With Volvo’s full-steam march towards electrification, we were faced with quite a bit of good news and bad news during our test of this XC40 Recharge…
XC40
Tested: Volvo XC40 B3
When the Volvo XC40 was first released, many car makers and enthusiasts praised its uniquely beautiful shape, which defined equilibrium at every corner; inside out. It is still very much the case, today.
Sprint Review: Volvo XC40 T4
All of us at NamWheels are extremely fond of the Volvo XC40 but just to show you that we can be unbiased, I’ll desperately try to find some faults with this T4 model…
Lights, Cameras, Volvo!
Volvo South Africa confirmed the launch of their fully-electric XC40 Recharge which should hit our showroom floors by August 2021.
First Drive: Hyundai Venue
Toying with the idea of a compact city SUV? Besides the new Volkswagen T-Cross, Volvo’s chic XC40 and a stampede of other trendy pavement hoppers, there’s now this new Venue from Korean manufacturer Hyundai.
Sprint Review: Volvo XC40 T3 R-Design
Volvo never ceases to amaze me. As if achingly stylish designs, fastidious safety and responsive chassis’ weren’t enough, they’ve just made their XC40 compact SUV even more attractive…
Sprint Review: Hyundai Kona 1.0T Executive
When Hyundai S.A. gave us another turn in their Kona 1.0T Executive, we threw the keys at our lady journo and she came back with this report…
Tested: 2018 Volvo XC40 D4 Momentum
The new elephant
Cars can be so boring. In our hectic modern lifestyles, where automobiles have simply become a mundane means of traffic-jam-infested transport, it breaks my heart to see hordes of lofty 4×4’s and bland hatchbacks. Why? They simply don’t make my soul sing like a powder blue Volvo XC40 with white wheels.
Padtoets: 2018 Volvo XC40 D4 AWD
Die nuwe klein SUV koning
Volvo het nie net in 2017 die Europese Motor van die Jaar toekenning gewen nie, maar ook nou ‘n voertuig gemaak wat as “cool” beskryf kan word. Volvo se nuwe XC40 is nie net visueel treffend en een van die mees tegnologies gevorderde voertuie op die mark nie, maar ook nou meer ‘generasie’ vriendelik vir enige ouderdoms groep met verskeie kleurskemas en binneruim styleringspakkette. Waar anders dan om die jeugdigheid van die nuwe XC40 uit te beeld as by ‘n Matriek- (Graad 12) afskeid?