The Volvo XC40 we’ve spied in these photos demonstrates that the enduring appeal of SUVs isn’t lost on the Swedish automaker, despite its traditional focus on wagons. Our spy photographer recently caught the upcoming compact crossover hiding under camouflage testing in Europe.
We don’t expect the Volvo XC40 will make it to the U.S., as it’s based on the not-for-U.S. V40 hatchback. The XC40 features an elevated ride height over the V40 thanks to a raised suspension similar to the Subaru-Impreza based XV Crosstrek.
Volvo showed the V40 ahead of the Geneva
auto show in February. The four-door hatchback will be powered by a range of diesel and gasoline engines, which will likely be carried over to the XC40. A turbocharged 254-hp 2.5-liter I-5 engine sits at the top of the range.
Continuing Volvo’s focus on safety innovations, the XC40 will adopt the V40’s pedestrian airbag, which protects a pedestrian from hitting the vehicle’s hard points under the hood and along the base of the windshield as well as A-pillars in an auto-pedestrian collision. Though we don’t anticipate the XC40 arriving on our shores, the continued success of the XC60 model might influence Volvo to change its mind.
Thanks to: Motor Trend
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