Hi Brian. I’m looking at this car and the full Polestar version. I agree with you about this model but at 100K$, it’s within 30K$ of the Panamera Gran Turismo Hybrid. I don’t know.... I’m a Volvo wagon owner and a 911 owner. I find this model more realistic in terms of pricing. What do you think ?
Hi Charles, I think you'd definitely prefer the full Polestar version. It's cooler and it's dynamics are far more compelling. This one isn't bad, but the PE car is much more satisfying to drive.
Interior is familiar but has the wool seats which look nice IMO. But Volvo should lose that black gloss on the console. That piano black look is just ruining interiors. I love seeing Volvo's new wagons but it's rare. Too rare. Volvo does look like it may make its next-gen crossovers look like tall wagons. That would be good to see.
so, for me, all these extra electronic recharge costs and weights are not worth it. and i am not just speaking as a jealous american. no, i just feel the cars are getting to damn complicated for the 60 to 100,000 miles they will be used. the repair cost are astronomical and IF, god forbid, you ever get into the slowest of corner crashes, you will be facing 10,000 in cost. i was reading up on the simple repair of a 2010 ford taurua recently, and i wish i could forward the article, but it was absolutely stunning ...the repairs to a crashed front corner. i will, however, take any volvo wagon in its simplest model because they, like volkwagens, simplify their designs and keep them pretty much ageless. and i think ford did well with the newest explorer for this very6 same reason. they are keeping the older models worth a value and allowing them to stay relevant and the new one clean and modern, agressive. these volvos are the same.
It might just be that most of the cars in the future are electric or hybrid. Electric cars are I guess nice and simple, but they also have their limitations.
christ I love this thing. I'm shopping in the $30s so this is way out of my budget, but if I had unlimited funds, I wouldn't be shopping for $150k Teslas for Taycans; I'd get a V60 Recharge. I'm just really concerned about long-term ownership costs. More complexity directly corelates to more costs, and Volvo has a pretty terrible reputation for things that break which wouldn't have if it had a Japanese badge. ...too bad. This is a sexy wagon. And it's a PHEV with 60km of EV range. And has 462hp. And sends power to all 4 wheels. And has an actual transmission that isn't a rubber band. arhg.
Odd it says recharge but when you click on it, it says the polstar so maybe not, or just the website hasn't been updated.. and i know in other volvo cars in the us you an get the cloth/wool interior very cool option.
I absolutely love the look of the V60. Such a gorgeous station wagon.
Inside and out!
@@BrianMakse yessir!
The cloth interior is a big bonus to the looks of the car. I like their patterned cloth too.
True
The price is right... in Austria you start at 70k Euros list price for the T8 Polestar Engineered....(that is 103k CAD)
Hi Brian. I’m looking at this car and the full Polestar version. I agree with you about this model but at 100K$, it’s within 30K$ of the Panamera Gran Turismo Hybrid. I don’t know.... I’m a Volvo wagon owner and a 911 owner. I find this model more realistic in terms of pricing. What do you think ?
Hi Charles, I think you'd definitely prefer the full Polestar version. It's cooler and it's dynamics are far more compelling. This one isn't bad, but the PE car is much more satisfying to drive.
No mention of the electric only range, unless I missed it.
If it’s not in this episode, it’s in the previous V60 PHEV episode.
Interior is familiar but has the wool seats which look nice IMO. But Volvo should lose that black gloss on the console. That piano black look is just ruining interiors. I love seeing Volvo's new wagons but it's rare. Too rare. Volvo does look like it may make its next-gen crossovers look like tall wagons. That would be good to see.
so, for me, all these extra electronic recharge costs and weights are not worth it.
and i am not just speaking as a jealous american.
no, i just feel the cars are getting to damn complicated for the 60 to 100,000 miles they will be used.
the repair cost are astronomical and IF, god forbid, you ever get into the slowest of corner crashes, you will be facing 10,000 in cost.
i was reading up on the simple repair of a 2010 ford taurua recently, and i wish i could forward the article, but it was absolutely stunning ...the repairs to a crashed front corner.
i will, however, take any volvo wagon in its simplest model because they, like volkwagens, simplify their designs and keep them pretty much ageless.
and i think ford did well with the newest explorer for this very6 same reason. they are keeping the older models worth a value and allowing them to stay relevant and the new one clean and modern, agressive.
these volvos are the same.
All of these plug ins are going to be a bit of an ownership adventure once they’ve got some miles, don’t you think?
It might just be that most of the cars in the future are electric or hybrid. Electric cars are I guess nice and simple, but they also have their limitations.
christ I love this thing. I'm shopping in the $30s so this is way out of my budget, but if I had unlimited funds, I wouldn't be shopping for $150k Teslas for Taycans; I'd get a V60 Recharge. I'm just really concerned about long-term ownership costs. More complexity directly corelates to more costs, and Volvo has a pretty terrible reputation for things that break which wouldn't have if it had a Japanese badge.
...too bad. This is a sexy wagon. And it's a PHEV with 60km of EV range. And has 462hp. And sends power to all 4 wheels. And has an actual transmission that isn't a rubber band.
arhg.
how is the trunk area?
Suitable for plenty of junk.
I wish they sold this in the states. Ugh 😩
The Polestar Engineered version is pretty cool, though.
@@BrianMakse Looks like now volvo offers v60 reharge in the states on the website at least www. volvocars. com/us/v/cars/v60-hybrid
Odd it says recharge but when you click on it, it says the polstar so maybe not, or just the website hasn't been updated.. and i know in other volvo cars in the us you an get the cloth/wool interior very cool option.
@@Drewbie85 The only Recharge V60 available in the US is the Polestar model. www.volvocars.com/us/build/v60-hybrid?
This or a c43 AMG estate?
E39 M5 Touring.
@@BrianMakse great car, but not what I asked :)
Lol I just have E39s on my mind. Someone else will have to answer that. I’ve never driven the Benz.
Looks nice but v90 is much better
It’s bigger, I don’t know about better.