Wow, now these really are lazy video productions. Wrong L/KM for the XC40 Recharge, "real voice" added. What's next? Reviewing a tuned A4 claiming it's an RS4?
@@robertjusic9097 UK gallons mate, it's 2l/100km Of course that's only what they claim the car can do in the official test, during which the ICE rarely kicks in, not what it'll be like in real everyday driving. Still the 60mpg he says he got in the video is pretty good for a heavy car with 250hp.
Something went wrong with the fuel efficiency conversion. The hybrid is listed as nearly 60l/100km which would be appropriate for something like a light tank.
141 miles x 1,609 km (km in a mile) = 226.869 km 226.869 divided by 4.546 litres (litres in a BRITISH gallon since carwow is obviously a British channel) = 49.9 km in one litre And now all you have to do is simply divide 100 km by 49.9 (the amount of kilometres this car drives in one litre) and you get 2 litres per 100 km
0:29 How in the WORLD does 141mpg equate to 59.9L / 100km? Carwow, get your convertion rates right and review your videos before posting them for 3.76 million subscribers to see.
Agree, got the normal T3. Great daily car. Hybrid yes if I was living in a house with solarpanels. - One big minus is the lack of back seat light in the roof. There is nothing...
I have for couple of years the first ever real life PHEV, the Volvo V60 PHEV : 2,4 liter, 5 cylinder turbocharged diesel 215hp driving the front + 70hp electric motor driving the rear. This is the best car I ever had! The real life pure electric mode gives me ca 35km range, which is enough to cover my work comute and moving around the town. Some weeks I don't even use the diesel engine at all. On the other hand I love to switch to sport mode to feel the 285hp time to time :-) My long term average is 4,8 l/100km. The car has its own charger on board, all you need is a electric socket, but I have installed a wall box in my garrage. I can hardly imagine for what I can replace this rocket. Only Mercedes is making diesel phew now.
Those boxy shapes were some of the strongest and safest cars ever made. Volvo have been criticised for reducing their focus on safety in order to go mass market and sell more cars. Guess its a catch 22!!
I really like my Volvo's I've owned 2 including the V60 I've owned for 6 years.i do have a soft spot for the old V70 estate and 850 R estate.i do like the S80 V8 that will be my midlife crisis vehicle.
Many thanks for the review. I have got one now, nearly new, my first car with any screen on the dashboard!. The challenges I find are: it is wider than my 740 DL Volvo which I have had for 30 years! The phone connection to display Waze maps on the screen doesn't always work. The Speech command is very varied at finding what I ask for, e.g. if I ask for Radio4 - it can't find it. The camera view for reversing is misleading - looks like much more space behind than there really is but I expect I will learn how to interpret that. But I will get the hang of it having only had it for 6 days.
I've got the normal T4 AWD XC40 and if you drive super smooth you can get nearer 40mpg.....!! It's a really great car, 18 months of ownership and its been faultless....
@Mat Watson cars - Liked the review. Touches all the points and difference between a normal XC40 and XC40 PHEV. It would be great, if in future you can do a comparison video between the BMWX1 2020 and XC40 PHEV 2020 (or even the normal ones ), as these 2 really priced nearby and come into the same segment
141 MPG (UK) is the equivalent of 2 L/100 Km, not 59.9 L/100km, and 33 MPG (UK) is 8.56 L /100Km, not 14.3 L/100Km Just FYI ( 0:30 and 0:58 ) Keep up the awesome videos Mat
@@antonthompson7838 thanks mate :) I saw Mat at Frankfurt and we had a little chat about TH-cam, great guy and cool to see you here as a subscriber of both channel. Cheers:)
@@somerandomperson6005 I know, when I saw him I asked for a photo and then we also had a chat he is so down to Earth, ready to talk and very very cool guy :)
I'd love to see them make plug in hybrids with battery size options. Like a 20 mile, 40 mile, and 60 mile. I think that would help with sales and they could charge a premium for it to make money while satisfying demand. And sane goes for their pure electric models. Having increments of 34% increases. Like a 250 range model and 335 range. Some people are willing to pay the additional $10,000-$15,000 for additional range.
These new Volvo hybrids are good but the "old" V60 D6 is the best. The amazing Volvo 2.4l, 5 cylinder coupled with the electric resulting in total 640 nm of torque and 285hp. Pulls like a tank. You can go fully electric to do your groceries. Still if you want to pollute the environment like a real petrolhead there is always the 5 cylinder waiting for you!
Exactly, these new engines are shit and just display pure laziness. 0 soul, 0 performance. Sad, owning an S40 T5 AWD and then I look at these new "t5", at least I am happy I got to own a proper Volvo before they ruined them.
I like that Volvo kept the exterior simple and just added a "Recharge" badge. I don't like the trend of adding blue/green accents all around hybrid or electric cars' exteriors as standard. I just want a regular car that happens to be electrified. For example, the hideous blue chromed front grille on the BMW 225xe (2 series phev).
Volvo xc40 is Volvo's CMA platform. It's Volvo's Concept 40.1 The designer is Thomas Ingenlath, a German who once worked with VW/Audi. Volvo's CMA platform share some parts with their SPA platforms. Some Geely models will share this platform but it is a Volvo platform. This is to clarify for those mistaken people who keep calling Volvo "Chinese." Cars today are more international than ever. Geely owns 10 percent of Mercedes Benz. It doesn't make Mercedes Chinese. Jaguar is owned by Tata. It doesn't make Jaguars Indian cars. And even Bentley has VW parts in it, since the great British company is owned by VW. And Chrysler is owned by Fiat. And I don't hear anyone calling Chrysler Italian cars. I've read nothing that points to Volvo's quality being any worse than it was under Ford or when Volvo was independent. In fact, the quality has improved and the designs have improved. The cars are as crashworthy as they always have been. Things can change but now Volvo is a Swedish company owned by a Chinese company and the cars are European engineered and designed. So are Polestar who use the same engineers and designers as Volvo.
5:55 since it's a small battery fast charging would cause faster battery degradation. Most hybrids only support 3.6kw charging (some do 7.2kw) as the expected use case is to commute in EV during the day and charge at night at home
Just shows that it depends what you use a car for and how its funded. This hybrid is great for short journeys but begs the question why you'd spend 41k on one, especially when you must layer the higher VED as its more than 40k. For distance driving, 31mpg is dreadful and even an AM Vanquish V12 can do that at a cruise.
@@EinkOLED 41.000£ financed over 60 months (and that's already ridicilous) would be 684£ per month without interest with interest we're looking at least 705£ a month, not "anybody can afford it" by any stretch of the imagination.
My dad has the t4 and is a really great car overall but one flow as mentioned is the fwd,it’s really bad ,we got stuck in such a small mud pit in a parking lot like not even shoe deep,off-road mod was useless and it kept spinning away-had to be pulled out of a parking lot 😅
You can't compare the "starting from" prices for petrol vs. hybrid models! Petrol models comes here in Austria from Basic trim, over Momentum and Momentum Pro to R-Design and Inscription. The hybrid model now (for model year 2021) starts at the R-Design trim. So it's comparing apples to oranges. The price difference between a good equipped T4 FWD 190 hp and the similar equipped T5 twin engine 262 hp is about 1700 Euro. That's just the difference of the power levels. And yes, I ordered the T5 twin engine already and nearly can't wait for delivery... ;-)
Their calculation at 0:36 is incorrect the number should be 2.0L/100km. Meanwhile, their real life figure of 33 British MPG work out to around 8.6L/100km, while 63 British MPG works out to roughly 4.5l/100km
its the opositte bro.... in UK they measure economy in mpg ( miles per gallon ) . He said 59mpg not 59.9L/100KM ...... 59 mpg is so good it means around 4.5L/100KM
Those with an eagle eye will have spotted at 0:53 that white car was in fact a T5 with the Polestar package giving it an extra 50nm, better mid range power & more rear bias. This reflects even more positively how fast the front drive hybrid would be in the real world.
I thought that was the case too. I thought the recharge was a pure electric and the combustion engine cars were getting wierd names like B5 etc. What fucks me off is that the number in the engine title of the car doesnt reflect the cylinder count any more. A T5 should be a turbocharged 5 cyclinder, not a 3 cylinder, or even a 4
@@maldinduwijayarathna9486 yes, i understand that it was a mistake. I just made a joke, no need to be serious. :D I believe any hybrid shouldn't have more than 10l/100km consumption (Unless sport orientated models of course).
A similar performance Diesel is even more expensive than the hybrid and returns similar fuel savings. Yet people buy lots of Diesels don't they? If you're going to put a lot of miles on the car it pays off. But the real reason why manufacturers are making these hybrid options is to future proof their model range. Give it some 10 years and ICE only vehicles will be priced out of the market via emissions tax, 20 years they'll be banned from sale outright.
@@BigUriel hybrids will be classed in the same category though as ICE wont they? I dont think hybrids will get away with much tbh basically negating paying an extra 10 grand for one. Or will the tax band be a lot cheaper?
Volvo is releasing here in the U.S. a fully electric XC40 by the end of the year to early 21 called the Recharge. The UK must not get this version? We do not have a hybrid XC40.
hello carwow. I think something is wrong with hybrid car's chart which comes up at 00:27 It says 59.8l/100km ? which is insane. Just wanted to let you guys know. Love your work. Take care. Byee
Iam impressed with the output of the 3 cylinder 1.5 ltr engine...180 bhp seems if chucked in a small (fiesta size ) Volvo. And the plug in knew it was going to win the 50mph pull,heck even it's rear wiper was waving goodbye😀
If you add a destination into the sat nav the car will use up the charge intelligently to maximise fuel efficiency. Would have been worth a mention. Still, the 63mpg you got in hybrid was respectable.
Please do a test between the new Audi A8l vs new BMW 7-Series vs new Mercedes S-class vs new Jaguar XJ vs new Lexus LS vs new Kia K9 vs new Genesis G90. Like if u agree. #BATTLEOFTHELIMOS Just do it Matt.
1:34 They used the voice of the drag race girl even though it was the guy 😂
I just realized lol 😂😂😂
wait i didn't realized that .. LoL
No, that's his actual voice...
It has to be a girlyman ( in my best arnie voice) on the starting line these days cause can’t have grid girls any more
Wow, now these really are lazy video productions. Wrong L/KM for the XC40 Recharge, "real voice" added. What's next? Reviewing a tuned A4 claiming it's an RS4?
Mat I-really-didn't-try-the-cars-first-and-pick-the-faster-one Watson 😂
Space key broken?
😂😂
0:37 I don’t think you got those mpg to L/100km figures or those at 0:59 are anywhere near correct 😂
It’s a typo and should say 5,9l/100km
@@angusmcmichael 141 mpg uk = 2.0034109 l/100km (liters per 100 kilometers)
@@angusmcmichael wrong. 141 mpg is 1.7 liters per 100 km
@@robertjusic9097 UK gallons mate, it's 2l/100km
Of course that's only what they claim the car can do in the official test, during which the ICE rarely kicks in, not what it'll be like in real everyday driving. Still the 60mpg he says he got in the video is pretty good for a heavy car with 250hp.
141 mpg (US gallon) = 59,9 km/liter
Something went wrong with the fuel efficiency conversion. The hybrid is listed as nearly 60l/100km which would be appropriate for something like a light tank.
😂
Who else is watching this and doesn’t even have a car😂😂
I have the new mercedes GLC AMG 😁
Me..have watching this since I wish one day i will own my car 🙏🙏
I have a R32 Skyline
The hot wheels car
i dont even have my license ;)
@@SpicyBalls69 same 😂
0:33 141 MPG is 1.67 L/100km and not 59.9 L/100km (3.93 MPG) which you calculated and 1:02 33 MPG is 7.13 L/100km and not 14.3 L/100km (16.45 MPG)
MadProductionsink: Yeah, I thought it was thirsty for a Volvo..
He meant km/L
33 mpg is around 8,6 L/100 because it is imperial gallon, not US gallon.
141 miles x 1,609 km (km in a mile) = 226.869 km
226.869 divided by 4.546 litres (litres in a BRITISH gallon since carwow is obviously a British channel) = 49.9 km in one litre
And now all you have to do is simply divide 100 km by 49.9 (the amount of kilometres this car drives in one litre) and you get 2 litres per 100 km
0:29 How in the WORLD does 141mpg equate to 59.9L / 100km?
Carwow, get your convertion rates right and review your videos before posting them for 3.76 million subscribers to see.
59l😂 ca. 100km range😂
Actually 3.76 millions
i think they did km/l instead?
Also 141 mpg is a lot I don't think that is correct eather
Equates to 2.0 mpg, don't @ me if it's wrong
Agree, got the normal T3. Great daily car. Hybrid yes if I was living in a house with solarpanels.
- One big minus is the lack of back seat light in the roof. There is nothing...
I have for couple of years the first ever real life PHEV, the Volvo V60 PHEV : 2,4 liter, 5 cylinder turbocharged diesel 215hp driving the front + 70hp electric motor driving the rear. This is the best car I ever had! The real life pure electric mode gives me ca 35km range, which is enough to cover my work comute and moving around the town. Some weeks I don't even use the diesel engine at all. On the other hand I love to switch to sport mode to feel the 285hp time to time :-) My long term average is 4,8 l/100km. The car has its own charger on board, all you need is a electric socket, but I have installed a wall box in my garrage. I can hardly imagine for what I can replace this rocket. Only Mercedes is making diesel phew now.
Every Volvo looks like a car from the future now.
Remember those boxy shapes from earlier...
The new ones look nice and are good but i will always love the 240 and the 740
Yeah, like the 240 from the past which was an icon that called itself a "family car".
Those boxy shapes were some of the strongest and safest cars ever made. Volvo have been criticised for reducing their focus on safety in order to go mass market and sell more cars. Guess its a catch 22!!
I really like my Volvo's I've owned 2 including the V60 I've owned for 6 years.i do have a soft spot for the old V70 estate and 850 R estate.i do like the S80 V8 that will be my midlife crisis vehicle.
from a very-very boring future =/
Are you sure that the fuel economy is 59,9l/100 km? 😂
Mpg
Mpg , not L/100km
I am aware that mpg is something different. I was talking about l/km though, check 0:36 😜
Yes he's sure. The Swedes dumped their Scandinavian genes for something more... American
well noticed, this is about 4 mpg
TH-cam getting too comfortable with these double ads 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Triggering all of us
You could go to a funky website and download an older version of TH-cam with only 1 ad..
yep
Gaming Master true
I know right?!
I’ve had mine for two weeks now and I love it. It could have come with more options as standard though
Should get the Lynk & Co 01 then
Many thanks for the review. I have got one now, nearly new, my first car with any screen on the dashboard!. The challenges I find are: it is wider than my 740 DL Volvo which I have had for 30 years! The phone connection to display Waze maps on the screen doesn't always work. The Speech command is very varied at finding what I ask for, e.g. if I ask for Radio4 - it can't find it. The camera view for reversing is misleading - looks like much more space behind than there really is but I expect I will learn how to interpret that. But I will get the hang of it having only had it for 6 days.
I've got the normal T4 AWD XC40 and if you drive super smooth you can get nearer 40mpg.....!! It's a really great car, 18 months of ownership and its been faultless....
0:35
I think you mean 60 km/L, not 60L/100km
Exactly even a bus doesn't need 60l for 100km
Haha
in metric system don't they do ?L/100km
Hardy Hydra yeah but it is not 60L for 100km xd
@@hhhydra2397 we do, but 60 km/L is about 1.7L/100
when I hear volvo T5 I think about one of the fastest station wagons from the 90's. yellow paint with dark grey wheels!
chris7jakarta Me too! Although, me being a V70 driver, for me it’s gold paint. ^^
Luke Mallory Thanks for clarifying! That‘s a good name for the colour..!
Thanks!
@Mat Watson cars - Liked the review. Touches all the points and difference between a normal XC40 and XC40 PHEV. It would be great, if in future you can do a comparison video between the BMWX1 2020 and XC40 PHEV 2020 (or even the normal ones ), as these 2 really priced nearby and come into the same segment
I've test driven the normal version of this car and it's absolutely gorgeus to drive. Such a great car.
141 MPG (UK) is the equivalent of 2 L/100 Km, not 59.9 L/100km, and 33 MPG (UK) is 8.56 L /100Km, not 14.3 L/100Km
Just FYI ( 0:30 and 0:58 )
Keep up the awesome videos Mat
Cool car! Cheers from Croatia Mat, was cool to met you at Frankfurt Car Show 2019.
Hey crospotter13 I’m subscribed to your channel too dude 🤟
Your lucky
@@antonthompson7838 thanks mate :) I saw Mat at Frankfurt and we had a little chat about TH-cam, great guy and cool to see you here as a subscriber of both channel. Cheers:)
@@somerandomperson6005 I know, when I saw him I asked for a photo and then we also had a chat he is so down to Earth, ready to talk and very very cool guy :)
Would love to see more PHEV reviews! Maybe a look at BMW 330e, Passat GTE and Mercedes and how they compare to their normal versions.
I was searching for this review for 4 weeks now. This is awesome and all I needed! Carwow is the best there is in car reviews.
I'd love to see them make plug in hybrids with battery size options.
Like a 20 mile, 40 mile, and 60 mile. I think that would help with sales and they could charge a premium for it to make money while satisfying demand.
And sane goes for their pure electric models. Having increments of 34% increases. Like a 250 range model and 335 range. Some people are willing to pay the additional $10,000-$15,000 for additional range.
Does this car have a reverse camera?
These new Volvo hybrids are good but the "old" V60 D6 is the best.
The amazing Volvo 2.4l, 5 cylinder coupled with the electric resulting in total 640 nm of torque and 285hp. Pulls like a tank.
You can go fully electric to do your groceries. Still if you want to pollute the environment like a real petrolhead there is always the 5 cylinder waiting for you!
Pains my heart to see the T5 -badge on a four/three cylinder
Olli Lehtonen I agree! Although it pains me to see that bloody engine anywhere near the big Volvo’s
Exactly, these new engines are shit and just display pure laziness. 0 soul, 0 performance. Sad, owning an S40 T5 AWD and then I look at these new "t5", at least I am happy I got to own a proper Volvo before they ruined them.
@@QualityFeelingsBasically you can’t afford the new one 😂
I like that Volvo kept the exterior simple and just added a "Recharge" badge. I don't like the trend of adding blue/green accents all around hybrid or electric cars' exteriors as standard. I just want a regular car that happens to be electrified. For example, the hideous blue chromed front grille on the BMW 225xe (2 series phev).
Or the fugly alloy wheels that look like a three pin plug....yeah i looking at you Mini.
Even living in the zombie apocalypse id still end up watching this 🙏😂🤙
Am I supposed to laugh
I cant find the funny
Volvo xc40 is Volvo's CMA platform. It's Volvo's Concept 40.1 The designer is Thomas Ingenlath, a German who once worked with VW/Audi. Volvo's CMA platform share some parts with their SPA platforms. Some Geely models will share this platform but it is a Volvo platform. This is to clarify for those mistaken people who keep calling Volvo "Chinese."
Cars today are more international than ever. Geely owns 10 percent of Mercedes Benz. It doesn't make Mercedes Chinese. Jaguar is owned by Tata. It doesn't make Jaguars Indian cars. And even Bentley has VW parts in it, since the great British company is owned by VW. And Chrysler is owned by Fiat. And I don't hear anyone calling Chrysler Italian cars.
I've read nothing that points to Volvo's quality being any worse than it was under Ford or when Volvo was independent. In fact, the quality has improved and the designs have improved. The cars are as crashworthy as they always have been. Things can change but now Volvo is a Swedish company owned by a Chinese company and the cars are European engineered and designed. So are Polestar who use the same engineers and designers as Volvo.
Am I dreaming? FIrst YT video ever without a question mark in the title! ...?
Nice work carwow!
5:55 since it's a small battery fast charging would cause faster battery degradation. Most hybrids only support 3.6kw charging (some do 7.2kw) as the expected use case is to commute in EV during the day and charge at night at home
This. I don't understand that a car journalist doesn't understand this.
Just shows that it depends what you use a car for and how its funded. This hybrid is great for short journeys but begs the question why you'd spend 41k on one, especially when you must layer the higher VED as its more than 40k. For distance driving, 31mpg is dreadful and even an AM Vanquish V12 can do that at a cruise.
"If you can afford it" i can't even afford a proper old school Skoda
At least watching is free!
@@carwow 59.9L/100km
@@carwow no it's not..... ads
@@EinkOLED 41.000£ financed over 60 months (and that's already ridicilous) would be 684£ per month without interest with interest we're looking at least 705£ a month, not "anybody can afford it" by any stretch of the imagination.
EinkOLED the price is pretty mid range
What attracts me about the video is one thing - the thumbnail.
My dad has the t4 and is a really great car overall but one flow as mentioned is the fwd,it’s really bad ,we got stuck in such a small mud pit in a parking lot like not even shoe deep,off-road mod was useless and it kept spinning away-had to be pulled out of a parking lot 😅
Omg the extra bonus unexpected drag race was just amazing
MAT IS THE BEST CAR REVIEWER IN THIS WORLD. HE ALSO SHOULD BE AT TOP GEAR!!!
Waleed172HD no. Then carwow will be trash and top gear will also be less trash but still trash. Overall lose-lose
@@sandeepunni1663 waleed172hd both you indian and Pakistanis stop your bull-tatti. let goray's do their work and stop giving tatti suggestions
@@sandeepunni1663 I said also. Still at carwow but also at Top Gear if this works😆
Sam Shake 🤣🤣🤣 I’m Pakistani
@@adeeltahir7098 jigger, my comment was for @Waleed172HD and @Sandeep Unni
1:35 His voice😂😂😂😂
You can't compare the "starting from" prices for petrol vs. hybrid models! Petrol models comes here in Austria from Basic trim, over Momentum and Momentum Pro to R-Design and Inscription. The hybrid model now (for model year 2021) starts at the R-Design trim. So it's comparing apples to oranges.
The price difference between a good equipped T4 FWD 190 hp and the similar equipped T5 twin engine 262 hp is about 1700 Euro. That's just the difference of the power levels.
And yes, I ordered the T5 twin engine already and nearly can't wait for delivery... ;-)
How the economy is 59,9L/100km
mäkSä i didn’t understand that as well
That's not a hybrid, that's a TANK :D
I think I will rather buy a V8 Mustang, to save some money on fuel...
Their calculation at 0:36 is incorrect the number should be 2.0L/100km. Meanwhile, their real life figure of 33 British MPG work out to around 8.6L/100km, while 63 British MPG works out to roughly 4.5l/100km
If it is really 141 mpg, it should be 1.67 L/100km
its the opositte bro.... in UK they measure economy in mpg ( miles per gallon ) . He said 59mpg not 59.9L/100KM ...... 59 mpg is so good it means around 4.5L/100KM
Those with an eagle eye will have spotted at 0:53 that white car was in fact a T5 with the Polestar package giving it an extra 50nm, better mid range power & more rear bias. This reflects even more positively how fast the front drive hybrid would be in the real world.
Would be so badass if this had the T8 engine with 400hp and 640 NM
Jeep Cherokee trackhawk wants to know your location.
The electric one has 400hp, insane.
141mpg is not 59.9L/100km that's terrible. The higher the number for L/km the worse the fuel economy
141mpg -59,9lt/100km.... hahahaha :)
It's km/l
Hello! From Texas USA. I like your channel
I wonder when you going to do a volvo XC 90 review?
Mat how much is the fuel consumption on this Volvo?
I was close to buy the volvo xc40 hybrid but ended up buying the new Mercedes GLB. Any reviews coming soon on the GLB?
Recharge is for the electric XC40 coming out this year 😉
Nope, that will be the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric. Recharge now is used for all Plug in Hybrids and Electric cars.
@@nickr.t.7003 WELP
I thought that was the case too. I thought the recharge was a pure electric and the combustion engine cars were getting wierd names like B5 etc. What fucks me off is that the number in the engine title of the car doesnt reflect the cylinder count any more. A T5 should be a turbocharged 5 cyclinder, not a 3 cylinder, or even a 4
@@craig855s Agree. They're all 4s. That designation is confusing.
Nice video. If i had an option between the xc40 recharge and rav4 hybrid i would chose the rav4.
0:33 (59.9l/100km) - wow that's one of the worst economy on hybrid engine.
Ignas Kybransas I think it was a mistake. That would be outrageous
Can only be a mistake
I think it’s 5.9l/100km
@@maldinduwijayarathna9486 yes, i understand that it was a mistake. I just made a joke, no need to be serious. :D
I believe any hybrid shouldn't have more than 10l/100km consumption (Unless sport orientated models of course).
10:50 Mat to covid: Catch me if you can! lol
Normal People in lockdown: exercising, building things
Me: Watching Carwow videos
its the other way around mate, most of us are just binging videos
True mate
It is a Great car ...But still full electric cars are better 👍👍
Conclusion: It is absolutely not worth the extra money
And complexity....
A similar performance Diesel is even more expensive than the hybrid and returns similar fuel savings. Yet people buy lots of Diesels don't they? If you're going to put a lot of miles on the car it pays off.
But the real reason why manufacturers are making these hybrid options is to future proof their model range. Give it some 10 years and ICE only vehicles will be priced out of the market via emissions tax, 20 years they'll be banned from sale outright.
@@BigUriel hybrids will be classed in the same category though as ICE wont they? I dont think hybrids will get away with much tbh basically negating paying an extra 10 grand for one. Or will the tax band be a lot cheaper?
It's much better as a business car because of Tax deductables in many countries. It' slike 90% (hybrid) vs 50% (for Diesel/petrol) or something here..
Please review the actual recharge (fully electric version) when it comes out, and put the recharge, T5 and the plug in against each other
The best NEW Volvo, no way this thing will be as legendary as the 240
Julius The Shark I would also prefer the modern estates over it anytime. XC variants of those for the countryside and the V40 for the city.
Need For Swede That’s a huge argument against buying a new Volvo. I like the looks, but those engines… …just no.
Where is the sound at the drag race? Also do you loose performance if the batterys are empty?
You should put on the screen the three main competitors of the vehicle and their prices. Plus the price of the 'as tested' vehicle
Were is that little air strip
141 mpg (UK) = 2 L/100km.
This looks very doubtful by the way
Volvo is releasing here in the U.S. a fully electric XC40 by the end of the year to early 21 called the Recharge. The UK must not get this version? We do not have a hybrid XC40.
Yes, our Recharge will be a fully electric version and doesn't have the same grill as the regular XC40.
I think these are the best looking SUV. Looks very tough 💪
Is the high frequency sound still there or have they managed to solve the issue?
*Finally some outdoor review* !! Not just seat in front of a green screen and be lazy... 👀
The recent 911 video is very unprofessional compared to other videos from this channel...
hello carwow. I think something is wrong with hybrid car's chart which comes up at 00:27 It says 59.8l/100km ? which is insane. Just wanted to let you guys know. Love your work. Take care. Byee
Mat looks older than ever in this video.
Technically... he is
It’s the glasses
What is the difference between a T8 and Volvo recharge?
whoever is reading this all the best in life :)
Hvala,takodje!
Thank you.
Hasan Demirović
It should be: whoever is buying this all the best in life :)
You too 🤗
Is this the same power train as the levc taxi?
who made the conversion between mpg and l/100km? never let him pay for anything
It matches the overall degradation of video quality lately
Great video... can you do the same comparison between BMW X3 30i & 30e ?
0:09 Imagine doing this everyday in your car
Hi Mat... The video quality was really good. Finally you guys added a light for interior shots instead of pumping ISO up, which is appreciated. 👍
Hey Mat you're one of the few youtubers who see their comments....
Nope. Didn't work
Wanker
Will you do a review of the new XC40 Pure Electric?
Iam impressed with the output of the 3 cylinder 1.5 ltr engine...180 bhp seems if chucked in a small (fiesta size ) Volvo.
And the plug in knew it was going to win the 50mph pull,heck even it's rear wiper was waving goodbye😀
How are the materials on the dashboard? Are they good quality?
Matt has reviewed the XC40 2 times already during 2018 and 2019
2020: Ahhh, my time has come to review the XC40 the third time
If you add a destination into the sat nav the car will use up the charge intelligently to maximise fuel efficiency. Would have been worth a mention. Still, the 63mpg you got in hybrid was respectable.
Does it have a reverse camera?
Economy:59.9L/100KM , Matt forgot to present the car as the most fuel ineficient car (pause) IN THE WORLD
Hello Mat.. at 07:38, you mentioned the 16% business rate, this percentage is it from dealers or direct purchase from Volvo? Thank you.
Drag race:
Xc40 petrol
Xc40 hybrid
Jain's kences retreat Muthiah that’s what the did in the video.....
The 4x4 thing is confusing as it looks like the power flow diagram on the dash suggests power is going to the rear wheels (@6:14)
We: wait for new porsche 911 video
Mat: LeTs ReViEw An EleCtriC VolVo
Do a review of a meserati levante
XC’s motor like: öhm
Matt:WaTH WaS ExAcTLy hApPeNd ThERe
I think that CarWow should reach 5 million subscribers before the lockdown ends.
Please do a test between the new Audi A8l vs new BMW 7-Series vs new Mercedes S-class vs new Jaguar XJ vs new Lexus LS vs new Kia K9 vs new Genesis G90.
Like if u agree.
#BATTLEOFTHELIMOS
Just do it Matt.
That's a big comparison. Don't force him to especially during these crazy times.
In England we don't have the genesis or the Kia K9
Nice review Mat.
"if you can afford it"
0:34 wrong stats;
141mpg = 2l/100km (not 59.9l/100km)
Is this VOLVO really worth it, like if you would buy 1.
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Do you have anything on the Kia xceed phev on the way ?
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It looked like you were going pretty fast around those corners specially considering that the road was fairly wet.
Mat watson , can you please do a drag race of Toyota supra 2020 vs Nissan gtr nismo 2020. Please.
About the drag race, was the petrol engine model in Dynamic or Normal mode?
I like your reviews . However why not include the eventual battery cost. This will surely be a complete review when ot comes to hybrids etc
Because ev enthusiasts like to ignore the reality of battery replacement. It kind of undermines their entire argument for going ev