The Volvo C30 DRIVe will make its competitive debut this weekend, when the car will line up on the grid for the opening race of the World Touring Car Championship.
The car, entered in the WTCC by Polestar Racing, is being used as an exploratory foray into the series for the Volvo C30, with a view to a more concerted effort in 2012.
Christian Dahl, Managing Director of Polestar Racing, said, “Volvo Cars has given us a sound mission to evaluate the championship, meaning that we are initially not focusing on results but rather on preparing a base that we could build upon for 2012. We are starting the season with our current two litre engine, before later in the year switching to an all-new 1.6 turbo engine, based on a completely new Volvo engine family. We are currently working flat out with the new engine and we are confident of our progress”.
Behind the wheel of the car for the season opening race in Curitiba, Brazil, will be Swedish driver Robert Dahlgren, a former British Formula Ford Champion.
Also making its debut in Curitiba is the new Polestar-blue racing livery for the Volvo C30 DRIVe racer, inspired by the same colour scheme used on the C30 Polestar concept prototype.
The Polestar Racing Volvo C30 DRIVe will compete in the 11-weekend World Touring Car Championship programme, which culminates in November at Macua in China.
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