What is it?
According to Volvo, this T4-engined Volvo XC40 is set to be the best-selling version of its funky compact SUV.
Waning consumer interest in vehicles fuelled from the black pump at the service station means that their petrol-powered range-mates are commanding an ever increasing share of the sales mix - to the point where the T4 and recently-introduced T3, which we recently drove on UK roads, are expected to account for 50% of all XC40 sales.
Where that entry-level three-cylinder T3 model is available exclusively with a combination of front-wheel-drive and six-speed manual transmission - for now, at least - the four-pot T4 comes as standard with an eight-speed auto 'box that sends drive to the wheels at both axles. In this iteration, the XC40’s all-aluminium Drive-E engine displaces 1969cc, and develops a modest 188bhp and 221lb ft of torque.
Our test vehicle was an entry-level Momentum model, which is priced from £32,070. Suspension is comprised of a MacPherson strut arrangement at the front axle, with a multi-link arrangement with coil springs at the rear. However, being a base model it goes without the stiffer spring rates, thicker anti-roll bars and monotube rear shock absorbers that work so well on pricier R-Design models.
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Is 190hp considered a modest
Is 190hp considered a modest amount of power nowadays?
Where is it made
China? Just curious :-))and absolutely the new Tiguan has it beat all round
Where is it made? A search would is on your phone.
The bulk of European vehicles are assembled in Ghent Belgium as there is a huge demand there is also assembly in Luqiao China the bulk being absorbed by the local market. They are engineered and designed in Sweden by Volvo. Parent company Geeley is known for good quality for their own products all from newer state of the art assembly plants.
A v6 diesel RRSport more economical and faster
can't see the point in petrol getting 33mpg more pollution etc diesel suits an suv far better now they are less polluting than petrol.