SEP 27- OCT 3 | 2019
2020 Volvo XC40 T4 Inscription
Ŷ GETTING BETTER WITH AGE: Volvo is now one of the world’s automotive style leaders - and many say the XC40 is the best shape yet.
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for five though, but four adults and a child By EWAN KENNEDY makes more sense. the dashboard area. There is lots of storage space in the door STYLING These days Volvo is one of the world’s pockets as Volvo avoided taking up space in automotive style leaders and in our opinion this area with audio speakers. There's also out-of-sight stowage in drawthe XC40 is the best shape from the Swedes yet. With a chunky, almost cheeky, look it ers underneath the front seats. A removable rubbish bin sits under the has an upright slightly-concave grille, deeply sculpted lower sections of the doors and up- centre armrest. Does that sound like a silly idea? Wait till you use it when you get back ward swept D-pillars. We love the fact that the Volvo XC40 can home and you lift out the bin and take it to be bought in two-tone paint. Check the Vol- your regular waste bin. The cargo compartment has a volume of vo Oz website for details of the mixing and 460 litres when all seats are in use and 1336 matching offered. litres when the rear seats are folded fully flat. The rearmost section of the boot floor INTERIOR The Scandinavian theme is simple al- can be folded up to provide added crash most to the point of being minimalistic in protection by stopping luggage from mov-
ing forward. This folding section has built-in hooks that stop your shopping bags sliding about. POWERTRAINS Our test car had a four-cylinder 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine with 140 kW of power, and 300Nm of torque from a nicely low 1400 all the way to 4000 revs. So you can have peak torque virtually all the time in normal driving around town as well as in the country. All-wheel-drive by way of an eight-speed automatic is used in the XC40 T4 Inscription, a front-wheel drive model is offered in the lower cost Momentum variant.
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THE very Swedish Volvo XC40 midsize SUV has an excellent blend of style, performance and practicality. And it goes without saying it's one of the safest vehicles on our roads. A new model, the XC40 Inscription was recently added to the range. A midrange variant, it features a powered front passenger seat, leather-trim, ambient interior lighting and a powered tailgate. A fascinating insight; by far the most commented-on feature of the XC40 Inscription we have been driving is the Orrefors Crystal gear selector. A great collaboration between the two upmarket Swedish products. The XC40 is slightly larger than others in its class, at 4425mm long, 1863mm wide and 1652mm high and every centimetre of the interior space is put to good use. It has seating
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