Volvo’s new C70 will be priced from £26,200 to £33,225 when it goes on sale in February.

The coupe/convertible offers three trim levels - Sport, SE and SE Lux.

Features include a CD audio system (Dolby Pro Logic II Surround Sound available on SE Lux), a door-mounted inflatable curtain (IC) as part of Volvo's SIPS (side impact protection system), aluminium trim inserts, leather steering wheel, electronic climate control, 17-inch alloys wheels, cruise control front ford lights and a three-piece retractable hard top.

The C70 will launch with two five cylinder petrol engines – a 170bhp 2.4i and a 220bhp. A 180bhp D5 turbodiesel is due to follow mid-2006.

Volvo has forecast 3,000 sales for the car in the UK next year.

Model Sport SE SE Lux
2.4i £26,200 £27,450 £29,950
T5 £29,475 £30,725 £33,225