沃尔沃这次在纽约车展发布了新款XC60，未来还将推出XC40。而沃尔沃美国公司总裁Lex Kerssemakers近日透露，沃尔沃未来还将开发更小的20系列车型。它在接受采访时表示，未来几年将推出20系列车型。他表示，90系列是大型车，40系列是小型车，而20系列也属于小型车系列。不过，到目前为止，沃尔沃官方并未证实将推出20系列车型。与XC40和其他车型一样，未来的20系列也将是全球车型，这表明该车将进入欧美市场。目前关于20系列的细节还非常少，其外观设计将类似沃尔沃先前发布的40.2概念车。另外，20系列不仅有轿车，还将有XC20 SUV以便能与宝马X3、奔驰GLA等同级车型竞争。预计该车将提供插电混动或纯电动系统，而标准版仍将搭载汽油引擎。
Volvo Confirms Downsizing Plans With Teeny Tiny 20 Series
Volvo’s future product lineup is looking up… or down, we should say. With the debut of the new XC60, and the eventual arrival of the smaller XC40 SUV, the Swedish marque’s U.S. president, Lex Kerssemakers, divulged some new details about an even smaller offering that will eventually join the lineup.
In an interview with Car and Driver, Kerssemakers confirmed that a 20-series model will join the lineup in just a few years. "It’s pretty straightforward: The 90 is the biggest, and the 40 is the smallest," said Kerssemakers. "And when there is a 20, it will be a smaller one." Until now, Volvo has yet to confirm the arrival of a 20-series model.
Like the upcoming XC40 SUV and nearly all vehicles before it, the proposed 20 series would be a “global car,” suggesting that it will make its way to the U.S. as well as Europe.
Details on the upcoming small sedan are still scarce. The only indication of a new sedan comes via the 40.2 concept, along with a recent safety video that may have already shown the upcoming S40 in full… at least as a rendering.
The 20-series addition, though, would be smaller still. It could not only spawn a sedan, but also an XC20 SUV to compete with the likes of the BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz GLA, and other luxury competitors on the segment.
Expect it to offer a plug-in hybrid or even a pure electric powertrain when it does debut, along with the standard range of petrol engines.