Through Ian's Lens: 2008 Volvo C30 R-Design

While reading comments on our blog during the second media day of the New York International Auto Show, our chief blogging officer, David Thomas, spotted something interesting under Joe Wiesenfelder’s post on the Suzuki Concept Kizashi 3.

“Off topic, but can you take some pictures of the Volvo C30 R-Design while you’re there? Ian takes some of the best auto pictures I’ve ever seen (way better than Autoblog and Jalopnik), and the pictures at Autoblog just aren’t doing a good job of showing me how it’s different from that standard C30.” – Brian E.

Well Brian E., it’s your lucky day. While I can’t truly answer your question about the differences between the regular Volvo C30 and the more expensive Volvo C30 R-Design, I can tell you that it is one sweet machine. Design note: Watch for the etchings in the center stack near the radio as they repeat across the entire center console. It’s pretty spectacular. A set of photos is below.