Volvo has named its price for the new C40 Recharge – the brand’s first purely electric model and the first to be sold solely over the web, which is available now from £57,400.
The brand scored a smash hit with its XC40 small SUV – and now the firm is hoping to score additional sales with the second of its new generation of 40-series models, which will rival everything from the Audi Q4 e-tron to the Tesla model 3.

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The C40 Recharge is a clear relative of the popular XC40, the pure-electric version of which became Volvo’s first EV offering at the end of last year. The C40’s front-end styling is very similar to the SUV’s, but its roofline tapers more sharply towards the rear, giving it the overall stance of an elevated hatchback – a crossover – instead of a 4×4. despite this, its floor height and seating position will be raised like in the XC40; the company says it will “provide customers with the high seating position that most Volvo drivers prefer”.
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The biggest difference in design comes at the C40’s tail, which has a new horizontal light treatment and a small roof spoiler.
The C40 shares the XC40’s CMA platform and some of its key dimensions – notably the wheelbase, which is identical. Indeed, Volvo quotes the same rear legroom figures for both cars, although the C40’s more aggressive roofline cuts around 6cm off the amount of headroom on offer to rear passengers. The crossover’s boot capacity of 413 litres is the same as the SUV’s, however – and it also offers the same ‘frunk’ area under the bonnet; the additional 31 litres of capacity an optimal place to store the charging cables.