Volvo V40 Facelift with Thor's hammer FULL REVIEW test driven neu new 2017
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What a good looking car.
Cian Murphy v40cc face lift
You became such a good journalist,I started watching you when Citroen Cactus released.I like you're not bias for german cars.Keep up the good work.Your quite long reviews are so relevand and so rich in relevant info.Cheers!
great to have you with us for so long !
Great review (as always). In My opinion the V40 and the A3 are the two best cars in this "premium" hatchback segment.
They already beat them for comfort
I found your channel recently and subscribed immediately. Thumbs up for typical germanic professionalism and thoroughness!
thanks, join us for more reviews!
the latest volvo design is amazing! again great job!!!
A very comprehensive review. I am 6ft 5inches tall which gives me a little cause for concern when driving, however I will test drive one and hope for the best. Other than my size being a potential issue, for me this is the perfect blend of luxury, efficiency and value for money.
Have been waiting for you to finally rewiev the new V40 2017! You are the best of all youtubers to rewiev cars.
aww thx buddy! Share this video with your friends if you lke it!
I test drove it in 2012 and it was very comfortable and the 8-speed automatic was near perfect.
As always love the super long duration in-depth reviews!
Thanks again ^_^
+Maky M 🚘🎬🚘🎬🚘
Fantastic car, Picked my car up a week ago V40 D-4 R design Nav plus. When choosing what car to buy I tested the new Audi A4 felt slow compared to this. Also tested the A3 slightly better power to weight ratio. But thought the V40 was better in every way. So it won me over. 100% sure I made the right decision.
Perfect review
Ordered a 2018 Business sport + Scandinavion + Luxury AUT earlier today....can't wait. With me in 2 weeks! This video is just made me smile for the past hour from ear to ear!
😊
Great review! Very detailed and honest. I'm receiving my V40 D2 Nordic+ Luxury Mussel Blue in october and after seeing this video I can not wait anymore :)
nice have fun with it :)
Never thought of the blue or that interior but what a good looking combination.
we love your detailed review.... kudos ...
thanks pal !
This must be be the best and most comprehensive V40 review I've seen. Very handy as I'm thinking of getting a V40 R Design but may go for the Inscription now. Love that interior.
thanks! Inscription is too expensive and includes animal skin. My price performance tip is that you go with Momentum and add some extras you want and take the city weave seats, they are most awesome, can be see in the our V60 preview right here: czcams.com/video/IwIZITJOchU/video.htmlm12s
This was an amazing review - pure class!
thanks !!
That is what I am looking for, a real review with explanations, feels and images ! Autogefühl vielen dank für Ihrem Job, Grüss von Elsass :)
merci beaucoup =)
Very good review... I'm really falling in love with this car because of this review
I'm acquiring a T4 Momentum. It's one of the last available in Brazil. Thanks to your wide range of information, I was able to choose this amazing car.
Great detailed review, thank you!
appreciated, keep following!
You are great man because I dont know English well but you are speaking so very good and I can barely understand you and second you and others on production reviwing all about the car. Thank you!
+Umur Gümüşbaş 👏
This helped me to decide on a T2 momentum. I’m disappointed to miss out on cruise control, but otherwise delighted in my v40 in Amazon Blue. Thank you
You're right about the Volvo seats. I'm a big bloke, but I also find them perfect. The shoulder width is better than in some marques and the upholstery firmness is just right. Not too hard, not too soft. You can complete a long journey and still arrive fresh. The heated seats are great, but memory option is expensive.
waiting for my v40 cc to be delivered in early October! great review!!
nice, have fun with it and thanks!
Beautiful, good, comfortable, cheaper than competitors, and safe what else do I need.
Nice review of a nice car Clark.
you really doing a great job...keep it up buddy
thanks feel free to recommend!
This is probably one the most sportiest station wagon i've ever driven in therms of handling
That's because it's not really a station wagon...
About the seats, yes they are perfect for me too. Same as you, I'm a bit taller than average (1.92m) and especially then you can still find a nice driving position while you often cannot with other brands.
Just sold our older V60 and looking to buy a newer V40. Such good cars. Supremely comfortable and of great quality. Also, our Volvo was very reliable. May not be as technologically advanced inside as a VW with Apple car play etc, but still does what it needs to. Heated windscreen is a blessing in winter.
Thomas brilliant review as always and am looking at the V40 as my next car.please do a comparison between the D4 and T5 r design.pretty please.
I really like the detailed interior reviews.
My S40 seats are comfortable too.
excellent review
+M Skallywagg 👍
You have a new subscriber. Great review - thanks!
great to have u here now !
nice review again
thanks for your support as always!
I saw many of these V40 in Budapest area just last week...
Very nice, with this interior it has the same color scheme as the S/V90 Inscription models with light coloured leather, metal accents, and woooden inserts.
Give Volvo a few more years and in terms of luxury, design, and safety are really going to give Mercedes, Audi, and BMW a tough competitor in the fast growing market!
No, they won't, because in a few years, Mercedes, Audi and BMW will move on as well.
That's the thing, the germans doesnt move on. Just look at the new E-class from mercedes. Same with audi and bmw, everything looks the same and have looked the same forever. Volvo is already on par with the germans, sorry.
The new XC90 already is at the level of the german competition. And the S90 and V90 as well, except in boot space, because in terms of presentation. My god, they are amazing.
When they replace the XC60, S/V60 and the V40 they'll be competitive with the germans for sure.
well those cars are going with the new Porsche V-8 turbo engines
wait...since when BMW makes safe cars...lol
i know the MB and audi is decent...but bmw safety....eh...ilusions darling
After long rides in our 2010 a6 my back feels uncomfortable and need to stretch. But when we use our volvo xc70 i never have problems with my back and the same goes for my dad. Great review as always! :)
+Max Hedin 👍
I drive the 2013 S60 and I love the precision cruise-control. It is better than the cruise control on the 2017 Lexus GX.
Very detailed and professional review Thomas, I appreciate the effort to explore every detail of the car, it is something difficult to find on youtube! I drive the V40 R-design diesel myself and find the seats excellent, even better than a VW Golf to be honest. Strange to see nobody in Germany driving this car.... why is that??
+Wouter Hurkmans 👍🎬
Oh! That's my favourite hatchback ever! I'm in love with this dolly, for sure! And giving you my feedback about seats - they are truly awesome for me (173 cm body height). _PS. Thomas, you are great as always, love watching your 1-hour high quality reviews instead of the movies before sleep. Full-HD, fullscreen and full length!_ Ha-ha! Cheers!
thank you MAx, we really appreciate your nice words. We look forward to see further comments from you :)
I too use the reviews for insomnia :) Great reviews. I personally love a mix of trance music and a car review!
and the seats are the best
Great video as usual, I thought the engine sounded great on the acceleration test ! very sporty sound :-)
+colinf1951 👌
Thank you.
Great review, mate! Not only because I am really into Volvos.
👌
Just perfect small car :) Thx Thomas!
thx vitali!
Many thanks for posting the video, very relaxed, easygoing and detailed review for a layman without great technicalities. I am in the porcess of deciding between Kia Cee'd and v40, now I think I will go for v40.
Please keep posting the videos, like to see a video on "The One" released by BMW this year. Cheers.
thanks! =)
I'm so excited, I'm going to buy one next weekend! T2 R-design😁
nice, have fun with it :) Dont forget to get the standard R-Design seats where you at least have part micro fibre
I drive V40 D4 Inscription with this exact same Mussel Blue Metallic and exact same 18 in Narvi wheel. It’s fantastic, it was on expensive side back then but man car prices has inflated so much it’s on the reasonable side now.
das Innenraum design und die Farben sind übergeil
Great review as always! Probably it's just me, but the inclination of the corner camera inside the car looks a little weird.
this will serve me well. great looking car
Very good review Thomas! Thank you!
Yes, Volvo sport seats are the most comfortable. We have them in our V60 R-Design and XC60 Ocean Race; love them! Three hour drives without stopping, yet no back pain when you do stop.
The Thor's headlights are an improvement but we are all anxious for the CMA V40 (and V60, XC60)! 😀
SPA platform for 60 Series to clarify.😉
thanks bro !
This car is such a looker! I'm glad its not popular on the road so when i buy this it will turn heads! :P
Dr23rippa did you buy it?
volvo for life😍😍😍😍
Danke für dieses gute Video.
Ich habe mir jetzt auch einen V40 gekauft und habe nun das Gefühl ein gutes Auto gekauft zu haben.
Gruß nach Essen.
Viel Spaß damit!
😮 beautiful car 🚗 😍
love the volvos I have driven xc 60 and c70 confort economy and style
The best video about Volvo V40 I have seen on YT. Love you about your exposition of this, in my opinion, this car. During this April, my Cross Country D2 will arrive (I’ll make a funny review on my YT channel). I can’t wait!!! I subscribe to your channel for more and future reviews. A big “BRAVISSIMO” from Milan!
Grazie!!
Thanks Thomas for the good review!!! And for the interesting trick with mussel or muscle!!)))
haha you're welcome
Thanks for the review Thomas. I still think V40 is one of the prettiest car in compact segment. Don't know much about Volvos on the german market but here in Poland it is possible to have Inscription trim level with cloth/vinyl seats. I think this is the best combination- Mussel Blue colour with this new City Weave interior.
+Gordon Shumway oh thats great!
Ich liebe das trim and the panoramic sunroof 😀 👍
I’d buy another Volvo just for the Seats!
I have this model..so nice
The buttons on the console are fiddly, but many are duplicated on the steering wheel controls and/or voice activation.
have volvo s60 full option. 2002 year and seats are just amazing. in my garage got audio s8 2000 year and not as comfy. very good review
Olli, you simply do not know that volvo head rests are about safety and they really work which you can check on the net. The BMWs ones you mentioned are one of the worst in the industry from safety perspective so this is the BMW which would be called crap - not volvo!
I'm a 170cm tall guy and I always found Volvo's seats extremely comfortable for me even compared to some other cars at much higher prices.
BTW, Thomas you always make your English speaking very clear and distinct and I like it. I'm from Taiwan, obviously English is not my native language and I'm not good at English listening. But to be honest I can much better understand you than a native English speaker (no offence) and have no problem with your accent as well! :)
+Mrf Sh love to hear that m8!
Another excellent review! Have long found most Volvo models to be very attractive inside and out, HOWEVER for the considerable asking price that old-style interior with the telephone buttons, smaller media screen and manual handbrake is imho inexcusable. Here in Australia Volvo pretty much refuse to negotiate pricing downward to any significant degree, their warranties are pretty basic at three years, and their servicing costs are right up there with Volkswagen, BMW etc. It's little wonder that they have such a small market share here.
I would love to have a proper handbrake instead of the electric one :)
The spare parts are sourced from the serial production suppliers, instead of finding cheaper after market suppliers, as some other premium manufacturers do.
Once (sadly) Holden, Ford and Toyota will phase out production and Volvo will ramp up to 800.000 units per year, they will make better deals :)
Thank you for the excellent review. A question to Thomas: you tested both Volvo V40 and Infiniti Q30: which one has better noise isolation, especially when cruising at high speeds?
Very Good Review. We don't have the V40 in the U.S. yet. We are supposed to get the 2018 Model or 2019 Model. I like that you go into detail. Very Good.
This generation of the v40 had a complicated faith, as somehow the required US road safety requirements - height of lights, the lot... were not easy or cheap to fulfil or convert, so it was skipped this time all together.
Thanks Alketron Prime for clearing that up. I wondered why they chose not to bring the V40. I heard different things but that make more sense. I hope the 2019 or the replacement V40 is better.
+Patrick Sweeney my pleasure. I enjoy the interaction with fellow car lovers. Yes, the big plans, of new CMA / CMB platform, the car co-developed with Uber (300m USD development), the new brand to breach the gap between Geely and Volvo... The next v40 will come to the US :)
weared even india also have this one!!
Good to know those head lights are called “Thor’s Hammer”. I thought they’re call “Goat’s eye.”
ich hab mich in einem Autohaus mal in ein V60 CC gesetzt, die Sitze und das Gefühl im auto haben einen bleibenden positiven Eindruck hinterlassen!
I hope it's not underrated and selling well, cuz have soft spot for these and would love to own one! And yes, awesome seats for 186 cm skinny me in old XC90, plus manual is lovely, defo go for that. D5 is my fav sounding diesel, but with this I'd probably stick with 1.6 DRIVe. Nice review!
..oh forgot to ask: does the bright trunk parcel shelf reflect in the sun and ruins visibility?
+Rihards Mors (BestCarSound) its quite ok!
I love this car, Thomas, but you're absolutely right about the leather - I'd rather have fabric seats .... but all in all, it seems like a really comfortable car.
indeed!
PS. The Thor's Hammer headlights are waaaay too gimmicky.
Thomas can you make a review of the Citroen C4 Picasso the facelift because my dad may buy this car!
i hope new s60 will arrive soon :))
Volvo is great to keep the same seats in all models. Great ones and not only :)
Thanks Thomas! Apart from the head lights I do not see any difference with before, but I don't care because I've always liked this design. I really like this colour combination, and I noticed your outfit was matching it as well! :-)
The interior is starting to show it's age a bit though, especially the small screen. I feel they could have made a bit of an effort there to improve that.
Apart from the somewhat limited space in the back there seems to be nothing else to complain about, meaning it's actually quite a good car that looks nice and drives really well. It's a bit like a Golf: nothing to really rave about, but it all adds up to a really nice package.
BTW: I don't think that 'seating memory position 2' was for King Kong, it was for Thor! :-)
Excellent - yes!
Yeah I agree that small screen is a shame to have in 2016. But since they redisigned S and XC versions, it's probably not worth to make small changes before possibly upcoming big ones for the V40 model.
+Max Nits The screen is not that small.
I guess you have a good point there, Max. Volvo is not the biggest car company and I am sure they spent a lot of resources on the S and XC models. They can only do so much at the same time..
+Gerard van Essen 👌
Just placed an order for one of the cross country versions. D2 momentum.
Trust me you won't regret it! The V40 is a great car!
you gonna cross countries with D2? Good luck with that.
Everyone or almost everyone is using those led headlights now days but no one ever test them, it had bean good to know if they are any good or not.
Nice review Thomas. It's a great car indeed... I would prefer a small touch screen instead the numeric keypad though... Keep up the good work... And why the carmakers push the animal skin so much? There are so many, more suitable, ecologic materials...
Thanks for your support against anaimal skin! The best way to avoid the industry to expand is just to inform your dealer, manufacturers and the buyers.
I can't wait for these bad boys to come to America! Arrgh!!
Tripp55 Will never happend. Maybe if they build them in the new Carolina factory.
nice matching shoes/
I wish my XC40 came with that beautiful 2 tones steering wheel :(
Great review as always Thomas. Here in Sweden we prefer V40 over Golf any day of the week - great comfort. Btw when are Autogefühl going 4k UHD? Would be sweet!
+Robin Johansson a lot of ppl cant even stream full hd :/
Chad autogefuhl
Those buttons should be put in museum.
Its not only for the telephone. You control the radio, map on the screen etc....the phone/bluetooth you control on the steering wheel.
Anno 2022 und seit paar Tagen besitze ich einen 2019 V40 T2 in black solide stone, Momentum mit 30000km, 17" Diamant Alu, DAB Radio &&& 1 Jahr Volvo Garantie, 17600€ und ich bin immer noch am sabbern.
Drehmoment 1200-3500 Touren, bei 170 km/h dreht er noch 3500, bin in ganzen range also abgedeckt. ich fahre selten über 2500 Touren und der Verbrauch liegt um exakt 6 ltr 🤦
Schade, dass die 2ltr Benziner nur ohne Automatik ausgeliefert würden.
Geniale Traktion
cool viel Spaß !
The Internet can be useful in combination with the Volvo on call app which allows you to steer various functions or to search an address on your phone, then send it to the car's sat nav which spares you the time to type it in again :)
Spotify or other streaming services which can keep driver and younger passengers entertained for a long time :)
Nice video , l have v40 d2 from 2014 before l have volvo c30 and naw l look too buy xc40 , please test the xc40 your videos are best big gretings
will do very soon !
Autogefühl thanks for answer👍
never been in volvo. though it looks quiet elegant
This car has a standard sound system that can compare to high end Brand speakers in much more expensive cars. Volvo makes the best stock sound systems.
It is sad that the replacement for this beauty is a
*shudders*
_crossover_
You mean the c40?
Models with older engines are more better than new one.
I went for the cheaper Momentum because I would have money left for extras such as the Winter plus pack, Park Assist Pilot, Flappy paddles, Auto dimming rear view mirror etc, etc.
Yeah good choice:)
I have this car and a Mercedes C-class, the Volvo is much more comfortable and fun to drive. It's become my daily choice. Great seats and leg room, too (I am 6'2", 187cm and can stretch my legs fully while driving). The only con is lack of space in the boot, but okay for most grocery store runs.
thanks for the feedback!
Love your reviews Thomas! In another video you mentioned that you recommended first-time car buyers to get a smaller car. I am planning to get my first car, and am a bit torn between getting a smaller city-proof car (like Peugeot 208 for example) or a more premium car (volvo V40 or mercedes A200). It seems like all the models I like the looks of, have a very small rear window (this is pointed out on other car review channels). I am wondering if this should be a deal-breaker for someone that is relatively new to driving?
Thanks!! Well i think u ll get used to it, rear view camera would be helpful for that though
@@autogefuehl A little update: you were completely right! With your comments in mind, I decided to go for a V40 and am very happy I did.
The Volvo just stands out in design compared to other premium c class cars. Others still have some old design for example taillights and the rear body vs rear wheel ratio, elements from the early 2000. The V40 has a fluent line from front to rear, narrow side windows that ends sharp at the rear. The front window is low angle following the front hood and roof in a fluent line, giving a more sporty futuristic look .
Hello Thomas, very nice reviews! Would also be nice to see a review of the facelifted Audi A3, BMW1 and Merc A class :) By the way, which one would you recommend?
+Christophe Leijnen youtube search autogefuehl aclass facelift and audi s3 facelift autogefuehl
Could you do a review on the 2017 VW Golf Adaptive Cruise control?
+annointed10 hey, check our vag reviews, almost with every vehicle we show the acc :)