Volvo Gets Punk'd By The Dutch With V40 Leaked Photos

by Derek Kreindler

Published: February 17th, 2012

volvo gets punk d by the dutch with v40 leaked photos

Once upon a time, Volvo built the V40 at the Nedcar plant, alongside the Mitsubishi Carisma. Volvo ended that partnership in 2001, but the Dutch managed to pull one over on Volvo, leaking early pics of their new V40 compact in advance of its Geneva debut.

The V40 will apparently be the first Volvo built on their new modular platform, and will underpin an S40, C40 and XC40 (count on the last one to be the most likely candidate for a spot in the future lineup). Different variants will underpin the “60” and “90” series vehicles as well. The V40 is said to be 2.2 inches shorter than the outgoing V50, making it a foot longer than a Volkswagen Golf. City Safety collision avoidance will also be standard. The Dutch Autoblog article mentions 1.4L and 1.8L engines, but that doesn’t jibe with Volvo’s new modular engine strategy which calls for 500cc per cylinder (and thus a 2.0L 4-cylinder). We’ll see what’s really going on in a couple of weeks.

#CompactCar #SwedishCar #Volvo #VolvoV40 #VolvoV50

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Ubermensch on Feb 18, 2012

Glad the U.S. won't see that ugly thing on our roads. Not to mention that it is now really a hatchback and no longer a proper wagon.

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Roberto Esponja on Feb 18, 2012

I'm really hating this long hood/tiny trunk design revival. This looks like a 2012 take on a 1972 Mercury Montego. What a useless car...

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