2019 Volvo XC40 T5 R-Design 

Back when I worked for a rental car company, customers ADORED Volvo's SUV's. Seriously the only car we rented that got unanimous praise and no complaints.

This is my favorite exterior look of any car around today. I love the contrast of the white car with black roof, and the Thor’s Hammer lights look so sharp. I would definitely skip the orange interior though lol.

My first car was a Volvo. I’ll never forget it. It was bad when Ford owned them but I’m glad they’re actually able to design and make their own vehicles.

I like it, Volvo is one of the best Companies! Another thumbs up for reviewing! 👍

Great review! I really like that Swedish flag sticking out of the left front fender below the clamshell hood. Nice touch!

I LOVE the lava orange accents, they need to offer a navy/ocean blue as well, that would be so gorgeous.. we need more color inside our cars across the board! luckily, we're seeing more and more of it.

Yeeesss!!!! I’ve been waiting for your thoughts on this 👍🏻 your review is always spot on! Can’t wait to see it in the metal.

Thank you Tom, as always...in depth, informative, entertaining....best reviews and I’ve suffered through quiet a few...

Love your videos! Another good one. Thank you.

Great review of a great little SUV. Thanks for sharing

My favourite aspect of this design is the lack of chrome trim on the outside. It makes the car so much cleaner looking!

"I can see people buying this car simply as an organizer!" Hilarious 😂😂😂

I absolutely love the design. very well packaged interior for passenger comfort and storage spaces. I prefer this to the XC60 in terms of design

Great review.

Great review great job as usual Tom

Awesome review 🙌🙌

I’m a big fan of these in the seafoam green color with white roof. Very unique. Nice to see there’s a fully electric XC40 now, too!

Nice review!👍👍👍👍

Oh Mr. Voelk, people should watch your reviews even if they don't care about cars. There's a lot of great information and high entertainment value as well.

Nice review!.

I was about two minutes into this review when I was thinking that this reminded me of an upscale KIA Soul and then you drove by a KIA Soul (Are you still a Soul owner Tom?) and commented about it. That made my day! I previously owned three Volvos (740 GLE, 850 Turbo, and an S70) in succession, before buying a 2010 KIA Soul Sport in August of 2009. That was the first KIA Soul model year and my Molten Red Soul also has a charcoal/lava interior combination. It always gets a "Whoa" when people ride in my car for the first time. I think Volvo should be applauded for taking risks on their interior design. The price of this Volvo XC40, as was addressed in the video, is prohibitively high for a younger demographic, so at first that seemed confusing. But take a look around when you see a KIA Soul next time (demographic) and see who's actually driving it, it will likely be a senior citizen, not a millennial. The XC40 has a perfect H-point for step in ingress/egress, a tall cabin means an airy feel even though it's a small car and there is still comfortable rear seat accommodations, because you sit higher up off the floor. This practicality is desirable for a more mature driver. I love the new V90 XC, but this one is tugging at my heart strings... Dave Ramsey would literally slap anyone that subscribed to a car however. That is literally burning one's money. +$40,000 is pretty steep to start, but one should keep in mind that Volvos have a cult-like following, like Subaru owners and Toyota Tacoma/Land Cruiser/4-Runner owners. So on the used market, they still demand a higher than average price (don't believe me? Look up a used Volvo XC70 price...)

The XC40s packaging is brilliant, so clever.

LIKE THIS REVIEW AND MUST SAY IT'S QUITE A CAR - STORAGE IS AMAZING.

I'm 27 years old and I couldn't afford the XC40, or any all new car really. I'm not sure how car companies define "a younger shopper," especially considering the average age of a new car shopper is around 50.

So I have a question, my did it receive a low rating on the consumer report? Including reliability.... i likethe Volvo, always have, just was take back by CR results. Which will make me think twice about getting into a new Volvo . Thanks and look forward to your response.

Driven is the best on the internet.

I love it. Even the lava orange 🍊

Was I the only one who noticed how beautiful the neighborhood was that he was driving through? Where is that? I get the sense that it's somewhere in Washington. And I love this car. It's a next year project for me.

Such a nice little car

Another great video Tom! So when you getting your hands on the Tesla model 3?

Un coche estupendo, me lo compre hace añó y medio y estoy encantado.

Gorgeous city, was this filmed in Kirkland?

I like big panoramic roofs and I cannot lie!

Good luck finding an available R Design. It seems they purposely are not mass producing it trying to create more of a demand.

Dammit Tom, I just spent an hour at work, searching online for Cheetos finger protectors.

I don't really see fresh design when I look at this car. Not that it's bad but it reminds me of a lot of the sub compact crossovers they've been putting out of late: CHR, HRV, Nissan Kicks, etc.

what is the stereo system in this vehicle

Tom, great review as always. I know you only mentioned Volvo's new one-price cellphone-like leasing service in passing, but I wish you'd do a more detailed follow-up. In fact, the "service" seems like more of a marketing press release than a real thing with customers waiting months to receive their orders or not receiving them at all. To the extent you can, please hold Volvo's feet to the fire on this and don't accept the nonsense their press people feed you.

I'm glad you keeps it real every other review of this car has been a advertisement

I like the design specially the interior l...

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The “boot” 07:06 ?! How civilized!

Tom needs to do like a 25 minute review of Chip Fingers.

What do you mean? I’m looking at buying one and I’m 19.

Hi Tom. Was the Cheetos orange interior in this press vehicle dirty or was that just how it appeared on my iPad??

i will probably lease this car in a year after i turn my f48 x1 in

In this color reminds me of M35 MAKO.

Does it include android auto?

I'm getting a red t5 !

Volvo should change the colored interior to a better quality material and offer a few color options. Red or blue would be nice. Are they going to offer a higher hp model like the T8?

Considering I kinda want this car just for a silly 100 dollar option they should expand on that idea.

Wait... I think this is my neighborhood. Hawthorne Hills/Laurelhurst?

5:48 In the dual climate zone, did "Evil Twin" ride shotgun? 63 degrees Fahrenheit on the passenger side of the dual climate zone shows how cold the dude is.

I'd bet many family cars had orange interiors as a result of excessive Cheetos powder! For eating Cheetos, instead of the "Chip Fingers" for $9, get the Swingline rubber "Finger Tips" for $2 (pack of 12), found at any good office supply store. And you can use them to flip pages faster, or for sewing.

Fresh and inspired design. The FWD driving bias combined with so many functions being buried deep in that UI really are big negatives for me.

Great review. Can't believe that needs premium for that paltry amount of hp....and not super refined either. Sigh. Think I'd do a Stelvio ti

What age is considered ‘younger buyers’?

Great review. The new look Volvos appeal to me, especially the new V60 and V90. This little eco Volvo just looks dorky.

Will rather go for xc60.

This car is affordable to the rich young buyers who live in Silicone Valley

Love the orange - hate the rear doors.

That lava color will look very bad when it ages.

Driven Car Reviews1 week geledenThink all you want about my credibility but two things here- Have you driven a top spec turbo Soul? Notice I said "really nice"? Also, it seems to me you haven't been in a Kia lately. The company is making very good vehicles.to compare take a Audi q3 or BMW x1-2, it looks that you`ve got a preference for Kia, youre the only one who does this!

Hey Tom. Visited Seattle recently and I noticed that Seattle-ites really love their Subaru. I swear almost everywhere and everytime I looked around there was always a SUBARU! Any reason for that phenomenon?

To answer your question Tom, no, I don’t think young buyers have that money. I think they’re aiming at the group that *wants* to feel young again :p

That's whatI've been asking where all these young folks with this kind of 💰💰💰

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Does it come with bags of cheetos?😂

Soo an Ikea Car would be a Kit Car?

Great to see that design language hasn't gone the way of the dodo. Though I think those "young buyers" are specifically Silicon Valley programmers who start with a nice hefty paycheck ;)

Jeep Compass styling? JEEP COMPASS!? You wash your mouth out!

I just wish it did 0-60 in under 6 seconds.

Ya know, I'd rather have a MAZDA CX-5 Signature -> 2.5 L. turbo AWD for $38,500. with more features than the T5 version of the VOLVO. And I'll bet the MAZDA CX-5 Signature or GT Reserve has better reliability.

"Comfortable but not plush" -then what's the point of buying a luxury appliance in the first place!?

3:22 driver side DRL broken. Must be a reliable car.

unless your taking your shoes off when you get in that car its going to get dirty very quickly

Looks like Jeep Compass

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lol I'm just failing to understand how this foot activated trunk nonsense is better than just simply using your hand on a latch. You look like you're about to fall over trying to open the trunk. You're going to stand on one foot and waive around on icy pavement? Its a silly, pointless feature on every car.

Why choose this over a Kia Sportage SX? Same equipment it's $10,000 more. Less reliable, and the infotainment and screen is not all that easy to use when driving. The warranty is shorter by quite a bit. The Volvo is a little quicker, what else justifies the price difference? Because it's hardly lavish in there. Styling is totally subjective. I suppose going with the smaller engine, fwd, and such narrows the gap. But Volvo FWD = bleh. (I own a Volvo S60 R design now and had the XC60 R design before that)

That's really not a lot of car for $43k

Cadilack, you must be kidding. Who wants an amerikan car... they all fails in craschtetsts

how can you compare it with a KIA??? come on get real........, youre credibility is low mister expert!!!

That carpet is horrible.... Volvo failed on that department.

Annoying reviewer Great car

It makes no sense that this won an award, because the design in the rear simply doesn't follow a vital function - to give a clear view towards the rear for the driver. Silly car design, styling over safety doesn't behove Volvo...

Sorry, volvos are garbage now that they only offer garbage turbo 4-cylinders. And I even own one.