Volvo XC40
 (4.5/5)
owner rating
RM 2,744.90 /month
RM 268,888.00

Volvo XC40 Mk1 (2018-Present) Owner Review

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2 Owner Reviews
Date Reviewed
27 June 2023
Performance
Ride & Handling
Comfort
Safety
Space
Value
Ryan
T5 AWD R-Design (2018)
Bought new, Owned for 2 Years
Fuel Economy: 11.0 km/litre (9.1 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 1,500 km/month
    Excellent handling, good levels of safety both active and passive. Despite it being the most affordable entry into new Volvo ownership due to all the parts sharing across the range you dont feel like your are getting an inferior product. The handling of the car is excellent with good amounts of mechanical grip coupled with the excellent PZero tyres makes it a very enjoyble car to drive. It looks great and its build quality is excellent.
    Its a T5 so fuel consumption i find to be quite bad and coupled with the small fuel tank slighly above 50 litres, you have to fill it up quite often. its rear seats arents the most comfortable with a short rear seat base and uprights position that cannot be adjusted at all. The boot is decently sized but i find that because of the raised false floor reduces its usabiility somewhat.
To Improve
Fuel consumption but then again you can buy the plug in hybrid model or the pure electric car. The rear seat comfort as well boot space. But overall a great package and very impressive considering the price.
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
31 May 2023
Performance
Ride & Handling
Comfort
Safety
Space
Value
ShuTY
T5 AWD R-Design (2018)
Bought used, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 10.0 km/litre (10.0 L/100 km), RON97, Mileage: 2,000 km/month
    1. Built like a tank, but not a difficult car to maneuver in the city traffic.
    2. Acceleration is not sluggish and powers you out of trouble with ease
    3. The interior tells others that you're a minimalist and that you've purchased the XC40 not to show to the world that you've made it. No disco lights is a major plus point.
    4. The boot space is spacious enough and well designed with folding floors. It is also large enough for hiking and camping trips for two.
    5. AWD hence you can park on softer grounds without worrying that you need a tow truck after the rain.
    6. Handling for an SUV is great, navigating the bends with confidence.
    7. Safety features above all. It's a Volvo. You get all the safety features that's considered bare minimum, simply because the company that has built it, believes in it. They don't cheap out on safety features.
    8. The exterior design looks rugged, but sleek enough to be parked in a corporate building. Its clean and simple design is timeless.
    9. Interior space is cozy, but spacious enough. Anyway, I don't agree that car space should be a comparison for passenger cars. It's like comparing interior plushness in 12 wheeler trucks.
    10. The Polestar optimisation is a great-to-have. It pushes the torque output to 400nm (w/o Polestar: 350nm).
    11. Power seats on driver and front passenger seats. And door lock/unlock button on both front doors.
    12. It's a Volvo, one of the most underappreciated cars in Malaysia. With similar class SUVs with less features selling at +20 to +30% of the XC40's price, I don't see why not the XC40.
    13. In reference to Item 12, you can park anywhere and not be worried that someone would steal your car or parts of your car. So, for someone who does outdoor activitites, it's just perfect.
    1. My version is the last non-hybrid 4 cylinders T5 engine. They dropped the R-design hence, no paddle shifters. The manual shift goes left and right on the little gear knob, which is rather annoying.
    2. The tyre roars are quite apparent, especially if you're using P Zeros.
    3. Rear seats can be a little too straight for some. I find it alright, but maybe because I sit up straight in most situations.
To Improve
1. Auto headlamp response is a little slow at times when you get into a tunnel. It doesn't affect drivability or performance of the car, but it's quite apparent that I can't help to notice it.
2. Piano black center console. Get ready for scratches and fingerprints.
3. Drive mode selection resets to Comfort every time you turn off the car. I wish that it could be fixed at the last selected mode.
Yes, I would recommend this car

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