Volvo's Swedish Corner of Geneva Reveals V40 Facelift and New V90
3 Mar 2016, 11:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo brought the V40 facelift and the all-new V90 at the Geneva Motor Show. The two cars formed a little Swedish corner with the XC90 Excellence
Volvo Testing Twin-Clutch Gearbox in V40, 1.5 Turbo Confirmed for 60 Series
29 Feb 2016, 15:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo has been working on a 1.5-liter turbo engine since 2015. It will have 150 hp as standard, but 180 hp is also possible
2017 Volvo V40 Facelift Gains New Headlights, Not Much Else
24 Feb 2016, 09:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the 2017 model year, the Volvo V40 compact hatchback and the V40 Cross Country have been mildly updated to keep things fresh
2016 Volvo V40 Rendering Shows Thor Hammer LED Headlights
3 Jun 2015, 13:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The rendering still looks like the current V40, launched in 2013, but it adds the LED headlights from the XC90 and other design features
2015 Volvo V40 Now Available with a Carbon Fiber Roof and Drivetrain Enhancements
21 May 2015, 13:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A total of 343 units of the Volvo V40 Carbon edition will be produced. Pricing starts at 369,900 Swedish krona ($44,410 or €39,955 at current rates)
Volvo to Build All Compacts at Belgian Plant in Ghent, All-New V40 Coming in 2016
27 Apr 2015, 08:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new V40 will come out in 2016, followed by the XC40 SUV in 2018. Volvo is also considering the revival of C30 coupe
Volvo Tuner Heico Sportiv Brings a Trio of Swedes at Essen · Live Photos
28 Nov 2014, 17:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Every tuning enthusiast was eagerly anticipating for Heico Sportiv to bring the first tuning package for the 2015 Volvo XC90 at the Essen Motor Show, but that didn’t happen. Nevertheless, the ...
Volvo's CMA Compact Car Plans: New V40 in 2016 and XC40 in 2018
8 Oct 2014, 17:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Besides the Scalable Product Architecture which underpins their new XC90 SUV, the guys at Volvo are working on another new platform at the moment. It's called the C-segment Modular Architecture...
Mercedes GLA 220 CDI vs Volvo V40 Cross Country D4: the Cross-Hatch Comparison
15 Sep 2014, 19:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes' brand new GLA-Class crossover is the latest in a somewhat long list of very successful German compacts. Some people have complained it doesn't have enough ground clearance, but t...
Volvo Planning Polestar-Tuned V40 Hot Hatch
11 Jul 2014, 14:29 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / If you’re still mourning the loss of the C30 and the souped-up C30 Polestar, then we hopefully have some good news for you. According to Auto Express, Volvo is planning a Polestar-tuned versio...
Volvo Drive-E Engine Range Updated With Extra Oomph
23 Jun 2014, 08:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Swedish carmaker has souped up its Drive-E powertrain family, with the new engines set to be introduced on the recently unveiled 2015 Volvo V40. Depending on their needs and preferences, custome...
Volvo Introduces Powerful and Efficient New Engines for V40 D4 and T5 Models
26 Feb 2014, 12:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Mercedes A-Class is beautifully designed and the BMW 1 Series is beautifully poised, but the Volvo V40 has something about. Maybe you could say it's beautifully Swedish, though that would b...
Upcoming Volvo Concept Estate / Shooting Brake Leaked
21 Feb 2014, 14:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Editors at the Swedish website Tjock has just sent us the teaser images that Volvo is likely going to use when previewing its Geneva-bound concept in the coming weeks. They show an interesting mi...
Volvo V40 T5 HPC Arrives at Essen 2013 · Live Photos
30 Nov 2013, 10:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When we tested the Volvo V40 Cross Country earlier this year, we labeled it as an excellent crossover that's a good alternative to what the Germans have to offer. It's brilliant in the cit...
Drag Race: Tuned Volvo V40 Kills a BMW Z3 M Coupe
12 Nov 2013, 13:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While Nurburgring racing is all but over due to slippery conditions, up north in Scandinavia, the folks are still playing with their Volvos and Saabs, finding the right setup for their small turbo e...
2013 Volvo V40 Cross Country Original Pictures
9 Jul 2013, 05:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2013 Volvo V40 Cross Country T5 AWD is pretty good with the sand. We’ve got the DTSC in Sport mode (there’s no Off) and the car allows us to perform controlled slides in a nice f...
2013 Volvo V40 Cross Country Tested
8 Jul 2013, 20:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Waking up every morning in the middle of the city and going to the office doesn’t quite help you when you get lost in the woods. However, we’ve recently found a car that does just that, ...
Volvo Posts Record Sales in China
4 Jul 2013, 14:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volvo Car Group has announced record sales in China last month and a growth of no less than 74 percent when compared to June 2012. However, the Swedish automaker is down 2.6 percent overall with 40,...
Heico Sportiv Volvo V40 T5 HPC
25 Jun 2013, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / After offering us a teaser, Heico Sportiv is now releasing a tuning kit for the Volvo V40 Cross Country, offering us a complete approach dubbed HPC. We’ll start our journey under the hood, ...
Volvo Confident V40 D2 Is Better Than Rival Mercedes A-Class
17 Jun 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Talk about marketing with total confidence, ladies and gentlemen! Volvo UK has just launched a campaign called "Bored of German Techno? Try some Swedish Metal". It sounds a bit sketchy at ...