Chinese automakers have been stepping up the fight to compete in markets and segments that all well established we're familiar with do by now. Geely is one of them and will be using our XC40's CMA (Compact Modular Architecture) platform to launch their own crossover called the FY11 . Personally i'm not a fan it, design needs a lot of work to 1) be more original and 2) actually look half decent. In fact I should probably retitle the end of this thread to 'ugly sibling'. Glad see this happen since Geely acquired Volvo and are stepping up development under the Geely marque using Volvo research and development.
Personally, I don't think it is bad looking. From the angle of those pictures, it resembles more of a BMW X6 or MB GLE coupe, to me. But I agree that it is not a very original design.
Personally, I don't think it is bad looking. From the angle of those pictures, it resembles more of a BMW X6 or MB GLE coupe, to me. But I agree that it is not a very original design.
I think it looks decent too, assuming it will be a much cheaper alternative to newer SUV's from German brands. Availability is a concern though, because I don't think its going to be offered globally. I've seen no confirmation for Europe.
I think it looks decent too, assuming it will be a much cheaper alternative to newer SUV's from German brands. Availability is a concern though, because I don't think its going to be offered globally. I've seen no confirmation for Europe.
Sure they can win on price but that's only good for short-term buyers. Once you've gotten well past the break in period, concerns around reliability start to grow.
The adoption rates for these Chinese alternatives will be very low in NA/Europe to start. Initial build quality looks decent, but people will be wary of an unestablished brand. Riding on the same platform as the XC40 is a smart way to invoke confidence.
The adoption rates for these Chinese alternatives will be very low in NA/Europe to start. Initial build quality looks decent, but people will be wary of an unestablished brand. Riding on the same platform as the XC40 is a smart way to invoke confidence.
My XC40 is now 18 months old with 22,000 miles. The other day I was just about out of gas and pulled over to fill up. The fuel filler door wouldn't open leaving me stranded at the pump. I looked inside the rear panel by removing the small cutout on the inside, but didn't see any mechanism to...
After the last software update, I am getting a lot of false collision detection. I can understand if I am in a turn and a vehicle "appears" to be heading on a head on collision course but most of the time I would be driving on a highway with nothing in front or on my side when all of the sudden...
According to the XC40 manual (page 542) you can use the glove compartment as a cooled area. However, when I look into the glove compartment of our XC40 I do not have the sliding control as depicted to activate the cooling. Any XC40 owners that have this option? Is it limited to certain trim...
Hi all,
I've been an extremely pleased owner of my T5 R design for about 3 weeks now but have a question regarding the 'Volvo' dog/luggage gate. Every photo/video I've seen shows it being attached behind the rear seats, but can it be attached behind the front seats as well. If so, is it still...
Do you guys think Volvo will update our current software to Android Automotive?? The electric xc40 comes with it.. I remember in Google IO 2018, Volvo did show the xc40 running Android.
Thoughts?
