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Volvo has officially confirmed a plug-in hybrid version of the XC40 will launch by the end of this year. It"ll be badged T5 Twin Engine. This is another stage in the company"s electrification programme, which it"s been hyping for some years now. In May 2016 the Swedes showed the powertrain alongside the concept version of the XC40 and the so-called Compact Modular Architecture platform that connects the bodywork to the road. With zero regard to the industry"s traditional coyness around concepts, Volvo produced a diagram of the Twin Engine"s entrails. This put the battery in the spine of the body as with the bigger Volvo T8, but installed its 55kW (75bhp) electric motor between the combustion engine and the transmission. The gearbox was a new 7-speed DCT. That combustion engine is a 180PS 1.5-litre three-cylinder version of the existing four-cylinder. The battery held just under 10kWh. Those numbers will surely be matched by the production version.
Date written: 9 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10486
Volvo has officially confirmed a plug-in hybrid version of the XC40 will launch by the end of this year. It"ll be badged T5 Twin Engine. This is another stage in the company"s electrification programme, which it"s been hyping for some years now. In May 2016 the Swedes showed the powertrain alongside the concept version of the XC40 and the so-called Compact Modular Architecture platform that connects the bodywork to the road. With zero regard to the industry"s traditional coyness around concepts, Volvo produced a diagram of the Twin Engine"s entrails. This put the battery in the spine of the body as with the bigger Volvo T8, but installed its 55kW (75bhp) electric motor between the combustion engine and the transmission. The gearbox was a new 7-speed DCT. That combustion engine is a 180PS 1.5-litre three-cylinder version of the existing four-cylinder. The battery held just under 10kWh. Those numbers will surely be matched by the production version.
Date written: 9 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10486
