The 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge Gets A Big Boost In Power & Driving Range
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2024
- The #VolvoXC40Recharge was one of the first premium all-electric SUV alternatives to the Tesla Model Y. For 2024, #Volvo has given the #XC40Recharge a brand new battery pack, a new rear-mounted electric motors, and more range. The result is an even better #XC40 that has the typical Swedish quirks that you expect from Volvo.
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I always appreciate an interior where the screen is integrated into the dash. It looks so much better than the tacked on ipad look
Me to I never liked how the tablet style screen looks like a after market I like built in like mine is
Regarding fabric in a luxury vehicle. Back in time it was luxurious to have fabric in the passenger cabin of cars/carriages. Leather was considered less luxurious and was used for the seats for the servants and drivers as they were easier to clean. Additionally fabric is warmer in winter and cooler in summer which was more comfortable for the affluent riders.
I love the comfortable and color trimmed fabric seats with heaters of my Impreza RS. I’m confident of their durability too, I also have a bought new 2002 WRX wagon with perfect condition, bolstered fabric seats.
Yeah but now fabric is for a poors
@@MichiganMurse kind of a difference in fabric vs wool like Volvo is doing. Even my office chair is a high density woven wool, and it is so much nicer than the typical leatherette you see on office chairs; and lower branded cars.
I have a P3 era Volvo. And it has super comfortable leather seats, but the woven plaid of the new SPA Volvo's reminds me of my nice, but highly overpriced wool office chair.
@@Staatus_Quo true but it’s nice to sit on a dead animal
Got it since november. Absolutely love it.
That crystal shifter gets dirty no matter what you do! Great video as always :)
Our 2023 XC40 P8 since the latest update has now 230mi. up a whole 7mi BUT that's awesome. So far no issues with this update.
22:55 thank you for voicing this out loud about their seats.
I used to be a die-hard Volvo fan all my life.
It used to stand for understated luxury with actual luxury in the interiors. But i could afford a top of the line volvo model prior to 2016. I am an osteopathic physician and can categorically say volvo DID have the BEST driver and passenger seats in the industry.
Post 2016, all VOLVO cars including the top of the line cars had seats that are TOO HARD / firm and overall WITHOUT ENOUGH PADDING THICKNESS TO STRETCH WHILST REMAINING SEATED.
- and costs grew astronomically with the mainstream SPA models xc60/xc90
- this offering the xc40/polestar 2 is their cheaper CMA architecture
-but their platforms no longer resembled what volvo of old used to offer- quality luxury.. (2nd row in every CMA model had very compromised low hip points and flat seats without any support- why ? Was that the only solution volvo interior designers could think of to allow for a flat loading area?)
Now I'm a big fan of what GENESIS from HMA (Hyundai) has to offer regardless of reliability.
I've had 2 Volvos now. XC40 for three years when it first came out. I loved it! Then traded it for an XC60 and utterly love it! Though, my next vehicle will be the new Genesis GV80 coupe when it comes out.
Being a SAAB & Volvo owner, you're right that the SPA's seat comfort has drastically dropped vs the P3 and before models.
But, the cut off of 2016 is technically incorrect as the P3 chassis and last of the remarkable seats carried on in the 60 series, V, S, CC, & XC until 2018. Those P3 chassis' soldiered on for a couple more years before going Geely SPA.
And while I love the looks of the SPA V60's & V90's, I don't think I'd upgrade to one 100% due to the seats. Even if I love the woven wool plaid look of them.
I have my xc40 for about 2 weeks and there's something I can't figure out. With apple carplay i would get calendar entries as suggested destnations in the maps app. I've been trying to get a similar flow with google calendar and maps in Android automotive but it just doesn't seem possible. Anyone experience with this?
Volvo does have a better interior than most but when it comes to their EVs they really need to be more efficient to achieve better range.
The used market for these offers ok value but new ones are obviously too expensive. Definitely not good to buy these new. Lease only.
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Pretty cheesy that they don’t even give rear LEDs.
2013 version is Twin Battery and is AWD...
this weighs at least 1200lb more than comaprable ice vehicles
Perhaps consider checking on things like “phone as a key” prior to filming the video.
Ok becky
Ev's or just electrical car 🚗?
I hopefully someday, I can buy this new EV.
Just get the B5 version.
Where can one purchase that 0 to 60 tester?
I test drove the previous version of this and had a C40 as a rental recently. Compared to the Genesis GV60, there really is no comparison. The Genesis wins in almost every category. I don’t think the improvements they’ve made will change that. I also recently had a Q4 e-tron loaner, and that had easy too many hard plastics, but its prestige trim apparently improves on that, and if that’s the case, I would also take that over this. But between the three, the GV60, which you can now get low mileage 2nd hand of the top trim (performance) for $45k, is a no brainer.
Wireless Carplay/Android Auto is full of compromise. Device heats up more. And there are signal disruptors that can make connection an on/off experience. Having both options would ve the ideal luxury ootion.
The only thing I really dislike about the xc40 are the wheels. They just look a bit weird imo. I wish the spokes were a bit thinner. That would make them look sleeker
The wheels look amazing.
Wow 293 miles range, over 6.28 seconds -0.60 ,RWD at 60k sounds amazing 😂
That’s horrible
Those seats make it look really cheap ,fake leather would have been better looking !
You'd be surprised. These Wool Blend seats look amazing in person and are the most comfortable. They are better than traditional leather, let alone "fake leather" materials. The only downside is if you have dogs or kids who like to eat & drink in the car. Otherwise, these are some of the best seats in the industry. Like Toyota Century-style, seriously.
@@karachaEVERY SINGLE seat option in the xc40, xc60, xc90 are too firm. I have owned two different models including "NAPA LEATHER" but felt nothing close to luxury of the old Volvos (I used to own the xc70 and a 10 year old s60 the latter of which had the best seats of ANY CAR that I've sat in).
@@Vamanos46 I do agree that no car on the market has seats like those old Volvos, especially 1990s Volvo 960. No one makes those seats anymore. If modern Volvo seats are too firm for you, you definitely would not enjoy BMWs, that's all I can say. I find these wool seats a move in the right direction though, they are nice.
@@karachaI think Genesis is already there. They will capture all those customers soon once they get engine reliability sorted out. I mean listen to 22:55 voicing this out loud about their seats.
I used to be a die-hard Volvo fan all my life. It used to stand for understated luxury with actual luxury in the interiors. 😢
@@karacha I have a 2002 Volvo S80 and the seats are excellent. But, I don't mind the firm seats in the newer Volvos because I feel they have a bit more support where after long drives, my seats feel a bit soft in some areas. Every back is different.
I think the car is fine, if expensive. It has a good amount of space in it. But put it next to an EX30 and the age of it shows in both the exterior and interior.
I’m in the minority here, but I’m not a fan of leather seats- kinda digging the wool. Also thank you so much for driving the hell out of the RWD version in slick-ish conditions. I was curious how it might handle a Midwest winter. 🙏
This is one of the few small SUVs I seen that actually have the same practicality as my golf. Such a useless buy, but she is kinda cute, I’ll give it that.
The Topographical trim is not cheap. It’s actually made of translucent reclaimed plastic materials. 😊
The Volvo is no Volvo as we know before.
This makes no sense to me. It's a current Volvo and they stand out as such on the road.
@@benjaminsmith2287old Volvo owners aren't happy with the seats and the reclaimed plastics if the SPA models.
I have trouble with the new SPA interiors myself. But not with the luxury woven wool materials; but with the lack of proper support and comfort. I have zero issues with the plastic though as it is refined and reclaimed taking it out of landfills.
But, my P3 V60's interior is leaps and bounds above the SPA generation due to comfort and support of the seats. And still being pre-reclaimed plastics with the soft touch everything interior.
@@benjaminsmith2287you are talking all about aesthetics/ vanity. Volvo of old stood for sleeper with tons of power, and UNDERSTATED LUXURY on the inside.
It has been fleeting far from that since 2016, focusing on visual opulence instead.
@@Vamanos46 The EX90 is pretty understated. And with EVs, everyone has power. Nothing remains the same and Mercedes, BMW, and others have changed as well. Volvo has to evolve too because they have to sell cars but I don't think they've lost their Volvo essence and have changed to something else.
Volvo is European by name only, it is owned by a Chinese car company called Geely
It's not worth the price
Buy it slightly used with low mileage. I bought a 2022 Polestar 2 dual motor for $37k with 12,000 miles. It’s original window sticker was $66k.
@@matthewflakes1481 I have a question. Why is the price of polestar 2 dropping so drastically?
@@bigh8121- the price of all electric vehicles are dropping.
Who would ever have thought someone would refer to the materials in a Volvo as “cheapy” and “plasticky”?
@@dirkiedoos8577 There are cheap bits and plastics in Volvos for decades. Plenty of 80s Volvos had cheap bits in them, like the plastics in the console of the 760 luxury car.
Ya just what a mom wants in a 60k car,, sliding all over the place or just don’t drive 9 months out of the year
$60K is a no for me Dawg.
60k? the affordable EV…???😂😂😂
looks like someone took a weird lookin brick and painted primer all over it 😏
expensive car with cheap everything. just criminal
Overpriced small SUV!
Glad to see Volvo walk back their plans to go 100% EV. Glorified, overpriced golf carts💯✔️🤮
The value on these is still pretty bad. You’re talking over 60k after taxes and fees for 290 miles of range, which is really more like 250-270 in real world with cold weather etc.
And with a rapidly aging U.I.
Take gv60 over this all day long. This is so boring and lack luster