Overview Released in August 2013, the Volvo V40 Cross Country was a five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Ghent, Belgium, the V40 Cross Country range consisted of front-wheel drive D4 and all-wheel drive T5 variants. Engines: D5204T4 (D4), B5254T12 (T5) and D4204T14 (D4 ‘Drive-E’) Of the engines, Initially, D4 variants were powered by the 2.0-litre D5204T4 five-cylinder […]
Review: Volvo Mk.1 V40 (1997-04)
Review: Volvo Mk.1-I V40 (1997-00) Overview Released in March 1997, the Volvo Mk.1 Phase I (Mk.1-I) V40 was a compact wagon. Manufactured in the Netherlands, the front-wheel drive Volvo V40 range initially consisted of the naturally aspirated 2.0 and turbocharged T4 variants. The V40 range, however, was subsequently expanded with T variants in February 1998 […]
Review: Volvo V40 (2013-18)
Overview Released in February 2013, the Volvo V40 was a small, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Ghent, Belgium, the front-wheel drive Volvo 40 was initially available with 1.6- and 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engines (the D2 and D4 variants, respectively) and 2.0- and 2.5-litre turbocharged petrol engines (the T4 and T5 variants). Beyond the variants, the Volvo V40 […]
Review: Volvo S90 (2016-on)
Overview Released in April 2016, the Volvo S90 was a large executive sedan. Manufactured in Torslanda, Sweden, the Volvo S90 range initially consisted of the T6 and D5 variants (solely available in Inscription editions), with T5 and D4 Momentum variants following later in 2016. In early 2017, the S90 T6 R-Design was introduced. While the […]
Review: Volvo S90 (1997-98)
Overview Released in March 1997, the Volvo S90 was a large, rear-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Sweden, the Volvo S90 was powered by Volvo’s 2.9-litre B6304 engine which had double overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder; a four-speed automatic transmission was fitted as standard. Essentially a re-badged 960 , the S90 was offered in […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf Alltrack (2017-20)
Overview Released in Australia in July 2017, the Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf Alltrack was an all-wheel drive wagon. Manufactured in Germany, the Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf Alltrack was available with 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol (132TSI) and diesel (135TDI) engines that were mated to six- and seven-speed double clutch transmissions, respectively. To minimise fuel consumption, both engines had a […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk.7 Golf Alltrack (2015-17)
Overview Released in Australia in September 2015, the Volkswagen Mk.7 Golf Alltrack was a five-door wagon. Manufactured in Germany, the all-wheel drive VW Golf Alltrack was powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed double clutch transmission. 132TSI engine A member of Volkswagen’s EA888 engine family, the 1.8-litre ‘132TSI’ turbocharged […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf (2017-20)
Overview Released in Australia in July 2017, the Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf was a small, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany, the front-wheel drive Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf was available with 1.4-litre turbo petrol (‘110TSI’) and 2.0-litre turbo diesel (‘110TDI’) engines. To reduce fuel consumption, both engines had Stop/Start systems which enabled them to shut down when […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk.7 Golf (2013-17)
Overview Released in Australia in April 2013, the Volkswagen Mk.7 Golf was a small, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany, the front-wheel drive Mk.7 Golf was powered by 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engines (for the 90TSI and 103TSI variants) and 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engines (for the 110TDI variants). All engines, however, had a ‘Stop/Start’ function which enabled […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk.6 Golf (2009-12)
Overview Released in Australia in February 2009, the Volkswagen Mk.6 Golf was a small, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany, the front-wheel drive VW Mk.6 Golf range initially consisted of four variants (90TSI, 118TSI, 77TDI, 103TDI) and two editions (Trendline and Comfortline). In September 2010, Golf 77TSI variants were released. Please note that the related […]