Our long-term-test V40 was delivered in September 2012. Painted in Passion Red it’s a D2 SE Nav, which means a 1.6-litre, 113bhp four-cylinder turbodiesel engine, a six-speed manual ’box ...

Volvo V40 D2 Slick hatch is stylish and extremely safe. By: Auto Express team. 3 Oct 2012. 1. Introduction. 2. 1st BMW 116d ED. 3. 2nd Audi A3 2.0 TDI SE. 4. 3rd Volvo V40 D2 SE - currently ...

Volvo V40 D2 - First Drive. ... With the V40, Volvo enters the fiercely-contested market for Golf-sized premium cars, taking on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, the new third-generation Audi A3, ...

Volvo Updates V40 With Cleaner D2, New T2. Published: 14 Mar 2013, 14:46 UTC • By: Mihnea Radu. 1 photo. Photo: Volvo. Volvo has introduced a number of changes for the V40 available in Europe.

The D2 is pretty much the entry point to the Volvo V40 range and is equipped with a 1.6-liter diesel engine delivering 115 PS at just 3,600rpm and 270 Nm of torque. It's good for 0 to 100 km/h in ...

But Volvo's ace in the hole is the five door V40's styling and the line-up though possibly the most popular engine, a 1.6 petrol turbo isn't available here. It's arguably the best looker in the ...

Volvo V40 D2 R-Design Is the sporty new Volvo V40 R-Design a match for the BMW M Sport and Audi S line models? By: Jack Rix. 29 Jan 2013. 12. Overall Auto Express rating. 4.0.

This is the Volvo V40 Cross Country, its suffix denoting SUV pretensions for the V40 hatchback. You get a raised ride height, and some rugged body trim for £1000 over a normal V40 – we drove ...

VOLVO is the safest car firm in the world. No question. After testing the Volvo V40 D2 R-Design, I realise I’ve been a fool for stereotyping Volvo drivers all these years. The V40’s ap… ...

Volvo's likeable small hatchback, the svelte V40, was launched here last year in two versions, the hot-hatch R-Design model and the off-road-esque Cross Country edition. Both packed 180bhp, 1.6-litre ...

Why we tested it: This is the cheapest car Volvo sells in Australia; the diesel-powered, manual-only D2 hatchback. At $34,990 it forms the entry point to Volvo's new V40 range.

The V40 is deemed both racy enough and practical enough to replace all three. Close Focus relative it might be, but how the V40 feels to drive is the work of Volvo's own engineers.