Admittedly that was 5 years ago and the XC40 has dated a little, certainly when it comes to the infotainment screen. However at 9″ it is still big enough and it has the advantage of running Google Maps when a lot of car manufacturers use inferior maps with their sat nav systems. I wouldn’t say that the interior has dated as such and to me it’s still the nicest looking SUV by far but that is of course entirely subjective.
Apart from the introduction of a digital instrument cluster, the XC40 has changed since launch in 2017. In the Asian world, those 7 years since 2017 is a very long time, which has seen multiple changes and imporovements. So in that respect, the Volvo is starting to look its age. But, indeed Volvo were the first to offer Android Automotive on the XC40 Recharge, inclusive for 4yrs. Although the Volvo is looking dated, its interior is better than that in the latest Q3 (which has alot of hard plastic) but not as good as the X1 back then or now. Europe has put itself in a mess with the dawn of EV’s and quality is suffering amonst many premium or upper midrange brands (VW). Hyundai have just put the Tuscon through a midlife facelift, which as GG said doesn’t feel like a step down. Just imagine where that positions the facelift in 2-3yrs time. Thats hell of an acheivement from a brand that was unheard of less than 20yrs ago. One reason, I chose another Tucson, apart from it looking like a completely new car from the last but, for the 8th airbag in the features a centre to prevent front passengers from colliding with one another laterally and stops a middle seat passnger moving forward too much in a head on.
I ordered a Sportage PHEV but cancelled rightly or wrongly. I agree that the Tucson/Sportage are very well equipped modern cars. It will be interesting to see how the company moves forward in the medium term. They have certainly made up a lot of ground in a very short time.