2008 Volvo S40 2.4i Reviews

I drove this car over a weekend on a road trip as a rental.
And obviously, it was pretty much the lowest spec possible.

The tiny engine didn't give the car much oomph -
understandable when you consider it weighs just shy of two
tons. But it was enough to propel it along the road.
The transmission was brilliant, though, and made good use
of every one of the few horsepowers the engine gave it.
And it managed an average of 34 mpg, with the vast
majority of the thousand or so miles driven being on the
highway, but that's pretty impressive, 'cos that higher than
what a prius would've done on this kind of road.

It felt fairly light and maneuverable, and most importantly in
a volvo, planted. I imagine it's not easy to crash this thing,
and what's even more surprising for a volvo, it handles well.  
That was a pleasant surprise on those twisty roads.

The build quality wasn't quite as exquisite as that on my
lexus, nor on the other volvo we own. But it seemed
sturdy, nothing rattled, and, consistent with volvo's
philosophy, form followed function.The most important kit -
the airbags and safety features weren't options, but
instead, all standard and were still present in this one. And
that's a good thing to know on such a long road trip, and
that it's still a volvo underneath it all.

The back seats aren't terribly roomy, but that's okay - it
isn't a very big car on the outside either.

My only true bone to pick with this car was the fact that
they fitted a pipette for the petrol tank - it only has a range
of around 250 highway miles on one tank (or it did for me),
and it must be tiny - just 10 gal or so.

Its just a fantastic car...! it have fantastic engine and a great grip depend for the tires...!
The Bost power is awesom...!
its such an elegant car and is a very fun car to drive...!
the whole car is an ufo...!
the engine sounds like an aircraft engine..!

Great little car!