The XC40 is literally one of the most beautiful looking cars I have ever seen. Volvo will ALWAYS be my favorite car company when it comes to design. Their cars are sleek, simple and sharp. Totally a head turner without even trying. The XC40 is my dream mom car, hands down.
I agree those volvos are stunning looking cars my favourite volvo has to be the xc40, then s90 or v90, the two best suvs in my opinion are the kia sportage and volvo xc40 great family suvs but not too big just perfect for family's of 4 or 5 people 👌👍
Muy bien , no te gusta un porche , ni un cupra Has nacido para ser una volvo woman , No sabes lo que te pierdes Comprar un volvo es envejecer al sentarte en el
I’ve owned an Evoque and and early new model XC60. Had to dispose of the Volvo as the various safety features drove me mad. Slamming brakes on for no apparent reason, constant binging and buzzers going off and I couldn’t get on with the touch screen. My understanding is this system is common to XC40. This was one of the first cars so maybe they’ve sorted the software but mine went back to Volvo a number of times without resolution. The Evoque was reliable (despite all the comments on here) and my only criticism was the gearbox which they have now improved fitting the 8 speed ZF box. I own a pretty new Range Rover and bought that with some trepidation but to date it’s been great in terms of reliability. Just ordered a new Evoque for my wife. You do pay a premium but I really like the quality of the interiors and the issue I had had put me off Volvo for life. When I bought the Volvo I wanted something other than a Range Rover as everyone had one around here. I understand why now.
always the same, idiots slating the Range Rover yet it's still in production after all these DECADES and still an extremely popular car despite the price of it. That tells you all you need to know. I have a Jag XF and I get the same nonsense, mostly from people who have never even sat in one. That's been the same for all the years I have had it, completely reliable and fantastic to drive. Prior to that I had a Volvo S60 for several years, very reliable too although it was an older model without all the safety gadgetry that nobody asked for, but very boring to drive.
Owned a Discovery Sport for 15 months till the squeaks and rattles (which dealer never fixed) drove me mad. Finally gave up and got a XC60, and not a squeak nor rattle to be had. Interior feels a lot more solid in the Volvo.
What this reviewer doesn't seem to understand, is that with the Volvo XC40, you set up the AI, then you TALK to the car to control all the functions. You rarely have to take your eyes off the road if you understand this and set the XC40 up correctly! I've had mine for 2 weeks now, and this is the smartest car I've ever known!
Lol he was so bias! XC40 has more storage space too. Under driver's seat. He failed to mention wirless charging the sunroof etc. So many details left out. XC40 wins for sure.
I've got an XC40 and nothing comes anywhere near it, awesome car. The infotainment system is brilliant as well, so don't know what this reviewer is on about.
Exactly. I've got an XC40 and the Sensus is a way better from anything I have seen so far. My previous car was a 2016 BMW318i, and while its iDrive is great, it is a way behind Sensus.
Zoran Jager sensus is terrible Me and someone I know have had nothing but problems. A quick google shows you the issues with it. You are a lucky one. I drive is by far the best
So the XC40 pretty much won most of the categories, yet the Evoque still won, with the bonus of looking like a self proclaimed “better off than anyone else” feeling in there head. LOL.
Yes, the interior of the Evoque is far superior and one of the reasons the Volvo doesn't hold its value so much. The interior of the XC40 is just a mishmash of shapes and materials, with ugly, oversized airvents, undersized buttons and a dreadful infotainment system that looks and sounds naff.
Gary J. Wasn’t faulting the Volvos interior actually I jus feel the evoques is a bit better than the Volvos however the Volvo has a lead in other ways ...more ways therefore I would have to choose the xc40 and also the Volvo holds its value very well!
@@aaronmills3105 Did you test drive the Evoque 2? Ive driven both and therefore my conclusions are based on first hand experience rather than gut instinct.
@@Clavinovaman I cant agree on your opinion of the Sensus system in volvo, I think its one of the easiest to use in the business. Also, residuals are very high still for XC40.
The Volvo XC40 anytime ofc - the Range is much MUCH too expensive (extremely over prized) and it just doesn't show good quality for the price. And I can't understand the critics about the climate control being in the Volvo's XC40 central display. I did set the temperatures in my XC40 when I get it from the dealer, set all to automatics and then I NEVER have to change them again... for years. It just works brilliantly. Why should I change it all the time? Seriously, that's just stupid.
This review seemed a bit biased from the get go, he just ignored the flaws of the Evoque, eg, the cheap looking sets, slow infotainment, less practical, harder suspension...it was too obvious what car would win. Why bother making these "comparison videos" at all? just make a huge commercial for the evoque and that's it.
Volvos never win these comparisons. Not sure why. Well, maybe not never but hardly ever. I think the Volvo would be quieter with smaller wheels. They always pick the R versions over the quieter Inscription versions.
Nice video but why all the hate on the Volvo infotainment system? I've had it in my Volvo for over 2 years now and I think that it's great. Such an awesome way to get rid of that sea of buttons that you get in all other cars. It's what makes modern Volvos unique.
Have xc60 and proves these mugs who review volvo no nothing, easy to use once you know the system and voice control works everything touch one button! They always never mention it 🤣 voice control is safer then looking for dials and buttons
You haven't driven a Telsa then? It always makes me giggle when people talk of uniqueness to a particular model or brand, when in reality it is anything but unique. Customers have, to my knowledge, never really complained that they have to turn a knob to turn the aircon up. But manufactures increasingly think that scrolling through menus is a better option. Porsche Macan is full of buttons - brillirant car, many times more sophisticated and brilliant than either the XC40 or Evoque, but you know it will sad day when the Macan is replaced with - no doubt - buttonless interior, replaced with menus and all sorts of things to scroll through to achieve simple things. And its comments like yours that are causing it. _Using a rotary knob on the centre console is the easiest way to change the climate control._ Uniqueness is overplayed. Every single car in, what is in reality, a fluid market, exists uniquely within it.
Gary J. Your jobs is to answer all day long to who write a different opinion than your in the commnet? Don’t waist time mate! No one answer you! Best Regards
Gary j, are you telling me its easier to look down to turn a controller and take your eyes of the road rather then push a button on a steering wheel and say "I'm cold" the volvo puts the heat up or set temperature to 22 as you can with the volvo sensus? Even Audi who own Porsche have moved to screens so I am betting Porsche will follow suit over time. Each to their own i guess but it annoys us owners when an uneducated car reviewer says something is a faff when it clearly is not.
I own a 2020 xc40 t5 r design fully loaded and my car is very fast plus the sound system its the best I ever heard. Volvo it's way better then .. that car.. plus I got free gas when I left the dealership.. 👍👍👍👍👍..
So, the XC40's better by every metric except NVH levels yet this is somehow close? 😂 More practical storage innovations & space. Better value for money, performance & fuel efficiency. Hmmm.. 👀
How did you come to the conclusion that its better value for money? You buy a £6K more expensive Evoque with cash, you will pay less over 3 years than a Volvo as the Evoque holds its value so well. Perfaormace is relative. Would you like to give me an example of one of Volvo storage innovations - that is, not been available on any car previous to it? If you mean the removable centre console,, I can do that in a Sport, which was launched prior to the XC40.
@@Clavinovaman Wrong again gary - Volvo residuals mean that monthly payments over 3 years much lower then on Evoque. An as for your examples of storage, just look at the door bins - and where they have moved stereo speakers to. Harmon Kardon speakers are very good in the XC40.
Sorry, but it is you that is wrong my dear. Monthly payments in the Evoque are lower and you can spend approximately £5-£7K on an Evoque cash, and in three years youll have lost less money on the Evoque, But we shall see who is right. Ill be back in 3 years time.
@@bigbadbear2962 No, it was the same sentence, therefore his point was that the car is so easy to drive and live with. Every single car in the market today is unique. Every single one - even the Chinese knockoffs. But I haven't driven a car in the last 10 years+ that wasn't nice to drive or (I'm sure) easy to live with.
At 10:32 "plastic coat hangy things here" ... They are for hanging your shopping bag handles on, to stop your shopping falling out whilst braking and going around corners!!!
i-drive is beat but having an xc90 I can say that the infotainment is easy to use and many frequently used functions are voice activated so not much faff involved in day to day use.
The Volvo badge and the XC40 just exudes class. It's the most ethical car company in the world. Whereas the Range Rover and the Evoque is just a little too showy for my liking. Plus the Volvo is much more reliable than a Range Rover
D Ou actually Volvo have announced that the new polestar 2 electric car, which launches next year is all Vegan Expect this to be rolled out as an option on the rest of the manufacturer's range as an alternative to those who choose to be vegan/vegetarian
Why the chuff are so many reviewers hung up on infotainment? Is the car comfortable, safe, reliable and well bolted together? Does it handle well, stop well and can it handle a speed bump at more than 5mph?
Exactly, i go for looks on outside an comfort an space, really dont care about infotainment system size or speed. Just bought a kia sportage 68 plate 1.6 petrol isg2 model in infra red and more thsn than happy with it and economical too get over 40 mpg in the city and 50 mpg going to work, bought this car based on looks outside, size an practicality has an infotainment screen but haven't used it yet, only for radio lol, 😁
It’s like one reviewer says it and then it just gets reiterated in other reviews. Completely overlooking other features like voice command that would mitigate any UI problems. Reviewers do the same thing with Tesla vehicles
Worth noting... the electric folding rear seats on the XC40 are not available in the UK anymore, so my dealer informed me when I asked where they were, after I picked our car this week..... gutted, as they were a proper useful option to have.... still has electric folding rear head rests though..no point... but despite that its a great car to drive...the phone app is really good option...
No but you still have to look at a screen to see where your scrolling with a dial. Fact of the point is voice control is quicker and safer then taking your hands off a wheel or looking away at a screen.
I would like to know what are service and maintenance cost? How much costs me each car after lets say 100 000 miles. Which one holds more value, which are more reliable?
Well: the Evoque is better in Design (subjective); Interior Quality and Equipment; the XC40 is better in Space, Riding Confort, Performance and Economy; Reliability. It looks clear to me that the XC40 would be the winner, at the end of the test. OBS.: I believe you should have put the cars in an offroad test, also, before giving the final verdict. The Land Rover would stand out, for sure.
Hahaha. You're a comedian, Jani? Ah, I thought so... You're going to tell us next that the Volvo is more refined, better built, better residuals, classier and a better buy than a Porsche Macan. _So funny._ Just save up for a little longer and you'll realise just how mediocre the Volvo is.
@@Clavinovaman No. You're a comedian, Gary. I owe an 2019 XC40 and my previous car was a 2016 BMW 318i. You cannot even compare the Sensus in Volvo with BMW's iDrive. I liked the simplicity and how intuitive iDrive is, but Sensus is the best car system I have seen so far.
Never heard such a biased and unprofessional view, ....so the Volvo has an entertainment/control system which it turns out is exactly the same working setup as the Land Rover, but because the land rover has two dials to change the heat temperature, its better??... Why would you want two setup screens for starters when the Volvo has it all directly infront of you, without the need to take your eyes directly off the road and look down into the centre of the car as in the case of the Land Rover. Why not point out to people you dont have to have the Lava Orange inserts in the interior. Poor standards of journalism, wont be looking at What Car for advice.
You may as well just have the test between an XC40 and a hire car, as you'll see very little of the Evoque if you own it as it will be in LR service department.
I'm a Land Rover fan and actually own 2 of them, but this Volvo CX40 is beautiful (I would just change the interior color, don't love that pumpkin orange) and I do believe in this specific case Volvo wins. Of course if we compare the XC60 or XC90 against The Range Rover Velar or the Range Rover Sport I would definitely go with Land Rover.
I've just purchased the top spec evoque. Nice car nice drive that's all I'm bothered about, the Volvo is really good I just liked the look of the evoque more. Both fantastic vehicles.
@@muckspreader1able your just jealous because you couldn’t afford a Range Rover… I’ve got the top spec Evoque and I always get complimented with it, it’s one of the best looking SUV’s on road 🤷🏼♂️ maybe one day you’ll get a good enough job to afford one 😢
If you go for the Evoque, my advice is do *not* option 21 inch wheels nor the black interior. If you want boring black plastic, get a Volvo, Ford or Skoda The Evoque is available with a lovely blue leather interior, cream and if you are brave enough...burgundy. Looks great with the limited edition paint.
Having all the controls routed through the touchscreen just made me decide against the XC40- It seems like a trivial aggravation until you have to drive something like that. You shouldn’t have to go five menus deep to change the fade or turn the bass down. Also if and when that thing glitches out it causes all sorts of unforeseen problems. My current vehicle, will automatically turn the seat and steering wheel heaters on when it’s cold outside. One day my touchscreen was unresponsive and I had a 100 mile commute! I was sweating like crazy and contorting my body while loosely gripping the wheel ( real safe I know) to keep my ass and hands from burning. Eventually I pulled over ( again in cold weather) and found the fuses... what a pain
The XC40’s infotainment system doesn’t even have 3 levels of menu…. Nevertheless; have owned one for the last year & I just need physical controls for air conditioning in additional to media. There’s media controls on both the steering wheel & under the screen which is redundant. There is voice control but it’s not very reliable. I’d also like a portrait orientation for the screen + navigation in the digital dash + a HUD: the screen is too small when showing navigation and I have to glance down and do my left to view directions, which doesn’t feel safe. Other than that, it’s far superior to my previous car: Range Rover Evoque. XC40 has better rear seat space & boot space and “feels” smaller to drive. It’s not as wide as the evoque and j swear is a smaller car, but manages to have far better interior space
I've heard others say similar things about the XC40, but I genuinely cannot see it. The rear looks like a Rover 25 facelift from 2003 - even the lettering is positioned the same. That straight line running from the front bonnet to the font doors is just horrible. On many of the 'public review' pages, the most endearing exterior design element seems to be the daytime running lights. All those millions of pounds of investment and the single most interesting element is the daytime running lights? I'm sure the designers are delighted. But it is inside where I have the biggest gripe. Ugly, over designed and oversized airvents with a naff looking and sounding infotainment system in the middle. Couple this with undersized buttons and you have a mishmash of design themes that really doesn't gel. Totally get the practicality though. The interior design was introduced in the XC90 a few years ago where it looked new and fresh. But you don't see many car companies being influenced with that design. It really hasn't aged well and shrinking it to fit the smaller car, it all seems a little busy and squashed. And those are among the reasons why it won't hold its value as much as the Evoque - its much less fussy, classier, nicer materials, clean design and it will age very well.
Gary J. Some people like the Volvo styling, I think the Infotainment system looks great and I find it hard to grasp the concept of using the Range rovers lower screen without drifting off the road.
@@bigbadbear2962. As far as the dual screen is concerned - try it. Honestly, you may well surprise yourself. Works extremely well. The two rotary buttons are much easier to use than the touch screen in the Volvo. I agree, of course, that 'style' is a personal thing, but the Volvo is a mishmash of different design themes cobbled together rather than a sophisticated design. The front and rear, for example, bear no design correlation whatsoever - the rear looking like a 16 year old Rover 25 facelift. Which are among the reasons why it doesn't hold its value particularly well. The infotainment is a big let down - even the Kia system looks and sounds better. Even at basic spec, the Evoque hi-fi is fantastic.
Is the latest Evoque still likely to have steering rack bolt failure ? It’s all very well talking about cup holders, but the steering rack fault is a £3000 fix.
Anyone giving car advice saying the evouqe is better shouldn't really be in that job.Itll spend more time at the dealers and the volvo has so much more class.
The Volvo XC40. The Volvo is better in every way even holding its value better. No one is going to use a car like this off-road and if doing so you should not buy the Evoque but one of the other Range/Land Rovers. What also is strange in this review complaining about Apple carplay where the screen in the Evoque is smaller than the one in the Volvo. Getting used to the system in the Volvo is easier. In the Evoque you still need to look down checking is you are in the correct submenu. Safety first?
What a poor review Just one example, you say that the Range Rover system is better but confusing at the same time and you need to spend some time adapting 5:32, while on the XC40 it's simpler and easier to get used to. We can see that you just made this comparison to favor the Range Rover in denigrating the XC40, and you could see it as you toss the garbage lid to the rear seats 3:27 and if you don't know why you can remove the lid from the waste bin, it's in order to be able to put a bag, or to make it easier to remove it. The XC40 is far better in every way than the Range Rover.
My days of driving coupes, soft tops and hatchbacks is sadly over. At 75, we both suffer from difficulty getting in and out of the E class coupe, so it's an SUV for us. I asked my beloved which of all the cars we have owned was the most comfortable ( knowing what the answer would be) the s60 she said, and I had to agree, so I think the Volvo for us, but I do like the Evoque's looks and interior
2:00 well it would make sense, Volvo follows and uses Scandinavian designs and making most of the controls on the tablet infotainment-display, clears up a lot of space! I personally like it, and it’s INE of the best responsive systems on the market
Volvo def wins, the Peugeot evoke or is it the Citroen beckham will just be for numptys, I have The XC90 and the info display works a treat, only time I touch it is for Seat massage, all the other settings are set and forget
Sorry, but I think you missed the salient points. The Volvo XC40 may be quirky and still looks reasonably fresh, but if you dig a little deeper, it really is the weaker of the two cars being tested. Before, I continue, though, I'd just like to confirm that I've driven both the new Evoque and XC40. Please dont compare the new Evoque to the original - they are two totally different machines. The exterior of the Volvo is a mishmash of shapes, and looks like a facelifted Rover 25 from the rear - even the text is positioned in the same way. The gaping line from the bonnet to the doors looks plain ugly too (0:35). The Volvo is extremely noisy - both for engine and wind, steering is awful and doesn't offer high quality vegan trim options as the Range Rover does. The leathers, for example, are bog standard - possibly donkey. The interior is also a mishmash of shapes and materials with ugly, oversized air vents and nondescript buttons underneath. The interior design, itself 4 years old and when launched in the XC90, looked fresh and exciting. But very quickly dated and you'll notice that competitor car companies are not being influenced by the Volvo design - it may be quirky, but lacks deep sophistication. Its the infotainment that really is way out od date, though, looking and sounding naff. Kia's is better. Of all the cars I've driven in the last 5 or 6 years, the XC40s system is, by far, the worst. Not to mention that it doesn't hold its value particularly well (potentially due to a number of the issues I highlight above), service costs are higher too... I think that the reviewer was very generous to the XC40. If you after something quirky, it is still a reasonable choice. But if you want something with a much deeper sophistication or engineering excellence you have to looks elsewhere, so I'm afraid based on my perceptions of both cars, the reviewer was extremely generous to the Volvo. Now, you may well disagree with me, but 'the market' tends to agree as residual values are much lower - you can buy a £7K more expensive Evoque than the Volvo cash and in 3 years, you'll have lost less money with the Evoque.
So, I'm not sure what you mean by predictable that the Evoque wins?
Fails to mention any safety features of both cars - did the basic spec Range Rover come with all the extra features on a R-Design Pro XC40 such as heated seats, active bending headlights, lane keeping, headlight cleaning with heated washer jets and a heated windscreen. I suspect it doesn't. So with the Volvo you get value for your money, and with the Evoque - you get an image.
so the xc40 is better in overall, but you say evoque? why😂? ....anyway I bought xc40 T4 inscription, ad overall is better than the evoque! to have the same spec in the evoque you spend 10k euro more, and I tell you what , on road is even cooler than the evoque.
Yea, price quality wise Volvo leads the way. A friend of mine recently got an Audi equivalent to my Volvo, the same kind of kit as on my car cost him almost 20% more and when we are parked side by side people check out my 'weirder choice' first. (This is in the Netherlands not the UK so not sure about the price difference over there)
@@Molagmal to me very often people ask me about my xc40, and the comment are: hoo this is a fresh new innovative car, something that you don't get with the germans! also comments from people who have bmw audi merc vw ...is a fact! me to i had in the past germans cars, and i clearly can say that xc40 feels way more spacial in many ways.
Anyone know how to turn off or disable the auto stop/start feature, just bought a 2020 Range Rover and it’s so annoying to have to manually turn it off each time I start the car.
@@josingh20 Absolute load of rubbish. Cars do not exist exclusively in rigid pre-defined segments as you suggest. This 'XC60/Velar/F-Pace' is NOT "a segment". That is not how cars exist. In the 1980s, Joshie, you would have been right, when manufacturers had limited models and specs were very neatly priced so that the bigger car took over from where the smaller car's range stopped. Since the 1990's, the car market has become increasingly (what I will refer to as) 'class fluid' whereby manufacturers market models with a huge price differentiation between the entry spec to a fully kitted-top spec. There will be those, however, who consider that a 'class' is based on size. So you have an X1 class, and an X3 class and an X5 class and cars exclusively fit nicely into those pre-defined sizes. I'm sorry Joshie, but that ain't how it works now. The most successful car manufacturers are those who build a portfolio of products that have enormous overlaps (class fluidity)- in the UK, for example, you can spec an X1, X2, X3 and X4 to exactly the same price. The more choice you offer a customer, they greater the opportunity to tailor their choices so that they have, potentially 4-8 possibilities within their budget rather than in 1980's when classes WERE classes and you had 1 choice. "Follow me to the 316i sir..." - if that's what yer budget was. Evoque, XC40, Discovery Sport, F-Pace, E-Pace, X1, X2, X3 and X4 all compete, in some form, with the Porche Macan. Not exactly - bang in the middle - every single car has unique positioning and customers can evaluate a car depending on what a customers priority is. All cars, ultimately, exist exclusively in a 'fluid market' and the overlaps between cars and manufacturers vary from model to model. But, Joshie, cars do not exist in the way you think. Evoque, Macan, XC40 often compete for that £45K-£50K customer. And what car people choose is not, as you may think, about which 'class' it exists but its more about the customer.
Why are people so bitter, just cause he’s British does not mean he is biased towards British cars, most British people love to criticise the uk and it’s people almost as much as they love to criticise the weather !
I have just picked up my XC40 last Friday. What an amazing car! My previous car was a 2016 BMW 318i and I can tell you that Volvo's Sensus is a way better from the iDrive. I enjoy using it much, much more.
The Volvo looks cheap. I know two people who've had a Volvo over the past few years and both have sold them because they have had issues. I have this Evoque but in a higher spec with more fancy stuff. I don't understand comments that it's unreliable - mine hasn't let me down. I also have a 2017 Discovery Sport - it hasn't missed a beat or let me down either. So what are you all talking about? Do you people own either car? I'd definitely rather have a car made in England than one made in China. If Volvo was still made in Sweden I'd reconsider.
The XC40 is literally one of the most beautiful looking cars I have ever seen. Volvo will ALWAYS be my favorite car company when it comes to design. Their cars are sleek, simple and sharp. Totally a head turner without even trying. The XC40 is my dream mom car, hands down.
Lol
I agree those volvos are stunning looking cars my favourite volvo has to be the xc40, then s90 or v90, the two best suvs in my opinion are the kia sportage and volvo xc40 great family suvs but not too big just perfect for family's of 4 or 5 people 👌👍
cool story bro
Muy bien , no te gusta un porche , ni un cupra
Has nacido para ser una volvo woman ,
No sabes lo que te pierdes
Comprar un volvo es envejecer al sentarte en el
Saludos cordiales Miller me referia a usted
*sees title*
XC40 without a doubt.
Temperature and so on can be controlled by voice so no need to use touch screen.. At every test this is ignored.
Yes, but sometimes all people really want to do is turn a knob on a centre console.
Voice control is very hit and miss.
@@travelcampervansandmore Well, it may be, if you are unable to speak properly... ;)
@@travelcampervansandmore specially if you have a stutter.
Because nobody uses it. It's very unreliable and only controls limited functions, even if you can remember all the actual commands.
I’ve owned an Evoque and and early new model XC60. Had to dispose of the Volvo as the various safety features drove me mad. Slamming brakes on for no apparent reason, constant binging and buzzers going off and I couldn’t get on with the touch screen. My understanding is this system is common to XC40. This was one of the first cars so maybe they’ve sorted the software but mine went back to Volvo a number of times without resolution. The Evoque was reliable (despite all the comments on here) and my only criticism was the gearbox which they have now improved fitting the 8 speed ZF box. I own a pretty new Range Rover and bought that with some trepidation but to date it’s been great in terms of reliability. Just ordered a new Evoque for my wife. You do pay a premium but I really like the quality of the interiors and the issue I had had put me off Volvo for life. When I bought the Volvo I wanted something other than a Range Rover as everyone had one around here. I understand why now.
At least with the range rover its safer as it'll spend most of its time stationary at the dealers lol
always the same, idiots slating the Range Rover yet it's still in production after all these DECADES and still an extremely popular car despite the price of it. That tells you all you need to know. I have a Jag XF and I get the same nonsense, mostly from people who have never even sat in one. That's been the same for all the years I have had it, completely reliable and fantastic to drive. Prior to that I had a Volvo S60 for several years, very reliable too although it was an older model without all the safety gadgetry that nobody asked for, but very boring to drive.
love how he thinks the touch screen in the volvo is complicated evan a 5 year old could manage it...
Philip Thelin Well done Evan!
This is true I looked at the Volvo yesterday and I sussed it in about 10 seconds it’s so easy to use
Agreed, the evoque’s system is even more complicated with the menus that determine the dials...
But a wealthy 80 year old would have trouble.....IE..Bring the Grand Kids along.....Paul
How do you know the 5 year olds name is Evan?
If you’re planning on keeping it longer than a year get the Swede
India-owned British company over China-owned Swede company any day
Owned a Discovery Sport for 15 months till the squeaks and rattles (which dealer never fixed) drove me mad. Finally gave up and got a XC60, and not a squeak nor rattle to be had. Interior feels a lot more solid in the Volvo.
@@nickegerton7220 Odd that, in the Evoque and XC40 it's exactly the opposite. Both decent cars though.
What this reviewer doesn't seem to understand, is that with the Volvo XC40, you set up the AI, then you TALK to the car to control all the functions. You rarely have to take your eyes off the road if you understand this and set the XC40 up correctly! I've had mine for 2 weeks now, and this is the smartest car I've ever known!
Lol he was so bias!
XC40 has more storage space too. Under driver's seat.
He failed to mention wirless charging the sunroof etc. So many details left out.
XC40 wins for sure.
He mentioned the sunroof and wireless charging.
@@daaksh8 And both are optional on most models.
I've got an XC40 and nothing comes anywhere near it, awesome car. The infotainment system is brilliant as well, so don't know what this reviewer is on about.
@Riadh BouguerraI've had no problems with mine.
Exactly. I've got an XC40 and the Sensus is a way better from anything I have seen so far. My previous car was a 2016 BMW318i, and while its iDrive is great, it is a way behind Sensus.
May i ask which engine did you go with?
Zoran Jager sensus is terrible Me and someone I know have had nothing but problems. A quick google shows you the issues with it. You are a lucky one. I drive is by far the best
What about the wind- and engine noise that has been mentioned? Is it really that loud? Which engine did you go with?
So the XC40 pretty much won most of the categories, yet the Evoque still won, with the bonus of looking like a self proclaimed “better off than anyone else” feeling in there head. LOL.
British car and british reviewer
Nothing is better than XC40 and I drove a highlanders for 15 years.
LR wins this test but the Volvo wins on reliability, I'd choose Volvo everytime
I love the looks of the Evoque .. but still the brand is bugged by reliability problems.
I love the Range Rover (especially its interior) and the Volvo but I would have to pick the xc40 there just isn’t another car like it 😍!
Yes, the interior of the Evoque is far superior and one of the reasons the Volvo doesn't hold its value so much. The interior of the XC40 is just a mishmash of shapes and materials, with ugly, oversized airvents, undersized buttons and a dreadful infotainment system that looks and sounds naff.
Gary J. Wasn’t faulting the Volvos interior actually I jus feel the evoques is a bit better than the Volvos however the Volvo has a lead in other ways ...more ways therefore I would have to choose the xc40 and also the Volvo holds its value very well!
@@aaronmills3105 Did you test drive the Evoque 2? Ive driven both and therefore my conclusions are based on first hand experience rather than gut instinct.
@@Clavinovaman I cant agree on your opinion of the Sensus system in volvo, I think its one of the easiest to use in the business. Also, residuals are very high still for XC40.
Yeah every other car looks like range Rover.
The Volvo XC40 anytime ofc - the Range is much MUCH too expensive (extremely over prized) and it just doesn't show good quality for the price. And I can't understand the critics about the climate control being in the Volvo's XC40 central display. I did set the temperatures in my XC40 when I get it from the dealer, set all to automatics and then I NEVER have to change them again... for years. It just works brilliantly. Why should I change it all the time? Seriously, that's just stupid.
This review seemed a bit biased from the get go, he just ignored the flaws of the Evoque, eg, the cheap looking sets, slow infotainment, less practical, harder suspension...it was too obvious what car would win. Why bother making these "comparison videos" at all? just make a huge commercial for the evoque and that's it.
Volvos never win these comparisons. Not sure why. Well, maybe not never but hardly ever. I think the Volvo would be quieter with smaller wheels. They always pick the R versions over the quieter Inscription versions.
I mean like he said the Evoque is only the s while the Volvo has a quite better trim, we had the Evoque in the HSE and it looked soo much better
Nice video but why all the hate on the Volvo infotainment system? I've had it in my Volvo for over 2 years now and I think that it's great. Such an awesome way to get rid of that sea of buttons that you get in all other cars. It's what makes modern Volvos unique.
i agree is top, i have to too.
Have xc60 and proves these mugs who review volvo no nothing, easy to use once you know the system and voice control works everything touch one button! They always never mention it 🤣 voice control is safer then looking for dials and buttons
You haven't driven a Telsa then? It always makes me giggle when people talk of uniqueness to a particular model or brand, when in reality it is anything but unique. Customers have, to my knowledge, never really complained that they have to turn a knob to turn the aircon up. But manufactures increasingly think that scrolling through menus is a better option. Porsche Macan is full of buttons - brillirant car, many times more sophisticated and brilliant than either the XC40 or Evoque, but you know it will sad day when the Macan is replaced with - no doubt - buttonless interior, replaced with menus and all sorts of things to scroll through to achieve simple things. And its comments like yours that are causing it.
_Using a rotary knob on the centre console is the easiest way to change the climate control._
Uniqueness is overplayed. Every single car in, what is in reality, a fluid market, exists uniquely within it.
Gary J. Your jobs is to answer all day long to who write a different opinion than your in the commnet? Don’t waist time mate! No one answer you! Best Regards
Gary j, are you telling me its easier to look down to turn a controller and take your eyes of the road rather then push a button on a steering wheel and say "I'm cold" the volvo puts the heat up or set temperature to 22 as you can with the volvo sensus? Even Audi who own Porsche have moved to screens so I am betting Porsche will follow suit over time. Each to their own i guess but it annoys us owners when an uneducated car reviewer says something is a faff when it clearly is not.
This is a tricky one! Think I would go for XC40. Looks bit more distinctive.
I own a 2020 xc40 t5 r design fully loaded and my car is very fast plus the sound system its the best I ever heard. Volvo it's way better then .. that car.. plus I got free gas when I left the dealership.. 👍👍👍👍👍..
Without using range rover how could you just say volvo the best
@@gratesream4766 He relies on other peoples opinions and ratings
So, the XC40's better by every metric except NVH levels yet this is somehow close? 😂 More practical storage innovations & space. Better value for money, performance & fuel efficiency. Hmmm.. 👀
How did you come to the conclusion that its better value for money? You buy a £6K more expensive Evoque with cash, you will pay less over 3 years than a Volvo as the Evoque holds its value so well. Perfaormace is relative. Would you like to give me an example of one of Volvo storage innovations - that is, not been available on any car previous to it? If you mean the removable centre console,, I can do that in a Sport, which was launched prior to the XC40.
@@Clavinovaman Wrong again gary - Volvo residuals mean that monthly payments over 3 years much lower then on Evoque. An as for your examples of storage, just look at the door bins - and where they have moved stereo speakers to. Harmon Kardon speakers are very good in the XC40.
Sorry, but it is you that is wrong my dear. Monthly payments in the Evoque are lower and you can spend approximately £5-£7K on an Evoque cash, and in three years youll have lost less money on the Evoque, But we shall see who is right. Ill be back in 3 years time.
The guy is from the UK, obviously he picks the Land Rover...
@@maarten9844 I'm not from the UK.
Why does the Evoque sell so well ,the styling is in a league of its own as Jag & Aston Martin.
The evoque doesn’t actually sell that well.
@@bigbadbear2962 it does what are you on about mate
@@greef_karga6402 only in the uk tho. In the rest of Europe the Q5, X3 and XC60 sell sometimes twice as many in a month.
"you can use voice controls" **laughs in Scottish**
There no car like the XC40, it’s so nice and easy to drive and live with
Most cars are easy to drive and live with.
Gary J. What he was saying was it’s unique, he wasn’t saying not every car isn’t easy to live with.
@@bigbadbear2962 No, it was the same sentence, therefore his point was that the car is so easy to drive and live with. Every single car in the market today is unique. Every single one - even the Chinese knockoffs. But I haven't driven a car in the last 10 years+ that wasn't nice to drive or (I'm sure) easy to live with.
Of course Evoque is the more recent generation. But I ❤️Volvo
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@@Kannada_First kannadiga
At 10:32 "plastic coat hangy things here" ... They are for hanging your shopping bag handles on, to stop your shopping falling out whilst braking and going around corners!!!
i-drive is beat but having an xc90 I can say that the infotainment is easy to use and many frequently used functions are voice activated so not much faff involved in day to day use.
Don't forget the meridian surround sound
The XC40 is clear winner & infotainment is as easy as an IPad. The Evoque’s engine is basically a Ford engine.
that is true my neighbours sounds like a cold ford engine in the mornings
Sorry, but you are wrong. The new ingenium engines are built by Jaguar Land Rover, not by Ford.
The Volvo badge and the XC40 just exudes class. It's the most ethical car company in the world.
Whereas the Range Rover and the Evoque is just a little too showy for my liking.
Plus the Volvo is much more reliable than a Range Rover
ethical? it better be vegan
D Ou actually Volvo have announced that the new polestar 2 electric car, which launches next year is all Vegan
Expect this to be rolled out as an option on the rest of the manufacturer's range as an alternative to those who choose to be vegan/vegetarian
Why the chuff are so many reviewers hung up on infotainment? Is the car comfortable, safe, reliable and well bolted together? Does it handle well, stop well and can it handle a speed bump at more than 5mph?
Exactly, i go for looks on outside an comfort an space, really dont care about infotainment system size or speed. Just bought a kia sportage 68 plate 1.6 petrol isg2 model in infra red and more thsn than happy with it and economical too get over 40 mpg in the city and 50 mpg going to work, bought this car based on looks outside, size an practicality has an infotainment screen but haven't used it yet, only for radio lol, 😁
It’s like one reviewer says it and then it just gets reiterated in other reviews. Completely overlooking other features like voice command that would mitigate any UI problems. Reviewers do the same thing with Tesla vehicles
Both are perfect but I prefer XC40
Range rover sucks like BMW'S
Worth noting... the electric folding rear seats on the XC40 are not available in the UK anymore, so my dealer informed me when I asked where they were, after I picked our car this week..... gutted, as they were a proper useful option to have.... still has electric folding rear head rests though..no point... but despite that its a great car to drive...the phone app is really good option...
Thanks for demonstrating how to empty the bin in the XC40, had no idea beforehand :-)
No but you still have to look at a screen to see where your scrolling with a dial. Fact of the point is voice control is quicker and safer then taking your hands off a wheel or looking away at a screen.
I would like to know what are service and maintenance cost? How much costs me each car after lets say 100 000 miles. Which one holds more value, which are more reliable?
These days we don't drive cars. We drive computers.
If you want a burst of speed, just knock it down a few gears using the paddle shifters. The box can't read your mind.
I didn’t know this size is considered as family car...
I had the 2014 Evoque for almost 4years.
Well done you.
I understand what all reviewers say about road/wind noise but who drives in silence?
Good question.😁
XC40 a far cheaper than Evoque. There is not fair bring up this two car as comparison.
The xc40 is 3 times cheaper
Adrian Bergqvist lmao what kind of world do you live in where the XC40 is three times cheaper
It’s pretty clear that Volvo won this comparison- fudging the result only questions your credibility
Well: the Evoque is better in Design (subjective); Interior Quality and Equipment; the XC40 is better in Space, Riding Confort, Performance and Economy; Reliability. It looks clear to me that the XC40 would be the winner, at the end of the test.
OBS.: I believe you should have put the cars in an offroad test, also, before giving the final verdict. The Land Rover would stand out, for sure.
CAR Reviewers on every car: Eveything is on the screen and I hate that
CAR reviewrs on the model 3: i love that everything is on the screen
Evoque is way more attractive
The BMW infotainment system is very very poor compared to Volvo.
Hahaha. You're a comedian, Jani? Ah, I thought so... You're going to tell us next that the Volvo is more refined, better built, better residuals, classier and a better buy than a Porsche Macan. _So funny._ Just save up for a little longer and you'll realise just how mediocre the Volvo is.
@@Clavinovaman No. You're a comedian, Gary. I owe an 2019 XC40 and my previous car was a 2016 BMW 318i. You cannot even compare the Sensus in Volvo with BMW's iDrive.
I liked the simplicity and how intuitive iDrive is, but Sensus is the best car system I have seen so far.
@@ZoranJager Yes, indeed, some people do like simplicity. But that doesn't make it better. It just makes it simpler.
Gary J. You just made his point for him
Never heard such a biased and unprofessional view, ....so the Volvo has an entertainment/control system which it turns out is exactly the same working setup as the Land Rover, but because the land rover has two dials to change the heat temperature, its better??... Why would you want two setup screens for starters when the Volvo has it all directly infront of you, without the need to take your eyes directly off the road and look down into the centre of the car as in the case of the Land Rover. Why not point out to people you dont have to have the Lava Orange inserts in the interior. Poor standards of journalism, wont be looking at What Car for advice.
You may as well just have the test between an XC40 and a hire car, as you'll see very little of the Evoque if you own it as it will be in LR service department.
I'll take the Evoque any day just because of its look.
Looks like an elephant has sat on the roof and the roof has collapsed at the back
I'm a Land Rover fan and actually own 2 of them, but this Volvo CX40 is beautiful (I would just change the interior color, don't love that pumpkin orange) and I do believe in this specific case Volvo wins. Of course if we compare the XC60 or XC90 against The Range Rover Velar or the Range Rover Sport I would definitely go with Land Rover.
These don’t compare! Im a fan of both but they are simply in different leagues, and definitely call for different types of customers.
I've just purchased the top spec evoque. Nice car nice drive that's all I'm bothered about, the Volvo is really good I just liked the look of the evoque more. Both fantastic vehicles.
Poor old you.We all make crap choices sometimes in life.
@@muckspreader1able your just jealous because you couldn’t afford a Range Rover… I’ve got the top spec Evoque and I always get complimented with it, it’s one of the best looking SUV’s on road 🤷🏼♂️ maybe one day you’ll get a good enough job to afford one 😢
Thanks for the thorough review! Can you tell me what colour the car is? Glacier silver og thunder grey i assume?
If you go for the Evoque, my advice is do *not* option 21 inch wheels nor the black interior. If you want boring black plastic, get a Volvo, Ford or Skoda The Evoque is available with a lovely blue leather interior, cream and if you are brave enough...burgundy. Looks great with the limited edition paint.
Having all the controls routed through the touchscreen just made me decide against the XC40- It seems like a trivial aggravation until you have to drive something like that. You shouldn’t have to go five menus deep to change the fade or turn the bass down. Also if and when that thing glitches out it causes all sorts of unforeseen problems. My current vehicle, will automatically turn the seat and steering wheel heaters on when it’s cold outside. One day my touchscreen was unresponsive and I had a 100 mile commute! I was sweating like crazy and contorting my body while loosely gripping the wheel ( real safe I know) to keep my ass and hands from burning. Eventually I pulled over ( again in cold weather) and found the fuses... what a pain
The XC40’s infotainment system doesn’t even have 3 levels of menu…. Nevertheless; have owned one for the last year & I just need physical controls for air conditioning in additional to media. There’s media controls on both the steering wheel & under the screen which is redundant.
There is voice control but it’s not very reliable.
I’d also like a portrait orientation for the screen + navigation in the digital dash + a HUD: the screen is too small when showing navigation and I have to glance down and do my left to view directions, which doesn’t feel safe.
Other than that, it’s far superior to my previous car: Range Rover Evoque.
XC40 has better rear seat space & boot space and “feels” smaller to drive. It’s not as wide as the evoque and j swear is a smaller car, but manages to have far better interior space
XC40 is the best looking car on the market
I have the xc40 now but ordered a brand new range its almost ready and cant wait , waaaay more luxurious
I prefer the Evoque... 😍
Evoque feels more luxurious
But the evoque is massively unreliable. It breaks down daily, without any exaggeration. But yeah, it's the best SUV in the looks department, stunning.
@@tally1604 xc40 looks so much better than the evoque end of discussion.
@@tally1604 that is an exaggeration. I had the previous generation for 5 years and 120k mileage with no reliability issues
Great review as always Doug but I'd take the XC40, thanks. Better looking in and outside and way more practical.
hahahahah
I've heard others say similar things about the XC40, but I genuinely cannot see it. The rear looks like a Rover 25 facelift from 2003 - even the lettering is positioned the same. That straight line running from the front bonnet to the font doors is just horrible. On many of the 'public review' pages, the most endearing exterior design element seems to be the daytime running lights. All those millions of pounds of investment and the single most interesting element is the daytime running lights? I'm sure the designers are delighted.
But it is inside where I have the biggest gripe. Ugly, over designed and oversized airvents with a naff looking and sounding infotainment system in the middle. Couple this with undersized buttons and you have a mishmash of design themes that really doesn't gel. Totally get the practicality though.
The interior design was introduced in the XC90 a few years ago where it looked new and fresh. But you don't see many car companies being influenced with that design. It really hasn't aged well and shrinking it to fit the smaller car, it all seems a little busy and squashed. And those are among the reasons why it won't hold its value as much as the Evoque - its much less fussy, classier, nicer materials, clean design and it will age very well.
Gary J. Some people like the Volvo styling, I think the Infotainment system looks great and I find it hard to grasp the concept of using the Range rovers lower screen without drifting off the road.
@@bigbadbear2962. As far as the dual screen is concerned - try it. Honestly, you may well surprise yourself. Works extremely well. The two rotary buttons are much easier to use than the touch screen in the Volvo. I agree, of course, that 'style' is a personal thing, but the Volvo is a mishmash of different design themes cobbled together rather than a sophisticated design. The front and rear, for example, bear no design correlation whatsoever - the rear looking like a 16 year old Rover 25 facelift. Which are among the reasons why it doesn't hold its value particularly well. The infotainment is a big let down - even the Kia system looks and sounds better. Even at basic spec, the Evoque hi-fi is fantastic.
Gary J. I sat in the Range Rover while it wasn’t moving, I really couldn’t get used to it.
Is the latest Evoque still likely to have steering rack bolt failure ? It’s all very well talking about cup holders, but the steering rack fault is a £3000 fix.
Just ordered the new xc40 plug in hybrid, 265bhp can’t wait
Volvo's vent designer needs a pay rise.
I'd have the Volvo XC40
Me too from Malaysia
Anyone giving car advice saying the evouqe is better shouldn't really be in that job.Itll spend more time at the dealers and the volvo has so much more class.
Didn't mention the reliability of the Evoke did he!?!! Had first hand experience of Range Rover Evoke timing chain stretching after 55k!!
Looking at the A-pillar in the Evoque compared to the XC40, it's like double the size.
H B whhhat is the A pillar
Range rover is 4×4🔥
The Volvo XC40. The Volvo is better in every way even holding its value better. No one is going to use a car like this off-road and if doing so you should not buy the Evoque but one of the other Range/Land Rovers. What also is strange in this review complaining about Apple carplay where the screen in the Evoque is smaller than the one in the Volvo. Getting used to the system in the Volvo is easier. In the Evoque you still need to look down checking is you are in the correct submenu. Safety first?
Good review. Both great cars 👍
What a poor review
Just one example, you say that the Range Rover system is better but confusing at the same time and you need to spend some time adapting 5:32, while on the XC40 it's simpler and easier to get used to.
We can see that you just made this comparison to favor the Range Rover in denigrating the XC40, and you could see it as you toss the garbage lid to the rear seats 3:27 and if you don't know why you can remove the lid from the waste bin, it's in order to be able to put a bag, or to make it easier to remove it.
The XC40 is far better in every way than the Range Rover.
I haven’t seen anyone say it yet, so I need to address this immediately. The Volvo’s orange trim is absolutely hideous.
EcSight Games and it’s an option ~£350
You can get the normal black in the r design ( orange is an option )
Orange is an option?! Honestly I’d have it down as a driving hazard, it’s curdling my eyes
Thank you really nice reviews.
My days of driving coupes, soft tops and hatchbacks is sadly over. At 75, we both suffer from difficulty getting in and out of the E class coupe, so it's an SUV for us. I asked my beloved which of all the cars we have owned was the most comfortable ( knowing what the answer would be) the s60 she said, and I had to agree, so I think the Volvo for us, but I do like the Evoque's looks and interior
I have A class 200. I Will change to Evoque. What u think its good idé?
2:00 well it would make sense, Volvo follows and uses Scandinavian designs and making most of the controls on the tablet infotainment-display, clears up a lot of space! I personally like it, and it’s INE of the best responsive systems on the market
XC40 is such a great design and so good all round, I would choose it any day. I do find this review so biased and ill informed.
Good video 👏🏿
Love evoque .
Volvo def wins, the Peugeot evoke or is it the Citroen beckham will just be for numptys, I have The XC90 and the info display works a treat, only time I touch it is for Seat massage, all the other settings are set and forget
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“Peugeot evoke” and “”Citroen beckham”? Who talks like this and why did 8 people even gave this comment the “thumbs up”?!
Very odd...
@@Jon-zj2nj 🤣🤣🤣I was wondering what am I missing.Very funny though!!
Doug, I like the reviews. I also like that blue shirt on ya ;) ps Volvo FTW can't wait to own my own Polestar some day😈
Yeah thats a beutiful shirt...
Great review ..... and I agree ..... I prefer the EVOQUE ! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
The XC40 T5 has 248 hp as compared to 188 Hp on the D4 and a 0 - 60 time of 6.7 sec. The Evoque had an 8.3s time.
Never had any doubt you would pick the English car. Soo predictable.
Sorry, but I think you missed the salient points. The Volvo XC40 may be quirky and still looks reasonably fresh, but if you dig a little deeper, it really is the weaker of the two cars being tested. Before, I continue, though, I'd just like to confirm that I've driven both the new Evoque and XC40. Please dont compare the new Evoque to the original - they are two totally different machines. The exterior of the Volvo is a mishmash of shapes, and looks like a facelifted Rover 25 from the rear - even the text is positioned in the same way. The gaping line from the bonnet to the doors looks plain ugly too (0:35). The Volvo is extremely noisy - both for engine and wind, steering is awful and doesn't offer high quality vegan trim options as the Range Rover does. The leathers, for example, are bog standard - possibly donkey.
The interior is also a mishmash of shapes and materials with ugly, oversized air vents and nondescript buttons underneath.
The interior design, itself 4 years old and when launched in the XC90, looked fresh and exciting. But very quickly dated and you'll notice that competitor car companies are not being influenced by the Volvo design - it may be quirky, but lacks deep sophistication. Its the infotainment that really is way out od date, though, looking and sounding naff. Kia's is better. Of all the cars I've driven in the last 5 or 6 years, the XC40s system is, by far, the worst. Not to mention that it doesn't hold its value particularly well (potentially due to a number of the issues I highlight above), service costs are higher too... I think that the reviewer was very generous to the XC40. If you after something quirky, it is still a reasonable choice. But if you want something with a much deeper sophistication or engineering excellence you have to looks elsewhere, so I'm afraid based on my perceptions of both cars, the reviewer was extremely generous to the Volvo. Now, you may well disagree with me, but 'the market' tends to agree as residual values are much lower - you can buy a £7K more expensive Evoque than the Volvo cash and in 3 years, you'll have lost less money with the Evoque.
So, I'm not sure what you mean by predictable that the Evoque wins?
Dicky Knees 🇬🇧
No reason to choose a Chinese car
Noticeably you didn’t compare the base spec xc40 against the Evoque.
A true comparison should be like for like.
they are simular in price, that's why
Fails to mention any safety features of both cars - did the basic spec Range Rover come with all the extra features on a R-Design Pro XC40 such as heated seats, active bending headlights, lane keeping, headlight cleaning with heated washer jets and a heated windscreen. I suspect it doesn't. So with the Volvo you get value for your money, and with the Evoque - you get an image.
4:50 can you seriously not alter seat belt height in the Evoque?
Not for fat people
Doesn't look like it
Again, as with other reviews of the media systems, you can use the voice activation. What is this obsession with having buttons?
so the xc40 is better in overall, but you say evoque? why😂? ....anyway I bought xc40 T4 inscription, ad overall is better than the evoque! to have the same spec in the evoque you spend 10k euro more, and I tell you what
, on road is even cooler than the evoque.
Yea, price quality wise Volvo leads the way. A friend of mine recently got an Audi equivalent to my Volvo, the same kind of kit as on my car cost him almost 20% more and when we are parked side by side people check out my 'weirder choice' first. (This is in the Netherlands not the UK so not sure about the price difference over there)
@@Molagmal to me very often people ask me about my xc40, and the comment are: hoo this is a fresh new innovative car, something that you don't get with the germans! also comments from people who have bmw audi merc vw ...is a fact! me to i had in the past germans cars, and i clearly can say that xc40 feels way more spacial in many ways.
Just set aside $800 a year for repairs once the Range rover hits 50k.. your gonna need it.
How much is fuel consumption in XC40 ?
Anyone know how to turn off or disable the auto stop/start feature, just bought a 2020 Range Rover and it’s so annoying to have to manually turn it off each time I start the car.
That xc40 is beautiful but that orange interior will get dirty quick better all black on floor an doors 👍
wish you compared by a hier spec model. mine is amazing and nothing mathes it.
12:22: Disagree, young man, you'd be better off with a Macan. The best of them all.
Macaan is an epic car, love it, but not same class. More the same as an XC60/Velar/FPace segment
@@josingh20 Absolute load of rubbish. Cars do not exist exclusively in rigid pre-defined segments as you suggest. This 'XC60/Velar/F-Pace' is NOT "a segment". That is not how cars exist. In the 1980s, Joshie, you would have been right, when manufacturers had limited models and specs were very neatly priced so that the bigger car took over from where the smaller car's range stopped.
Since the 1990's, the car market has become increasingly (what I will refer to as) 'class fluid' whereby manufacturers market models with a huge price differentiation between the entry spec to a fully kitted-top spec.
There will be those, however, who consider that a 'class' is based on size. So you have an X1 class, and an X3 class and an X5 class and cars exclusively fit nicely into those pre-defined sizes.
I'm sorry Joshie, but that ain't how it works now. The most successful car manufacturers are those who build a portfolio of products that have enormous overlaps (class fluidity)- in the UK, for example, you can spec an X1, X2, X3 and X4 to exactly the same price. The more choice you offer a customer, they greater the opportunity to tailor their choices so that they have, potentially 4-8 possibilities within their budget rather than in 1980's when classes WERE classes and you had 1 choice. "Follow me to the 316i sir..." - if that's what yer budget was.
Evoque, XC40, Discovery Sport, F-Pace, E-Pace, X1, X2, X3 and X4 all compete, in some form, with the Porche Macan. Not exactly - bang in the middle - every single car has unique positioning and customers can evaluate a car depending on what a customers priority is. All cars, ultimately, exist exclusively in a 'fluid market' and the overlaps between cars and manufacturers vary from model to model.
But, Joshie, cars do not exist in the way you think. Evoque, Macan, XC40 often compete for that £45K-£50K customer.
And what car people choose is not, as you may think, about which 'class' it exists but its more about the customer.
Volvos are the fastest cars no joke
I don't really get reviewing cars that have such different Price/Performance :/
Both are style over function - wouldn't touch either as a family vehicle: get a 'normal' estate (wagon) car.
Why are people so bitter, just cause he’s British does not mean he is biased towards British cars, most British people love to criticise the uk and it’s people almost as much as they love to criticise the weather !
I have just picked up my XC40 last Friday. What an amazing car!
My previous car was a 2016 BMW 318i and I can tell you that Volvo's Sensus is a way better from the iDrive. I enjoy using it much, much more.
The Volvo looks cheap. I know two people who've had a Volvo over the past few years and both have sold them because they have had issues. I have this Evoque but in a higher spec with more fancy stuff. I don't understand comments that it's unreliable - mine hasn't let me down. I also have a 2017 Discovery Sport - it hasn't missed a beat or let me down either. So what are you all talking about? Do you people own either car? I'd definitely rather have a car made in England than one made in China. If Volvo was still made in Sweden I'd reconsider.
Evoque 😊
The Volvo XC40 certainly looks nice but it's incredibly tight and cramped inside!
We have one and it's actually spacious. For a smaller suv it has a lot more room than it's competitors in its size.