Volvo EC40

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“The Volvo C40 feels needlessly powerful in this twin-motor set-up, which is also wallet-bustingly expensive, and it could do with being a little softer. For those who want the performance, a Polestar 2 is a better bet, while everyone else should opt for the single-motor C40. Either way, the appeal of the C40 seems limited over the more practical and slightly cheaper XC40 Recharge.” (Matt Robinson)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo C40 is an impressive product, but rivals like the Q4 E-Tron and Hyundai Ioniq 5 offer more range and the Google-driven onboard tech rather excludes iPhone users, at least until a promised update adds CarPlay connectivity.” (Dan Trent)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“For those seeking a more resolved performance EV the mechanically near identical twin motor Polestar 2 offers a compelling alternative.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“The Volvo C40 Recharge is a good electric car with an excellent turn of pace, enough range and a quality interior. It just doesn’t feel particularly special for a car that’s meant to be Volvo’s electric flagship – and, looks aside, there’s nothing really to recommend it over the XC40 Recharge.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“If you’re looking for an upmarket, stylish and powerful electric SUV, the Volvo C40 Recharge is a tough option to beat. It essentially combines all the good elements of the XC40 with an even more stylish look – not that the regular car is bad to look at, that’s for sure.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7.4 / 10
“Volvo’s first standalone electric model is essentially a coupe version of the XC40 Recharge”.
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The Volvo C40 Recharge is effectively the coupe version of the popular Volvo XC40 Recharge electric SUV. It looks great, but that sloping roofline affects practicality.”
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Model reviewed: Twin Pro
“The Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Pro has comfy seats, there’s more than adequate rear legroom and the coupe treatment hasn’t shut out all the light.”
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Model reviewed: Dual-motor, 402hp 78kWh
Score: 6 / 10
“A less expensive, single-motor version will arrive later, and this is likely to be the pick of the range. For now, all the Volvo C40 can offer is more rakish styling than the XC40; the longer ranges at similar or even lower price points offered by rivals can’t be overlooked.”
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Model reviewed: Twin
Score: 7 / 10
“So take the Volvo on face value as a well-built, attractive and perfectly capable SUV that’s also surprisingly rapid, and there’s plenty to like – against its combustion-powered alternative, it’s the better car.” (Jordan Katsianis)
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Model reviewed: Twin
Score: 9 / 10
“The Volvo C40 Recharge ‘Crossover’ offers similar levels of space and practicality to the XC40 ‘SUV’ but with more sporty styling. Acceleration is certainly sporty, with the exception of when it feels muted from a standstill, but overall the C40 is comfort rather than sport-focused.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“It gets stylish looks, sports car power and decent range for an EV.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo C40 recharge is a stylish, nice to drive and well-finished electric coupe-SUV. It gets a better on-paper range than the XC40 Recharge, too, but it’s more expensive to buy and not as practical.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6.8 / 10
“The C40 Recharge is a good electric car, but it doesn’t really feel as though it moves the game on for Volvo or the industry in general. Performance is rapid and it returns an acceptable range on a single charge, but it’s beaten soundly in both aspects by the Tesla Model 3.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“If you know your onions, you’ll know C40 also shares its electric gubbins with Polestar 2. That’s the better option for now. It’s different, it’s cool and the single-motor long-range model does 316 miles-plus for £42,900. There you go — I’ve just saved you £14,500.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“What holds the C40 back – for now – is that fact it launches with such high spec and thus such a high price, especially given some of its interior bits are shared with XC40s half the cost. If you want a wilfully different electric crossover where practicality takes a slight backseat, Sweden already does a wholly convincing one of those, and priced from under £40k too. It’s called the Polestar 2.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s a refined and pleasant electric car to drive, justifying its premium billing. Unfortunately, the regular Volvo XC40 Recharge is cheaper, and because it has the same motor and battery underneath, offers similar performance, so we’d recommend going for that instead.”
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