THE XC40 Recharge plug-in is the initially electrified member of Volvo’s ever-common compact SUV portfolio and a precursor to the looming Pure Electric version owing listed here in August.
Not only is it the most pricey variant in the latest XC40 line-up – till the BEV arrives – at $sixty four,990 moreover on-streets, it is also comfortably the most effective with its turbocharged 1.five-litre a few-cylinder PHEV powertrain churning out a meaty 195kW – 10kW extra than the T5 R-Design.
Volvo doesn’t quotation a mixed torque figure, but the pressure-fed minor triple churns out a respectable 265Nm all by alone (and contributes 135kW to the full 195).
Though the electricity output is outstanding, it is the XC40 Recharge’s economic system figures that show the most eye-catching.
Mixed gas use is rated at just two. litres for each 100km on the mixed cycle though the all-electrical driving range is rated at 46km many thanks to its ten.7kWh lithium-ion battery.
We presently know the XC40 is an incredibly nicely-rounded travel, but we wished to see if the PHEV version was a worthy addition to the range and if it could justify its $8000 price premium around the T5 R-Design.
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