A manual-transmission sporty hatchback? Who wouldn't want one of those? Well, let me take you back to the early Obama years ...

And unfavorable? For starters, the C30, which is built at Volvo's Ghent, Belgium, factory, is more expensive than the GTI -- about $700 with a manual (in $24,625 T5 trim) and around $850 with an ...

The Volvo C30 isn't remembered with the likes of the Volkswagen Golf R and Mazdaspeed 3 but it was competitive with those ...

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.

We take a look at, and a spin in, the 2011 Volvo C30 R-Design and try to find some function behind its form. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old-fashioned way, by turning wrenches in ...

The 2011 Volvo C30 was a distinctive entry in the premium compact hatchback segment, celebrated for its unique design and engaging driving dynamics. Drawing inspiration from Volvo's classic models, ...

Small with big is good. Just look back to the good old days. The Holden Torana GTR XU-1 - which I'm proud to say was my introduction to motoring (courtesy of my father) - was one such recipe. Small ...

C30 T5 with 6 Speed manual transmission - $42,450 (RRP) C30 LE with 5 Speed automatic transmission - $39,950 (RRP) The C30 model range will start at a competitive $34,450 for the C30 S, which will ...