[ZX5focused]

I was driving by my local volvo dealer today when a Red C30 caught my eye in front of the dealer. Did a quick u-turn and pulled in to take a look.

I ended up driving both a 2.4I and T5, but the T5 was an auto with the slapstick.

2.4I
engine: 2.4 inline 5 making 168 hp and 170 lbs/ft
5 speed manual

Interior Feel: Seats were comfortable and provided support in the right areas for me. controls were well laid and fairly easy to use. not much room in the backseat or in the hatch. opening for the hatch is really small.

Driving: Car pulls hard and motor has lots of torque, most of the drive was in traffic so i couldnt really open it up. i did take on the expressway (100km/h) and pulled easily up to speed, and a downshift was sufficient to pass.

it handled the on ramp as would have expected able to carry speed and stay confident. there wasnt too much body roll either

overall it is a very capable car but im not sure that its worth the price depending on the options. option it out and it easily gets into T5 territory.


T5

Engine: 2.5 l inline 5 turbocharged making 218 hp and 238 lb/ft tourque at 1500-4800 rpm
transmission: 5 speed automatic with slap stick

Interior is the same, though the one i drove did not have the power adjsut seat.

suspension wise it felt pretty much the same.

no boost gauge!!!

Motor/Trans:

Car pulls pretty hard. tourquey above 2500 rpm. seemed a little laggy but not alot and i dont know if that was due to the tranmission or not but it still pulled hard once everything aligned. easily pulls in any gear though. The transmission allowed for downshifts and held the rpm's until i told it to shift.

I would really love to drive it with the 6 speed manual though.

now i just need to drive and mazdaspeed and wrx to compare


o and ther said i could get roughly 4000-4500 for my car :lol:


suprisingly they let me take them out by myself too!!