Anyone with a petrol V40?
 

Anyone with a T2 T3 T4 wish to share their ownership experience?

That's the new model V40 btw

Regards

V40 petrols not that popular then I take it..!!

Regards

Seen many more diesels than petrols around here.

Our own T4 is a peach, however. Power is delivered very nicely even from
low revs, with an additional big kick once the needle hits 5k rpm. Engine is
generally quiet and refined.

Gearbox is smooth with no hint of notchiness.

What else do you want to know? :car-smiley-003:

Anything really. This part of the forum seems so quiet.

Many are moving away from diesels, and the petrol options on cars sometimes seem the 'poor' option. I am also interested if and when the new petrol engines will arrive in V40 form.

Cheers

Ok, fuel consumption over 3,800 miles is, according to the trip computer,
34.1mpg. With petrol being cheaper than diesel it probably costs about
the same (in fuel) to run as my XC60 D5. Engine start-stop on the V40 also
helps I suppose.

The car is mainly used for tootling around the local area (school run, trips into
town, etc) with the occasional longer trip. Hence why a diesel wasn't appropriate
due to the potential for DPF issues.

It's fun to drive - handling is well sorted, not surprising given its Focus base.
The cabin is quiet though doesn't match the XC60 for lack of road noise at speed.

I've always liked the power delivery of diesels but I reckon small, turbocharged
petrol engines have caught up in that regard. So I'll be interested to see how
the new VEA petrol engines perform, especially when our XC60 is up for
replacement (which will be a while yet!).

New to this site and not sure of my way around ...I have v40 t3 since jan 13 with no trouble approx 7k and 50mpg tho a good run it gos 55plus so from a Honda accord and 35mpg I'd say it's a good change. Petrol is cheaper and the d2 was less powerful and on my test day did no more mpg and I was always changing gears to keep going so petrol was best option .but the Ts are few about that's for sure! Off to Germany soon can you change mph to km on speedo as I can on our Toyota ?

In reply to my own question I can get km on speedo via left stalk controls !

Sitting on various German roads at the moment at up to 85 mph and still getting 50.7 mpg not bad me thinks ?

Hope you are not the driver Mickybirt....:)

I've got a 2016MY V40 T2 R-Design (1969cc, 122bhp) and love it.

Covered just under 5,000 miles so far, averaging 35.1mpg (mostly urban driving with a few motorways). I'm currently looking at getting a tuning kit to bump the power up closer to the 190-200bhp mark :)

Well, I have had a T5 (from new) for just over a year. It also received the Polestar upgrade. It is a great drive even for my limited usage (5,000 miles last 12 months). A recent 200 mile journey including the usual holdups on the M 25 resulted in fuel consumption of 39 mpg. Only complaint is too much axle steer at low revs and full throttle, so some care is required under these conditions. Perhaps the V40 with AWD would not suffer from this. Anyone know?

Villarsch

Our V40 D2 CC auto does 56 mpg in my wife's hands and 68 mpg in mine. Plenty enough performance and will hit 90 mph overtaking while you look away from the speedo before you realise you are going too fast.

I have a my16 ( 1.5 ltr ) R Design V40 T3 Geartronic. Nav. Bright silver, with winter pack, comfort pack, heated screen and a few other bits and pieces.
First petrol car I've had for a few years and it's a great car. Performance is great and no noticeable lag. Mid range punch is very good.

Owned from new for 6 months now done 3k miles. Economy is pretty good for a car that wants to be driven harder than I do, with 35-40 around town and over 50 mpg on the motorway.

Only criticism is road noise on some surfaces. Undoubtedly due to poor or little insulation around boot area. Spar wheel boot floor has no adding at all! I intend to deal with that at some point.

I thoroughly recommend this car and have no regrets.

I need an automatic now and have recently changed from a V40 D2 manual to a 2016 V40 T2 geartronic with the new 1.5L engine, which I understand is a downsized version of the 2.0L used in the manual cars.
This is my first petrol car since an S40 2.4i which I owned some years ago and it is good to be driving a petrol again. Performance is decent enough for me and fuel economy is around 40 mpg so far. The car is an ES and has a few options including cruise control, parking sensors, comfort pack, space saver spare wheel and two level load floor. Really liking the car.

1.5 litre - Ford or Volvo petrol engines?
 

Thinking about a new V40 as a second car alongside our XC60 VEA D4. Are the 1.5 litre petrol engines designed and built by Volvo or are they Ecoboost hangovers from the Ford Focus roots of this car?

As far as I am aware the 1.5L is Volvo's own engine, it has the same specifications as the Volvo VEA 2.0L petrol but a shorter stroke to reduce the capacity to 1.5L. For some reason the geartronic versions of the V40 T2 and T3 (and I think possibly the S/V60) use a 1.5L version rather than the 2.0L used in the manual transmission cars, performance is the same for both engine sizes.
The old 1.6L petrol used in the V40 was I believe based on the Ford Ecoboost engine but from what I have read all engines from 2016 model year on are Volvo VEA.

Yes, all Volvo's EU/UK engines are made in their engine factory in Sweden.

Roy

My T3 geartronic, has replaced a V50 lux drive MY10 which covered 114k miles, all on motorway which I was using for business.
That car had the earlier 16v diesel and was the better of the two V50s I've had. It averaged 65mpg over its life never failed me and was usual Volvo comfort build quality.
The V40 is purely a luxury as I now have a top of the range Mondeo diesel as co car (pretty good by the way). I expect to do no more than 6-7k miles a year so with this mileage petrol is the way foreward.
The car is cheaper to insure and service much more fun to drive.
The D2 has a very low power band compared to the petrol, so whilst economy will be better, it would not be that much better in terms of ownership costs. Incidently, there is also the chance of regeneration issues if not driven and used properly. None of that with a petrol.

V40 t3 inscription
 

Manual, done about 4000 MLS. Very happy 50 mpg on a run. Very quick and comfy. No issues

I've found myself asking the same question as the thread-renewer ... looking at the price/specification list it appears Volvo fancies the T2 will return 45mpg and D2 55mpg.

But they also specify 98ROM/Super unleaded for the best performance/economy in petrol cars (which can be run on 95RON also) and I'd bet folk aren't doing that.

Over an 8 year/100,000 life (at today's prices) that could have the D2 costing £2,750 less than the equivalent T2 ... and Volvo's service price estimator shows the standard service costs of the 2017MY T2 versus D2 are just about the same.

However, that ignores the implicit risk of DPF/EGR failures and the risk to the DMF of diesel drivers performing high-load/strain (1,500-1,800rpm) gear changes. If each of those components fails on the 8 year span the owner experience would be very different.

Also ignores the fact the diesel engines rev slower and a petrol engine with 200k is the equivalent of a 400k diesel. However Volvo engines last, either diesel or petrol. DPFs on the diesels are bombproof and Catalysers on the petrol rarely fail on Volvos. I have seen Peugeot petrol cats fail after 4 years though.

I've seen a 2010 D3 with 289k on the clock, no replacements other than the usual and still running fine.

I'd also add that our D2 does 57 mpg in my wife's hands and 68 mpg in mine so I think your figures for the diesel mpg are wrong.

Roy

Roy, yeah [maybe]

YMMV.

Quick bump anyone else got any feedback with a petrol auto V40.

Seems they are quiet powerful frugal and reliable.....

What’s not to like for people doing under 10k miles a year?

Trouble is so rare where to find one?

I have a 2016 V40 T2 automatic which I bought when it was a few weeks old and is now just coming up to 24k miles. The T2 is fine for everyday driving but if you want a bit more power then look for a T3.
I average around 40 mpg but on a cross country run I can get just under 50 mpg.
Too early for feedback on the long term reliability of the new Volvo petrol engines as they have only been around for 3 years. The autobox is the AW 6 speed geartronic which Volvo have used for years.
There are a few T4 autos around up to 2015 with the 180 bhp 1.6L Ford ecoboost engine and powershift automatic transmission.
As you say petrol automatics are rare, most of the cars for sale are ex demonstrators.
Steve

My wife has a T5 Auto.

Nice motor, deceptively quick. Muted exhaust note.

Does guzzle petrol - but she only does 3-4k miles a year so not bad overall.

It's more of a cruiser than a sports car - a bit of a modern day 'sleeper' on the motorway though - as most V40s out there are D2s.

Overall, a good engine, but thirsty. Don't think you can get the T4 in the UK now can you?

I have a T5 Geartronic (latest VEA 4-cylinder engine) with Polestar Optimisation. With plenty of long, steady-speed journeys, fuel consumption has been surprisingly good in my experience: an average of exactly 40.0 mpg over first 6,700 miles, with a best of 42.7 and worst of 35.3 (all figures calculated brim-to-brim).

Be very careful as you can put a lot of strain on the gearbox. There isn't an official Polestar map for that engine, which means Volvo won't want to know if you have problems.

An update on my earlier post in this thread. Now car is two years old, has done just under 10k miles.
NO problems at all.
Since Sept last year I've only been using Super unleaded. It does make a difference to performance and also economy.
Re above comments, does go pretty well, can be economical if driven correctly, but I don't think the R design is quiet enough for a car in this quality/price bracket. Feel of some plasticks used and deadening material is in my opinion, not good enough. It is the only thing that lets the car down.

The other thing to add is that infotainment system I think looks and operates in a dated way now, compared to other cars. I can live with that though.

I still love the car and along with my dealer who always look after me well probably ensure that I will stay with Volvo. This is my forth by the way.

So to summarise, the T3 geartronic is a very good car and I would thoroughly recommend one.

Thanks for the feedback seems good on fuel my D4 manual XC60 only gets 44-45 if driven like a nun on Sunday...

It’s for the MIL trying to convince them a 6month old v40 is a better buy than a Mazda 2 or similar but having never had anything bigger than 1400 (rover 214) and currently driving a pretty awful Mitsubishi colt 1000cc it’s a struggle!

Especially when they are like hens teeth.....

Just bought a 17 plate T3 petrol manual. My wife will drive it mainly, probably won't do more than 10,000 miles per year so thought that petrol was the best option. It's a lovely car (certainly compared to the rather tired '02 plate Seat Ibiza it replaces), she's taken it to Gloucestershire today (from Essex) so I'll be interested to hear what she thinks when she comes back tomorrow. Only thing I'm not 100% convinced by is that it has the larger 17" wheels but it's not a massive thing.

I have just brought a T5. It is comfortable, quiet and quick. I can get a decent, high 30's, fuel return but I must use the throttle in a very gentle manner to get it. On my 6th tank to tank refuel and I average 30.5mpg so not the most fuel-efficient car I have ever driven but then it does get to 60mph in a little over 6 seconds, and I do love to give it full throttle when I can, brings a smile to face every time.

BSR are working on VEA tuning... According to the below, they are claiming to take T2s (as well as T3/T4) to 236bhp at stage 1.

https://en.bsr.se/news/tuning-petrol...vo-vea-engines

Hardly surprising as they are basically the same engine, but still. If you bought a 2.0 T2, you'll be getting more than 100bhp power increase from a single tune! That's pretty awesome.

T2 r design 2017
 

Bought new in December
Christmas pressie to us

Went for the manual with the bigger engine

Very smooth and comfortable, way better than focus
Also very quiet apart from road noise
Done about 8600 miles and returning about 48 to the gallon on mixed driving
Long run pushes about 50 plus

Loving driving it
Nearly as good as my last V40 1.9d sport 2004 which we had for 9 years

I presume these are the 2.0 litre engines. Has anybody found a reliable tuner for the 1.5 litre T3 engine?