It's like an "anti-tardis" effect. With each successive marque, cars get heavier and externally bigger, internally smaller. Had a MkII fiesta 20 years ago, an old car even the, a great little go-kart but I wouldn't want one now.
Our old V40 is brilliant as a family car. It will carry all of us satisfactorilly, and luggage. I've seen the new ones. When they fall into my price range, I won't be buying one. It's just my opinion, but to me the new V40s are a classic example of putting form before function, look ridiculous with those utterly absurd rear lights, they are a discredit to the V40 badge.
It is perfectly obvious they're aiming at stealing the BMW customers, who ten years earlier abandoned years of heritage for a butt-ugly styling. The die-hard traditional Volvo owners stick to the faithful designs, but will innevitably have to move on eventually. I don't fancy any of them much, if I'm honest. But, horses for courses, and all that.
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