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We have had an early 2014 V40 D3 Geartronic for 2 years now. It has proved to be an excellent car; my wife uses it for work, which involves a 65 mile round trip a couple of days per week, plus numerous local (3-5 mile) journeys each week: this mixed driving has given an average fuel consumption of just over 49 mpg over the last 2 years/ 18,000 miles.
The D3 engine is a delight; it is quiet and smooth, with just a subdued but satisfying growl when accelerating, it produces a decent amount of power which makes driving a pleasure and the high torque enables the car to accelerate surprisingly quickly.
Our car is the ES spec, which was pretty much the bottom of the range, but it still has quite a decent equipment list, plus it was fitted with the winter pack and parking sensors as extras. The (cloth) seats are very comfortable, even for journeys of 3 hours or more. It is not a very big car, and the luggage space is limited, but the driver and passengers get plenty of room - I am 6’4” and have more than enough leg room, and have even managed to be comfortable in the back seat!
Reliability, so far, has been 100%.