Monday, June 17, 2013

Volvo launches new variants for the V40 model


Volvo has announced an upgrade for its range of engines and transmissions offered in the near future for the V40 model. CO2 emissions will be reduced and V40 Cross Country gets the 4×4 tranction for the T4 version too.

The range of engine variants will have an upgrade offered by the Swedish manufacturer. Starting May this year, Volvo will offer a second all-wheel drive variant of the V40 Cross Country. Until now, V40 Cross 

Country could be ordered with the AWD system only if it was equipped with T5 emgine with 255 horsepower. Starting May, the customers can opt for V40 Cross Country AWD with the T4 engine with 180 horsepower. Moving on to diesel engines, the V40 D2 version can be configured with automatic transmission. Volvo says that this model will only consume 3.9 liters/100 km and the CO2 emissions will be 102 g  CO2/km. Volvo V40 D2 with manual transmission will have 88 g/km CO2.

As for the petrol engines, V40 will have from May a new variant of the 1.6 L four-cylinder with direct fuel injection engine that produces 120 horsepower and 240 Nm. This engine consumes an average of 5.4 litres/100 km and CO2 emissions of 124 g/km.

Volvo will add Sensus Connected Touch  infotainment system as an option for the V40 model. The new system uses a seven-inch display and provide internet connection via 3G/4G or by driver`s phone. The system allows browsing, music streaming, internet radio and online navigation (Google). Moreover, it can provide information about weather, various applications, App Store and it can locate  parking lots or nearby Volvo services. For muzic lovers, the Volvo system also has Spotify, a service that lets you search music by voice comands.





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