On the chopping block are the S40 sedan and V50 wagon. Both have sold reasonably well, but they are reportedly too close in size to the new S60 to be retained. The V70 station wagon will cease to ...

In the S40, it packs a 218-hp turbocharged five-cylinder ... We started this epic with the acceptance of a reality—you can't buy a fun BMW for 30 large anymore. Now this news: The same applies ...

Volvo has decided to discontinue the S40 sedan and V50 wagon for the 2012 model year in the U.S. Both were compact offerings derived from the same platform. The second-generation Volvo S40 debuted ...

Other companies are following suit as quickly as they can, with BMW’s M-DCT being the most recent ... but Volvo has set the S40 Powershift up for clean running of the 2.0D engine developed ...

Nevertheless, the Volvo S40, part of a joint Volvo/Mitsubishi project - developed in the Netherlands, hence Ned - was designed to take the fight to the BMW 3 Series. Although the interior looks ...