Small SUV mega-test: Volvo XC40 vs Tiguan, DS 7, X1, Q3, Kuga and CX-5
So which of these interiors would you most like to hide away from the conditions inside? Though the answer depends a little bit on where exactly within the car you’ll be sitting, it’s the XC40 with the clear lead.
No doubt, then, for ‘big SUV’ spaciousness and comfort, the XC40 is king.
And for material richness, quality, technological sophistication and luxuriousness, it’s out in front too.
Still, when you stand back and consider them in the round, you could easily make a convincing case to take the CX-5 instead of the X1 as a place to simply spend time; much as you couldn’t make that case stick against the Volvo, however you went about it.
The XC40 is so deliciously grown-up, mellow, refined and relaxing as to boss the argument; to own it, really. Because, in all seriousness, how else would you really want a premium SUV to be?
The coarseness of the BMW’s run-flat-roar-ride and its failure to distance itself from hatchback- level spaciousness means it must finish third here. The greater value, practicality and dynamic roundedness of the Mazda secures a very honourable second. But the sheer dynamic fitness-for-purpose of the Volvo is the finishing touch that makes it a hugely deserving winner – and, I would have thought, one of 2018’s hottest automotive properties.
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