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The Volvo XC40 - All-wheel drive as a success factor - convincing safety and stability

By AutoMotoTV (Glomex) 3 February 2021 29 Views

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Among other things, a significant factor in Volvo's sales success is the desire for all-wheel drive: Although most buyers never drive in actual off-road conditions, the all-wheel drive share across the entire product portfolio is 77 percent. So, against the backdrop of increasing electrification, the question arises: are the new electrified Volvo models as safe to drive as their respective counterparts with a pure combustion engine? How does the Volvo XC40 with plug-in hybrid compare to the conventional gasoline engine? And how does the electric drive fare against the classic mechanical all-wheel drive system?

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