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Volvo XC40

Volvo XC40 details
Price $54,100–$85,990
ANCAP Safety Rating 5
Fuel Efficiency 7.1–7.3 L/100km
Drivetrains FWD, AWD
Body Type SUV Small
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2023 Best Premium Small SUV: BMW X1

A new-generation BMW X1 and a first-ever Alfa Romeo Tonale take on the 2019 Wheels Car of the Year Volvo XC40 in a battle of luxury compact SUVs.

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Reviews

2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge EV review

A switch to rear-drive brings extra kms rather than thrills. Enough to give the electric XC40 a cutting edge?

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Best Electric Cars, $65k-80k: Australia's premium EVs tested

In part two of our three price-based EV buying guides, we compare Australia's electric cars priced between $65,000 and $80,000

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2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric review

Volvo’s striking and award-winning XC40 now has a fully electric version. It may not be cheap but it’s fast and it delivers what the punters want – a compact SUV

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Lexus UX300e vs Volvo XC40 Electric comparison review

This pair square up on price, but all is not equal when Japan takes on Sweden for dominance in the compact electric SUV segment

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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge review: First drive

Pretty looks and ballistic performance cement Volvo’s electric intent

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First Drive: 2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric

One of the most powerful Volvos in the Swedish brand's 94-year history happens to be its first all-electric model

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Review: Saving fuel in the Volvo XC40 Recharge comes at a cost

Can this electrified COTY winner continue Volvo’s winning recipe?

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2020 Volvo XC40 review

The Volvo XC40 is stylish premium small SUV. It’s great fun to drive around town and on the open road, with all-wheel drive adding traction on slippery surfaces.

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2019 Volvo XC40 T5 long-term review

Honey I shrunk the COTY winner! Inwood downsizes into a 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 long termer, but should he temper his expectations?

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WhichCar do we live with: 2019 Volvo XC40

How does the Wheels Car of the Year, the Volvo XC40, fare in the real world?

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Comparisons

Lexus UX200 vs Volvo XC40 comparison review

This month’s newcomer takes on the class benchmark

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Volvo XC40 T3 2019 quick spin review

Volvo’s smallest SUV drops a cylinder but doesn’t seem to miss it

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Volvo XC40 v Audi Q2 v Jaguar E-Pace v BMW X2 comparison review

Volvo’s XC40 looks set to lure buyers in the burgeoning premium small SUV class, but Germany and Britain have other ideas

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Jaguar E-Pace P250 S vs Volvo XC40 T5 R-Design comparison review

Jaguar and Volvo have both arrived late to the small luxury SUV party. Which brand has done a better job of it?

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2018 Volvo XC40 T5 R-Design quick review

We test drive the top-spec petrol XC40 to see if its function is as good as its eye-catching form

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2018 Volvo XC40 review

The Chinese-owned Swedish brand’s product-led run of success continues with the vivacious Volvo XC40

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Volvo XC40 quick review

Volvo’s first shot at a compact SUV lands squarely in the centre of the bullseye

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2019 Volvo XC40 T5 R-Design first drive review

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