| The Volvo group has always been known more | | | | with newly released cars from Volvo, to its |
| about the safety of their cars than the kind of style | | | | easy-to-read analog dials; the car offers convenience |
| that their vehicles sport around. The reputation | | | | and comfort. |
| comes from Volvo's effort to increase the safety of | | | | It is also loaded with safety features that only Volvo |
| their cars which they designed to have a boxy look. | | | | can offer. The C70 is the only convertible that has |
| The boxy design is employed by early models of the | | | | side curtain airbags; this is a testament to the |
| car that is why the company is known not for the | | | | company's dedication to providing safe cars no |
| good looks of their cars. | | | | matter what the design may be. |
| The present though is different; the last decade has | | | | The performance of the car is optimized by a wide |
| seen Volvo produce cool looking cars in an effort to | | | | array of high performance Volvo auto parts which |
| catch the attention of younger buyers. An example | | | | are known for their reliability and long service lifespan. |
| of the Sweden-based outfit effort to produce eye | | | | Its turbocharged engine can accelerate the car from |
| pleasing design is their Volvo C70 convertible. The car | | | | a standstill to 60 miles per hour in roughly 7 seconds. |
| is originally designed as a coupe and is converted to a | | | | The car's acceleration is quite remarkable given its |
| drop-top which has the conservative styling of a | | | | heavy roof, the added weight of chassis stiffening |
| Volvo but it still looks good. | | | | components, Boron steel windshield pillars and ballistic |
| The convertible does not offer radical designs but | | | | roll-over bars. What powers the car to that |
| the drop-top configuration of this car surely | | | | remarkable acceleration is its powerplant that is a |
| commands attention. The car's attractiveness mirrors | | | | transversely-mounted 2.5 liter turbocharged engine |
| the company's drive to not only provide safe cars | | | | capable of producing up to 218 horsepower at 5000 |
| for the public but also good looking ones in order for | | | | revs per minute. |
| them to have the younger consumers latch on - this | | | | The problem that is common to all convertible though |
| is the group which the company is hoping will become | | | | is that once the top is lowered, it cuts the luggage |
| their buyer base for many years to come. | | | | space in half, and the Volvo C70 is no exception to |
| The car employs a four-piece hardtop that gently | | | | that. But efforts put in the design of the convertible |
| tucks itself into the car's trunk in under 30 seconds. | | | | gives the driver a mechanism that allows him to raise |
| The precise engineering of the mechanism enables | | | | the top while it is inside the trunk to permit loading of |
| the driver to lower the top and it also makes the | | | | luggage underneath it before lowering it again. While |
| lowering of the top quite a sight to see. | | | | this does not solve the storage space problem, it is a |
| The convertible is a four-seater affair and offers | | | | clever way to make the best out of the situation. |
| good lumbar support to all its occupants. With the | | | | Overall, the convertible is a great ride, not only does |
| top up, it feels like a coupe from the inside, not only | | | | it offer good aesthetic value but also great |
| in its looks but the way you would feel when you | | | | performance, with a healthy slice of safety thrown |
| drive it. The rest of the interior is also a good piece | | | | into the mix. |
| of work, from its floating console which is common | | | | |