Speaking concerning the design of the electrical SUV, on the entrance it will get a white-finished panel as an alternative of a grille that homes the Volvo badge and the alloy wheels are additionally new. Just like the common XC40, the XC40 Recharge can also be constructed on the corporate’s Compact Modular Structure (CMA) platform. Apart from a number of the visible markings that signify its electrical nature, the remainder of the weather are just like the XC40.
Contained in the cabin, the India-spec XC40 will come outfitted with a 12-inch digital instrument cluster, a touchscreen infotainment system, a panoramic sunroof, two-zone local weather management, leather-based upholstery, wi-fi telephone charging, and a powered driver seat together with a powered passenger seat. The XC40 Recharge SUV in India shall be supplied with 100% leather-free upholstery.
The Volvo XC40 comes with a dual-motor powertrain with 150 kW electrical motors on every axle that produce 402 bhp and 660 Nm of peak torque. The electrical motors are powered by a 78 kWh battery pack that provides claimed vary of as much as 418 km. The electrical SUV helps 150 kW DC quick charging models which might recharge the XC40 electrical SUV from 10 per cent to 80 per cent in simply 33 minutes. Volvo claims that the SUV can dash from 0-100 kmph in 4.9 seconds.
When launched the XC40 Recharge will compete with Mercedes-Benz EQC, Jaguar I-Tempo, BMW iX, Audi e-Tron, Kia EV6 and the upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 5.
The corporate lately additionally introduced that it’ll regionally assemble its XC40 Recharge SUV in India. That is more likely to make the XC40 Recharge extra competitively priced than different luxurious EVs.