Volvo XC40 pictures leaked online

15 September 2017

The Junior crossover will be built on brand new platform

Premiere of the compact crossover Volvo XC40 is scheduled for 21 September, however, the Hungarian subsidiary of leaked: photos of new products have hit the global network. It is possible to make a first impression on the youngest model in the off-road line of Volvo.

While there are only a few photos not in good quality, but they allow us to understand that the XC40 will be virtually no different from the concept 40.1 Volvo demonstrated last spring. New copies of the project both in General perception and fine detail. Differences so insignificant that they have to look with a magnifying glass.

If to speak about the impression of the exterior, Volvo remained true to the new strategy. The shape is dominated by clean lines and balanced proportions. The headlights also feature led strips in the form of "Thor's hammer", and the rear lights are L-shaped evoke associations with senior colleagues (and along with the Lada Xray). A new element has become fashionable today, "floating" roof: she, along with part of the rear rack painted in a different color.

For example, XC60 and XC90 Swedish minimalism reigns in the interior. Earlier, representatives of Volvo shared some "lifehacks" that will make the interior more practical. For example, the designers removed the speakers from the door panels to accommodate a more three-dimensional niches for bottles and small things.

Volvo XC40 will be the first model of the company, built on a new platform CMA (Compact Modular Architecture). It is noteworthy that it is not used in some models of Geely (recall that recently the Chinese manufacturer owns the Swedish brand). It is expected that for the most compact crossover of the brand will offer a new 1.5 liter petrol turbo and more nimble version will get four-cylinder units Drive-E, is already known to older counterparts. No cost and no hybrid Twin Engine.

Sales of the Volvo XC40 will begin next year. The key competitors of the car will become the Audi Q2 and BMW X2.