Hard top for Volvo C70
15 July 2005 To be unveiled at September's Frankfurt Motor Show, the new four-seater C70 will go on sale early in 2006, in time to brave the best of the UK's winter weather. The current model range starts at £24,883, but we'd expect prices to rise a little on the steel-topped car. From launch it will be available with two petrol engines - a 2.4-litre with 170bhp and the T5 unit, which produces 220bhp. The C70 will also be sold with a diesel engine for the first time; the company's 180bhp five-cylinder unit, but this won't arrive until the middle of next year. Although it's a similar size to the current model overall, the new car is built on the Ford Focus-based V50 platform and not the bigger V70 chassis as today. Volvo still promises decent accommodation for four adults, but is yet to reveal how much boot space remains when the electrically powered roof is folded away. Full performance details, pricing and specification will be announced at the Frankfurt show in September, when order books open at dealers around the UK.
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