Volvo EX40 Twin Motor AWD vs Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe G15 : which one is faster?
0-100 km/h, 400 m, 1000 m, top speed — physics simulation calibrated on 7 measures.
Simulation de performance
Race simulation at real speed
CONFIDENCE 97%Reading the duel
At 400 m, Volvo EX40 Twin Motor AWD leads by 0.06 s. At 1 000 m, Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe takes the lead by 1.04 s.
Calibrated physics simulation: SCx via VMax, power curves, Crr via WLTP, drivetrain losses. Manufacturer 0-100 is the calibration target. Confidence 97 %.
EX40 Twin Motor AWD vs Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe: chronicle of a drag race at 250 km/h
The launch: 0 to 100 km/h
Off the line, the Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe hits 100 km/h in 4.90 s versus 4.93 s for the EX40 Twin Motor AWD. The 0.02 s gap is negligible: both vehicles are neck and neck.
From 100 km/h to 400 metres
At 200 metres, the Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe is doing 138 km/h against 144 km/h for the EX40 Twin Motor AWD. The gap is 0.14 s. The gap widens compared to the 0-100.
At 400 metres standing start, the EX40 Twin Motor AWD crosses the line in 13.14 s versus 13.20 s. The 0.06 s gap represents roughly 3 m of track — barely a car length.
Beyond 400 metres: top speed comes into play
Past 400 metres, the situation changes. The EX40 Twin Motor AWD maxes out at 180 km/h while the Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe keeps accelerating towards 250 km/h. At 600 metres, the gap has dropped to 0.01 s.
Around 604 metres, both vehicles are level. This is the inversion point: the Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe overcomes its launch deficit thanks to a 70 km/h higher top speed.
At 1,000 metres, the Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe finishes in 24.10 s versus 25.14 s. The 1.04 s delta in favour of the Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe shows that top speed makes a clear difference.
What the numbers don’t tell you
Both rivals are electronically governed, but not at the same level: the EX40 Twin Motor AWD is capped at 180 km/h, the Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe at 250 km/h. This isn’t a physical engine limit — it’s a manufacturer choice, usually for tyre safety or homologation reasons. Neither car reaches its true aerodynamic top speed.
With two combustion powertrains, the difference comes down to power-to-weight ratio (5.17 kg/hp vs 5.87 kg/hp) and transmission (Automatic vs Automatic).
In European road use (130 km/h max), both vehicles reach the legal speed limit in under 7.67 seconds. The 0.02 s difference in 0 to 100 km/h is mostly felt in motorway merging and overtaking.
Volvo EX40 Twin Motor AWD and Bmw 840d xDrive Gran Coupe are virtually tied to 100 km/h. The gap is under a tenth of a second — only the physics engine can settle it step by step.