[BPT850T]

i think they should bring back the hardtop for the c70.....or at least make the conv top a retractable hardtop...
my 2 cents.....

[C70drvr]

i think they should bring back the hardtop for the c70.....or at least make the conv top a retractable hardtop...
my 2 cents.....

It is a retractable hardtop

A 3 piece retractable hard top to be exact.

This post has been edited by futrC70drvr: 26 May 2005 - 09:49 AM

[jwmerrill]

Make a coupe, or don't bother bringing it back.

jwm

[TheDiva]

I'd much rather have a convertible than a coupe... Especially for our good weather

[98c70turbo]

looks likes its got the s40 front end to it, but a sebring end, dont like it at all, I'll just stick with my 98

Shaun

[turboV70]

Actually I think the new volvo convertible isn't even going to be called a C70. I saw in Car and Driver, probably a few months ago that the new one will the called the C50. I believe it's going to share the same platform as the 2004.5-present S40. From the pics I saw in C&D, it's very similar to the S40. Not sure if it's going to share the same engine options though. It would be nice (but it'll never happen) if they dropped the new 8 cylinder from the XC90 in that thing...it would be a total S4 cabrio chaser

[Zappo]

Is it a C70 or C40? The link says it is a C40.

[turboV70]

oops my bad, it may be called the C40. I had it in my head for some reason that it was going to be called the C50...probably cause of the new V50 wagon.

[theunderlord]

This was posted by a guy in Sweden a little over an hour ago on Swedespeed, so so far, I've been the first to respond to it.

why does that not surprise me. ?

[Zappo]

C40 makes more sense. Maybe a C40 coupe also?

[Plan_B]

Looks like a Sebring.

I was gonna type the samething, looks nasty

[Zappo]

I was gonna type the samething, looks nasty

It is a crappy photo, but then spy photos are typically like that; have to take the shot when the opportunity presents itself.

[LiquidKernel]

I will always love the first C70 more than whatever they can come up with. The coupe has the looks of a CLK from the rear.

[Zappo]

I will always love the first C70 more than whatever they can come up with.  The coupe has the looks of a CLK from the rear.

All the fake folding hardtop photos of the C40 were just photoshop'd combinations of the SLK with an S40 front end on it.

[LiquidKernel]

All the fake folding hardtop photos of the C40 were just photoshop'd combinations of the SLK with an S40 front end on it.

Yeah, I figured. Photos don't look too legit. Even then, some people are so good at photoshop that you can never tell the difference.

[Zappo]

The reason I thought the folding hardtop photo was fake was because the top was just too small. It works for a two seater like the SLK, but I wouldn't want to be a rear seat passenger in a C40 with a top like that.



There is a better picture located here.

http://volvospeed.co...ndpost&p=158995

[turboV70]

I found this:


If that's a photoshop job, it looks Darn good.

[Zappo]

I was refering to the folding hardtop picture. The one you are showing looks real.

Edit: Acctually looking closer, that might not be real. Look at the direction of the sunlight on the car, then the light on the two people in the car.

This post has been edited by Zappo: 26 May 2005 - 11:54 PM

[turboV70]

ok good point. i actually just realized that those aren't the typical volvo headrests either. Looks like they're out of a benz.

[C70drvr]

ok good point. i actually just realized that those aren't the typical volvo headrests either.  Looks like they're out of a benz.

I've just recieved confirmation from people at swedespeed who are actually in the loop with Volvo and have seen the new C70 before. This picture is the real deal

This post has been edited by futrC70drvr: 27 May 2005 - 11:20 AM