Those honours go to BMWвЂ™s diesels, since they own the most refined, and nicest sounding diesel engines in the luxury market. On idle, this engine will not win the refinement race. Although this is gradually changing over time due to stricter emission laws, Volvo should have had the option of a petrol/hybrid powered variant.ДЎ90 bhp for a small crossover may sound impressive on paper, but hereвЂ™s how it really performed in real world conditions. India is one of the few, or probably, the only market in the world where Volvo still offers a diesel powerplant across the range, as the demand for luxury vehicles with diesel hearts are far greater than those with petrol hearts. Interestingly, Volvo has supposedly cancelled the production of its diesel variants worldwide as they are focusing heavily on hybrid and electric cars, which is a growing trend in the automotive industry.

Under the hood of the XC40 lies a 1968cc (2 liter), inline 4 diesel which churns out a respectable (for this segment) 1 rpm and 400 nm of torque 1750 rpm, mated to an 8 speed automatic (which was not very impressive) and a standard All Wheel Drive system. The engine cover, although dull, is made of rubber instead of plastic, probably to improve refinement? The funky XC40 is no exception.Д«y luxury vehicle standards, the engine bay looks like a mess. In fact, the highlight of their current design is the famous вЂњThor shapedвЂќ LED headlights, which were first introduced in the second generation XC90 and carried onto every newer model. Once again, this has changed for the better and we are starting to see more interesting designs right from the S60 and the XC60 from 2010, which have aged gracefully since then. Despite being rare on the streets back then, their designs did not manage to turn heads or make the pedestrian go вЂњwowвЂќ over it.

Just over a decade ago, their models were all the adjectives related to boring, bland, dated, dull and uninspiring to look at. The latest version of the XC90 has managed to register a healthy amount of sales, probably more than the entire model range over the last few years, combined. First, with the BMW X1, then the Audi Q3 and the Mercedes-Benz GLA, being a hot choice amongst buyers, Volvo also wanted to explore into the compact luxury crossover segment and they had a gap to fill in their portfolio as they did not have an SUV smaller than the XC60.ДЄlthough the brand has been very unpopular and their vehicles have been slow selling due to the fact that people in India perceived Volvo to be a bus company, things have started to change at a gradual pace. The XC40 belongs to a segment which is really popular at the moment.

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