Volvo's XC40 Fleet DriveLab Event
The XC40 is available with a 150 hp D4 diesel and a 190 hp T5 gasoline four-cylinder Drive-E powertrain. On Feb. 19, 2018, Volvo launched a third powertrain for the XC40, a new 1.5L three-cylinder Drive-E powertrain, which is the first three-cylinder engine in the company’s 91-year history. The XC40 is the first Volvo model to be equipped with the new 1.5L three-cylinder engine.
The XC40 is Volvo’s first entry in the small SUV segment and debuted in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 21, 2017.
John Wallace, global fleet development director for Volvo Cars.
The XC40 is the first vehicle built around Volvo’s all-new Compact Modular Architecture (CMA), which was specially created to facilitate development of future smaller cars.
(From left to right) Dieter Quartier of Nexus Communication and Gabriel Juhas, sales manager international for Dataforce GmbH.
At the speedway were product presentations, comparison test drives of competitive models, and behind-the-wheel demonstrations of the SUV’s safety technologies, torsional rigidity, and hill-climbing capabilities.
Johan Frölén, senior manager - new car launches for Volvo Cars EMEA, gave a comparison of the Volvo XC40 to competitive models in the market.
Attending a farewell dinner at the conclusion of the Volvo XC40 Fleet DriveLab event were (lower left, clockwise): Mike Antich, editor of Automotive Fleet; Martin Montonen, senior price manager, Volvo Cars Corp.; Johan Frölén, senior manager – new car launches for Volvo Cars EMEA; Hans Hygrell, director, global fleet & used car for Volvo Car Group; Kay Saunders, global fleet development manager for Volvo Car Corporation; Harun Redzic, senior program manager, product strategy & vehicle line management for Volvo Car Group; and Keith Schafer, senior director for Volvo Car Group.
(From left to right) John Wallace, global fleet development director for Volvo Cars Corp., Mike Antich, editor for Automotive Fleet, and Kay Saunders, global fleet development manager Volvo Cars Corp.
The second day of the DriveLab was held north of Madrid at the Circuito del Jarama, which was the home to the Spanish Grand Prix nine times between 1968 and 1981.
(From left to right) Gabriel Juhas, sales manager international for Dataforce GmbH; Dieter Quartier of Nexus Communication; Mike Antich, editor at Automotive Fleet; John Wallace, global fleet development director for Volvo Cars; and Magnus Grund, manager of global fleet sales.