We bought an XC40 as a second car (along an XC60..) but having realized that 40 is perfectly well sized to be our primary ride (a family of 4..) we ended up selling the 60. Other than BLIS (unavailable due to chip shortage..) our 40 is loaded with all the features we had on our 60 - so can’t say that we miss or lack anything. In terms of space - 40 has better cabin space and unnoticeably smaller trunk - which I compensated by getting the steel grille - so we just load it a bit higher 🙂 Performance-wise, the 40 is brisker (it is a B4 mild hybrid - vs. a D5 PP in the 60..) but when fully loaded and uphill in the Alpes - I do miss the endless torque of the diesel - but can live without it. Economy of the B4 is actually slightly better than D5 (8L/100km (36mpg) average vs. 8.5L/100km (33mpg) for the diesel..).
And yes, - I am loving the 7-gear DCT gearbox performance over the 8-speed auto in the 60- which I was quite reluctant at the time of purchase.
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V60 D3
V60 D5 RD
XC60 D5 RD AWD
XC40 B4 RD AWD
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