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Volvo XC40 vs Holden Acadia

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Volvo XC40
Volvo XC40

$37,990 - $86,990

2022 price

Holden Acadia
Holden Acadia

$23,999 - $39,969

2020 price

Summary

2022 Volvo XC40
2020 Holden Acadia
Safety Rating

Engine Type
0.0L

V6, 3.6L
Fuel Type
Electric

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

8.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

7
Dislikes
  • A more affordable 2WD, please
  • Firm ride
  • Noisy at freeway speed

  • 2000kg braked towing capacity
  • Engine needs to rev hard to make grunt
  • Wireless charging not standard on LT
2022 Volvo XC40 Summary

Volvo’s brand renaissance is a gift that keeps on giving.

The Swede alternative to more mainstream European premium players needs to keep offering something different to survive and has thus far found success in giving buyers design-focused alternatives to the strong performance lineage of its predominantly German rivals.

Like its rivals, though, Volvo is facing a once-in-a-generation conversion from combustion to electrification, and thanks to its Chinese parent company, Geely, it is uniquely positioned to rapidly make the switch.

Despite that, we're only just seeing the brand’s first purely electric model, the XC40 Recharge. Does it have what it takes to edge in front of rivals for the electric era? We took one for a week to find out.

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2020 Holden Acadia Summary

If the Acadia had an accent it would be a southern drawl because this big seven-seat SUV is built in Tennessee, USA, and wears a GMC badge when it’s at home.

In Australia of course it wears a Holden one and comes straight from the factory in right-hand drive. So how does it suit Aussie conditions? Does it even know the importance of a sausage on a piece of bread bought outside a hardware store on a Saturday?

All this and more was learnt when the entry grade LT front-wheel drive came to live with my family.

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