As previously reported, Volvo just released the first official teaser of its upcoming new model, that CEO Stefan Jacoby confirmed is going to be called V40. In the intentions of the Swedish carmaker, the new 5-door hatchback will replace both the S40 sedan and the V50 in its range, positioning itself right under the S60/V60 line. At this moment the fate of the C30 is still unclear, as Mr. Jacoby himself has been quite sketchy on the matter.

Apparently, Volvo is trying to go more premium with the new car. The mule pictured in these new spy shots is still very heavily disguised, still wearing the same sort of armor we had seen on the previous lot of spy shots (when we still thought the model was going to be called V30) to defend itself from the cameras of the onlookers, but what we can see is enough to guess that the new V40 will look a lot like a smaller version of the V60. Rumor has it that at a later stage we will also see a XC40 model, while a S40 sedan for the Chinese market should also be in the works. The new V40 will have its public debut in March at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.

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