Shortly after releasing info about the new C30, Volvo showed some artists drawings of the concepts slated to appear at the 2006 SEMA show. Those 3 drawings showed some creative thinking and the potential for some serious performance. The reality seems to live up to those drawings. Volvo has jsut released a whole host of pics of all 3 beasts. Interestingly, the IPD model (which I expected to be the most real) is the most radical, sporting NOS bottles, tuner sized speaker bank and gullwing doors. The Evolve machine is most definately this most intriguing to me now that I’ve seen the pics. This yellow monster looks ready to hit the track and you can bet that we’ll see it in action in some series next year. I think this is a clear indication of the direction Volvo is planning to take with the C30.

Volvo press release after the break. Also there are tons of pics in the cool new photo gallery we are testing out.
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The aftermarket works awfully quick sometimes. The new Volvo C30, released only last week, has already been released to the tuners and there will be 3 tweaked models at SEMA. While 2 of the models may be aimed more at the tuner crowd, the third (or perhaps the first) offers much more significance to long time Volvo fans.

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