VOLVO XC40 RECHARGE

SAVING FUEL COMES AT A PRICE

- ALEX INWOOD

VOLVO has added a new flagship variant to its COTY-winning XC40 range. Dubbed ‘Recharge’ this plug-in hybrid is the first of two electrified XC40s heading our way and will be followed by an all-electric version in early 2021 that will usurp it both for price and performance. For now, though, this is the most expensive XC40 of the lot courtesy of a $64,990 sticker. That’s a chunky $8000 more expensive than the previous T5 range-topper and, initially at least, the cost-benefit analysis seems a little skew-whiff.

Equipment levels are on-par with the well-equipped T5 R-Design, and the T5 is almost a second quicker to 100km/h and has the benefit of all-wheel drive. The plug-in Recharge is front-drive only.