Dirtier performance diesels like the SEAT Leon FR and BMW 120d are more fun to drive than the Volvo V40 D4, so we’d still ... we take our hats off to Volvo’s new engine and look forward ...

At a glance, the V40 engine ... D3 and D4 diesel engines complemented by T2, T3, T4 and T5 petrol options. In time all V40s will be powered by 2.0-litre four-cylinder engines as Volvo rolls ...

“The Volvo V40 D4 offers a massive 80 hp more driving pleasure ... Also a Drive-E next-generation engine, it has replaced the old 2.5-liter, producing about the same numbers: 245 hp and 350 ...

In the United Kingdom, the least expensive Volvo V40 in D4 guise starts from £28,000 ... if coupled to the revamped T5 twin-turbo gasoline engine. How much do you imagine a high-strung 2.0 ...

Radical new engine strategy introduced into Volvo’s larger models earlier this year is now being offered in its best selling V40 five-door ... like performance the D4’s CO2 emissions are ...

That’s because the brand has just added a new Polestar Performance Parts accessories pack for some V40 variants. Ours is the D4 ... the engine. As eluded to earlier, the dynamism of the Volvo ...

You can read our overview of the entire Volvo V40 range elsewhere, but here we’re testing the $41,990 (before on-road costs) V40 D4 Kinetic that ... 118d with 2.0-litre engine produces 105kW ...

Volvo has decent form when it comes to building premium small cars, with smart styling, classy interiors and low running costs all making them attractive purchases, with the V40 a strong case in ...

So is this D4 version of the new Volvo V40 the pick of the range? Under the bonnet of the BMW 120d rival is a 175bhp 2.0-litre five-cylinder turbodiesel engine – and with a gutsy 440Nm of torque ...

The first thing to do as you slide into the driver's seat of Volvo's V40 D4 Luxury is set a theme for the instrument ... especially so in sport mode. The engine is matched to an eight-speed Geartronic ...