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    Volvo XC40 £38,865

    Sep 23, 2020 3 minutes

    I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of this cheeky little number from Volvo. The XC40 is the youngest sibling in the XC family and, though billed as an “urban SUV”, it could, as a country-urban crossover, tick a few Shooting Times boxes.

    The smallest XC is big on personality and gadgets and at a glance, it looks like the stocky Volvo heritage is in there too. Anyone who grew up in the 1980s will remember how big and metal-box-like Volvos were, but I’m pleased to say things have moved on.

    The XC40

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