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Cars.com Reviews the 2008 Volvo C30

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Mike Hanley — that lucky son of a gun — got to put Volvo’s hot new hatch to the test for his latest review. The C30 turns out to be one of the better-handling Volvos we’ve seen in some time, and its standard turbocharged five-cylinder engine is surprisingly sporting. Can it hang with the Mini Cooper S and VW GTI, the current kings of the class? You’ll have to read to find out. Oh, and of course there’s a quick video recap of the glass hatchback, too. 

2008 Volvo C30 Expert Review

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David Thomas

Former managing editor David Thomas has a thing for wagons and owns a 2010 Subaru Outback and a 2005 Volkswagen Passat wagon.

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