Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Mar 19 '04
Pros: Safety features, large trunk, interior design
Cons: Steering, sport suspension ride, non-linear engines, rear seat room, exterior styling
Summary: I’ve never been a fan of the smallest Volvo, the S40. Though I’ve never driven one, from what I’ve read the driving experience is nothing special. Sitting in one, I did not care for the high instrument panel and scant rear seat knee room. ... read more
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Jan 27 '05
Pros: Absolutely comfortable. Awesome heating system. Turbo works with minimal lag.
Cons: Terrible telescopic antenna. The Immobilizer light comes on when cold.
Summary: Having owned a few Japanese and American cars, I decided to lease a new Volvo S40 (not the new .5 model). It is now over an year and I find that overall, it is a great car. I shall not repeat all the specs and details others have provided. This will just ... read more
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Jul 21 '04
Pros: Good engine, very good fuel economy, 5-speed automatic transmission
Cons: Unimpressive for the price, is NOT a "sports sedan" as marketed
Summary: Just to be clear, this review is on a 2004 Volvo S40, not the newest 2004.5 (Why do they do this?) model which is redesigned. Chances are, if you're reading this, you're looking at a used 2003/2004. My car has been in the shop for quite a while, and ... read more
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Jul 03 '04
Pros: hip new styling in both exterior and interior, 'waterfall' dash, safety first, gas mileage
Cons: Base model engine underpowered, produces no emotion in buyer
Summary: Let me start off by saying that the new 2004.5 Volvo S40 is such a huge improvement over the outgoing S40. Several years ago when the old S40 came to U.S. shores, I was disappointed with the cars driving characteristics, style, power-train, and overall ... read more
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Feb 01 '04
Pros: headlights turn off automatically
Cons: handling in rain & snow, cramped, noisy interior
Summary: I leased the S40 two years ago after selling my Subaru Forester. I was looking for a sedan that was good in the snow - boy am I disappointed. I really wanted another Subaru but Volvo had a lease detail that wound up to be hardly any money down and $350 ... read more
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Dec 10 '08
Pros: Great performance from an automobile that gets higher mileage.
All-wheel-drive.
Cons: As expected with an import, maintainance, parts and labor are higher priced.
Smaller cabin.
Summary: We purchased this vehicle to replace a Tahoe for daily commuting. This is a fantastic ride. Great on dry roads (glued to the road) and on the snow it's very stable. As far as performace, it's a rocket! All this and an average of 27 mpg.
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Sep 20 '06
Pros: Style, torque, intelligent details, decent fuel economy, materials and build quality.
Cons: Tight back seat. Price (loaded for $34k, yikes!)
Summary: I bought an 05 S40 T5 with AWD in late 2005. It’s red with the “dynamic trim” package that you see in a lot of advertising. After a full year with this car, I’m still looking back at it in parking lots and making excuses to go on roadtrips. The torque
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