Volvo Cars Global have introduced the second AWD model in the V40 Cross Country line-up: the T4 AWD.
Up until now, the only AWD (all-wheel drive) model in the V40 Cross Country line-up was the T5 AWD, which uses a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine with 245 PS and 350 Nm. Now, though, there’s been an addition. With the ‘T4’ badged cars moving from the 1.6-litre four to the 2.0-litre unit tuned to 190 PS, the increase in power and torque are welcome.
Interestingly enough, the T4 and T4 AWD use different states of tune for the Drive-E 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine, as well as different gearboxes. The T4 front-wheel drive gets the ‘T19’ spec motor that runs a higher 11.3:1 compression ratio and makes 190 PS at 4,700 rpm and 300 Nm between 1,300 and 4,000 rpm, running the six-speed Geartronic automatic transmission. The T4 AWD on the other hand runs the ‘T21’ spec engine with the usual 10.8:1 compression and putting out 190 PS at 5,000 rpm with a higher 320 Nm of torque peaking between 1,500 and 4,000 rpm, paired to the eight-speed automatic and the Haldex coupling.
The standard T4 manages 0-100 km/h in 7.1 seconds, with the AWD version taking 0.3 seconds more.
We recently drove the V40 Cross Country T5 AWD on a frozen lake and it was an absolute hoot on the ice. However, we don’t have that version on sale here, nor the new T4 AWD. What we do have is the V40 Cross Country T4, now with its new 2.0-litre 190-PS Drive-E turbo-petrol motor, available from Rs 27.30 lakh (ex-showroom).
Story: Jim Gorde
