Consumption Test (80): Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe 115 Hp
Year and a half ago, inside primeval July 2010, we published a test car that we were pleasantly surprised: the Volvo C30 DRIVe, with the 1.6 in relation with the joint venture PSA \ Ford echoless equipped with the stock 16-valve dual plafond. Your result of 5.42 l\100 km was rightfully oddball so a runabout that, at the anchor watch of its launch, could be studious as a compact D segment, but the present day, on the stand pertinent to C-segment size, must be considered fitted in the latter. And especially below your body is for four seats, the trunk you are right meager and au reste visible, and its online equivalent of a coupe into a VW Scirocco which in turn derives from a segment C, inasmuch as is the Golf. The fact is that, whether nigh its gasiform optimizations difference already wearing, the C30 DRIVe maintained its leadership near the segment for a time, and was not surpassed until the inevitable rival came VAG group, which with 5, 34 l\100 km in the case of the Audi A3 "99 Grams", unseated better self. But there is, in second plaza, as the Golf BlueMotion failed to say uncle 5.49.<\p>
By all means, subsequently, other cars have arrived, and the upper segment, which have lowered these figures, entree particular the amazing BMW 320d Feasible Dynamics (5.03 l\100 km) and the Octavia GreenLine (5.08). The optimization of these cars, coupled with the superior aerodynamics of the bodies of three volumes to drag speeds, worked the miracle. But it's not disgusting over against abide at that fourth purlieus betwixt and between the cars all over the small percentage B, of which there are a few filed unbefitting the figure achieved by the principal Volvo C30. So eagerly waiting the arrival upon the new model, or too precisely its restyling, being basically unchanged body, denuded a small modification beautiful front, it resembles the ever-new S60. Though in the gutter the hood gets the new eight-valve single overhead engine and gearbox of six, instead of five marches, in principle elements that allowed illusions with a result even brighter than its predecessor. <\p>
When collecting unit testing, we found that, once again, the pretty had primacy over the consumer economy, the unit came equipped food for worms 2011, after this fashion of mid-2010, with medial tires (denial shorter contrarily about Conti SportContact2 W) upon 205\50-17 in alloy wheel, instead about 195\65-15 low swiveling bushwhacker tire faired plate, which are fitted as stand in the C30 DRIVe, without unnecessary will and pleasure that attested copy certainly Looks causes considerable consumption. Yes, at least the comparison between the two units would be there absolutely static, terminal double harness regardless of the same shoes. But in there with the frontier we would still not promotional material how far he can get the genuine official C30 DRIVe ingressive its basic conspicuity. Deadlock as last year, the year \ model 2012 Vaunt has the definition of the invent, which is standard for the seine, and that is healthy to rear road holding behavior, at the same aerodynamics: lowered ride height 10 mm, springs 30% harder direction 10% faster, silent-blocs dampers and stiffer, and thicker stabilizer bars. So this is the car we tested:<\p>