Interesting to see that there are different leather colors available in different countries... The nice brown leather in this one is not available in Germany, unfortunately. 😕 So I ordered the leather in light brown, because I wanted the combination with the dark roof lining. Somehow strange that a car this pricy does offer so few possibilities of individualization... anyway looking forward to get it by end of 2024.
Thanks for the great review! How the acceleration look like when the battery is fully discharged? What the 0-60 when the battery is out of charge? I had a Honda Clarity plug in hybrid and its was nice on pure EV and Hybrid but once the battery is out of charge the car will run on gas engine only and its noisy, unrefined and very weak! Does this car keep some juice to aid the gas engine when battery runs out?
The battery will always maintain enough charge to operate as a regular hybrid when the amount for pure EV is depleted. Yes you will have the gas engine noise at that point but it isn’t entirely disagreeable. Definitely worth a test drive.
If you've recently bought or are planning to buy a Volvo, I’d love to hear from you! I’m conducting market research in US or GERMANY and offering a 200 usd incentive for interview. Please comment below if you’re interested!
Dude, let me give you a little advice. Post also "driving therapy & watch and relax" videos of the cars you shoot, without commentary. A mix of day and night might be better. So you don't say anything, you don't talk about anything, you just fix the camera on your head and keep driving the car. So the viewer can see it from an angle as if they were driving themselves. Whenever I'm bored, I turn it on and watch videos like that, like therapy, and I know there are a lot of people who do that. It's just the driving sound on video and at the same time I turn on my favorite road music and I just watch it. It's like therapy. Different brands, different roads, different virtual experiences. You can make videos like this for 20-30 minutes on average. So two different videos, both "2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge - Detailed Review" and "2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge - Test Drive Therapy". Since it's just a driving video, it won't be too tiring to shoot. Good luck!
So… I’m setting up to produce therapy driving videos in addition to my reviews as you requested but I have a few questions. Do you (and others who enjoy these) prefer uninterrupted/unedited driving? (I.e. not cutting out sitting at lights, etc?) Do you enjoy only back roads or a mix of city/highway/country road driving? Does traffic bother you when watching these?
@@MichaelDrivesOfficial to be honest a nice mix of all of those. I like to hear what the car sounds like at the traffic light. How quiet it is on the highway. What it "feels" like on a bit of a back road. I don't mind commentary on things that you'd only really notice by living with it. But mostly shut up and just drive the car lol.
Interesting to see that there are different leather colors available in different countries... The nice brown leather in this one is not available in Germany, unfortunately. 😕 So I ordered the leather in light brown, because I wanted the combination with the dark roof lining. Somehow strange that a car this pricy does offer so few possibilities of individualization... anyway looking forward to get it by end of 2024.
Thanks for the great review! How the acceleration look like when the battery is fully discharged? What the 0-60 when the battery is out of charge? I had a Honda Clarity plug in hybrid and its was nice on pure EV and Hybrid but once the battery is out of charge the car will run on gas engine only and its noisy, unrefined and very weak! Does this car keep some juice to aid the gas engine when battery runs out?
The battery will always maintain enough charge to operate as a regular hybrid when the amount for pure EV is depleted. Yes you will have the gas engine noise at that point but it isn’t entirely disagreeable. Definitely worth a test drive.
If you've recently bought or are planning to buy a Volvo, I’d love to hear from you! I’m conducting market research in US or GERMANY and offering a 200 usd incentive for interview. Please comment below if you’re interested!
Dude, let me give you a little advice.
Post also "driving therapy & watch and relax" videos of the cars you shoot, without commentary. A mix of day and night might be better. So you don't say anything, you don't talk about anything, you just fix the camera on your head and keep driving the car. So the viewer can see it from an angle as if they were driving themselves.
Whenever I'm bored, I turn it on and watch videos like that, like therapy, and I know there are a lot of people who do that. It's just the driving sound on video and at the same time I turn on my favorite road music and I just watch it. It's like therapy. Different brands, different roads, different virtual experiences.
You can make videos like this for 20-30 minutes on average. So two different videos, both "2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge - Detailed Review" and "2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge - Test Drive Therapy". Since it's just a driving video, it won't be too tiring to shoot.
Good luck!
I’ve never remotely thought of anything like doing that, but I’ll give it a shot!
So… I’m setting up to produce therapy driving videos in addition to my reviews as you requested but I have a few questions. Do you (and others who enjoy these) prefer uninterrupted/unedited driving? (I.e. not cutting out sitting at lights, etc?) Do you enjoy only back roads or a mix of city/highway/country road driving? Does traffic bother you when watching these?
@@MichaelDrivesOfficial to be honest a nice mix of all of those.
I like to hear what the car sounds like at the traffic light. How quiet it is on the highway.
What it "feels" like on a bit of a back road.
I don't mind commentary on things that you'd only really notice by living with it.
But mostly shut up and just drive the car lol.
What type of fuel goes in the tank... regular or do you have to use premium fuel?
According to the EPA premium fuel is required. www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=47505
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