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Martin Love tests a smooth operator</p> </div> <ul id="content-actions"> <li class="third-party-tool no-comments "> <a id="buzzlink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730025731/http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=the_guardian665&targetUrl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jul/26/volvo-c30-car-review&summary=%3Cp%3EVolvo%27s+new+C30+is+the+most+aerodynamic+in+its+class.+%3Cstrong%3EMartin+Love%3C%2Fstrong%3E+tests+a+smooth+operator%3C%2Fp%3E&headline=Martin Love reviews the Volvo C30 |Technology |The Observer">Buzz up!</a> </li> <li class="third-party-tool"> <a id="digglink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730025731/http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Ftechnology%2F2009%2Fjul%2F26%2Fvolvo-c30-car-review&title=Martin+Love+reviews+the+Volvo+C30">Digg it</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="content"> <ul class="article-attributes multi-pub"> <li class="byline"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730025731/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/martinlove" name="&lid={contentTypeByline}{Martin Love}&lpos={contentTypeByline}{1}">Martin Love</a> </li> <li class="publication"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730025731/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={contentTypeByline}{The Observer}&lpos={contentTypeByline}{2}">The Observer</a>, Sunday 26 July 2009 </li> </ul> <div id="article-wrapper"> <div class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730025731im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2009/7/22/1248281371236/the-Volvo-C30--001.jpg" width="460" height="276" alt="the Volvo C30 "/> <p class="caption">Drag queen: a flat bottom, flush wheels and low-resistance tyres all help to make the Volvo C30 ?slippery.? Photograph: James Royall</p> </div> <p><strong>VOLVO C30 1.6D Drive S</strong><br/><strong>£15,745</strong><br/><strong>Miles per gallon: 64.2</strong><br/><strong>CO2 per KM: 115 GRAMS</strong><br/><strong>Good for: Cross winds</strong><br/><strong>Bad for: Cross drivers</strong></p><p>When applied to politicians, former boyfriends or treacherous footpaths, the adjective "slippery" is a word loaded with negative connotations. When used about a car, however, it is praise indeed. And Volvo's new C30 DRIVe is the slipperiest car in its class. It's the ultimate draught dodger! By "slipperiness" manufacturers mean the ability a car has to slide through the air. </p><p>You might think there isn't much to a bit of air. But a wall of air presents a considerable obstacle to the forward movement of a car, and the faster you go the more force is required to break through that wall. Next time you are driving, put your hand out the window, palm facing forwards, and you'll soon see just how much backward force the wind creates. Now turn your hand palm down, fingers forward so you are cutting through the wind. If you want, you can now move your hand up and down like a dolphin... or maybe not. The point is that by increasing the aerodynamic shape of a car, makers can dramatically reduce the amount of energy wasted in forcing a vehicle through the air. Ergo, greater fuel economy, greater efficiency and fewer emissions. It's win, win, win.</p><p>All manufacturers these days - naturally - are keen to offer a "green" range of cars within their traditional line-ups. Among others, we've seen the arrival of Bluemotion at VW, BlueEfficiency at Mercedes, Ecoflex at Vauxhall, Econetic at Ford and now DRIVe at Volvo. It's pronounced Drive-ee. The high-mileage, low-emissions formula is available across the entire Volvo range - from the small and trendy C30 to the luxury S80 saloon and even the rugged XC70. The eco-savings are achieved through a raft of tweaks and modifications. There's low-friction transmission oil, an air-deflector buried in the grille and body panels as smooth as Alberto Contador's legs. But the three most important changes are the use of underbody "aero panels" to create an almost flat underside for the air to pass below. In the bad old days, no one thought twice about the state of a car's bottom, as it was hidden from view. The second area of attention is the alloys, which sit flush to the tyre to create the minimum turbulence as the wind slips across the wheels. And they look pretty cool, too - large, spinning silver disks which glint like fish lures in the sun. Finally, the tyres themselves are made of a firmer compound and have a different groove pattern so they create less resistance as they roll across the tarmac. In the Volvo C30 this all adds up to an astoundingly low drag-coefficient of 0.28, which translates into 64.2 miles to a gallon of diesel, and baby's-breath emissions. </p><p>Once you're inside, the car handles just like any other. The only reminder that you are driving a DRIVe being the catatonic fuel gauge and the strange sensation, when you coast endlessly to a stop, that you are gliding across ice. The ride is so silent and friction-free the car doesn't seem to slow down when you take your foot off the throttle. As Paul Simon said, you're just "slip slidin' away ... 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