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Can any vehicle with a three-cylinder engine really regard itself as “premium?”

Volvo thinks so. The company recently handed over the keys to its “compact premium SUV” XC40-now offered in some markets, including Europe, with a turbocharged 115-kW (154-hp) triple-cylinder variant of its in-house-designed modular “Drive-E” 4-cylinder engine.