For those of you who still think of Volvo as a maker dour, safe and dependable luxury vehicles, climb out from under the rock you’ve been living and take a look at the exciting new Volvo C30 Concept. A thinly-disguised version of the actual production three-door hatch that Volvo plans to introduce at the 2006 Paris Auto Show in September, the C30 Concept has excitement written all over its sheetmetal.

Dour, this ain’t.
Built for the young and the young at heart, the concept has a style that is unmistakably Volvo, yet introduces a razor sharp edge to that already popular design. When it hits the streets, the C30 will surely be safe, given the track record Volvo has established, and it will probably be dependable, based on recent new vehicles introduced by Ford’s Premier Automotive Group’s (PAG) shining star. We look forward to seeing – and driving – the actual production model, later this year.