Volvo S40

2008 Volvo S40 Specs & Photos

The 2008 Volvo S40 belongs to the second generation (2004-2012), built in Ghent, Belgium on the Ford C1 platform shared with the Ford Focus, Mazda3, and Volvo V50, C30, and C70. For 2008 the S40 received a mid-cycle facelift with a revised nose and tail, a larger grille badge, and interior updates. The 2008 Volvo S40 sedan offered a naturally aspirated 2.4L inline-5 (2.4i) rated at 168 horsepower and a turbocharged 2.5L inline-5 in the T5 raised to 227 horsepower and 236 lb-ft for that year, with front-wheel drive or T5 AWD; the six-speed manual was dropped, leaving 5-speed manual and 5-speed Geartronic automatic options.