This VOLVO V40 T4 gets UNDER my SKIN! // Review on Autobahn

[@Zephyr8086]

This is 100% what I want. I love humble cars. Ones people actually use. It would be fun if you guys did a tasteful modification/restoration series on your v40.

[@skatefast10202]

Yeah! A car you can drive daily to work and have fun on the way

[@johnnyblue4799]

@@skatefast10202 Unless everybody goes to work at the same time and you're stuck in traffic! :D

[@VisionCityMayor]

i feel like more people should care about reviews like this that you do. not everyone (especially in europe) can afford M4s and RS6s and whatnot, and i bet the people that complain about lower-end car reviews don't even have those cars themselves, so we should rlly give vids like this more attention. god knows i dig any review of any car that's got potential; that old Corolla T vid is sick imo. hope yall get more viewer builds like this soon!

[@jaromor8808]

and since the EU has let the US to impose a deindustrialization on itself it will only get worse, the numbers are already coming in

[@JoshSmithGamer]

i fully agree and best part is 240hp isnt even low really considering executive cars like 5 series and e class and the likes have about 180hp lowest most popular spec. Yes i admit we all want a RS6 but as you stated the reality is we wont have one so seeing these reviews is really refreshing and nice

[@zoggaming88]

Yeah to me wagon sleepers are the ultimate cars, thats why I prefer old RS6 to the new ones, they look way to agressive nowadays.

[@LA63003]

Volvo v70 t6 304

[@xSCHEF]

@@LA63003Saab 95 HIRSCH

[@wisecountryman49]

Yes! Agree on all points. There are simply THE PERFECT CARS👌🏻

[@LiamFlebu]

The Mk.2 V70 R is one of my favourites, with 4WD, 2.5L 300hp engine and iconic Volvo sound

[@theobolmer2056]

Couldn't agree more with that new RS6 point. All these reviews touting them as "cool factory sleepers" etc. The brake disks are bigger than my rims and the RS6 badging is HUGE and RED. Nothing about that feels very sleeper to me.

[@Alecks1990]

Very very very nice guys owning cars like these are the heart and soul of the entire tuning scene

[@roniniv877]

One of the best sleeper cars

[@LA63003]

Volvo v70 t6 304 is up there

[@Nordheide]

Which one is better tho?

[@UpsideDownCanoe]

@@LA63003 that car is slow though

[@LA63003]

@@UpsideDownCanoe ?? It's significantly faster than the t4 shown here

[@LA63003]

@@Nordheide good question, pros and cons to both

[@pede8889]

I had a dark gold coloured 1.8petrol v40 I bought in scotland for 400 pounds. What a car. Handles well very comfy for a 6ft man. Spacious. Safe. Beautiful lines. You cannot do better folks for the money. Highly underated collaboration.

[@newdutchworkshop7026]

I really love this type of video. Like you said it's so cool if a simple car is built well. I highly prefer this personal touch combined with all the hard work over people with a ton of money buying yet another supercar for a quarter million euros. A humble V40 that has had the proper treatment is an absolute joy yet still very relatable, anyone could set out to build something like this on a reasonable budget and have a great time. Much better than watching 1000+ hp cars that I'll never be able to afford. (I had a V40 2.0t for three years and switched to a V70n T5 about 2 years ago, so much fun to drive!)

[@ASDASD34RDFS]

v40s are horrible though and have very bad design flaws.

[@igormac88]

who'd thought Evo parts would fit in a Volvo due to some very deep connections.. living and learning. Absolutely loved the stock(ish) look around this amazing setup. great car and video!

[@smiIingman]

The v40 holds a special place in my heart, it's a car i sat in hundreds of ours in as a kid because my dad owned a 2003 1.8l for a few years before getting a 2004 1.9l and i naturally grew up to be a volvo person, these cars are sleepers thats for sure.

[@RGB5555]

More cars like this please

[@akdomun]

Love the humble car content. Lots of good used cars out there that still have a lot of enjoyable life left with just a little bit of work.

[@gabeverdun7972]

Damn, i have raced against this one in streetraces in gothenburg, i lost when i had my S70 but it sounds and looks fantastic! Lots of props to the dude!

[@ptbfrch]

These reviews of cars that people put blood, sweat, and tears into are SO much more interesting than something one can just buy. Very cool car!

[@carsandfireworks5539]

Nice, memories of that car modell. You gotta do a pov of a SAAB also 🙂

[@lucasfowler-dewe8242]

As a V40 owner, bought off of my Grandfather, and a huge lover of Volvos I am very happy with everything about this video!

[@chrisdooley1184]

My mom had a black one that was an absolute blast to drive. Great suspension good power surprisingly good steering imo. I used to borrow it often 😂

[@macgregorchippendale6977]

my first car was a 2002 s40, i'm a young man but i'll miss that car forever.

[@Swidowski]

My first car. That’s how I fell in love with Volvo.

[@frankenstein71]

After being parked for over 5 years, I’ve decided to bring my 1999 Volvo V40 T4 back to life. It’s been sitting idle due to an oil leak from a camshaft seal, but your videos have inspired me to give it a second chance. Over the years, I’ve driven many powerful cars, like the Sierra Cosworth and the Lancia Delta Integrale, but the V40 T4 holds a special place in my heart. It has it all: comfort, reliability, power, and a design that deceives, with its sheep-like appearance hiding a wolf under the hood. As for reliability, I have to be honest: the oil leak wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t carelessly overfilled the oil back then. A lesson learned, but it hasn’t diminished my love for this extraordinary car. I can’t wait to restore it and enjoy every mile behind the wheel again. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@MrMarshy123456]

Me and my wife love the older Volvos, we bought an 850r saloon 12 years ago as our first car and daily driver ( worked at same place ) then 8 months later a S40 T4 popped up locally with low miles ( 32k ) so we went and looked, full dealer history and great price really, it then became our daily up until two years ago when we decided it was time to put her away for an easier life ( now on 48,789 miles ), brilliant car never had a problem with it really comfy and genuinely reliable and quick, if you can find one today thats been looked after you really cant go wrong, loved the video keep the volvo uplands coming

[@Zsweeze]

I have a Volvo S80 2009 5 cylinder. Tuned by Autotec! 300hp and 450nm. Exhaust, intercooler, intake, airfilter, Tune, coils. Manual gearbox.

[@vendetta4640]

A couple of years ago I needed a cheap car and just happened to stumble on a V40 T4. I loved that car. It was a total surprise how much joy I got from it.

[@andresguerin7162]

I enjoy so much more videos on tuned affordable cars over supercars!

[@audriusbaranauskas6227]

Is it really just 260hp? I mean look at the 100-200 times and the company this Volvo is around...that's amazing!

[@AutoTopnl]

Its really light

[@kalmmonke5037]

hypermiling makes things more fun, u dont have to get to the destination in a long time to try to be really excellent at it either, just normal travel time will not feel slow@@AutoTopnl

[@beermonster1234]

I never get tired of fast Volvos, more pls!

[@vegelius545]

Used to have a 2001 V40 T4, it had some issues but I still miss it 😔

[@s2k4l10]

flashback to my youth... Dads car back in 1999. The T4 in the Netherlands always came with clear headlights, oval exhaust and a small spoiler in the back. Thats what distinguised it from the ' average' V40 gen 1. Also T4 had those solid gaspra 16 inch rims the looked so classy. I did remember the torque steer, it was wild.

[@orenJF]

That is a really nice car . Straight forward and clearly loved

[@joenkjeld8321]

I just love, when you guys review older cars. Thanks guys 🥰😉💯

[@rufatzeynalli5538]

Ww, such a lovely review. Like talking with heart and respecting the cars soul, character.

[@Nick-kj1kq]

My parents used to have the 1.9D. We used to drive from London to northern Spain all the way through France on one tank of fuel. Loved that car

[@FionaZombie]

I have owned my 1999 V40 T4 for a few months now and I love this car so so much. I wanna give it a little bit extra power after fixing a small oil leak. I have done 2 road trips, one to England that was a total of 4'000kms and one to the Netherlands that was 2'000kms, where I also visited NedCar to get a photo of it at it's "birthplace". It has not let me down. So comfortable, really rapid and people do not expect this old car to go this fast. Blackberry Pearl in colour as well.

[@wimvanderschelden1369]

What a clean car! I love sleepers like this. I remember some videos from over a decade ago with an S40 tuned to about 420hp, so I can't wait what this car does next!

[@kardulas]

My first car was a 2005 Mustang with V6 engine; it felt like a SUV, but had almost no usable space. My second car was a 2000 Volvo V40; it felt small, but had tons of space. Really nice car.

[@alexanderdanielsson6049]

ive seen a few 19t v40 t4 and they are truly awesome for what it is

[@TimV1987]

Ik snap helemaal waarom jullie hier zo enthousiast over worden. Uiteindelijk zijn dit de auto's waar we vroeger voor een stuk van droomden en toen onhaalbaar leken. Ondertussen zijn ze weer onhaalbaar omdat ze onvindbaar zijn :-D Maar ik hou wel van jaren 90 begin 2000 top modellen. Een Mondeo st220 bvb. Blijft prachtig :) Dit zijn clipjes die ik eerder kijk dan de zoveelste 800pk waanzin dat voor de meeste mensen compleet onhaalbaar is.

[@gemaskerdebeuker8511]

I had a stock S40 T4 for a while. Was an absolute weapon. Great seats as well. Lovely thing

[@Dandle01]

My 99 ph1 S40T4 is still going strong in a friends hands. Engine and body are still good bar some rust on the front wings and it’s 24yrs old now. Power delivery was awesome like an old school turbo car, so much fun.

[@piixieplayz4303]

Really interested in this !! As didn’t know existed!! As would had one as use to enjoy getting a sleeper turbo cars and play about turn the bust up and few supporting mods !! And you got cheap and fun motoring

[@wouter1602]

Did an EU roadtrip once with a S40 diesel…..and drove a lot in a V40 diesel as well. Very, very reliable cars. Nice video, keep it up!

[@geoffoakland]

Great car, I love these homemade affordable tuned cars. Keep them coming!😃

[@schneider-wetzlar]

Thanks for your reviews. Great job! Thank you!

[@Bluepeter62]

Great video👍 I drove my V40 T4 from 2005 to 2018 and loved it, good memories.

[@zentarion.]

volvo's are in general extreamly underrated, i myself also got a 2004 s60 which used to be my dads he bought it back in 04 and shortly after got a small tune done on it giving it an output just around 200hp ofc nothing crazy but more then enough to have a good amount of fun :) i took over the car back in 2017 and its been nothing but a joy to have it since then. if you happen to be in the market for a first car or just a decent car on a budget i would very much recommend looking in to the volvos around this era since they are incredibly cheap you really do get alot of car for the money. oh yeah little side note due to volvo also having an image of being extreamly safe they are also dirt cheap to get insurance for :)

[@niklasschroder8273]

I own 2003 s40 2,0t .. 110.000km ,man if you just keep the rust under control they are the most amazing car ever! Nice engine,good steering and reliable like crazy, love my car !! ❤ great vid!

[@MrBordal]

Gotta love that "Biltema" battery. Classic

[@NotAGerman]

Oh god, this vid got me so rilled up I found a 1999 S40 T4. So thrilled to check it out if the seller will still be up to in a few months.

[@ChrisHib01]

my first car was a volvo 340 and they've been under my skin ever since! I have notifications setup to let me know whenever these v40's pop up for sale as I'd love one in this sort of spec- or a good base to start from to spec it out like this chap has. thanks for sharing with us!

[@konQari]

My first car was a '99 T4, loved that thing.

[@dragonsoldier187]

If he wants to go all out, I've read that the V40's drive train can be converted to the EVO's making it AWD. If that's true, imagine what a beast of a car this little wagon would be.

[@pede8889]

That's interesting. Some came with the GDI Mitsubishi 1800 petrol. I wonder if an Evo Lump would drop in

[@dragonsoldier187]

I checked on the evolutionm forum one person asked for their S40 and, supposedly, it can! Everybody there called his car an Evolvolution :'D P.S: I would give you the link to the thread, but it looks like youtube deletes comments containing any links, so... It' ll be the first site when you it up

[@LOLHICRONO]

a V40 2.0SE was my first car, was handed down to me. slow, automatic, but i liked it.

[@kozohoshinosbnr3490]

i have a 2004 1.6 version as my daily. It is so fuel efficent and practical. I love it

[@mangewide]

Had one for 20 years ago, and still remember that is was great fun :)..

[@dirkdiggler8973]

Sold mine 2 years ago, fully stock. everyday fun between work and home. maybe another one on my driveway soon...

[@perfectedpursuit]

YOOO I love the video! Thank you so much for showing this car to the world! More comming next year with ''widebody'' stuff! Shoutout to that fly tho... (In this video the car got brand new tyres wich makes it grip really well, plus it only weighs like 1 300kg full fluids no driver so quite agile/quick)

[@C0R0NAH]

I had v70 from 2006, 2.4 atmosphere gasoline. It was such a beautiful cruiser, well with turning point of the tanker but anyway still remember kf comfy seats and beautiful insulation of weather and sounds inside. Beautiful sound of stright 5 cyl. Now i have Honda accord tourer cl9 2.4 vtec and i am enjoying differently, still i had to admit v70 had far way more luxury feeling. About 3 months i have them compare face to face, but v70 was bifuel cng with blown gasket at the end with ending gas tanks and it juat didnt had any ecconomy sence to fix the car, i was so close to buy 2.3 5cyl with turbo and around 180kw bjt there was so many work to do as well i just went to accord and enjoying different car now. Glad to see you enjoying v40 :,) Volvo did good job on the chasis, that feels nice and solid with no body roll

[@mr13377]

A 2003 2.0t was my first car, was such a good overall car with really good comfort despite the low weight.

[@fuzzy-daddy83]

My mum had a 96 2.0 with the sport pack, and the grip was mental from factory. The only 140bhp it was quite punchy in stock form too. Such an underrated, solid car. Love Volvo's. Great vid👍

[@algirdongas1]

I have the next gen v50, 1.6 diesel, it's a nice dependable, practical, economical car.

[@MrKnucklez1000]

Please do more reviews of 4cyl cars from all makes.

[@lauriperamaki5354]

I just dynod my volvo s40 t5, Only 300hp and 600nm. It's really nice to drive and AC is crazy powrfull 😆 You could say its perfect sleeper car

[@garagecedric]

Back in the day these were actually pretty popular in drag racing events here in Sweden, with lots of tuning, very rarely seen nowdays though

[@marcusjosefsson4998]

Most of them have rusted out and been beaten up by teenagers.

[@alf279]

I have never ever looked at Volvos. My father used to have one of these exact V40s (don't remember what engine it had though) when I was a kid, and that's all the Volvo experience I ever had, I found it a bit of a boring car at the time. But thanks to this review and this review only, now I have shortlisted these as I know I will need a more practical car sooner or later. Great stuff. I love this sort of content and these sorts of tastefully modded and loved cars much more than the latest and greatest 600 horsepower expensive supercars we can't utilize in 99% of conditions anyway.

[@aurelienlux]

Volvo has made some great cars. Currently I drive a 2011 V60 T6 (it's technically my father's car) and it's in my opinion a fun car to drive. It has 304 HP which I think is around the perfect amount because like you said we basically never need 600 HP in day to day life but the 304 HP still provide a hefty amount of power. It's AWD and handles great but it still has character, and you can easily take it for a little drifting session on a gravel parking lot for example.

[@R19Robbin]

I love that turbo sound 👌

[@Nahojishere]

My dad had a v40, i drove it i few times a really fun car, really "gokarty" ...now i want one :P

[@witnesspropro]

I had a 2001 S40 T4 from new. It was a proper sleeper car for it's time. Nobody expected an entry level model Volvo to have 200 BHP. The handling wasn't the best but I didn't really know it at the time (until I got my first BMW). It looked great in silver with the little boot spoiler (and my first car to have leather). Just waiting for delivery of my M240i xDrive...

[@pede8889]

Sorry you went to the dark side. You'll be back once you realise BMW's have no soul

[@witnesspropro]

@@pede8889 Sorry to disapoint you but I'm on BMW number 7.

[@marcusjosefsson4998]

I'd love a V40 T4 if it wasn't for the rust. It's not a problem in the Netherlands I guess, but here in Sweden they are true rust buckets! Conditions here is absolutely horrible for cars. Many years ago I chose a '97 Saab 900 2.0 Turbo Talladega coupé instead of a Volvo S40 T4. No regrets, ever, over that choice. A little less power but such a nice car!

[@Skrattmannen91]

You know a car is from Sweden when you spot a Biltema battery.

[@gohopoho3903]

You should do the S60 D5! Amazing car and even more amazing engine!

[@djordjecolic5818]

Wow, that thing is a beast!

[@Dutch79]

I also had a V40 Sport Edition with Arcadia's, lowered, full Ferrita exhaust and a tune (230hp). I liked it quite a lot.

[@The_Noticer.]

Ik waardeer deze video's wel Max, omdat ik zelf ook een unieke sationwagen aan het opknappen ben (Accord CM2 Type-S). Veel tegenslagen, maar als hij klaar is stuur ik hem wellicht langs :) Over die banden, 100% gelijk. Heb er zelf zojuist Potenza Sport op gelegd (omdat dat de band is die erop hoort naar mijn mening) en hij is zo wendbaar nu.

[@Dumlen]

My first car was a 2000 V40 2.0T, loved it. sadly I crashed it after only 1 years ownership.

[@laddtryck]

My guilty pleasure car, sad how barely anybody likes it in Sweden. I just love the rear end with the taillights and rear window being ome piece.

[@pede8889]

Beautiful design

[@djm4648]

love the v40 i am just so jealous how clean this one looks compared to mine, and kind of the same story i bought mine from my grandpa too. (mine is the 1.9d 102hp)

[@changaaleikum2954]

i love the v40. solid car. nice review

[@egidijus5485]

Amazing car. Has its spirit.

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Damn! Talk about keeping it in the family! Grandpa started messing with it then Grandson carried on with it!

[@wojtekt334]

I've enjoyed watching this video. Have you made anything about volvo v50 T5?

[@dingdong2103]

I'll never forget the first time I drove a T4. It felt like a rocket compared to my '83 Toyota Tercel lol

[@axt_minion]

you cruising in 180 and 200 feels like 100 .the way you drive makes me eager to drive but our roads here 😂

[@wristcandy5451]

Great sleeper like a Subaru Forrester turbo i once had, made me smile

[@emielcors]

You guys need to try a 240 turbo 😍 i love my 245 glt and it drives very well!

[@PinkGuy120]

I'd much rather see cars like these than what's trendy 👌

[@bartjongedijk3791]

Awesome! Maybe feature my car in the future? haha. Forged v40 t4 running around 350hp. Home build from the netherlands :D

[@AutoTopnl]

Yes please! Can you send us a DM on Instagram?

[@ciaranburke3243]

Praise well deserved such a nice car it's not all about out right speed it's more how the car feels that's old school at it's finest 👌

[@liandevilliers3440]

MORE Volvos please, had the same Face lift T4 but unfortunately an auto, so I sold it and got an 850 T5 wagon that we manual swopped.

[@Francisco-j1e]

The reality is that the best quality content has lower view count, we live in mediocre times in general.

[@soulis1000]

I have owned two v40t4 both phase 1 and 2. Was very happy with them exept a couple of things, the handbrake sucks. I had to mess with the calipers every year to get it through inspection. The engines isnt wery rew happy imho, they kind of die off up in the rpm's, atleast stock tune. And the side mirrors starts flapping around at 180 km/h :D

[@GALANTXVR4]

I knew it shared the same chassis as the Evo 4-6. I'm wondering if you could do a 4G63 swap?

[@d4ve587]

Nothing on a. Volvo is ever truly broken it will keep going 😁

[@johanwikstrom5671]

I recently sold my V40 2.0T and I agree they are really underrated cars. It only has 163hp but it's surprisingly fun to drive. They're absolute rustbuckets but you can get a really nice example for like 2k

[@Social-media-ruins-humanity]

Dont know where you live, but in Finland T4 is worth like 1k, ive had three S/V40 T4 and one S60 T5. Anyone who says this car is good on basic, havent tried anything better, like example S60 is a luxury compared to S/v40 class :) If ppl want to spend money and time tuning this crappy rusty car your free to do so. But its gonna take this 2k to get it good to drive. I can say this from experience :D And in example S60 T5 is still worth 3k even after 7 years, still the same price wich is amazing.

[@jaskajokunen3716]

I've went from 02 s40 t4 to 04 s60 t5 and it is much better, and doesn't cost much more for ok examples. I paid like 5k for my 04 s60 t5 because of it had 240k km of highway miles which i think for volvo is pretty low, spent few more k's and now im running it at 400hp 🤔

[@pede8889]

​@@Social-media-ruins-humanityyou've lost your soul somewhere down highway 101

[@lemcakes32422]

s40 and v40 were solid cars . mine had 200k before it got scrapped

[@vikonemedia1]

My dad had a Volvo s60 2006 2.4l 120kw thats an amazing car

[@bonifacijus11]

2.4 atmos were the most reliable one's from volvo (with awesome 5cyl sound) and not only from volvo but in comparison with any other brand's engine ever existed..good engines, good torque, decent power, wrong cars/barely acceptable appearance..if only 5cyl 103-120kw engines were in first gen. S/V40, that are really a lot more pretty cars..the only volvo with 5cyl closest to a cool looking one was a prefacelift C30, that was totally fcuked up in the back end..if not the back it could have been an awesome car, with turbo or na setup..but naahh..

[@sepporiisinen]

i really like this car

[@pedroa.f.c.590]

Pretty cool MAX...I just bought TODAY a VOLVO V50 T5...THE successor of this V40 T4...

[@radilux8101]

Thought the same! A fly in the car is more distraction than talking over an mobile phone while driving :-D Some should put a law that forbids flies flying around in car while driving !!!

[@Deans_days]

You guys need to try and get your hands on a HSV Clubsport wagon or Maloo. Those things are a lot of fun

[@MichelHartung]

Lovely car and video! That V40 is fast with 260Hp and only 1300kg, I mean my V90 Cross Country T5 has 261 Hp with a polestar tune but it is almost 1900 Kg 😅

[@SamFBM]

was gonna get the 1.9d version of this as a first car