First Look: 2011 Volvo C70

Volvo's
C70 coupes suffer from necessarily been the fashionable exception to the boxy norm,
less than because the company's artwork scheme grows ever added curvaceous, therefore
does its two-door model. The recent 2011 Volvo
C70, which debuts at the 2009 Frankfurt motor display, could be perhaps
the shapeliest Volvo design to succeed in customers however.
While a good amount from the auto lies principally unchanged up of the
2009 model, designers were supplied allowing for a big gamble to improve the C70's
appearance, both inside plus out.
"We have fastidiously redesigned the keep and front of the vehicle,
said Fedde Talsma, Volvo's chief exterior designer, "so they
harmonize more with the bigger Volvo models. We have a tendency to actually have also increased
the exclusiveness of the interior materials and trim small print to
beautify the sensation of luxury."
If the ones exterior cues appear acquainted, they have a tendency to be definitely lifted virtually
without delay from the S60 concept shown at the 2009 Detroit auto show.
The C70 receives the concept's sweeping headlights and chiseled
hoodline, and a revised decklid out back.
Inside, Volvo simply delicate the existing interior to impart a
more luxurious feel in comparison to the outgoing C70. The instrument panel is
currently wider and sleeker than prior to, and finished along with a soft-touch
material. If patrons opt for leather seating, they is enough to realize
themselves comforted by softer hides than those employed in previous
models.
While Volvo offers a large number of powertrain selections in Europe, the
engine offering for U.S.-spec C70s will probably remain unchanged.
Be expecting the turbocharged 2.5-liter I-5 to be the only real offering,
mated to either a six-speed manual transmission or a five-speed
automatic.
Following its September debut in Germany, the 2011 Volvo C70
ought to go back into production in November, and eventually achieve
dealerships during the initial quarter of 2010. Pricing hasn't been
announced kind of yet, but expect base prices to remain a bit favor
the 2009 C70, which starts at $40,625.