor of more popular configurations of four and six cylinders. But fives offer a good balance between the fuel economy of ...

View post: GM Recalls 43,000 SUVs Over Transmission Issue That Can Lock Rear Wheels Volvo has a storied reputation of building cars that are safe and solid – vehicles that are as cherished for their ...

Volvo has confirmed that it will stop selling the C30 hatchback by the end of this year. In an emailed statement, a spokeswoman told us today that "we have made the decision to discontinue C30 ...

My associate picked me up in a Volvo C30 — the thing is, I thought she’d be in a Mercedes C300. And for the first time, I was happy to have committed the common ...