2023 Volvo XC40 facelift revealed, here third quarter

UPDATE, December 29: Australian pricing or the updated XC40 Recharge Pure Electric range has been announced, including the addition of a more affordable single-motor offering. See our story here.

The 2023 Volvo XC40 has been revealed, ahead of the facelifted SUV’s arrival in the third quarter of next year.

Volvo’s German arm has detailed the updated XC40 on its website, borrowing its new looks from its electric sibling, the Volvo C40 Recharge – the coupe body variant of the XC40 Recharge.

The new SUV adopts the C40’s more triangular-shaped LED headlights, with the continuity of its T-shaped daytime-running lights, which are echoed in the redesigned front bumper. Fully-electric models can be distinguished by their blocked-off front grille.

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New designs for the 19-inch alloy wheels accompany the changes.

It’s expected Volvo Australia will continue its push towards electrification, dropping petrol-only engines and moving its entire line-up of XC40 models to a choice of either mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully-electric powertrains.

The current 2021 XC40 Recharge Pure Electric – priced from $76,990 plus on-road costs – has already sold out in Australia, before the model reached local shores.

With the facelifted version, a new front-wheel-drive XC40 Recharge Pure Electric has joined the range in Europe, with a single 170kW/330Nm electric motor powering the front wheels, with a claimed (WLTP) driving range of 424 kilometres.

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Inside, buyers will be offered wool or sustainably-sourced synthetic leather – with Volvo announcing in September it was dropping natural leather.

It's expected the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric's recent five-star ANCAP safety rating will carry over to the updated model.

A spokesperson for Volvo Australia has told Wheels the 2023 Volvo XC40 is expected early in the second half of 2022, with a final line-up yet to be locked in.