Just picked up my 23 C40 Ultimate. This was a great demonstration for off road use. Changed my mind about taking it camping. I’m really enjoying the car. One pedal driving took me a day to get use to, but i personally like it. It’s all in how you feather the throttle when coming to a stop. My wife uses the car as a realtor for her daily driving. Previously she was going through $150+ in gas each week.
Dear Ryan, Sir.. I have loved and enjoyed your videos, your magazines, your content throughout the last 20 years!!! That little "Depeche Mode" bit, just elevated you to AWESOME status!!! lol
One pedal driving: I understand the point is to have separate controls for regenerative vs. friction brakes. More control! :) If Volvo goes back to hard buttons (keep at it, Mazda!) I’m in.
I just took the car for a test drive and it had One pedal driving disabled. Pressing the brake pedal doesn't immediately mean its using friction brakes, because when you do press the brakes, you can see the charge meter climb up as you would expect it to. Volvo has very seamlessly blended regen and friction braking, with a heavy emphasis on regen. I'm actually in love with this car already
This is true with Tesla, but every other brand uses the motor for braking when using the brake pedal except during hard braking. It's a much better system than Tesla, much more control.
At 01:38 you mentioned that a heat-pump should keep the battery operating at optimal temperatures year round however I believe that's not the primary goal of the heat-pump in an EV. The heat-pump has a 300-400% efficiency when compared with an electric resistance heater (which is 100%) and would use less energy from the battery to warm up the cabin during cold weather and improve the range. Volvo has a tool on their website where you can choose outside temperature and would provide an estimate on the range with/without heat-pump for this car.
You really should do a review of a XC90 T6 or B6. It would be nice to see how it would perform off-road, since It would have a real AWD system not a simulated one that is in the T8 Volvos.
@@normt430 Absolutely...if you can get a great deal on one, I would recommend it to anyone. I wound up trading my 2017 ICE vehicle and got $11k for it. So my EV wound up being a bit over $20k for an awesome dual motor EV that's still covered by warranty.
The North American all makes manufactured in Belgium / Europe except the new 2025 EX30 that’s in Asia but that will change soon because of the imposed tax tariffs on China. Volvo just annouced a shift in production for later models to Europe. They recently (2018) opened in a new plant here in the states In South Carolina which produces models EX90 , S60, and S60 Recharge. The Asian & Australian market is produced in China. All cars carry a manufacturers ID information in the engine to indicate where it was manufactured.
Great review. I haven't driven an electric car, but I'd imagine the one pedal driving must be weird. I also have to say I go back and forth about your comment on range. We're building a new house, and we asked for them to install an electric car outlets because it's much cheaper to do now, than later on. However, 226 miles of range is not much. If I drove to my fiancé's hometown to visit her family, it's about 75 miles, and than 75 miles back. That doesn't include any stops, or running around once we get there. Compared to my RDX, I'd have 380 miles of range. I'm not expecting 500 miles of range, but I think it'd be nice to at least be at 380, especially considering that the battery over time will lose range, AND in cold weather it'll go down.
One pedal driving is really easy to get used to. After a couple days you’ll be more or less used to it, by 3 weeks you won’t want to go back to 1 pedal
226 miles is probably pretty accurate as in not using single pedal driving. They advertise it at 260 miles now but that will be single pedal with the aircon/heating off!
226mi of range is absolutely not enough.. especially for 60k. Chalking up the need for more than that as only people who are cross country road tripping is short sighted. I live in FL, if I had this thing i wouldnt be able to drive to visit family like I often do who live 240mi away...in FL. Forget about if i encounter traffic...
Agreed! I commute 100 miles a day in michigan. From what i understand under freezing temps you'll loose about half your range with non-heated and get back a little more if heated. If it snows and its really working that twin motor it wouldn't get me home. I really hope the manufactures start putting cold temp range included in their figures.
@@jediguy634 oh yea I didn't even consider the cold being in FL, good point...itd be a different story if it was 220mi range but I could charge in 5min like gas/Diesel...maybe I'd deal with it but, im not gonna at 40min to each direction of my commute.
I love Volvos. Have owned two. But you can get a Tesla model 3 for the same price (or less) that has over 350 miles of range. Hard to see why this one has so little range.
In all fairness, a fully loaded Hyundai, Kia, or VW EV isn’t too far off in price to that. You’re just paying a premium for the brand and not a huge one at that.
Your also not paying for gas, oil changes, routine maintenance, engine repair, and so on. I think for the price with most electric cars you're really getting more out of the price. Also not going to get gas at $3-$4 a gallon where people can charge their car at home or at a station where it would cost as much as $10 or less
Ryan, Great review. I’m not ready for an EV. Hybrid is the way to go as long as it’s a Toyota. As for our family, we will continue to drive our Toyota’s and Subaru’s. It’s too bad Subaru doesn’t produce a non plug in hybrid. Thanks again for the review. Enjoy your day!
@@FuryfistX I’m sure they’re not. It’s a shame, Subaru and Toyota are in bed together. A lot of Toyota’s now have Subaru’s AWD systems in their vehicles. It’s only reasonable that Subaru would use Toyota’s hybrid system in the Subie’s.
That's an interesting little crossover! A little pricey though. I just put the Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus tires on my Ram last week. Might try them off road today in Mount Charleston..weather permitting of course.
I'm just saying if people knew how to adjust their side mirrors properly there would be no blind spots people need to adjust their side mirrors away from their cars then they will see the the traffic beside them No car has blind spots if you adjust your mirrors properly
...so, then ALL cars should come with wide-angle side mirrors instead of plain/direct-view mirrors? Or at least a combo mirror for the driver side. What if the mirrors were on the front fenders for a better view?
I had a 2021 Hyundai Elantra that was worth 20k do a better job of lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control. It was able to follow the line on highways and make some pretty impressive bends on the highway. This car is 3 times more and barely did a decent job at lane keep asisit without bugging you to keep ur arms on the wheel.
I really like the look (especially the rear end) but simply would have to get the XC40 Recharge if given a choice, simply for the additional space and practicality. Definitely some stiff competition from other OEMs though, would have to drive all of em before coming to a conclusion.
You mention road noise being a bit loud. I'd be interested in the road noise on a normal freeway...that is a load stretch of I-90 and even in my GLE350 (an extremely quite car) it's annoying. Can't imagine how load a Model Y would be there!
Than you for this very insightful review. And yes am also from the generation personal Jesus Dépêche Mode… 40 hares ago… I was 12 .. Thank you from Mauritius island, in the Indian Ocean .
Carplay was added about 2 weeks ago. Roughly a week before this video posted. The most recent update also smoothed out the 1 pedal drive and throttle response.
I am into Scandinavian design; that's why I shop at IKEA (and wish I bought that 9-3 Sportcombi Aero in 2012). Ryan, do you also need a subscription to the trail when you use a volvo?
We have a 2018 Tesla model 3 that was rated at 310miles new. With 80k miles on it the battery is now capable of about 275 miles. It’s fine daily but we cannot drive two hours across SoCal traffic filled freeways to my mom’s and back without supercharging. Based on my experience 226 miles will (when the battery is new) really mean about 180 miles (if you only charge to 80% to keep the battery healthy). Then there is driving efficiency… which won’t be 100% unless you drive 60 mph or lower everywhere and drive like a Grandma. Normal people drive EVs at about 80 efficiency so that 180 miles turns into 145 mile… unless it’s cold when you lose up to another 30% of the 145 miles… which’s gets you to about 100 miles of real useable range on a single charge… which is fine for most people’s commute but actually starts to suck when you go anywhere on a weekend… forget driving cross country. And that’s new! Wait until your battery loses 10-15% of its capability after 3-4 years. Anyway… long story even longer… 226 isn’t nearly enough for even regular driving around town on a weekend. I wouldn’t buy another EV with less than 300 miles of range… preferably 350. I love EVs generally and have made the switch but you almost certainly will want more range than you think you need. 226 isn’t close to enough unless you have a backup ICE vehicle too. 226 really means half that range under real world conditions for most people.
Interesting. I have a 2022 XC40 Twin with 18,000 miles on it. Charged to 90% the other day and the Guessometer was showing a range of about 245 miles. Software updates now give it a range of 260-270 miles, I guess through optimizing power to the motors. I charge 99% of the time at home on a 6kW unit, and am not seeing any battery deterioration. I’m also not driving on freeways as much as you, and the speed limit here is only 55 anyway. All newer models will have better range numbers, and those LFP batteries in a Tesla will probably outlive the car with little degradation. The big win is paying $5 a charge at home, which even our friends with an ICE Kia Soul are jealous of. So perhaps you should either consider a newer EV, or enjoy life in the slow lane!
I plan to get this but after I transfer to a closer facility. I drive 75 miles everyday to work but there is a closer plant I can transfer to just only because I don't want to put so much miles on a new car. I was going to get the polestar 2 but this is cheaper than that and more unique in its design. I can't wait
The times when the seat belt tightened you were going 30mph. The times when you said it was being inconsistent you were going 20 mph. Maybe there’s different settings for different speeds
I don't know how I feel about the infotainment in this car. It seems functional, but I can't help but see a cheap Android tablet every time I look at it. It just doesn't feel premium at all. I do love the gage cluster.
Interesting video and well produced and presented as always. Curious what the sub 30 minute charge cost in real dollars and how many miles range did the charge add? I know this is where we'll all wind up eventually, I am in the market right now and considering everything.
Charging at a charging station is similar in price to a gas station in terms of miles/$. Charging at home is where you save a ton of money, and is where you should be charging 98% of the time. Overall, I’d recommend going the EV route if you have a garage and don’t take long road trips all the time.
@@garrettw99 depends your location and time of the day. Even before this almost $7 gas in CA I made a trip and it cost less than $20 at Tesla supercharger. It would be $80-$100 for the gas. My home price will be just a tad lower than Tesla supercharger evening rates. Problem with all these other EVs is not enough working charging locations. I like the competition to Tesla but Tesla supercharger network is a big plus.
@@bobby350z I took a trip from SoCal to Las Vegas last month. Round trip, it cost $74.16 in supercharging. So yes it is way cheaper than gas. However, my home electricity rate from midnight to 6am is 9¢ per kWh. You have to get a “time of use” electricity plan if you really want to save a ton of money. My old electricity plan was almost as expensive as owning an ICE car.
I really wish this was the 2022 or '23 XC60 Recharge. Wife and I had stuck between the Volvo XC60 Recharge or Outback XT with pros and cons to each. Volvo pros: More comfortable, plug in hybrid we do little driving and would only need to buy some gas every few months with hybrid. Outback $20k cheaper...
Over $70k 2023 Volvo car has a steering wheel vibration very bad when driving 65 mph, making it quite annoying and UNSAFE to drive, especially at high speeds. 5 times the dealership visited, a Volvo engineer came and replaced AXLE ordered from Sweden and other parts, but the problem still not solve. contacting Volvo case was opened over 2 months still no solution or update.
Quite interesting EV proposition from Volvo but I'm not interested at this price tbh, I'll get a or a Kona for way less or even a Ioniq 5 if I need a bigger car.
It's air suspension is lovely. Dosent wobble in tight corners and the steering is on point. I wish the premium feel was in Tesla and especially the suspension. This makes Tesla feel cheap. I hope the new model y is a massive upgrade. I've always felt like the Tesla to bee too rushed even tho I have a hate and love relationship to it. I would by this if not the price and the lesser value for the money of a car. Tesla dose this really well.
WHY are you literally the only person who can sit in a vehicle and quantify "I fit fine" with a proper profile shot along with your height and that it is/is not body proportionate? Why does noone else "get this"?
Volvo uses big wheels because they have huge brakes. Base model Volvos are generally the best with the ride quality just because they often have smaller brakes and smaller rims bigger profile tires.
@@Nigel8Chelsea time will tell once the Caddy comes on sale, until then it's kinda apples to apple seeds. By that time as well we might be hearing about the next redesign of a new Volvo EV since this platform is a couple years old already.
Everyone seems to think they “need” a 1,000 mile range in electric vehicles. Most ICE vehicles don’t quite make it for 300 miles before needing s refill. Ryan as always great review! I noticed Volvo is using the same bat wing rear spoiler and no rear wiper just like the Subaru Soltera. I’m going to guess that sendup has to do with aerodynamics.
I bet it's less about outright range than it is charging speed. You can fill up most gas tanks in 5 minutes and be on your way. A full charge of a battery your generally looking at 30-45 minutes minimum. If your using an electric car for a road trip, that really adds to driving time.
i just did several 4-5 hour drives then 7 hour drive at the end and i never had need to stop more then once for more then 15 minutes in those drives, sometimes it works out and 1 hour food stop happens, but for me batteries are still bottlenecking the car electrification
@@niuhuskieguy Charge time is slow on some vehicles however the Porsche Tycan and the Hyundai can go from 10% to 80% in 18 - 20 minutes when using a fast charger. Pretty much all the electric cars and trucks will charge in a few hours using 220 Volts at home. So if like me you drive 50 miles a more a day for work and you have a 200 + mile range, you just charge up at night every other day. Most people don’t travel more than 200 miles a day unless they are taking a road trip. If that’s the case then you will want to use a DC fast charging station. If I drive to my uncles house which is 343 miles a way I would have to stop once. Given that it’s an almost 6 hour drive I usually do stop at least once to eat and use the restroom. If I was going to say drive 1,000 miles then I’d consider a plug-in hybrid…..but like most people I don’t drive that many miles a day.
@@porsche558 I'm not talking 50 mile trips. I'm talking long road trips. A trip where you only have to charge once is one thing, but if your taking a long road trip which I enjoy, it becomes a bit much. Also remember those superfast charging speeds are not available at a majority of chargers and very few EVs on the market have the ability to accept that fast charge if you can find it.
Love your videos. I'd be super interested to see how the new 2023 Sportage Hybrid or PHEV fares off road. Should be a bit better than Toyota's options since kia uses a drive shaft to power the rear wheels instead of electric motors only in their AWD
Having a mechanical system like drive shafts and differentials doesn’t mean something is better off-road. If done right an all electric setup can be a lot better. You can get an instant reaction from an electric motor vs waiting for a mechanical system to kick in to manage slip.
@@porsche558 it also means that you don’t need to conserve your battery charge if you know you will be off road. The rav4 prime cuts nearly all of its rear wheel power when it’s charge is depleted. Yes it operates as a hybrid but the rear motor horsepower is significantly lower. No such issue from a full mechanical awd system with a driveshaft.
@@kokorone132 So that goes back to what I said…”If done right an all electric setup can be better.” Toyota is just 1 company amongst many and they are new to the AWD game. Toyota has yet to design a true off-road worthy vehicle. Look at the Rivian R1T and R1S and they both prove mechanical differentials aren’t better. They use an electric motor per wheel which allows for instant changes in torque to each wheel. You can’t get that with a mechanical system.
Scandinavian design? It's Chinese! My neighbour just took delivery of one three days ago, It's a big pig ugly two ton lump. Range in the Winter 200 miles. Hideous wheels.
Thumbs up for the sandwich in the frunk. Wish I could give you another for Personal Jesus. I'd have to take away a thumbs up for the background music further in the video when you're talking about infotainment unit. It is distracting and unnecessary.
Plus their current mild hybrid offering is really bad. They had to stiffen the suspension to compensate for the batteries in the current design and the ride became really bad. I’d literally buy a used pure petrol/diesel powered Volvo than a new MHEV one.
I am way too old to give a 💩💩💩💩 about owning an EV. I have a truck to tow our RV and EVs suck at towing. They have the power but the range is next to useless.
I have a gas truck to haul my RV, and and EV to haul just me. Driving my truck for personal transportation has become rather uneconomical with fuel prices I’m seeing in my area.
With manufacturers making most of their money on parts, maintenance and service, what’re they planning on doing to make money since these electric vehicles are super low maintenance?
I think that applies to dealers (at least the maintenance and service aspect). I'm not sure how much profit would be built into parts, but dealers do likely take a cut so I doubt it's a huge profit maker for the OEM.
...charge more at initial purchase. Charge more for accessories. Make you lease/subscribe vs buy. Write in pseudo services or make you prepay for maintenance that not necessarily be necessary...
Nobody is gonna spend 60K on this and take it over a single rock in it's life. I have taken a 1975 Olds 98 455 v8 with snow tires up trails way worse than this. But at least we understand what our future looks like. You need to spend 30+ minutes at a "gas" station just to get home.
Thank you for the very thorough review. All things considered I would reject this vehicle because piano black. I'm rejecting all vehicles with piano black, though. It scratches, attract dust and looks generally crappy. No idea why automakers continue to insist using it because it's horrific in actual real life. Shame on automakers for such lousy choices. I don't know any car reviewers who don't disdain the material so I do not understand the mindset of car interior designers. Numbskulls.
Most of these EVs are simply out of my price range, you are looking at upper middle class to afford one of these things. With inflation I am barely able to make ends meat let alone afford something like this.
I had a test drive in one of these. Fun to drive and really peppy. But it’s more than 70k $CAN and it does not qualify for subsidies. And again. Piano black…I hate it with a passion. I just can’t stand it.
Just picked up my 23 C40 Ultimate. This was a great demonstration for off road use. Changed my mind about taking it camping. I’m really enjoying the car. One pedal driving took me a day to get use to, but i personally like it. It’s all in how you feather the throttle when coming to a stop. My wife uses the car as a realtor for her daily driving. Previously she was going through $150+ in gas each week.
No throttle on an EV, it's a variable switch.
Best car and truck reviewer on TH-cam ! Watch new videos everyday. Keep up the good content !
Dear Ryan, Sir..
I have loved and enjoyed your videos, your magazines, your content throughout the last 20 years!!!
That little "Depeche Mode" bit, just elevated you to AWESOME status!!! lol
This is the greatest review of C40 I’ve ever watched. A little off-road testing is really nice though.
One pedal driving: I understand the point is to have separate controls for regenerative vs. friction brakes. More control! :) If Volvo goes back to hard buttons (keep at it, Mazda!) I’m in.
I like analog buttons as well, and I’m an actual mobile app developer :)
My Forester has 253 of them, with double redundancy for most functions :)
I just took the car for a test drive and it had One pedal driving disabled. Pressing the brake pedal doesn't immediately mean its using friction brakes, because when you do press the brakes, you can see the charge meter climb up as you would expect it to. Volvo has very seamlessly blended regen and friction braking, with a heavy emphasis on regen. I'm actually in love with this car already
This is true with Tesla, but every other brand uses the motor for braking when using the brake pedal except during hard braking. It's a much better system than Tesla, much more control.
Just test drove a 2023 C40. Love the one pedal driving, especially in town traffic.
I love this and at only 60.000 I think this will be my car if I ever need to downsize from my XC90 T8. Volvo is such a stylish brand.
I don't know a lot about cars but I was so confused as to why this is priced at $50,000+. I didn't know Volvo was considered a luxury brand.
Isn't everything now priced at $50k plus. The luxury and nice off-road ones are touching $100k.
Just built one online (Canada)...over $70K...including rebate...never gonna happen...
At 01:38 you mentioned that a heat-pump should keep the battery operating at optimal temperatures year round however I believe that's not the primary goal of the heat-pump in an EV. The heat-pump has a 300-400% efficiency when compared with an electric resistance heater (which is 100%) and would use less energy from the battery to warm up the cabin during cold weather and improve the range. Volvo has a tool on their website where you can choose outside temperature and would provide an estimate on the range with/without heat-pump for this car.
Haha the seat belt tried to kill me, I didn’t like that to much! Okay let’s try that again 🤣🤣
first time on your channel amazing videos and one of the best car reviewers
really good review, honest without being overly critical, just pointing out the facts
Liked just for the Depeche Mode reference
You really should do a review of a XC90 T6 or B6. It would be nice to see how it would perform off-road, since It would have a real AWD system not a simulated one that is in the T8 Volvos.
I just picked up a 2023 C40 Recharge that had 6k miles on it and it drives like a dream...absolutely amazing and I got it for $32k.
Hertz ex-rentals with low miles make great EV purchases.
@@normt430 Absolutely...if you can get a great deal on one, I would recommend it to anyone. I wound up trading my 2017 ICE vehicle and got $11k for it. So my EV wound up being a bit over $20k for an awesome dual motor EV that's still covered by warranty.
Seems like a track test would be a better fit for this Chinese vehicle.
It is still very much a Swedish designed vehicle, and even if it was not the Chinese vehicles are rapidly catching up.
The North American all makes manufactured in Belgium / Europe except the new 2025 EX30 that’s in Asia but that will change soon because of the imposed tax tariffs on China. Volvo just annouced a shift in production for later models to Europe. They recently (2018) opened in a new plant here in the states In South Carolina which produces models EX90 , S60, and S60 Recharge. The Asian & Australian market is produced in China. All cars carry a manufacturers ID information in the engine to indicate where it was manufactured.
Great review. I haven't driven an electric car, but I'd imagine the one pedal driving must be weird. I also have to say I go back and forth about your comment on range. We're building a new house, and we asked for them to install an electric car outlets because it's much cheaper to do now, than later on. However, 226 miles of range is not much. If I drove to my fiancé's hometown to visit her family, it's about 75 miles, and than 75 miles back. That doesn't include any stops, or running around once we get there. Compared to my RDX, I'd have 380 miles of range. I'm not expecting 500 miles of range, but I think it'd be nice to at least be at 380, especially considering that the battery over time will lose range, AND in cold weather it'll go down.
One pedal driving is really easy to get used to. After a couple days you’ll be more or less used to it, by 3 weeks you won’t want to go back to 1 pedal
One pedal is wonderful.
226 miles is probably pretty accurate as in not using single pedal driving. They advertise it at 260 miles now but that will be single pedal with the aircon/heating off!
226mi of range is absolutely not enough.. especially for 60k. Chalking up the need for more than that as only people who are cross country road tripping is short sighted. I live in FL, if I had this thing i wouldnt be able to drive to visit family like I often do who live 240mi away...in FL. Forget about if i encounter traffic...
Agreed! I commute 100 miles a day in michigan. From what i understand under freezing temps you'll loose about half your range with non-heated and get back a little more if heated. If it snows and its really working that twin motor it wouldn't get me home.
I really hope the manufactures start putting cold temp range included in their figures.
@@jediguy634 oh yea I didn't even consider the cold being in FL, good point...itd be a different story if it was 220mi range but I could charge in 5min like gas/Diesel...maybe I'd deal with it but, im not gonna at 40min to each direction of my commute.
FYI, if you encounter traffic, it will likely increase the range, due to lower speeds and regenerative braking.
I love Volvos. Have owned two. But you can get a Tesla model 3 for the same price (or less) that has over 350 miles of range. Hard to see why this one has so little range.
60k…that’s a no. Great review though
In all fairness, a fully loaded Hyundai, Kia, or VW EV isn’t too far off in price to that. You’re just paying a premium for the brand and not a huge one at that.
Your also not paying for gas, oil changes, routine maintenance, engine repair, and so on. I think for the price with most electric cars you're really getting more out of the price. Also not going to get gas at $3-$4 a gallon where people can charge their car at home or at a station where it would cost as much as $10 or less
I’m sorry that it’s not in your price range… 🤷♂️
Kevin, take a look at the used market. Lots of good deals and my 2022 is holding together quite well.
Hertz just released a bunch of 2023 Xc40/C40 with 10k miles or less for low $30's.
Great review
Future is now.
Offroad ev. Amazing combo.
Ryan, Great review.
I’m not ready for an EV. Hybrid is the way to go as long as it’s a Toyota.
As for our family, we will continue to drive our Toyota’s and Subaru’s.
It’s too bad Subaru doesn’t produce a non plug in hybrid.
Thanks again for the review.
Enjoy your day!
they do have non plug in hybrid foresters in Europe but im hearing they aint as good as toyotas hybrids.
@@FuryfistX I’m sure they’re not.
It’s a shame, Subaru and Toyota are in bed together. A lot of Toyota’s now have Subaru’s AWD systems in their vehicles. It’s only reasonable that Subaru would use Toyota’s hybrid system in the Subie’s.
Volvo seat belts have been attacking me since my 1973 242 Volvo coupe. The same way my 2024 XC40 recharge does.🤔How? Vintage Volvo😂
I'm a Tesla Model 3 owner, but I've been considering something with higher clearance. This car seems like a great alternative!
Get a 2" lift for your model 3! Mountain pass performance makes s good one and it's pretty cheap. Falken wildpeaks even fit in 225/50R18.
Placed an order 2 weeks ago. 5 to 7 months wait. No market adjustment !!! All other EV's have upcharges from $3000 to $5000
That's an interesting little crossover! A little pricey though.
I just put the Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus tires on my Ram last week. Might try them off road today in Mount Charleston..weather permitting of course.
I'm just saying if people knew how to adjust their side mirrors properly there would be no blind spots people need to adjust their side mirrors away from their cars then they will see the the traffic beside them No car has blind spots if you adjust your mirrors properly
...so, then ALL cars should come with wide-angle side mirrors instead of plain/direct-view mirrors? Or at least a combo mirror for the driver side. What if the mirrors were on the front fenders for a better view?
I recall the same song aftet the Two notes, Personal Jesus, by Depeche Mode. Good video, Thanks a Lot.
I had a 2021 Hyundai Elantra that was worth 20k do a better job of lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control. It was able to follow the line on highways and make some pretty impressive bends on the highway. This car is 3 times more and barely did a decent job at lane keep asisit without bugging you to keep ur arms on the wheel.
The country roads are beautiful
Excellent……I will try 2024 c40
I really like the look (especially the rear end) but simply would have to get the XC40 Recharge if given a choice, simply for the additional space and practicality.
Definitely some stiff competition from other OEMs though, would have to drive all of em before coming to a conclusion.
Yeah, the XC is actually "boxy in the boot".
You can get a speeding ticket in a Volvo. Ask me how I know…
Can you review the Polestar 2 AWD??? Please 🙏🏽
Thank you for the great review! I completely agree with you on the size of the wheels. I also prefer smaller wheels with a larger side wall.
$61,000 for that !???
I'd love to see Volvo do a "rally car" version of this car
Great your videos dude…. Go Volvo Electric vehicles go…. Cool video
People criticize hard plastics but often they are used to make it easier to keep clean. A good idea in an interior that is going to see some real use.
You mention road noise being a bit loud. I'd be interested in the road noise on a normal freeway...that is a load stretch of I-90 and even in my GLE350 (an extremely quite car) it's annoying. Can't imagine how load a Model Y would be there!
33:28 nice shot of the parked Subaru, I like its wheels 😁
Than you for this very insightful review.
And yes am also from the generation personal Jesus Dépêche Mode… 40 hares ago… I was 12 ..
Thank you from Mauritius island, in the Indian Ocean .
Carplay was added about 2 weeks ago. Roughly a week before this video posted. The most recent update also smoothed out the 1 pedal drive and throttle response.
Thank you. At least hey use the update function. Do you know if you can drive while it does the update?
I am into Scandinavian design; that's why I shop at IKEA (and wish I bought that 9-3 Sportcombi Aero in 2012). Ryan, do you also need a subscription to the trail when you use a volvo?
his such a sporty guy!!
CarPlay was added in the last update. (2.2).
We have a 2018 Tesla model 3 that was rated at 310miles new. With 80k miles on it the battery is now capable of about 275 miles. It’s fine daily but we cannot drive two hours across SoCal traffic filled freeways to my mom’s and back without supercharging. Based on my experience 226 miles will (when the battery is new) really mean about 180 miles (if you only charge to 80% to keep the battery healthy). Then there is driving efficiency… which won’t be 100% unless you drive 60 mph or lower everywhere and drive like a Grandma. Normal people drive EVs at about 80 efficiency so that 180 miles turns into 145 mile… unless it’s cold when you lose up to another 30% of the 145 miles… which’s gets you to about 100 miles of real useable range on a single charge… which is fine for most people’s commute but actually starts to suck when you go anywhere on a weekend… forget driving cross country. And that’s new! Wait until your battery loses 10-15% of its capability after 3-4 years. Anyway… long story even longer… 226 isn’t nearly enough for even regular driving around town on a weekend. I wouldn’t buy another EV with less than 300 miles of range… preferably 350. I love EVs generally and have made the switch but you almost certainly will want more range than you think you need. 226 isn’t close to enough unless you have a backup ICE vehicle too. 226 really means half that range under real world conditions for most people.
Interesting. I have a 2022 XC40 Twin with 18,000 miles on it. Charged to 90% the other day and the Guessometer was showing a range of about 245 miles. Software updates now give it a range of 260-270 miles, I guess through optimizing power to the motors. I charge 99% of the time at home on a 6kW unit, and am not seeing any battery deterioration. I’m also not driving on freeways as much as you, and the speed limit here is only 55 anyway. All newer models will have better range numbers, and those LFP batteries in a Tesla will probably outlive the car with little degradation. The big win is paying $5 a charge at home, which even our friends with an ICE Kia Soul are jealous of. So perhaps you should either consider a newer EV, or enjoy life in the slow lane!
$60k for that? Seriously?
I plan to get this but after I transfer to a closer facility. I drive 75 miles everyday to work but there is a closer plant I can transfer to just only because I don't want to put so much miles on a new car. I was going to get the polestar 2 but this is cheaper than that and more unique in its design. I can't wait
The times when the seat belt tightened you were going 30mph. The times when you said it was being inconsistent you were going 20 mph. Maybe there’s different settings for different speeds
At $60 000 you'll overlook the cheap plastic? Why? Not at $60k!
You need to test one of the newer T8 recharge models (XC60 maybe) with the larger battery and see how it does off-road.
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I can't agree more about the wheel sizes, specially for a SUV/crossover
I don't know how I feel about the infotainment in this car. It seems functional, but I can't help but see a cheap Android tablet every time I look at it. It just doesn't feel premium at all. I do love the gage cluster.
Interesting video and well produced and presented as always. Curious what the sub 30 minute charge cost in real dollars and how many miles range did the charge add? I know this is where we'll all wind up eventually, I am in the market right now and considering everything.
Charging at a charging station is similar in price to a gas station in terms of miles/$. Charging at home is where you save a ton of money, and is where you should be charging 98% of the time. Overall, I’d recommend going the EV route if you have a garage and don’t take long road trips all the time.
@@garrettw99 Thank you much for your insight and reply.
@@garrettw99 depends your location and time of the day. Even before this almost $7 gas in CA I made a trip and it cost less than $20 at Tesla supercharger. It would be $80-$100 for the gas. My home price will be just a tad lower than Tesla supercharger evening rates. Problem with all these other EVs is not enough working charging locations. I like the competition to Tesla but Tesla supercharger network is a big plus.
@@bobby350z I took a trip from SoCal to Las Vegas last month. Round trip, it cost $74.16 in supercharging. So yes it is way cheaper than gas. However, my home electricity rate from midnight to 6am is 9¢ per kWh. You have to get a “time of use” electricity plan if you really want to save a ton of money. My old electricity plan was almost as expensive as owning an ICE car.
@@garrettw99 - Thanks. Here in CA our TOU plana are > 30c at mid night.
I really wish this was the 2022 or '23 XC60 Recharge. Wife and I had stuck between the Volvo XC60 Recharge or Outback XT with pros and cons to each. Volvo pros: More comfortable, plug in hybrid we do little driving and would only need to buy some gas every few months with hybrid. Outback $20k cheaper...
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please test the honda cr-v 2023
What about the 2023 xc40 plus they have off road mode?
Over $70k 2023 Volvo car has a steering wheel vibration very bad when driving 65 mph, making it quite annoying and UNSAFE to drive, especially at high speeds. 5 times the dealership visited, a Volvo engineer came and replaced AXLE ordered from Sweden and other parts, but the problem still not solve. contacting Volvo case was opened over 2 months still no solution or update.
Quite interesting EV proposition from Volvo but I'm not interested at this price tbh, I'll get a or a Kona for way less or even a Ioniq 5 if I need a bigger car.
It's air suspension is lovely. Dosent wobble in tight corners and the steering is on point. I wish the premium feel was in Tesla and especially the suspension. This makes Tesla feel cheap. I hope the new model y is a massive upgrade. I've always felt like the Tesla to bee too rushed even tho I have a hate and love relationship to it. I would by this if not the price and the lesser value for the money of a car. Tesla dose this really well.
Reach out, touch faith. Also, the triad is slightly different.
Cool car. Thank`s!
WHY are you literally the only person who can sit in a vehicle and quantify "I fit fine" with a proper profile shot along with your height and that it is/is not body proportionate? Why does noone else "get this"?
Volvo uses big wheels because they have huge brakes. Base model Volvos are generally the best with the ride quality just because they often have smaller brakes and smaller rims bigger profile tires.
The same price as a Lyriq? Yeah... that'll be a no for this Volvo.
The same Lyriq that you cant likely buy for another year?
@@ALMX5DP that’s fine.. as someone not in the market for a while, just comparing apples to apples, this looks like the worse deal, no?
@@Nigel8Chelsea time will tell once the Caddy comes on sale, until then it's kinda apples to apple seeds. By that time as well we might be hearing about the next redesign of a new Volvo EV since this platform is a couple years old already.
@@ALMX5DP hopefully innovation continues!
GM will likely raise the price of the Lyriq for the next model year. Even then, I bet it will sell out quickly
15:44 As of July 20, 2022 CarPlay is available in all Volvo with AAOS.
Does it handle better than xc40?
Everyone seems to think they “need” a 1,000 mile range in electric vehicles. Most ICE vehicles don’t quite make it for 300 miles before needing s refill. Ryan as always great review! I noticed Volvo is using the same bat wing rear spoiler and no rear wiper just like the Subaru Soltera. I’m going to guess that sendup has to do with aerodynamics.
I bet it's less about outright range than it is charging speed. You can fill up most gas tanks in 5 minutes and be on your way. A full charge of a battery your generally looking at 30-45 minutes minimum. If your using an electric car for a road trip, that really adds to driving time.
Volvo XC40 has a range of around 420 miles @ 30mpg hwy
i just did several 4-5 hour drives then 7 hour drive at the end and i never had need to stop more then once for more then 15 minutes in those drives, sometimes it works out and 1 hour food stop happens, but for me batteries are still bottlenecking the car electrification
@@niuhuskieguy Charge time is slow on some vehicles however the Porsche Tycan and the Hyundai can go from 10% to 80% in 18 - 20 minutes when using a fast charger. Pretty much all the electric cars and trucks will charge in a few hours using 220 Volts at home. So if like me you drive 50 miles a more a day for work and you have a 200 + mile range, you just charge up at night every other day. Most people don’t travel more than 200 miles a day unless they are taking a road trip. If that’s the case then you will want to use a DC fast charging station. If I drive to my uncles house which is 343 miles a way I would have to stop once. Given that it’s an almost 6 hour drive I usually do stop at least once to eat and use the restroom. If I was going to say drive 1,000 miles then I’d consider a plug-in hybrid…..but like most people I don’t drive that many miles a day.
@@porsche558 I'm not talking 50 mile trips. I'm talking long road trips. A trip where you only have to charge once is one thing, but if your taking a long road trip which I enjoy, it becomes a bit much. Also remember those superfast charging speeds are not available at a majority of chargers and very few EVs on the market have the ability to accept that fast charge if you can find it.
Was that your Lightning in the beginning? 😏
In theory, I love it. In reality, I can’t afford any electric cars out there.
Love your videos. I'd be super interested to see how the new 2023 Sportage Hybrid or PHEV fares off road. Should be a bit better than Toyota's options since kia uses a drive shaft to power the rear wheels instead of electric motors only in their AWD
Having a mechanical system like drive shafts and differentials doesn’t mean something is better off-road. If done right an all electric setup can be a lot better. You can get an instant reaction from an electric motor vs waiting for a mechanical system to kick in to manage slip.
@@porsche558 it also means that you don’t need to conserve your battery charge if you know you will be off road. The rav4 prime cuts nearly all of its rear wheel power when it’s charge is depleted. Yes it operates as a hybrid but the rear motor horsepower is significantly lower. No such issue from a full mechanical awd system with a driveshaft.
@@kokorone132 So that goes back to what I said…”If done right an all electric setup can be better.” Toyota is just 1 company amongst many and they are new to the AWD game. Toyota has yet to design a true off-road worthy vehicle. Look at the Rivian R1T and R1S and they both prove mechanical differentials aren’t better. They use an electric motor per wheel which allows for instant changes in torque to each wheel. You can’t get that with a mechanical system.
Scandinavian design? It's Chinese! My neighbour just took delivery of one three days ago, It's a big pig ugly two ton lump. Range in the Winter 200 miles. Hideous wheels.
Carplay is already inter graded few days ago was a update.
Is that 60 acres in seattle?
Redmond, yes. We used to film there a lot.
There's a Google logo on the map. That is incredible annoying when you're navigating. It is beyond me how you can not want to change that.
Petrol for life baby!
Much prefer the Cadillac Lyriq over the C40. But I would choose the Hyundai Ionic5 for the lower MSRP.
Thumbs up for the sandwich in the frunk. Wish I could give you another for Personal Jesus.
I'd have to take away a thumbs up for the background music further in the video when you're talking about infotainment unit. It is distracting and unnecessary.
Volvo’s commitment to going 100% electric has kept me from considering their current gas vehicles while I have been new car shopping.
Plus their current mild hybrid offering is really bad. They had to stiffen the suspension to compensate for the batteries in the current design and the ride became really bad. I’d literally buy a used pure petrol/diesel powered Volvo than a new MHEV one.
Too bad volvo does not fix the steering vibration at 60 but claims it is a vehicle feature.
Your own, personal, Volvo…
I am way too old to give a 💩💩💩💩 about owning an EV. I have a truck to tow our RV and EVs suck at towing. They have the power but the range is next to useless.
I have a gas truck to haul my RV, and and EV to haul just me. Driving my truck for personal transportation has become rather uneconomical with fuel prices I’m seeing in my area.
Hope Google are not going to be a pain in the arse with Adverts like they are everywhere else, so ANNOYING
Reach out, touch faith...
With manufacturers making most of their money on parts, maintenance and service, what’re they planning on doing to make money since these electric vehicles are super low maintenance?
I think that applies to dealers (at least the maintenance and service aspect). I'm not sure how much profit would be built into parts, but dealers do likely take a cut so I doubt it's a huge profit maker for the OEM.
...charge more at initial purchase. Charge more for accessories. Make you lease/subscribe vs buy. Write in pseudo services or make you prepay for maintenance that not necessarily be necessary...
@@ALMX5DP dealers are so 20th century… it’s time for manufacturers to cut out that middle man.
This is a Chinese vehicle not Scandinavian.
I hope people know that they support Chinese dictatorship if they buy Volvos these days...
Volvo may be owned by a Chinese company, but the car is made by Volvo.
Nobody is gonna spend 60K on this and take it over a single rock in it's life. I have taken a 1975 Olds 98 455 v8 with snow tires up trails way worse than this. But at least we understand what our future looks like. You need to spend 30+ minutes at a "gas" station just to get home.
Thank you for the very thorough review.
All things considered I would reject this vehicle because piano black.
I'm rejecting all vehicles with piano black, though. It scratches, attract dust and looks generally crappy. No idea why automakers continue to insist using it because it's horrific in actual real life. Shame on automakers for such lousy choices. I don't know any car reviewers who don't disdain the material so I do not understand the mindset of car interior designers. Numbskulls.
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Most of these EVs are simply out of my price range, you are looking at upper middle class to afford one of these things. With inflation I am barely able to make ends meat let alone afford something like this.
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Tinkham road?
Near there, but not that exact road.
I jump in my EV and drive across the Country!
I had a test drive in one of these. Fun to drive and really peppy. But it’s more than 70k $CAN and it does not qualify for subsidies.
And again. Piano black…I hate it with a passion. I just can’t stand it.
More wheel and less sidewall equal better mileage and range.
I think that's an assumption. Smaller wheels (with tire of a higher aspect ratio) could have less unsprung mass and have lower rolling resistance.
The enemy is weight. Less weight overall is best. Less weight on/toward the outer edge and concentrated in the center is good too (think physics).