2008 Volvo C70 convertible

29/06/2008 02:23. There's a simple but elegant beauty with the C70. Watching those magnificent pieces of the roof slide together and fall gently into the trunk makes me giddy. A hundred miles in the C70 is a breeze, though it's murder on your hair.

Tweaked for the 2008 model over last year's, the new C70 is noticeably better.

My test vehicle included laminated oak trim that is the best wood accent I've ever seen on a car. It looks like weathered teak from a boat, carved grain outlining the ultra-slim center stack and console, with a few wooden touches throughout the cabin.

It makes the interior look so nice you want to leave the top down so people can admire it while it's parked. The new Z-shaped emergency brake; the intuitive and simple center stack; the beautifully crafted leather seats that hold... // DetNews.com