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The all new Volvo XC40 Compact SUV was spotted testing out in the wild.
Clearly, there isn’t much we can tell you about the vehicle’s exterior styling for now, because rather than use sheets of camouflage to disguise its new looks, the XC40 is seen here wearing the existing body of a V40 hatchback.

There are however several telltale signs that help us pin the tail on the XC40. For one, it’s obvious that the amount of ground clearance visible here is significantly a lot more than there was on the V40 range before — not even the V40 on stilts, the V40 Cross Country, has been seen riding this tall before!

The model has been in the works for several years, however it is believed to have been put on the back burner in 2013 due to incompatibility with the new platform that underpinned the higher-priority XC90. The larger crossover is now on the market and experiencing better-than-expected demand, switching Volvo's development focus to the other end of the size spectrum.