Astonishing that we went from high gloss lacquered wood to open pore wood, and now we're at resin coated linen/flax and might eventually reach open pore/raw fabrics.
I doubt if I would ever turn on the ambient themes. But the Mist interior is growing on me as well as the flax trim. I saw the flax with the Breeze during the US dealers roadshow. Paired with the dots was not at all to our liking. Thus waiting to actually to see all the options at a dealer later this year. I expect the US will be getting 2025 models as well. Since the new model production (2026) starts in the Spring beginning to think that is when we will seriously do our EV shopping.
I’ve been driving an EX 30 with the Mist interior for the last two weeks now. Whilst I was initially disappointed that the flax detailing was covered in plastic, having had two weeks of almost solid rain here in the UK, I’m actually very grateful. When these fabrics get wet they darken, and I’m so concerned about the fabric coated door bins getting stained, that I’m not actually using them. I’ve even bought Volvo seat covers to put over the passenger and driver seats, because even though I have paid for protection coating For the interior, I still noticed that the fabrics are water wettable
Hi, thanks you very much for your valuable testing as real user. It would be interesting check how it drains when parked/not used (i.e. after one day, two days, a week to see how it eats and if it is linear with time, if there isn't a sort of "deep sleep" function after a while...).
do you think there is a place for a aftermarket obd2 speedo? or even a heads up display? would you be able to see it through the terrible steering wheel ? (compared to my xc60) does the car even have an odb2 plug?
Yes, the car have an ODB2-plug but I would tell you to wait until you have driven the car a week. The actual speed is not the problem with the screen, the problem is with smaller messages that pops up and from what I know, there are no third parties that can show you that.
@@rere3960 Hi R, brilliant thanks for the clarification. When I was at Volvo, the salesperson insisted I was mistaken. Seems I knew more than he did and bit my tongue when he was speaking to other buyers. I went ahead and ordered the Crystal White with “speckle” dash
About the buttons... Any idea from which date they are manufacturing model year 2025? I don't think they've started the manufacturing of my car yet, just hope that my buttons will be better...
Sorry, I don't know. However, they have stopped taking orders for the Model Year 2024 and if I remember correctly, Volvo usually changes model year around June-July in their factories.
I originally ordered with Mist, until i realised it had wool in it (personal preference). It's the nicest looking by far. Switched to Indigo, which i think also looks really nice.
I'll never understand why most manufacturers put glossy buttons on the wheels... Even worse when they are touch capacitive. All the talks about safety, annoying beeps everywhere, and then they do shit like this, or forcing you to navigate through a menu on a screen while driving, to change the speed of the wiper (!). It's like idiots designing interiors don't even really drive... Looks like they changed a bit the buttons in the newer releases, but they are still glossy touch ones... Hope for an after market mod for those tbh.
Loved the Swedish sarcasm when reviewing the ambience themes.
Astonishing that we went from high gloss lacquered wood to open pore wood, and now we're at resin coated linen/flax and might eventually reach open pore/raw fabrics.
For me there is no problem with the buttons on the steeringwheel.
I doubt if I would ever turn on the ambient themes. But the Mist interior is growing on me as well as the flax trim. I saw the flax with the Breeze during the US dealers roadshow. Paired with the dots was not at all to our liking. Thus waiting to actually to see all the options at a dealer later this year. I expect the US will be getting 2025 models as well. Since the new model production (2026) starts in the Spring beginning to think that is when we will seriously do our EV shopping.
1:40 of course he wouldn't if the other two are his size. Three fit people would fit just fine for short distances.
In your honest opinion out of the Volvo Ex30 and the Renault Megane etech which one was your favourite and why please.
I’ve been driving an EX 30 with the Mist interior for the last two weeks now. Whilst I was initially disappointed that the flax detailing was covered in plastic, having had two weeks of almost solid rain here in the UK, I’m actually very grateful. When these fabrics get wet they darken, and I’m so concerned about the fabric coated door bins getting stained, that I’m not actually using them. I’ve even bought Volvo seat covers to put over the passenger and driver seats, because even though I have paid for protection coating For the interior, I still noticed that the fabrics are water wettable
I'll bet there will be some material on the door and dashboard with a textile feel from a third-party supplier (sort of wrap).
I’d pick Mist or Pine. Pine has some wool and looks nice to me.
Pine does look quite nice, and it's available on Plus/Ultra.
Hi, thanks you very much for your valuable testing as real user. It would be interesting check how it drains when parked/not used (i.e. after one day, two days, a week to see how it eats and if it is linear with time, if there isn't a sort of "deep sleep" function after a while...).
do you think there is a place for a aftermarket obd2 speedo? or even a heads up display? would you be able to see it through the terrible steering wheel ? (compared to my xc60) does the car even have an odb2 plug?
Yes, the car have an ODB2-plug but I would tell you to wait until you have driven the car a week. The actual speed is not the problem with the screen, the problem is with smaller messages that pops up and from what I know, there are no third parties that can show you that.
Are there really speaker in the rear doors on Ultra. Some report yes/no/subwoofer. What do you say?
Plus/Ultra trim comes with speakers in the rear doors and subwoofer in the trunk
@@rere3960 Hi R, brilliant thanks for the clarification. When I was at Volvo, the salesperson insisted I was mistaken. Seems I knew more than he did and bit my tongue when he was speaking to other buyers.
I went ahead and ordered the Crystal White with “speckle” dash
About the buttons... Any idea from which date they are manufacturing model year 2025? I don't think they've started the manufacturing of my car yet, just hope that my buttons will be better...
Sorry, I don't know. However, they have stopped taking orders for the Model Year 2024 and if I remember correctly, Volvo usually changes model year around June-July in their factories.
I originally ordered with Mist, until i realised it had wool in it (personal preference). It's the nicest looking by far. Switched to Indigo, which i think also looks really nice.
I agree, Indigo looks great. Weird that there are no pockets in the rear on that one, feels like a stupid thing to cheap out on.
@@theelectriccarmagazine whatttt they are actually different, vs just the colours? I had no idea. That is so annoying.
@@scottymeuk It is for based model so it has least feature - indigo has no pocket.
@@BlackPawGaming but they offer it on the Ultra. That is annoying. Anything else it’s missing?
I think it's just that. Superweird
Would you still recommend mist interior? I am so undecided .
Yeah, I like it apart from the decor. The seats looks great!
There are so many things that you not like at this car, I am wondering why you have bought it?????
To make content about it, will only have it for a couple of months.
I'll never understand why most manufacturers put glossy buttons on the wheels... Even worse when they are touch capacitive.
All the talks about safety, annoying beeps everywhere, and then they do shit like this, or forcing you to navigate through a menu on a screen while driving, to change the speed of the wiper (!).
It's like idiots designing interiors don't even really drive...
Looks like they changed a bit the buttons in the newer releases, but they are still glossy touch ones... Hope for an after market mod for those tbh.
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Till mitt försvar jobbar jag på ett företag där vi har mycket business i Tyskland och en jävla massa snack om älgar 😂