Volvo XC40

The Volvo XC40 is Volvo’s third SUV model, following the XC90 gen 1 in 2003, and the XC60 gen 1 in 2009. We reported on the debut of the XC40 here, at which time photos of it were scarce. See our XC40 photos page… a gallery of 2018 XC40 pics of its interior, exterior, details like seats, vents, steering wheel etc.

Volvo XC40 Pricing

• $34,195 for the front-wheel-drive T4 Momentum, available later in 2018
• $36,195 for the all-wheel-drive T5 Momentum, at U.S. dealers early 2018
• R-Design trim adds $2500 to either model

Volvo’s not giving them away, but mid $30k is competitive in this market. Volvo’s margins on this model are likely fairly high because they’re not operating at the bottom of the CUV market, where discounts to combat competition carve into margins. Margins always increase as the luxury level of vehicles goes up. But volume decreases on this slider. The trick is to find the Happy Medium, where margins are good and volume is good.

You can get an XC40 via Volvo’s Care by Volvo program, which is a novel way to buy a car. It’s the only way to get your hands on a new Polestar 1.

Three Makes the Set Complete

It’s the littlest member of the now-complete Volvo SUV Family… The XC40 now joins its all-new 2nd generation big sister SUV Volvos, the new-ish XC90 and new XC60. At last, Volvo has a full lineup of SUVs to choose from, Small/Medium/Large, to fend off competition from other automakers who have long had SUV lineups of 3 or more models, generally following the S-M-L arrangement. Mercedes-Benz, for instance, has seven:

It’s a CUV

SUV’s (sport utility vehicles) of this small size are often called CUVs (compact utility vehicles), and this one is built on Volvo’s new small car foundation called Compact Modular Architecture (CMA).

That sums up the size of this model and the empty space it slots into in Volvo’s car menu, but here’s something more interesting, by far: it’s available through Care by Volvo.

Care by Volvo = Subscription

Volvo’s subscription service, which we’ve mentioned here in these hallowed MVS pages on occasion, is a bundle (no pun intended) of normal items associated with a car. In Volvo’s case, this means for one flat monthly price you get

• a New Volvo
• insurance
• maintenance
• service

• the $600/month (more if you get options)
• local taxes
• state registration fees
• gasoline

They’re Building Them Now, and They’re Selling

At the time of this writing, the XC40 recently went into production in Belgium.

Volvo cars released their sales numbers for April 2018 and it has reported a year-on-year sales increase of 12.2 per cent. The company states that the total sales for the month stood at 52,635 cars compared to 46,895 a year earlier. The models that contributed to this sales growth are primarily the Volvo XC40 as well as the 90-series cars, V90 and the S90. — overdrive.com

XC40 Photos

See more photos here!