After 25 years, the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has decided to return rear-wheel drive to its offer. That honor went to the refreshed XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge models.

In addition to RWD (Rear Wheel Drive), Volvo has prepared two drive options for both models. The basic version is powered by a single electric motor with 238 hp (175 kW) and is equipped with a 69 kWh set of batteries that enables a range of up to 460 kilometers on a single charge, or 470 kilometers in the C40 option. It takes 34 minutes to charge the battery from 10 to 80 percent on 130 kW chargers.

The more powerful version is powered by one electric motor with 252 hp (185) and is equipped with an 82 kWh battery pack which, according to WLTP, enables a range of up to 520 kilometers (530 kilometers in the C40 version). These batteries can also be charged with 200 kW chargers, and charging from 10 to 80 percent takes 28 minutes. Both versions reach 62 mph in 7.4 seconds with a top speed of 99 mph (160 km/h).

The XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge in combination with two electric motors and drive on both axles (AWD – All Wheel Drive) bring with them 82-kWh batteries that provide up to 500/510 kilometers on a single charge (XC40/C40). More than 400 hp (294 kW) and 487 lb-ft (660 Nm) of torque. That’s enough for the XC40 to hit 62 mph in 4.9 seconds. The C40 is 0.2 seconds faster, with a top speed of 112 mph (180 km/h).

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Source: Volvo