Friday, May 17, 2013

Volvo V40 Entry level Sports Car – Review




The all new Volvo V40 is a premium compact car or you may call it a posh hatchback launched to rule with its power and style in the C-segment.  Launched perfectly in accordance to the current demands of purchasing fuel efficient and compact sized cars but what should actually remain the main highlight is the including of features from the larger model. With V40, Volvo has done full justice to consumers demand by comprising superb fuel efficiency, outstanding features and pleasant driving experience in a compact package.
Volvo V40 is yet to launch in the Indian market but the estimating price of the car has been marked approx. Rs.20 Lacs (Ex-showroom)

New Volvo V40 Car Price in India – Rs. 20 Lakhs


NEW VOLVO V40 CAR REVIEW

Designed in compliance with “human-centric, designed around You strategy”, Volvo V40 is an outstanding illustration of high-tech features and tremendously influential style. Launched to give a touch competition to the rivals like BMW 1 series and Audi A3 series, the new Volvo V40 is going to be a show stealer with its ingenious looks, superior fuel economy and compact size.
The new Volvo V40 is a modern, expressive hatchback which is combined output of Scandinavian appearance and exceptional performance. Designed in full concentration with consumer’s aspirations and expectations, the car has been developed to match well with the standards of flawless design and matchless performance.
The all new Volvo V40 compact hatchback is a 5 door compact wagon whose design elements are quite inspired from stylish Volvo S60. The car is a perfect machine with proper safety measures including world’s first Pedestrian Airbag technology. What is quite noticeable is its hexagon shaped grille on the front, swept back headlights, graceful rear portion and raised belt line.

New Volvo V40 Car Features

Volvo V40 compact car features futuristic glass made hatch which gives it a different look and looks perfectly in tune with upmarket trend.  What exclusively differentiates it from the rest of the cars in the market is its quality of being the first of its kind Pedestrian Airbag technology that helps lifting the hood when inflating, relaxing up the hood and softening parts of A-pillars and windscreen area.
The compact Hatchback Volvo V40 is also integrated with ingenious park assist pilot and Lane Keeping Aid with haptic auto steering which provides ease of parking in parallel lanes.  There’s a City Safety Low-speed collision avoidance system that operates at speed up to 50 km/h.
Interiorly, the car is given elegant touch by combining decent tones for upholstery and trim. There are three differentvariants available for Trim colors and three different categories of fabrics from which you can select different tones to match with the other interiors.
  • Cross Traffic Alert
  • Adaptive Cruise Control & Distance Alert
  • Park Assist Pilot
  • Pedestrian Detection
  • Road Sign Information
  • Full set of crash safety features
  • Lane Keeping Aid
  • Collision Warning and auto brake
  • Automatic Switching between High and Low Beam
  • Enhanced Blind Spot Information System

New Volvo V40 Car Specifications

The Volvo V40 India Hatchback comes with both petrol and diesel engine that claims Co2 emissions of 94g/km in the latter variant and both the engines are coupled with 6 speed transmission systems.  The petrol car is bestowed with 4 cylinder 16 valves Direct Injection Turbo engine which can churn out the peak power of 150BHP/180BHP @ 5700RPM.
The diesel engines are 4-cylinder and 5 cylinder turbo-diesel engine which can give displacement of 1596cc and 1984cc respectively. The diesel engines can give the maximum power of 115HP @3600 RPM and 150HP @ 3500RPM.

Technical Specification

Petrol
Diesel
Engine Type
B4164T3
B4164T
D4162T
D5204T6
4 cylinder Direct Injection Turbo petrol
4-Cylinder Turbodiesel
5-Cylinder Turbodiesel
No. of Valves
16
16
20
Displacement
1596cc
1560cc
1984cc
Bore x Stroke
79 x 81.4mm
75 x 88.3mm
81 x 77mm
Max. Power
150hp @ 5700rpm
180hp @ 5700rpm
115hp @ 3600rpm
150hp @ 3500rpm
Max. Torque
240Nm @ 1600-4000rpm
240Nm @ 1600-5000rpm
270Nm @ 1750-2500rpm
350Nm @ 1500-2750
Transmission
6 Speed Manual
6 Speed Manual
Fuel Type
Petrol
Diesel
Fuel Tank Capacity
62 litres
52 litres
60 litres
Front Track
1559mm
1559mm
Rear Track
1546mm
1546mm
WheelBase
2647mm
2647mm
Turning Circle
10.8 meter
10.8 meter
Overall Height
1445mm
1445mm
Overall Length
4369mm
4369mm
Overall Width
1802mm
1802mm
Kerb Weight
1474kg
1476kg
1597kg
Total Weight
1810kg
1890kg
2040kg