Volvo Car UK has opened order books for its refreshed 40 series range, with the fully electric EX40 priced from £43,860 and the EC40 from £45,860 on the road. The update brings revised exterior styling, a new variant naming structure shared with the smaller EX30, and a power increase for the top all-wheel-drive version.
Revised front end and matrix lighting
Volvo describes the refreshed models as offering “a more confident interpretation of Volvo’s Scandinavian design language”, a characterisation from the carmaker rather than an independently assessed result. The visible changes include redesigned front bumpers, bonnet and front wings, an updated grille and new “Thor’s Hammer Matrix” LED headlights. According to Volvo, the 15-segment lighting technology adapts the beam to road conditions while avoiding dazzling oncoming drivers.
New badges and a stronger flagship
The Single and Twin Motor variants are now badged P5 Electric, P5 Long Range and P8 Performance AWD, mirroring the naming already used on the EX30. The top P8 Performance AWD variant now produces 325 kW, up from 300 kW, split between a 135 kW front motor and a 190 kW rear motor. Volvo also states that the entry-level P5 Electric offers slightly improved range over the previous base EX40, which it attributes to more efficient electric motors.
Prices, trims and quoted range
- EX40: from £43,860 in P5 Long Range Plus specification, with a quoted range of up to 345 miles; available with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
- EC40: from £45,860 in P5 Long Range Plus Pro specification, with a quoted range of up to 359 miles; available with rear-wheel drive or P8 all-wheel drive.
- XC40: B3 and B4 petrol mild-hybrid engines with a seven-speed automatic gearbox, from £37,710 in B3 Core specification.
The XC40 mild-hybrid is offered across Core, Plus, Plus Pro, Ultra and Ultra Pro trims, depending on powertrain, while the electric models are listed in Plus and Plus Pro specifications at the prices quoted above.
How the line-up sits together
Bringing the 40 series onto the P5 and P8 naming scheme gives Volvo a single vocabulary across its smaller electric models and makes the hierarchy easier to follow: single-motor rear-drive versions under the P5 label, and the twin-motor P8 at the top. In the UK, the same compact body family is now sold with either a petrol mild-hybrid powertrain in the XC40 or a fully electric one in the EX40 and EC40, so buyers can choose between the two approaches within one showroom range.
On the published figures, the electric EX40 starts about £6,150 above the entry B3 XC40, while the EC40 adds a further £2,000 for its coupe-style body and Plus Pro specification. The 345-mile and 359-mile range figures are quoted for those specific Plus and Plus Pro variants rather than across the whole range, so they should be read as trim-specific claims from the manufacturer rather than line-wide numbers.