But it was so much fun to unleash it on an unsuspecting suburbanites and have them frothing in their cappuccinos long before they got to their one-on-one classes at the gym with Sven.I also decided to head out to Gerotek, our high-speed test facility just west of Pretoria, and see if this all-wheel drive XC40 P8 could match its claim of 0 to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds. I mean if you are going to make the kids vomit in the car, you might as well do it quickly.
It then crossed the 400m mark in 13 seconds and almost immediately hit its electronic speed limiter of 180 km/h. Like I said, this SUV is fast. Yes, I know Eskom is busy driving us mad by constantly switching the country off, but if you put your car on charge each night like you do your cell phone, you shouldn’t have any issues with range and your urban transport needs.