Perhaps many readers are not surprised by the domestic car of the year and the annual car selection, and they are dismissive. Indeed, most of the so-called annual cars in China are famous and the number of classifications is staggering. But to put it bluntly, it is a plate of business for the media, making money, business, not chilling.
But if it is Europe and Japan, a large country with developed automobiles, this is different. Here are two awards I will not go into detail, but the most noteworthy highlight is that the European Car of the Year Award, is the only car, there is no subdivision of this category and that category such as the best sedan best SUV, so the difficulty of this award is to beat the crowd with extremely high gold content. The Japanese annual car is also about the same situation, and the regional factor of the car is usually the japanese car to win the championship, and few European and American models can capture the preferences of the Japanese.
Taste of classical European cars
After a long day of experiencing various road conditions, I also understand why this Volvo XC40 has been able to sweep the European and Japanese car of the year awards. Compared with the entry-level compact SUVs of a number of luxury brands, everyone basically compromises for home services, but this is actually no problem, because how black BBA can not shake their high sales. In terms of visual effects, the XC40 is indeed the most compact in its SUV class, but it also condenses all the essence of Volvo's car, so it looks more refined and not bloated at all.
Early XC40 had T3, T4, T5 three engines, but everyone understands, although the 3 cylinders although the price of the lower but everyone talked about "3" color change. So Volvo simply bought only the four-cylinder series. The current T4 and T5 are four 190 hp (140 kW) / 300 Nm and 252 hp (185 kW) / 350 Nm respectively. The entire series is equipped with a four-wheel drive system as standard, and the whole series adopts an 8AT hand automatic transmission.
The book data is nothing to be picky about, the T4 190 horsepower version of this test drive can be said to be the superior performance of the same level, and the speed range to reach the peak torque is also earlier, and the engine will perform better at low and medium speeds. What I personally like more is that the engine and the gearbox match well, even if the four-wheel drive system always gives the rear wheel 5% power, but as long as the right foot sinks, the response of the entire power system is very fast.
Earlier, Volvo officially announced to the world that all their vehicles have a speed limit of 180km/h, so you can see that XC40 is no S gear, and even the driving mode switching button is almost put in the co-driver position, that is, do not want everyone to often worry about switching mode, and keep to yourself to drive.
What I like even more is that even the XC40 after the domestic production has not changed anything for the Compromise of the Chinese Market. The huge tires and tough suspension give this car a very classical European taste. Yes, this hanging I would say is really a double-edged sword. People who like to drive will definitely feel that the control is excellent, but those who just want to drive with peace of mind will definitely feel that this suspension is not very comfortable. Helplessly, this is the cultural difference, the European annual car is always not China's annual car, sales are indeed king.
Safety, in fact, is not just a collision score
Again, the safety emphasized by Volvo Lock is not only passive collision safety, that is, the concept of body sturdiness. In fact, both the interior material and the lighting technology of the XC40 are also about safety. XC40 has a typical Nordic minimalist design style, that is, everything is simple and practical, the same luxury brand, Volvo's luxury is not so obvious. Reading the full article that year, the BBA's SUVs are still selling well, and the XC40 still needs to wait for someone who knows how to appreciate it to appear.