Oct 15, 2016 10:03 PM
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Luxury hatchbacks are a breath of fresh air in a country where car choices are either too mainstream or too elite. And there are plenty to pick now from the Mercedes-Benz A-Class to the BMW 1 Series and Mini Cooper. Then there’s also the V40 Cross Country to appeal to the more discerning premium hatchback buyer. The V40 hatchback adds to this list of niche cars that appeal to a young or young at heart owner. Can it jostle for space in this tiny segment then? On paper, it certainly gets our attention because the V40 has more power and torque and is also bigger than its rivals. It’s got a longer equipment list and to top it all, the V40 is the cheapest premium hatchback you can buy. What matters is real world performance though, so let’s take it for a spin…You’d have to be an aesthetically daft person to not appreciate the V40’s design, more so over the V40 Cross Country. Soft and smooth lines and rounded shapes rarely give a car such an aggressive appearance and the V40 somehow gets this magical mix right. It certainly is a head turner. The ‘passion’ red colour it came with on our test car also gets the R-Design package. It’s same as the package as the one we saw on the S60 and XC60 – glossy R-Design grille, alloy wheels, split chrome tipped exhaust pipes, contrast silver mirror cases and R-design mouldings for the windows.
