Sekudlule iminyaka emihlanu kwembulwa iVolvo V40 - eyabonakala esidlangalaleni okokuqala embukisweni wezimoto iGeneva Motor Show ngo-2012 - futhi singasho ukuthi kwaba ukubheja ngempumelelo kohlobo lwaseSweden, njengoba isifinyelele engxenyeni yesigidi. ithengiswa emhlabeni jikelele.
Imiselwe ukuncintisana esigabeni C, ilandela i-S40 ne-V50 yangaphambilini, ngaleyo ndlela ikwazi ukuzuza amayunithi aqinile ayinkulungwane eyi-100 athengiswe ngonyaka ngokwesilinganiso. E-Portugal, ukubaluleka kwale modeli yomkhiqizo kubonakala ku-50% wesabelo sesamba sokuthengiswa komkhiqizo ezweni.
I-Volvo V40 nayo inenguqulo ye-Cross Country etholakalayo egqamayo ngokwenyuka kobude bayo phansi kanye nokubukeka kwayo okuqinile okukhuthazwa yi-SUV. Zombili lezi zinguqulo zabelana ngendawo yangaphakathi enethezekile ne-ergonomic futhi igxile ezintweni zokuphepha - i-V40 yasungulwa ngokuza ifakwe i-airbag yabahamba ngezinyawo, yehlisa imiphumela yokugilwa.
Ububanzi buthole ukuphakanyiswa kobuso phakathi no-2016, buthola izibuyekezo ezimbalwa, okuhlanganisa ukwamukelwa kwezibani zasemini ezaziwa ngesando se-Thor.
Njengamanje, uhla lunezinjini ezingaba yisihlanu: ezintathu zikadizili nezimbili zikaphethiloli. Udizili unebhulokhi engu-2.0 litre enamazinga wamandla amathathu - 120, 150 no-190 hp. Kuphethiloli, sinamabhulokhi amabili, elilodwa linamalitha angu-1.5 kanti elinye linamalitha angu-2.0, womabili ama-turbo, angu-152 no-245 hp ngokulandelanayo. Ukusakazwa okuthathu kuyatholakala kuye ngenguqulo. Kukhona eshintshwayo neshintshwayo, zombili ezinezivinini eziyisithupha kanye nesesibili esinamagiya ayisishiyagalombili ozishintshayo.
Volvo V40 Cross Country