Volvo wants to build the planned compact SUV XC 40 not based on the current, still coming from Ford compact platform. How Auto Motor und Sport learned from Volvo circles, is the Ford platform too old and has too few opportunities for development.
Instead, Volvo is looking for the next generation of compact cars, and four-cylinder engines of 1.6-liter displacement class an Alliance Partner. The result, however, that the Volvo XC40 will be on the market before 2015.
The house Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), whose characteristics are to be highly flexible and light weight, is not an option for the XC40 and the compact car models. It is designed only for cars from the middle class. The first model, which uses this base will be the next generation of the XC90, the 2014 will celebrate its premiere.
The parallel developed new engine family includes two-liter four-cylinder engines, which are replaced by the expansion of electrical components and five-and six-cylinder engines.
Instead, Volvo is looking for the next generation of compact cars, and four-cylinder engines of 1.6-liter displacement class an Alliance Partner. The result, however, that the Volvo XC40 will be on the market before 2015.
The house Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), whose characteristics are to be highly flexible and light weight, is not an option for the XC40 and the compact car models. It is designed only for cars from the middle class. The first model, which uses this base will be the next generation of the XC90, the 2014 will celebrate its premiere.
The parallel developed new engine family includes two-liter four-cylinder engines, which are replaced by the expansion of electrical components and five-and six-cylinder engines.