Volvo XC40

A trash can and takeout hook may seem like gimmicky features in the 2020 Volvo XC40 subcompact SUV, but they were fully used after only a weekend trip.

Volvo has been slowly electrifying its lineup by adding plug-in hybrid versions to existing models. Now it’s going all in with an all-electric version of the XC40.

Not much has changed since the redesign of the Honda Accord Hybrid for the 2018 model year, and that’s a good thing — but what you should know for the 2020 model isn’t the only good thing in this week’s list of our most read news stories. See the full list here for more.

In the world beyond internal combustion engines, three manufacturers made headlines this week with new-vehicle announcements: Volvo, Hyundai and Toyota. Read here for more.

A trio of consumer-interest juggernauts collided in a three-way throw-down this week, as the 2020 Hyundai Palisade, 2020 Kia Telluride and 2020 Subaru Outback vied for the top spot among Cars.com’s most popular articles.

The 2019 Mazda CX-5 has premium aspirations, and a new range-topping Signature trim level hammers that home. But does it justify such luxury status? We compared it against a bona fide luxury SUV to find out.

Despite a mighty challenge from platform mate the 2020 Hyundai Palisade, the 2020 Kia Telluride SUV continues its reign on our biggest news stories list.

Here are six things we like, plus three we don’t, about the 2019 Volvo XC40 luxury subcompact SUV.

Two new Volvo SUVs, the 2019 XC40 and XC60, are helping the brand earn 
 its safety-first reputation in new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 
 crash tests.

For 2019, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is moving from a 
 focus on the people inside the vehicle to those outside by testing 
 pedestrian detection systems. Here are the first results.