Volvo's Green Swedish Touring Car: C30 1.6 DRIVe

http://www.streetfire.net Volvo will use technology from the environmentally optimised C30 1.6 DRIVe in its bid for outright victory in the 2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC). The efficiency of the current bio-ethanol (E85) fuelled C30 STCC 'Green Racer' will be further enhanced by the aerodynamic solutions developed for the diesel-powered C30 DRIVe, the first model to be launched under Volvo's aggressive roadmap for reducing C02 emissions. The race cars' flat under-body panels, diffuser and rear wing have been taken straight off the C30 DRIVe production line. Traditionally, manufacturers use technical solutions developed for their race cars to improve production cars. Volvo Cars is reversing the process by using technical know-how from the C30 DRIVe model to improve the aerodynamics of its 2009 STCC race cars.

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[JJMetalMad999]

400 hp from 1.6!

Thats an acheivement!

[arabrockerman]

400hp and 35mpg!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

lolz well if they did that I'd buy one

[julosx]

Actually, this car is fitted with a 2-liter, 5-cylinder engine, a downsized version of the Focus turbocharged 2,5 liter engine and its power revoves around 280-300 hp.

[morige83]

They sound awesome. Also check the rear right wheel lift up at 1:14 to 1:15, great suspesion setup.

[kickingriffinvxr]

i see the 2 volvos in the wtcc at brands hatch, they look and sound awesome!

hope they come to the btcc

[JJMetalMad999]

lol, very true...my focus RS has shit loads at 300hp. But This car has a full race set up, and I should imagine that they balanced the front suspension to rid of at least %75 of torque steer.

[pyromohanzed]

We don't know about the Torque-steer though

[vic0civ]

is it just me or was 1:37 to 1:39 like kinda trippy in a cul way?!