The Volvo C30 SportsCoupé 1.6 is a coupé with 3 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the front wheels.
Powering the Volvo C30 SportsCoupé 1.6 is a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) at 6000 rpm and 150 N·m (111 lb·ft/15.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1204 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 185 km/h, which is 115 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 167.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2640 mm | 103.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1548 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4252 mm | 167.4 inches | |
| Width | 1782 mm | 70.2 inches | |
| Height | 1447 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1204 kg | 2654 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.18 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B4164S3 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1596 cc (97.394 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 81.4 mm
3.11 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.3 kW/litre 62.9 ps/litre 62 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.98 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1181 kPa (171.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.31 kg/kW 27.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 167.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 148126 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Volvo C30 SportsCoupé 1.6 added 2006-09-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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