Coming to the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show (LAAS) is the all-new Volvo XC40. This will be our first chance to get a look at the all-new, smallest Volvo sport-utility vehicle and, frankly, we're excited about it.
That's because the best products Volvo's putting out are SUVs.
In the review, the presenter notes that almost by accident the company has become exclusively an SUV company. Erm...no. That's totally by design. Look at the company's year-to-date sales figures and it becomes painfully obvious why.
Having said that, the compact SUV class has grown awfully quiet both with standard vehicles and luxury variants. So, how's the all-new XC40 do? Well, seek and ye shall find.
Note one thing: The tested version has a diesel motor. Watch the brief review, below!
The Volvo XC40 is Volvo's latest SUV/4x4/crossover/call it what you will. Smaller than the XC60 and XC90, sits on a brand new Volvo compact architecture and is designed to rival other small SUVs like the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and Jaguar E-Pace. How does it go about it? By not being a complete facsimile of larger Volvos. It's blockier, funkier, and bolder in design both inside and out. And it doesn't follow the norm when it comes to driving, either, as we discover. Instead of trying to make it sporty, Volvo has chilled and given the XC40 a relaxed driving style all of its own. Where does that leave it in its compact SUV class? Join the Autocar car team as we take to the road in an XC40 2.0 D4.
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