Volvo V40 R-Design revealed

Volvo V40 R-Design front

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27 Sep, 2012 8:00am

Production-ready Volvo V40 R-Design gets a unique grille and big alloys

Volvo has revealed its sporty V40 R-Design at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. It gets a high-gloss front grille, chunkier bumpers with integrated foglamps and a lower air intake, as well as a rear diffuser and twin tailpipes.

There’s ‘silk’ metal detailing around the grille and windows, and 17-inch five-spoke alloy wheels as standard, with a special 18-inch design optional.

The V40 R-Design is available with a 10mm lower Sports chassis, featuring firmer suspension and stiffer anti-roll bars. This was developed with tuner Polestar, which is also behind the Rebel Blue paint – one of seven choices.

Inside are a sports steering wheel and pedals, plus Nubuck fabric seats with a blue R-Design logo.

The R-Design is offered with all engines, from the 113bhp D2 turbodiesel – emitting 94g/km of CO2 – to the new 250bhp
T5 flagship, which covers 0-62mph in 6.5 seconds.

The T5 will arrive in November, costing from around £30,000, while the V40 R-Design will be launched next month, with prices starting at £21,720.

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Submitted by Rodg.R. Moore on Thu, 2012-09-13 17:47.

Production-ready Volvo V40 R-Design gets a unique grille and big alloys.
Sorry?
This is just another boring Volvo.

Submitted by Ab, Netherlands on Fri, 2012-09-14 17:00.

Looks great! Not a "boring"car at all, will be a huge succes.

Submitted by richard purves on Thu, 2012-09-20 19:33.

i have drove this car it was suprerb.great drive,a big thankyou to volvo cockermouth at lloyds

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