2006 Volvo C50

xdelirious45x · 04-30-2005, 01:50 PM

Well, I got a scoop on the 2006 Volvo C50. I do not know if anyone had posted any information about this before. Apparently it is a S40 hard top convertible. I dont know if any of you have ever driven in either a C70 or an 04.5-05 S40 but both cars have very limited rear window space. I hope they can modify the rear window, I know Volvo engineer's are smarter than that

http://www.channel4.com/4car/gallery...50-cabrio.html
Anyone else have comments?

stylngle2003 · 04-30-2005, 03:04 PM

looks pretty hideous in all that camo....the old yellow pic looks OK

xdelirious45x · 05-01-2005, 12:01 PM

Yeah that color is weird but it's ok. I think the flame red color will sell more than any other color.

volvo9 · 05-14-2005, 10:06 PM

EEEW

snow and ice!

spongemonster · 05-14-2005, 10:22 PM

Non-camo car = ungh for me hehehe
James

foggyjames · 05-15-2005, 07:31 AM

It looks like a cross between an R34 Skyline and the cococolin car

cheers

James

adrianpike · 05-15-2005, 06:05 PM

MWAHA FASTAR THAN AUDI

own6volvos · 05-15-2005, 06:10 PM

Looks almost like they have square fenders on it or something. wacky

pisco · 05-16-2005, 11:21 AM

I've known about this car for a while but I thought it was originaly supposed to be a wagon back coupe. I guess they made C30 a wagon instead. My band used to be called C50. It was the high school detention room.

MetalgodZ · 05-16-2005, 11:33 AM

Comments? I feel like the "hardtop convertible" is a big letdown. I was REALLY excited when I saw C50 in the thread title, as I've been waiting for an AWD/RWD non-convertible coupe from Volvo. I love coupes (hence the two 242s I own, and NO 4-doors or wagons) but all of the convertibles I've driven from a '63 Impala to a '94 Mustang as well as a couple of Audis, a VW Cabriolet, etc...They all flex. I hear the C70 convertible flexes TERRIBLY.

So honestly, I'm kind of disappointed. If it's both stiff and safe as their older cars, I'll reconsider...but I doubt it.

740TurboPerformance · 05-16-2005, 05:54 PM

I'm pissed that the C70 isn't made anymore as a non convertible, I don't want no damn convertible, volvo says it's still safe, if you flipped how HTF would it be safe, there is no roll bar or anything I could recall? according to the dealer they said volvo is supposed to come out with a hard top version, maybe this is what they were referring to . . . . ?

foggyjames · 05-16-2005, 06:16 PM

It has pop-up roll bars.

cheers

James

tequila_gundam_no_chaser · 05-16-2005, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 740TurboPerformance

I'm pissed that the C70 isn't made anymore as a non convertible, I don't want no damn convertible, volvo says it's still safe, if you flipped how HTF would it be safe, there is no roll bar or anything I could recall? according to the dealer they said volvo is supposed to come out with a hard top version, maybe this is what they were referring to . . . . ?

agreed. IMHO the C70 coupe was the most beautiful FWD volvo ever made.

slipstream3d · 05-16-2005, 08:54 PM

My dad said exactly the same thing about the C70 convertible. How the hell is it safe if it's got no roll bars? This can't be a Volvo... then the salesman (and me, haha) pointed out the automatically deployed roll bar behind the seats

xdelirious45x · 05-26-2005, 05:50 PM

yeh the roll bars pop out of the back of the head rests in the back i remember seeing, and when they pop out its solid. I remember seeing it happen once, and it looked like if a cat was sitting ontop while it occured, the cat would be launched about 25ft in the air!! But i agree the front of C70s do not look stable incase of a roll or flip.

kahlua240 · 05-27-2005, 12:49 PM

those "boxed" fenders are covered, so people cant see what it really looks like.

futrC70drvr · 05-28-2005, 08:54 AM

This picture was posted on swedespeed about 2 days ago from a guy in Sweden. Some people had their doubts whether it is real or not, until a some of the board mods who are "in the loop" with Volvo, and have seen the car before in person, confirmed that yes, this is infact an actual pic of the new C70. The real deal. It is a convertible with a 3 piece retractable hard top, so basically, it can be a coupe, or a convertible.

http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=290816

Blackbrick · 05-28-2005, 09:32 AM

Well, I for one think it's hot.

xtonyx · 05-28-2005, 10:04 AM

i'd slide

Gene_GaTech · 06-03-2005, 03:25 PM

ok ladies here's the latest and greatest:

seems as though it was cought during a introduction photoshoot

looks hot, and very similar to renderings. Volvo didn't stretch their imagination too far from the s40.

Zeeall · 06-03-2005, 03:30 PM

mm, that looks good! :D

own6volvos · 06-03-2005, 03:35 PM

Whats up with that last picture? The car is tilted to its side almost with the look of a flat tire.

foggyjames · 06-03-2005, 03:46 PM

That's a pretty car

cheers

James

volvoman37 · 06-03-2005, 03:54 PM

i want 2

SquareD · 06-03-2005, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by futrC70drvr

This picture was posted on swedespeed about 2 days ago from a guy in Sweden. Some people had their doubts whether it is real or not, until a some of the board mods who are "in the loop" with Volvo, and have seen the car before in person, confirmed that yes, this is infact an actual pic of the new C70. The real deal. It is a convertible with a 3 piece retractable hard top, so basically, it can be a coupe, or a convertible.

http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=290816

I know that's a grainy picture, but it looks like a Chrysler Sebring in that pic.

04-30-2005, 01:50 PM	#1
xdelirious45x Board Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: "New Jersey: Home Of The Sopranos"	2006 Volvo C50 Well, I got a scoop on the 2006 Volvo C50. I do not know if anyone had posted any information about this before. Apparently it is a S40 hard top convertible. I dont know if any of you have ever driven in either a C70 or an 04.5-05 S40 but both cars have very limited rear window space. I hope they can modify the rear window, I know Volvo engineer's are smarter than that http://www.channel4.com/4car/gallery...50-cabrio.html Anyone else have comments?

04-30-2005, 03:04 PM	#2
stylngle2003 sales@knoxmotorsports.us Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Henrico County	looks pretty hideous in all that camo....the old yellow pic looks OK __________________ -Billy salesATknoxmotorsports.us 1993 945ti "titebox" (DD) 1985 744GLE (perpetual +t project) 1985 245ti x2 (beaters) www.knoxmotorsports.us "From Oil Changes to Roll Cages, and Everything in Between"

05-14-2005, 10:22 PM	#5
spongemonster Board Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vernon, British Columbia	Non-camo car = ungh for me hehehe James __________________ Sometimes I consider letting my car burn.... The tires off the rims.

05-15-2005, 07:31 AM	#6
foggyjames Ryan's spanner monkey Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lincoln, UK	It looks like a cross between an R34 Skyline and the cococolin car cheers James __________________ '98 V70R '88 360 Turbo Intercooler '84 360 GLT '81 343 GLS R-Sport '80 343 DL '69 164 PM me if you're looking for Euro parts!

05-15-2005, 06:05 PM	#7
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05-01-2005, 12:01 PM	#3
xdelirious45x Board Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: "New Jersey: Home Of The Sopranos"	Yeah that color is weird but it's ok. I think the flame red color will sell more than any other color.

05-14-2005, 10:06 PM	#4
volvo9 Board Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Attleboro, MA	EEEW snow and ice!

05-15-2005, 06:10 PM	#8
own6volvos He who controls the Spice Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Looks almost like they have square fenders on it or something. wacky

05-16-2005, 11:33 AM	#10
MetalgodZ Bored Member Join Date: Dec 2003	Comments? I feel like the "hardtop convertible" is a big letdown. I was REALLY excited when I saw C50 in the thread title, as I've been waiting for an AWD/RWD non-convertible coupe from Volvo. I love coupes (hence the two 242s I own, and NO 4-doors or wagons) but all of the convertibles I've driven from a '63 Impala to a '94 Mustang as well as a couple of Audis, a VW Cabriolet, etc...They all flex. I hear the C70 convertible flexes TERRIBLY. So honestly, I'm kind of disappointed. If it's both stiff and safe as their older cars, I'll reconsider...but I doubt it.

05-16-2005, 05:54 PM	#11
740TurboPerformance Board Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: California, USA	I'm pissed that the C70 isn't made anymore as a non convertible, I don't want no damn convertible, volvo says it's still safe, if you flipped how HTF would it be safe, there is no roll bar or anything I could recall? according to the dealer they said volvo is supposed to come out with a hard top version, maybe this is what they were referring to . . . . ? __________________ Videos of my 740 @252K: 745T Aftermarket Exhaust Driving The 745T w/9PSI Past and Present - 1987 745T - 1987 740T - 1988 745T - 1994 960 - 1994 850T - 1997 S90 855 T5 w/ Carsound/Magnaflow high flow exhaust, sedan rear sway added, Eagle RSA's.

05-16-2005, 06:16 PM	#12
foggyjames Ryan's spanner monkey Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lincoln, UK	It has pop-up roll bars. cheers James

05-16-2005, 08:54 PM	#14
slipstream3d Board Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada	My dad said exactly the same thing about the C70 convertible. How the hell is it safe if it's got no roll bars? This can't be a Volvo... then the salesman (and me, haha) pointed out the automatically deployed roll bar behind the seats

05-26-2005, 05:50 PM	#15
xdelirious45x Board Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: "New Jersey: Home Of The Sopranos"	yeh the roll bars pop out of the back of the head rests in the back i remember seeing, and when they pop out its solid. I remember seeing it happen once, and it looked like if a cat was sitting ontop while it occured, the cat would be launched about 25ft in the air!! But i agree the front of C70s do not look stable incase of a roll or flip.

05-27-2005, 12:49 PM	#16
kahlua240 Board Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL	those "boxed" fenders are covered, so people cant see what it really looks like.

05-28-2005, 08:54 AM	#17
futrC70drvr Board Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ottawa, ON	This picture was posted on swedespeed about 2 days ago from a guy in Sweden. Some people had their doubts whether it is real or not, until a some of the board mods who are "in the loop" with Volvo, and have seen the car before in person, confirmed that yes, this is infact an actual pic of the new C70. The real deal. It is a convertible with a 3 piece retractable hard top, so basically, it can be a coupe, or a convertible. http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=290816

05-28-2005, 09:32 AM	#18
Blackbrick Grandpa Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bristol, Ct.	Well, I for one think it's hot. __________________ -Greg Some Volvos, and a Dodge.

05-28-2005, 10:04 AM	#19
xtonyx Board Member Join Date: Apr 2004	i'd slide

06-03-2005, 03:25 PM	#20
Gene_GaTech Round Fender Mender Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas, TX	ok ladies here's the latest and greatest: seems as though it was cought during a introduction photoshoot looks hot, and very similar to renderings. Volvo didn't stretch their imagination too far from the s40. __________________ 1990 744Ti - Modded * FOR SALE Brand New Yakima Copperhead trays for sale 1966 Amazon (122s) - murdah Purchase/\Current Resto 1999 SL 500 - Very Stock 37k (SOLD to my Dad) 1987 LandCruiser FJ60 - Clean and tough Worlds Baddest wall - living room (moved, and painted over)

06-03-2005, 03:30 PM	#21
Zeeall Board Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Arboga, Sweden	mm, that looks good! :D __________________ Jesus built my hot rod and God listens to Slayer!

06-03-2005, 03:35 PM	#22
own6volvos He who controls the Spice Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Whats up with that last picture? The car is tilted to its side almost with the look of a flat tire.

06-03-2005, 03:46 PM	#23
foggyjames Ryan's spanner monkey Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lincoln, UK	That's a pretty car cheers James

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