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VOLVO XC40 D4 RDesign

By Alan Rosenmeyer

s the baby in the Volvo SUV range, disadvantage when venturing onto dirt features like “City Safe” and pedestrian and
the XC40 is aimed at the premium roads as we experienced. I would prefer to animal recognition are stand-out features.
Aboutique niche in the market. describe the RDesign as best suited to the 6 Airbags are standard too.
Although it certainly is not small inside, the urban warrior.
range of options available and, especially The massive boot measures 470L and can
the RDesign option, combine to create an Our test featured the usual mix of urban then be extended if the rear seats are not
extremely stylish vehicle. and open road cruising and I felt our required as these can be dropped in a
overall consumption of 8.0l/100km 60/40 split.
As with most models in the Volvo range, may have been on the high side for this
D4 means that power of 140kW and combination. Overall, at R743 900, the XC40 RDesign is
400Nm are provided by the familiar 2L a must look and test if you are buying in
4-cylinder diesel engine that does service As always, the XC40 excels in the standard this category.
in all models. Also standard is the ultra- safety equipment fitted and the many
smooth 8-speed automatic transmission,
in this case through all 4 wheels. Multi
modes are available, including a rough
road option when you want to venture
onto dirt, although I don’t believe many
owners will do so very often.

RDesign adds many visual features on the
exterior, including the contrasting black
roof and body kit. In this case, the 20 inch
wheels may look great but be aware that
they do make the ride somewhat harder
in general driving and could even be a

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