2013 Volvo C30 R-Design Polestar Limited Edition [w/video] | Autoblog
Last Hurrah Comes and Goes In A Hurry
It isn’t very often that we drive a new car that’s already out of production, but that’s exactly what has happened with this 2013 Volvo C30. After just five years on the North American market, the last C30 quietly rolled off the assembly line back in December. But before that happened, Volvo decided to send its compact hatchback out on a high note with a little added performance and exclusivity courtesy of this R-Design Polestar Limited Edition model.
The term “hot hatch” is admittedly tossed around a lot these days, but the combination of an R-Design styling package coupled with a good number of extra ponies under the hood should be more than enough to put the C30 in the mix with the likes of the Volkswagen GTI and its not-too-distant cousin, the Mazdaspeed3. The chief problem with the Polestar Limited Edition, though, is that it’s priced against sportier all-wheel-drive compacts like the Golf R and Subaru WRX STI, so we decided to spend a week with the Polestar to see if its exclusivity and performance are enough to make up for its higher price tag.
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The Toyota FT-86 Open Concept Is Here To Scare The Mazda Miata | Jalopnik
The Mazda Miata has dominated the small, open top rear-drive market for nearly 25 years now. It’s a personal favorite of mine as well as many on staff here. But the Toyobaru twins have been able to match it on the fun to drive scale. They just didn’t have that open top flair.
Until now.
The Toyota FT-86 Open Concept is a barely disguised look at what a convertible Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S and possibly a Subaru BRZ roadster will look like.
This concept comes with an electrically folding soft top. It also has an iPhone holder in the interior in the shape of the 86.
Smart Toyota. Smart.
We imagine it has the same flat four under the hood with 200 horsies and has gained a little bit of heft from the needed added stiffening.
I think it looks pretty good. Not Miata good, but I’m very biased.
We’ll see the real deal next week at the Geneva Motor Show.
