Video Summary
- The Volvo C40 is a coupe version of the XC40, being 3.5 to 4 cm lower in ground clearance.- The C40 is spec’d to be more efficient than the XC40.
- The car still has winter tires.
- Interior is Volvo style with a glass roof.
- The battery capacity is the same as the XC40 and Polestar, so only the consumption needs to be measured to calculate range.
- A 122 km/h high-speed consumption test was conducted, and the consumption at that speed was 291 Wh/km.
- On the trip meter, it was 89.6 km when 91 km was expected, meaning that the car is underreporting distance by a small margin.
- There is a Range Assistant which resembles what is in the Polestar 2 but has a smaller screen.
- The map is integrated in the instrument cluster is considered too busy and distracting.
- After returning, the car charged at a charging speed of 505 km/h using 141 kW.
- From the measurement at Dahl, the car reported 179.3 km on the high-speed test when it was supposed to be 182 km. This underreporting means one has to drive 985 km on the meter for every 1000 km of actual driving.
- Based on battery capacity, it is not expected to have more than 400 km range.
- It is thought that it would have better results in warmer, drier conditions.
- The Harman Kardon sound system has a good, full bass.
- There are a lot of USB ports.
- There is no ability to play music directly from the USB ports.
- The auto steer tends to do micro-adjustments.
- When the car hugs the mid-lane or outer lane on curves at higher speeds, the auto steer also tends to put the car too far to the left.
- There is a warning that the autosteer will turn off if the driver is not holding the steering wheel, and the car slowed slightly when the hands were removed but kept steering itself to maintain the course without crashing.
- Other systems may disengage the autosteer and keep driving without reducing speed.
- It was determined that it is important for autosteer to slow the car down, if hands are taken off the wheel.
- There are cracking or rattling sounds with the stereo, which may be a common Volvo problem.
- Overall, the car is good with a nice base and sound system, but it may not achieve the 400 km range in winter.
