BBC Top Gear Magazine

VOLVO’S BRILLIANT MOMENTS OF MADNESS

01 The weird C30 hatchback

ack when Ford owned Volvo, someone had the bright idea of helping Volvo shrug off its rep for big, boxy saloons and estates with a family hatch. The four-seat, 3dr C30 was designed not to pinch sales from the Focus, its movies its chief claim to fame.

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