Last updated August 4, 2026
The Volvo C40 Recharge lineup starts with Core, the entry trim known for its panoramic glass roof, heated front seats, Google-based infotainment, and main safety features. Plus is the parking-and-convenience step-up, adding a 360-degree camera, more parking sensors, and better front-passenger seat adjustment. The Fully Loaded trim level adds highway driving assistance, premium audio, more heated features, a heat pump, and upgraded headlights.
The Base Model trim level, sold as Core, is known for combining the C40 Recharge’s essential comfort, technology, and safety equipment.
Best for: Drivers who want the main C40 Recharge experience without the added parking, highway-assistance, or premium-audio equipment of higher trims.
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The Mid-Level trim level, sold as Plus, is known for easier parking and added front-passenger convenience.
Best for: Drivers who regularly park in tight spaces or want more passenger convenience without moving to the highest equipment level.
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Over Core, Plus adds a 360-degree camera, parking sensors around the vehicle, a power-adjustable front passenger seat, power-folding rear head restraints, and fog lights. The air purifier became standard for 2024.
8 in stock
The Fully Loaded trim level is known for added highway assistance, cabin comfort, premium sound, and upgraded lighting.
Best for: Drivers who want the broadest mix of assistance features, cold-weather comfort, premium audio, and lighting upgrades.
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Over Plus, this trim adds adaptive cruise control with Pilot Assist lane centering, Harman Kardon audio, a heated steering wheel, heated rear seats, a heat pump, and Pixel LED headlights with cornering lights.
23 in stock| Feature | Mid-Level | Base Model | Fully Loaded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Includes | Plus8 in stock | Core0 in stock | Ultimate23 in stock |
| 360-degree surround-view camera | Standard | — | Standard |
| Front, rear, and side parking sensors | Standard | — | Standard |
| Power-adjustable front passenger seat | Standard | — | Standard |
| Highway driving assistance | — | — | Adaptive cruise and Pilot Assist |
| Premium audio | — | — | Harman Kardon |
| Cold-weather equipment | Heated front seats | Heated front seats | Heated front and rear seats, heated wheel, heat pump |
| Upgraded headlights | — | — | Pixel LED with cornering lights |
In the 2023–2024 three-trim lineup, Core is the entry equipment level. It includes a panoramic glass roof, heated front seats, Google-based infotainment, Apple CarPlay, a digital driver display, and key collision and lane-support features.
In the 2023–2024 lineup, Plus is the middle trim focused on parking and passenger convenience. It adds a 360-degree camera, sensors around the vehicle, a power passenger seat, folding rear head restraints, and fog lights. The air purifier became standard for 2024.
The highest-equipment trim focuses on highway assistance, cold-weather comfort, audio, and lighting. Its key items include adaptive cruise control, lane-centering assistance, Harman Kardon audio, a heat pump, heated rear seats and steering wheel, and Pixel LED headlights.
The 2022 U.S. C40 Recharge came in one fully equipped configuration rather than a three-trim ladder. Volvo introduced the Core, Plus, and top-equipment levels for 2023, so early listings may not follow the later naming structure.
On 2023–2024 models, Plus mainly adds easier parking and more passenger convenience. Key upgrades include a 360-degree camera, front, rear, and side parking sensors, a power passenger seat, power-folding rear head restraints, and LED fog lights.
The highest-equipment trim adds features aimed at highway driving, cold weather, audio, and lighting. These include adaptive cruise control, lane-centering assistance, Harman Kardon audio, a heat pump, heated rear seats and steering wheel, and Pixel LED headlights.
Core covers the essentials. The highest-equipment trim adds the Plus level’s parking and passenger upgrades, along with highway assistance, Harman Kardon audio, a heat pump, extra heated surfaces, and upgraded headlights.
Not for 2024. Each of the three equipment levels was sold with Single Motor rear-wheel drive or Twin Motor AWD. In 2023, all three used dual-motor AWD, while the 2022 model came only as one fully equipped AWD configuration.
Plus is the direct fit in the 2023–2024 lineup. It adds the 360-degree camera and front, rear, and side parking sensors without the highest-equipment trim’s highway-assistance, cold-weather, audio, and lighting upgrades.
The highest-equipment trim has the most cold-weather hardware. It adds a heat pump, heated steering wheel, and heated rear seats. Core and Plus still include heated front seats but do not have those added features.
The highest-equipment trim is aimed most directly at frequent highway use. It adds adaptive cruise control and Pilot Assist lane-centering support, features not included on Core or Plus in the 2023–2024 trim ladder.
The highest-equipment trim has the Harman Kardon audio system. Core and Plus use the standard sound setup, so the top equipment level is the one to target when the upgraded stereo is a priority.
Yes, in the 2023–2024 three-trim lineup. All three equipment levels include a fixed panoramic glass roof, Google-based touchscreen functions, Apple CarPlay, heated front seats, and a digital driver display.
Plus and the highest-equipment trim have the 360-degree camera in the 2023–2024 lineup. The single fully equipped 2022 configuration also included a surround-view camera, while 2023–2024 Core does not.