5/12/2023 0 Comments Price of volvo crossoverVideo: Neil Briscoeīeauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the change in design direction with the XC40 is an odd move for a brand that only recently re-invented itself. Worldwide, Volvo uses gasoline and diesel, and may add three-cylinder engines for its smallest cars.Can a compact premium SUV be a success in the Irish motor market? We take the Volvo XC40 out for a test drive to find out. The 60 and 90 series Volvos all share the Scalable Platform Architecture, and most all Volvos use a common four-cylinder engine architecture, increasing power by going to turbocharged (T5), turbo- and supercharged (T6) and plug-in hybrid turbo- and supercharged (T8) engines. The XC40 is the first to be built on Volvo’s Compact Platform Architecture, meaning a series of small SUVs, crossovers, sedans, and wagons could share a common platform. Volvo says the XC40 will compete with the BMW X1 (175 inches long). ![]() ![]() The XC60 is 183 inches long, making it a compact SUV, and the XC90 is 194 inches, making it a midsize. While Volvo calls the XC40 a compact SUV, in industry parlance it’s a subcompact, a term usually defined as vehicles of about 170 to 180 inches in length. It’s likely Volvo will follow with hybrid (T8) and pure-electric versions. An XC40 T4 with front drive and a smaller engine will be available in summer for $2,000 less. The first XC40 here will be the T5 with all-wheel-drive and a 200 hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The XC40 was announced this week orders can be taken now, the car goes into production (in Belgium) in November, and it arrives in the US in early 2018. You pay $500 initiation fee and an accident deductible of $750, can drive any one vehicle for up to 30 days (5 days for V-Series), and make 18 vehicle swaps per year. Still, it will be interesting to see if Volvo can convince dealers that “one price” means they shouldn’t tack on computer processing and office fees that can add $300-$500 to closing costs and don’t show up until you see the final paperwork.Ĭadillac earlier this year announced the Book by Cadillac program for $1,500 a month, including maintenance and insurance, allowing you to choose and use a Cadillac Escalade, XT5 crossover, CT6 sedan, or V-Series performance vehicle. Volvo says there will be traditional leases as well, along with regular purchases. Protection services might included pothole damage to low-profile wheels and tires and the suspension. If BMW’s multi-year free maintenance is a guide, this includes windshield wipers and brake pads–virtually anything other than fuel and collision damage. “Care by Volvo in the United States includes almost everything needed to own and operate a car such as maintenance, insurance, wear and tear items and protection services,” the company said in a statement. For one price, to be detailed at November’s Los Angeles Auto show, the customer gets a national, flat-rate monthly fee, combined with the aforementioned opportunity to upgrade to a new car as early as 12 months. Volvo’s model for single-price, no-haggle leases is called Care by Volvo. New Volvo XC40 offers wireless phone charging. In the category called “we could have told you this for free,” Volvo says it conducted “extensive global research into how compact SUVs are used and discovered proper storage is essential.” Thus, it has all manner of storage bins, drink holders, and a dedicated storage space for phones so you don’t take up a cupholder. Volvo telematics will also enable the phone to work as an ignition-key replacement, so you can share the car with family and potentially rent it to others. Four years of Volvo On Call telematics are included. Qi is now the likely wireless charging standard going forward. ![]() ![]() Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come standard, as well as Qi charging, the same as Apple is using on its iPhone 8 and iPhone X models. There will be a 12-inch LCD as the instrument panel and a 9-inch Sensus Connect center stack touch screen in portrait mode, resembling a tablet PC. The XC40 will also offer Pilot Assist (semi-autonomous driving) Run Off Road protection and mitigation, which keeps the car from going off road, and protects the driver’s spine if it does and the car lands hard cross traffic alert with brake support and a 360 degree surround view camera system. Volvo says the XC40 will be “one of the best-equipped small premium SUVs on the market.” Volvo City Safety comes standard it comprises pedestrian, cyclist, vehicle, and large animal detection with emergency auto-braking if the driver doesn’t intervene first.
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