据英国媒体报道，沃尔沃现在计划对其小型车家族进行升级。目前新一代S60和V60的测试已经开始，此外，沃尔沃高管表示还将推出新一代V40。该车与XC40共享CMA平台，因此两款车的轴距相同。实际上，这两款车的很多部件都是通用的，这其中包括动力总成和信息娱乐系统。V40不仅见搭载2.0升四缸涡轮引擎，而且还将从一开始就提供插电混动版本。而欧洲消费者还将获得柴油引擎，未来还将增加纯电动版本。沃尔沃2019年将推出基于CMA平台的纯电动车型，该车将在中国生产。这款车将搭载100千瓦时电池，续航里程为402公里。而XC40的很多造型元素都将取自40.1概念车，预计V40设计类似40.2概念车。沃尔沃有意为40系列车型采用更激进大胆的设计，车厂不希望其小型车产品看起来就像是缩小版的大型车。
Next Volvo V40 Will Get PHEV, 2 Battery Options For EV
It's now time for Volvo to update the smaller cars in its lineup. Testing for the new S60 and V60 is already underway, and Volvo execs know exactly what they want from the new V40, according to Auto Express.
The V40 will share its CMA (Compact Modular Architecture) platform with the XC40, and they'll have the same wheelbase, too. In fact, Volvo will be able to use a significant number of components in both vehicles, including their powertrains and infotainment systems. The V40 will be available from launch with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. A plug-in hybrid will potentially be available from the beginning, but if not it will join the lineup soon afterward. Europeans will have diesel options, too. Later, there will be a fully electric variant with its own powertrain options.
Volvo will launch a full EV on the CMA platform in 2019 and will build it in China. The model will have a 100 kilowatt-hour battery that will offer a minimum of a 250-mile (402-kilometer) range. Where the XC40 shares styling cues with the 40.1 concept, expect the V40 to look like the 40.2.
Volvo intends to give its 40-series models more adventurous styling than the larger vehicles in the lineup. The brand wants to keep its smaller products from looking like shrunken versions of the bigger ones.