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control is standard) at 100 kin/h whiie barely
turing over 2,200 rp.n., of vou can gear dow
gets asub-woofer that the $40 does sot); a rear for lane merging and hang on for the ride.

tog lamp (a brighter tail light for highway sate- The ponwer-assisted steering is perfect at
Ty); a superb five-speed automatic trinsmission lower speeds but combined with some engi-
thar can be shifted manually and locked up for neered undersicer loses a little “Heel” on steep,
winter driving: and a great four-cylinder, DOC. fast curves. P would have diked to try the same
2.9-litre engine. moves with some weight in the car to see if the

fr's the engine, the drivetrain and the han- dynamics balanced out as | expect they would.

dling that make this car fin. Zero to 100 kin Ah The Volvo V40 isn’t cheap: around $32,000
takes a nippy 8.5 seconds and is made possib}e to start and: options can push that to. over
by the intercooled turbocharger. If vou want te © $38,000. But it’s a lot of car in a small package
be a sedate driver, the V4O will cruise (cruise and a definite option ta a SUV,

NEWS photo Julie iverson

OPEN Read editor Martin Millerchip found that the Volvo V40 station wagon
packed a perforn ance punch.

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