I love how the explanaitions in carwow videos are always very fast and just long enough to get the idea. Like when Mat explains the hooks for the shoppingbags, he tells it, shows what it works like and throws aways the bag, boom next topic :) its a small detail but thats what makes me like these videos very much! good work!
I have to say; this guy does the best car reviews on UA-cam. Always honest and straight forward with a bit of humor. Much better then those reviews where they thank the dealership first which actually means you're watching an advertisement, not a review. Cheers guys!
@@itsme-sn5gi he used to work there as a car reviewer. Go on car buyers old vids and you'll see him. Idk what happened but I guess he got fired or something
Retarded Pepe pretty much everyone. Your question does not make any sense. Because it's android (100 brands) against apple (1 brand). More than 70% of people are buying android nowadays (does not matter which brand) the other 20% or more are apple users. I'm an apple fan (i have 3 devices and i know the whole history of the company) but i'm facing the truth, android is all over the place nowadays.
that 2:27 compartment is actually a small trashcan . you can remove that trashcan if it’s full with trash and put it again back there . very-very clever volvo
This is absolutely brilliant, the best car in its segment or dare I say best overall 'transportation device' currently on sale. Excellent styling, without bulbous proportions, very small overhangs, incredibly fresh, reasonably priced and appealing to people of all ages. It's not pretending to be a rugged off-roader or 'macho SUV', just a comfortable medium sized vehicle with a hatch, good ground clearance and easy ingress and egress.
@@RohanIyer Not everyone dailys a Pagani. It's the first time in ages that a common, everyday car is exciting to look at and practical. It's not always about driving dynamics and performance. Grow up.
Agree with everything you say Matt - except …..I bought a 2022 model plagued with charging/ battery failure. Check on the internet and it seems to be a very common problem with year 22 cars. Mine is in for repair - again- and the hire car company who have a small fleet of these have exactly the same issue. Have Volvo resolved it.? No idea but I am selling my car when I get it back. The memory of complete power failure is still too fresh in my mind.
I got Mild Hybrid 2021, and it dzīves me crazy. Everything is ok with the car, except cracking noise when braking at small speed or maneuvering in place. Interesting that you can not find this information in reviews, but only in xc40 owners forums.
I do still like this car, saw it at a dealers when my brother in law went to look at the XC60. It I was really impressed with its looks and solid build, it’s not too big for the UK either. When it’s time to buy a new car I’ll consider this, may have to go second hand though.
In fairness looking for a new company car atm the D4 will be great for me! but I learnt lots from Doug's video very informative. in saying this Matt's videos are always great!!
The little storage area in front of the armrest is a bin! It’s removable to empty easily, and if it still has the barcode sticker on the bottom, fresh from the parts dept, it says ‘paper basket’ or something along those lines. Finally a place for all those sweet wrappers and old parking receipts that otherwise clog up my door pocket!
I like the XC40, but a top spec Momentum Pro is about £42k. And you can't get a HUD. Or 3-Zone. The XC40 might be hip, or fashionable, but I think I'd take the stylish New CX-5, or an every-extra Tiguan SEL. And they're cheaper. And equally spacious. And have a HUD!
Carwow, can you please incorporate in your videos, as a huge point, how much does annual service and upkeep cost. Huge point for buying a car. Especially those that know a bit about them ! Thank you!
I test drove one today, I found it to be very overpriced for what you actually get. The one I got my hands on was a R-design T4 AWD, my first though was that the driver seat is very comfortable but there were several features of this car that really grind my gears.. 1. The gearbox is one of the worst in the market, it doesn't know what gear it should be in and it hesitates when flooring it. 2. Central touchscreen is a nightmare to use on a bumpy road. It also lacks physical buttons for AC controls and heating in the seats. 3. The large 19" rims on the R-design was very noisy making it incredibly tiresome driving on the motorway. 4. The ride in the back is very tough and you don't want to spend any longer periods of time there. The backrest was very hard and the suspension made me jump about in the back seat like I was in a roller coaster. Considering what you actually get, you're better of buying a VW T-Roc or similar which are lower priced yet higher quality. Edit: Test drove a XC40 D3 FWD with 18" normal rims and the ride was much quieter. The diesel is also a better engine due to it's silence and low down torque that the petrol Volvos are completely missing. I still stand with my point that a T-roc is a better car thanks to it's dual clutch transmission and lower price.
I drive xc40 T4 inscription with 20 rims since a year, choosed over the competitor q3 mer bla, jaguar e pace evoque and x1. It is a n excellent car the xc40. The, features you said are you personal opinion. as you can see
@@shogunero3.6 Another reviewer who he used to work with back on carbuyer. She now works for What Car and always demonstrates spaces with a banana in her reviews
Love that you show yourself in the back! Cubic inches/feet/meters/cm are nice for car comparisons but don’t tell me anything about whether I can fit real stuff back there! Thank you!
Great review once again. Mat has his own unique method of providing reviews that combine humour and extensive-thorough information. I wish you could make a review of the T3 3-cylinder engine as a more budget oriented one!
The little storage compartment in front of the arm rest is actually a mini removable rubbish bin for sweetie wrappers, etc - the sort of detritus that accumulates on a trip...
Great review, Matt. To me it's absolutely crazy how manufactures put shiny, black plastic in the areas that are most likely to be scuffed and smudged. Namely around the cupholders, phone chargers and infotainment areas. It's more annoying than fake exhausts!
The XC40 eerily resembles the Geely Coolray/Binyue. They have the exact same wheelbase, dimensions and even the engine bay are similar. And they have the same 1.5L turbo gas engine. The difference is the Geely is $20,000 -- half the price of the XC40.
This is the 1st video i have seen where Matt recommends to Buy the car. And i have seen lot of carwow videos, in last year or so. This car must be really good.
As much as I love your car reviews and think you’re one of the best reviewers in the current time, I wish you’d start uploading videos of yourself dipping your feet into chocolate sauce
so ....are you not able to use it as a storage compartment? must u only put trash in there? can a person just store whatever items they wish? i think u can store whatever.
@@tubemaniac206 well yes and those trashcans i remember were ashtrays? but you can do what you want with them, this one looks like storage/trash compartment
I paid the equivalent to US$ 52,000 on a R-Design as in the video in Brazil (except my carpet isn't lava, but black, as the whole ceiling). Guess Netherlands isn't that bad lol The car is awesome though, the more you use the more you see how well tought it was.
Guilherme Colla Romero de Souza in the Netherlands the car starts from around 47 thousand US dollars. Choose the R design put some options on it and the car costs around 80 thousand US dollars the tax on cars here is absolutely ridiculous
Guilherme Colla Romero de Souza yea and the worse thing is that the government is going to raise up the taxes even more (current tax is 21%) so yea rip new car sales
I drove the T5 AWD lately and it was absolutely awesome. Quality is great and it has good power. So I just ordered my XC40 T5 AWD Momentum Polestar optimised with all but one packages added. :-) I didn't want the R-Design as I actually like the styling of the Momentum more than the styling of the R-Design one. ETA is February 2020 though :-( I can't wait.
That storage cabinet in the center console is actually a trash can! The idea was that it could be removed from the console and emptied when full. Smart thinking on Volvo’s part, and another of the many interesting bits and bobs of this car.
I really like the look of the Volvo XC40 and the raft of safety features, I could probably live without Apple CarPlay and Android Auto but I do worry about those massive D pillars creating large blinds spots on the rear quarters! The car probably has blind spot monitoring but how effective it is I’m not sure at this point, I’ve got 6 months to go before I order my next new car so needless to say I’m gonna be test driving like no ones business!
I had a look at this car a couple of weeks ago, didn’t drive it but sat in it at the show room and I was VERY impressed, it is a very solid feeling car and comfy, but big though and I wouldn’t call it ‘compact’z but smaller then the others in the range. Nice motor :)
Yeh this video is months old, I was hoping this was going to be about the hybrid or electric models which are the only worthwhile varieties imo. Not even sure the hybrid is worth it will have to wait and see what the numbers are like
Volvo is the most underrated luxury brand
But, the most rated safety brand.
Not the most underpriced do
it's not luxury at all
@@teiro4145 how isnt it? IMO it's better than the x1...
@@123silentassassin xc40 is on the level between the x2 and x3
Hahaha Matt wrecking carbuyer, and their "crisps in glovebox" test. Absolutely savage.
Savage? 1£ bag of crisps? 😄
Volvo has never been this good before the Chinese taking ownership and yes XC40 is now manufactured in China as well #MadeInChina2025 🇨🇳
Fuck you self.
I love how the explanaitions in carwow videos are always very fast and just long enough to get the idea. Like when Mat explains the hooks for the shoppingbags, he tells it, shows what it works like and throws aways the bag, boom next topic :) its a small detail but thats what makes me like these videos very much! good work!
I have to say; this guy does the best car reviews on UA-cam. Always honest and straight forward with a bit of humor. Much better then those reviews where they thank the dealership first which actually means you're watching an advertisement, not a review. Cheers guys!
I won't lie, all your car reviews just puts a smile on my face. Keep it up🇿🇦
🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
The coolest small SUV on the market right now.
I don't think so, those windows are trash
TheGetout04 you are trash.
@@vm6729 those windows too
so.. which car is better then?
Not quite, the peugeot 3008 is better and cheaper
Incredibly compact. Yet incredibly spacious. Solid. Well built. Stunning design. Love it.
Volvo cars are so goddamn well designed and just look so timeless.
Volvo is on a roll not a bad car in their whole line up
Ian Townsend and the XC90 is still the reigning god of safety
@121bham reliability ?! German cars ?!
Do you still live in nineties ?!
it is a bad car honestly. small, crampy, claustrophobic. Tiguan is miles better.
@@Berkay-xl4hu the Tiguan is the same size
@@Berkay-xl4hu Please explain to me how the XC40 is cramped
I love how he shits on carbuyer when he said the crisp test is stupid😂😂😂😂 love ya Matt
M
Why doesn't he like carbuyer?
@@itsme-sn5gi he used to work there as a car reviewer. Go on car buyers old vids and you'll see him. Idk what happened but I guess he got fired or something
@@crabrangoon2493 no he left carbuyer so he could join carwow when this channel first launched in 2016
I think we have to buy mat a new phone with wireless charging.
I Like Big Boost 😂😂😂
Haha
I think his gola shoes need to be a priority.
Retarded Pepe pretty much everyone. Your question does not make any sense. Because it's android (100 brands) against apple (1 brand). More than 70% of people are buying android nowadays (does not matter which brand) the other 20% or more are apple users. I'm an apple fan (i have 3 devices and i know the whole history of the company) but i'm facing the truth, android is all over the place nowadays.
@Retarded Pepe Me
that 2:27 compartment is actually a small trashcan . you can remove that trashcan if it’s full with trash and put it again back there . very-very clever volvo
He completely mocked Rebecca Jackson from whatcar 😂😂👏👏😂
Aditya krishna where?
Well...you do know they used to work together
@@DimoBoychev when he brought up the banana thing....
ty
Rebecca who ?
XC60 and XC90 i reviewed are amazing. Thanks for showing me the xc40!
This is absolutely brilliant, the best car in its segment or dare I say best overall 'transportation device' currently on sale. Excellent styling, without bulbous proportions, very small overhangs, incredibly fresh, reasonably priced and appealing to people of all ages. It's not pretending to be a rugged off-roader or 'macho SUV', just a comfortable medium sized vehicle with a hatch, good ground clearance and easy ingress and egress.
®ioT it’s a 4 cylinder brick... settle down.
@@RohanIyer Not everyone dailys a Pagani. It's the first time in ages that a common, everyday car is exciting to look at and practical. It's not always about driving dynamics and performance. Grow up.
I agree. Am going to test drive one soon.
To be honest, its driving dynamics are pretty great for street driving. More than enough for most people.
Rohan Iyer Yeah, because everyone is looking for the quickest car on the market, right?
Love the “swede” in the centre storage 😂
The thing I look most forward to in a carwow review is the annoying bits and the most practical bits. Love your work Matt!
"a dog scrathing its itchy bum" OMG that really cracked me up 😂
Already booked my first Volvo thanks to this review!
2:25 is a tiny removable dustbin.
This car is an epitome of beauty as well as modernism
Agree with everything you say Matt - except …..I bought a 2022 model plagued with charging/ battery failure. Check on the internet and it seems to be a very common problem with year 22 cars. Mine is in for repair - again- and the hire car company who have a small fleet of these have exactly the same issue. Have Volvo resolved it.? No idea but I am selling my car when I get it back. The memory of complete power failure is still too fresh in my mind.
2:24 haha, storing a Swede in the centre console.....brilliant pun there!
I feel so stupid for missing that!
I got Mild Hybrid 2021, and it dzīves me crazy. Everything is ok with the car, except cracking noise when braking at small speed or maneuvering in place. Interesting that you can not find this information in reviews, but only in xc40 owners forums.
2:27 that is a trash can and you can remove it
EDIT btw watch doug de muro's video about xc40 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly
Who's video? Never heard of him... 🤷
carwow
you dont say xD
Doug De Moron, you mean? :--D
Probably the coolest SUV ever
6:12...best comparison ever. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Dying. Dogs doing that indeed one of the most funniest things.
That doesn’t happen for USA models, you just have to take off the assist brakes
I do still like this car, saw it at a dealers when my brother in law went to look at the XC60. It I was really impressed with its looks and solid build, it’s not too big for the UK either. When it’s time to buy a new car I’ll consider this, may have to go second hand though.
Just love carwow, matt is such a great presenter. Love the show guys keep up the great work 👍
The little flap space in front of the wireless charging pad is a perfect size to fit the custom screen wipe cloth that Volvo includes.
You never mentioned anything about the orange interior lining. I feel like that is a pretty bold design choice to not mention. Loved the review!
From watching videos by this guy, he stays very well hydrated!
When you’re so early you can only watch in 360p
When you're so early you see this kind of comment
@@NuhanHidayat yeah, i know right
I'll explain...
XC90 = 1080p
XC60 = 720p
XC40 = 360p
@@Catalina._ 🤔
In fairness looking for a new company car atm the D4 will be great for me! but I learnt lots from Doug's video very informative. in saying this Matt's videos are always great!!
The little storage area in front of the armrest is a bin! It’s removable to empty easily, and if it still has the barcode sticker on the bottom, fresh from the parts dept, it says ‘paper basket’ or something along those lines. Finally a place for all those sweet wrappers and old parking receipts that otherwise clog up my door pocket!
I like Volvo 😊😊😊
It feels like a lot of people do lately, including myself.
I like the XC40, but a top spec Momentum Pro is about £42k. And you can't get a HUD. Or 3-Zone. The XC40 might be hip, or fashionable, but I think I'd take the stylish New CX-5, or an every-extra Tiguan SEL. And they're cheaper. And equally spacious. And have a HUD!
@@AdnanMohammed-lt8qq weirdo
@@AdnanMohammed-lt8qq thats not gonna stop me from commenting on your really unfunny behavior
That middle storage is actually an onboard, removable bin :D
Volvo is underated
Just drove this car for 2 weeks, loved it!
2:55 aww he misses Rebecca
It's sort of her trademark, she likes to fit bananas in weird storage bins :-D
@@AgentSmith911 kinky
Definitely one of the best looking suvs out there. If it was on my price range I would go for it at once.
Carwow, can you please incorporate in your videos, as a huge point, how much does annual service and upkeep cost. Huge point for buying a car. Especially those that know a bit about them !
Thank you!
pity you had it in all black ... love the contrasting color options on this model!
Man.. 5 years ago the starting price was 27k, now it's 35k, car prices have shot up 😳
7:38 ... "and I disregard them" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I test drove one today, I found it to be very overpriced for what you actually get. The one I got my hands on was a R-design T4 AWD, my first though was that the driver seat is very comfortable but there were several features of this car that really grind my gears..
1. The gearbox is one of the worst in the market, it doesn't know what gear it should be in and it hesitates when flooring it.
2. Central touchscreen is a nightmare to use on a bumpy road. It also lacks physical buttons for AC controls and heating in the seats.
3. The large 19" rims on the R-design was very noisy making it incredibly tiresome driving on the motorway.
4. The ride in the back is very tough and you don't want to spend any longer periods of time there. The backrest was very hard and the suspension made me jump about in the back seat like I was in a roller coaster.
Considering what you actually get, you're better of buying a VW T-Roc or similar which are lower priced yet higher quality.
Edit: Test drove a XC40 D3 FWD with 18" normal rims and the ride was much quieter. The diesel is also a better engine due to it's silence and low down torque that the petrol Volvos are completely missing. I still stand with my point that a T-roc is a better car thanks to it's dual clutch transmission and lower price.
I drive xc40 T4 inscription with 20 rims since a year, choosed over the competitor q3 mer bla, jaguar e pace evoque and x1. It is a n excellent car the xc40. The, features you said are you personal opinion. as you can see
I think this is Volvo’s first “go right ahead and buy it” verdict on this channel...job done Volvo
You stole Rebeccas banana!
Who's she?
@@shogunero3.6 the banana owner i guess
@@shogunero3.6 Another reviewer who he used to work with back on carbuyer. She now works for What Car and always demonstrates spaces with a banana in her reviews
Ahaha
@@porcini_boy lol ok
That little compartment right in front of the center armrest is a small trashcan that u can take out if u open the center storage area
Seriously considering it or the next generation S40. Thanks for the video.
Awesome Video!🎥
i love auto pilot assist on volvo xc40
Love that you show yourself in the back! Cubic inches/feet/meters/cm are nice for car comparisons but don’t tell me anything about whether I can fit real stuff back there! Thank you!
Just how many average size men do you plan to fit in your car?
Great review once again. Mat has his own unique method of providing reviews that combine humour and extensive-thorough information. I wish you could make a review of the T3 3-cylinder engine as a more budget oriented one!
The little storage compartment in front of the arm rest is actually a mini removable rubbish bin for sweetie wrappers, etc - the sort of detritus that accumulates on a trip...
Great review, Matt. To me it's absolutely crazy how manufactures put shiny, black plastic in the areas that are most likely to be scuffed and smudged. Namely around the cupholders, phone chargers and infotainment areas. It's more annoying than fake exhausts!
The XC40 eerily resembles the Geely Coolray/Binyue. They have the exact same wheelbase, dimensions and even the engine bay are similar. And they have the same 1.5L turbo gas engine. The difference is the Geely is $20,000 -- half the price of the XC40.
Volvo for life
New retail price for a xc40 now in 2023 is £36k, absolutely mental!
This is the car I would definitely consider over the German rivals. It is a nice and a decent looking car indeed, just as well as the interior.
2:27
It's a bin. And if you open the bigger storage box next to it you can remove it to empty it
Volvo really nailed this one
I like the little swede in the centre console pun 😂
If I had deep pockets then I’ll love the XC40 as my first car
@Matt: the ‘second storage’ area in the armrest is a bin and its removable.
Reading all the comments about how the storage compartment is actually a bin
The carbuyer shoutouts are amazing
Love the design inside out👍
This is the 1st video i have seen where Matt recommends to Buy the car. And i have seen lot of carwow videos, in last year or so. This car must be really good.
This car is *YOUTHFUL*
Impressive space for a small SUV and it looks really good.
This vid is pure banter😂 Never laughed this hard watching a car review
Rear seat folding mechanism: deters burglars from folding the seats from the front
As much as I love your car reviews and think you’re one of the best reviewers in the current time, I wish you’d start uploading videos of yourself dipping your feet into chocolate sauce
🥴🤣🤣🤣🤣
Brilliant video Matt. Love the new Volvo XC40.
Is rebecca coming to carwow?
Yeah Rebecca, let her come!
I wish 😍
Matt watson is the man when it comes to storage space testing
Volvo for life 🖤
Can you please do a review with xc 40 inscription ?
2:26 that's a trashcan, not a storage compartment.
so ....are you not able to use it as a storage compartment? must u only put trash in there? can a person just store whatever items they wish? i think u can store whatever.
I am just pointing out what the manufacturer designed it to be...
@@tubemaniac206 well yes and those trashcans i remember were ashtrays? but you can do what you want with them, this one looks like storage/trash compartment
Bro... That compartment right In front of the big storage area is a trash can. See doug demuro. It's in 2:27. But I think it is a storage space too
I like this car a lot but here in the Netherlands it’s pretty expensive if you fit some options on it
Flashy *everwhere in the world
I paid the equivalent to US$ 52,000 on a R-Design as in the video in Brazil (except my carpet isn't lava, but black, as the whole ceiling). Guess Netherlands isn't that bad lol
The car is awesome though, the more you use the more you see how well tought it was.
Guilherme Colla Romero de Souza in the Netherlands the car starts from around 47 thousand US dollars. Choose the R design put some options on it and the car costs around 80 thousand US dollars the tax on cars here is absolutely ridiculous
@@flashy4576 God... That's awful. My pocket is hurting from afar :~
Guilherme Colla Romero de Souza yea and the worse thing is that the government is going to raise up the taxes even more (current tax is 21%) so yea rip new car sales
That wierd storage area in the centre console is actually a bin, got it from doug de muro.
I drove the T5 AWD lately and it was absolutely awesome. Quality is great and it has good power.
So I just ordered my XC40 T5 AWD Momentum Polestar optimised with all but one packages added. :-)
I didn't want the R-Design as I actually like the styling of the Momentum more than the styling of the R-Design one.
ETA is February 2020 though :-(
I can't wait.
That storage cabinet in the center console is actually a trash can! The idea was that it could be removed from the console and emptied when full. Smart thinking on Volvo’s part, and another of the many interesting bits and bobs of this car.
It took me awhile to get the banana joke 😂
The compartment infront of the armrest is actualy a trashbin, you can lift it out and empty it.
8:06 his face like in Scarface Toni Montana " its fine"
Is it reliable?
Mat, your videos are always top stuff.
I've tried some of the cars you've reviewed and your advice & feedback is always on point 👌🏼
One of the beast formats and reviewers out there!! Thx Matt!
I really like the look of the Volvo XC40 and the raft of safety features, I could probably live without Apple CarPlay and Android Auto but I do worry about those massive D pillars creating large blinds spots on the rear quarters! The car probably has blind spot monitoring but how effective it is I’m not sure at this point, I’ve got 6 months to go before I order my next new car so needless to say I’m gonna be test driving like no ones business!
"This is where you store your banana! - Wrong channel..." You just made my day!
Wrong channel... 😂😂😂
I had a look at this car a couple of weeks ago, didn’t drive it but sat in it at the show room and I was VERY impressed, it is a very solid feeling car and comfy, but big though and I wouldn’t call it ‘compact’z but smaller then the others in the range. Nice motor :)
I could have sworn that i have seen this video before
i agree
Yeh this video is months old, I was hoping this was going to be about the hybrid or electric models which are the only worthwhile varieties imo. Not even sure the hybrid is worth it will have to wait and see what the numbers are like
best suv in my opinion
Stunning car
the shifters on the steering wheel are made to flex so you don't break them so that is why it feels cheap
I just fall in love with this xc40 ... Just becoz I love wearing seat belt .. and Volvo have my character .. woooo. So impressed
You have didn't said that how to on the fridge