TESTED 4.1.23, WARWICKSHIRE ON SALE NOW
TESTER'S NOTE
The backlit dash trim was inspired by the scenery of Sweden's Abisko National Park, apparently. It is at least ambient lighting done a bit differently. I quite like it. MS
Very few cars better symbolise how electrification is affecting car design and opening up the art of the possible than the single-motor Volvo C40 Recharge.
Having joined the dual-motor C40 in production midway through last year, it's broadly what you would expect. It costs a bit less, it has one driven axle rather than two and it has a slightly smaller battery. But dig a little deeper and you will find one key technical point that would have made a 20th-century product planner's eyes roll. While the 2023model-year C40 (tested here, having just joined Volvo UK's press fleet) has its motor on its front axle, the 2024-model-year C40 (which you're more likely to get if you put down a deposit today, production being due to start this summer) will have its motor on its rear axle instead.
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