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I was in a V40 procession this morning (Sunday 16/3) around 10.30 on the M1 in Northants. Exactly the same colour as mine, (Titanium). I knew it was V40 miles away as he was driving as carefully as me, no doubt to achieve super efficiency!
I was surprised to see "T2" emblazoned on the lovely V's shapely rear and looked this up when I arrived home. I found the following on Volvo's website:
"Announced at the Geneva Motorshow, the manual versions of the V40 D2 and V40 D2 R-Design (115hp) now come with reduced CO2 emissions, down from 94g/km to 88g/km (EU Combined), which translates into a fuel consumption improvement of 4.6mpg, to 83.1mpg. The corresponding figures (preliminary) for the V40 Cross Country with the D2 engine are 99 g/km (74.3mpg).
"By continuously cutting CO2 emissions, we demonstrate our leading position within fuel efficiency improvements," says Doug Speck, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Volvo Car Group.
New T2 engine with 120hp
Available on the V40 and V40 R-Design, Volvo Cars has added a new variant of the four-cylinder, 1.6-litre engine to the range of direct-injected petrol engines. The Volvo V40 T2 has 120 hp and 240 Nm of torque. CO2 emissions with the manual gearbox are 124g/km (EU Combined, preliminary figures), which translates into fuel consumption of 53.3mpg"
Please note the interesting release of the 1.6 petrol but also the MPG promise of the 'new' D2, 83.1 mpg. Imagine how I felt after achieving a mere 68.8mpg over the 200 miles of today's journey!
Here's the choice. Tuning box or a new V40 D2!
I was surprised to see "T2" emblazoned on the lovely V's shapely rear and looked this up when I arrived home. I found the following on Volvo's website:
"Announced at the Geneva Motorshow, the manual versions of the V40 D2 and V40 D2 R-Design (115hp) now come with reduced CO2 emissions, down from 94g/km to 88g/km (EU Combined), which translates into a fuel consumption improvement of 4.6mpg, to 83.1mpg. The corresponding figures (preliminary) for the V40 Cross Country with the D2 engine are 99 g/km (74.3mpg).
"By continuously cutting CO2 emissions, we demonstrate our leading position within fuel efficiency improvements," says Doug Speck, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Volvo Car Group.
New T2 engine with 120hp
Available on the V40 and V40 R-Design, Volvo Cars has added a new variant of the four-cylinder, 1.6-litre engine to the range of direct-injected petrol engines. The Volvo V40 T2 has 120 hp and 240 Nm of torque. CO2 emissions with the manual gearbox are 124g/km (EU Combined, preliminary figures), which translates into fuel consumption of 53.3mpg"
Please note the interesting release of the 1.6 petrol but also the MPG promise of the 'new' D2, 83.1 mpg. Imagine how I felt after achieving a mere 68.8mpg over the 200 miles of today's journey!
Here's the choice. Tuning box or a new V40 D2!
