Jetzt wirds ernst! Volvo XC30 .. (englisch)
Einfach mal so:
Volvo has prioritised the development of an entry-level SUV as part of a broader future model strategy instigated by its new boss, Stefan Jacoby.
Aimed at significantly increasing sales in Europe, where Volvo has seen market share plummet in recent years, the new four-wheel drive is also being looked upon to provide a basis for planned production activities in China following the Swedish car maker’s recent purchase by Geely.
The compact SUV, due to hit UK showrooms by the end of 2013 and be sold under the name XC30, has been conceived to compete on performance, features and price with the new BMW X1 as well as the upcoming Audi Q3 and a junior off-roader presently under development at Mercedes-Benz, expected to be called the GLC.
Based on a four-wheel-drive version of the existing C30’s contemporary unitary platform, known internally as the P1 structure, the XC30 is being conceived to provide Volvo with increased appeal among younger buyers.
It’s also being designed to provide the sort of profitability achieved by the XC60, the company’s best-selling model.
Insiders describe the five-seat XC30 as being instantly recognisable as a Volvo with an appearance “in the mould of the XC60 but with added visual dynamism and a class-leading interior”.
At around 4350mm in length, the new Volvo is 280mm shorter than the two-year-old XC60. The XC30’s prioritisation has come at the expense of the new S40, which has been placed on indefinite hold some 18 months out from its planned introduction in a bid to free up engineering capacity.
Speaking about the decision to delay the five-door S40, Volvo’s new boss Jacoby said: “I’d rather get two or three cars right than attempt to compete in every market segment.”
There may be two different versions of the XC30: a standard-wheelbase version for Europe and a stretched model for China and, perhaps, North America.
The move would mirror the strategy of Jacoby’s former employee, Volkswagen, whose Tiguan is sold with a 2605mm wheelbase in Europe but is lengthened by 115mm to 2720mm for sale in China.
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Neuer S40 ?!
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@ Olli
Verkaufszahlen 2009 (2010 sind noch nicht online):
Models 2009 2008
S40 II - 36,954 - 48,950
S60 - 14,131 - 26,148
S80 II - 28,171 - 31,114
V50 - 54,062 - 62,085
V70 II - 0 - 2,200
V70 III - 45,836 - 56,952
XC60 - 61,667 - 6,954
XC70 II - 0 - 487
XC70 III - 18,032 - 32,188
XC90 - 32,754 - 52,872
C30 - 32,409 - 39,966
C70 II - 10,792 - 14,381
Wie man erkennen kann, sind die Verkaufszahlen des S40 noch VOR dem C30 gewesen... Und VOR dem XC90... Beides Modelle, woran Volvo schon einiges Verdient. Selbst der "unnütze" V50 verkauft sich besser als der "Großkombi" !!!
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DSG/DKG/PS soll ja an sich ohne Rucken schalten. Ich finde aber in meinem C30 merk ich das manchmal schon wenn ich drauf achte. Verglichen mit den Firmen-Passats/Tourans und DSG ist das viel auffälliger. Das VW DSG schaltet für mich gefühlt ruckfreier und schneller. Das PS denkt gern mal ne halbe Sekunde nach so kommts mir vor.
Irgendwie komisch wenn man mal wieder einen VW hatte. Ich hab das Gefühl die haben das PS absichtlich sehr "wandlermäßig" abgestimmt, dass es sich ähnlich fährt und anfühlt. Kann das sein ? Ich legs negativ aus, ich hab mir pubertäreres, schnelleres Schalten gewünscht wie ichs von den VWs kannte.
War dann schon ein wenig enttäuscht was die "Sportlichkeit" angeht.