Great family EV, one small problem: Volvo XC40 Recharge twin-motor P8 review 

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I love this guy. Like going to a Michael McIntyre concert produced by Top Gear. I know it’s Brit humour but surely the world needs more of this. 😂

So we're not doing this? Seriously? Come on! He said Karman Hard-on! Somebody must've noticed that! :D

I was lucky and got one of the first to come to australia, agree with your range estimates, the issues with the climate controls, just tell google to increase the temperature etc. The voice recondition on this is excellent. Like the review :)

I own that exact car. You have to drive like miss daisy to get over 200 miles. 170 is more accurate.

Excellent review. I ordered the single engine version 6 weeks ago, its a 9 month wait!!! We weren't able to test the single engine so took the family and our dog out in the exact same dual engine as this. It was properly fast but made everyone feel sick when I floored it. Your review of the single engine polestar helped massively in the purchase decision too. So thanks

Definitely prefer old school hands on to gimpballs Tim. Who wouldn’t?

Definiently broke the record for most words in a reveiw haha, sounds like hoped up on massive amounts of caffeine, got a chuckle out of this reveiw 🤣

Watching this a few years later after having my 2023 xc40 for a few months. 260 is overstating it....yes, you will see that number when charged 100% but then it will adjust almost immediately based on your driving style and speed. Mine went from 260 to 240 the second I reversed out to the street, and 220 a few minutes after that. So the range isn't great. Even so the operating costs are cheaper than an ICE CUV or even the ICE variant of this same car. I also have to remind myself the XC40 recharge is a little squarish tank at 4700 lbs, and every thing from the paint to the heft of the door and panels projects weight and quality. But almost everything else about this car is great. My ICE car is a Mazda CX5, a great car by all accounts, but every time I get back into that car after driving the Volvo, it gets more and more dated and feels more unbalanced.

Great review. You are extremely tall.

My favourite car review channel...ace as usual.

Thanks, really like the way you present your review !!!! Funny while also very interesting :)

I've had mine for a year now- great car- fast. nice handling for a SUV. Short legs though. I've only taken it on one long trip and at 75 mph it is limited. Finding level 3 chargers can be a challenge. Awaiting Tesla allowing us to use their Superchargers.... and Apple CarPlay!! Great video!

A polite request... Im asking All car reviewers and Auto Journalists to do the same. Please show and let us know detailed information about the tyre that comes with the new vehicle (Brand, type, summer/winter/all-season, speed, size and general auto industry tyre reviews grading of the tyre - meaning, good, average, bad)) Why? 2 Reasons... 1. The tyre is the most important safety feature of any car, as it is the ONLY thing that connects the vehicle with the road, regardless of how good or poor the car is itself. 2. By Auto Journalists and car RU-vidrs doing this, it will hopefully start vehicles manufacturers taking note. It may even hopefully push them towards going with best ranked tyre manufacturer, or at least offering different tyres for a customer to have a choice that will be put on the vehicle, with the best available tyre, as well as a tyre that is suitable for the time of year that it is sold. For example, living in Northern Scotland, UK, every time i pick-up a new car, often in December, regardless of European car manufacturer, they 'only' put summer tyres on it for the UK market. Yet the safe and sensible customer focused safety thing to do, would be putting on All Season tyres as a minimum. So for last 10 years, every new car i have had (5), from picking the car up at a dealership, within 30 minutes I've had to drive straight to a tyre specialists (If road conditions allow and no snow or ice) and put on Winter Tyres and in recent years with tyre technology, All Season tyres. This is often an extra £1000+ cost on top of what I've just paid for the vehicle. It is crazy and frustrating car manufactures will not listen or change and car nothing to the safety of their customers, certainly in the UK market. Thank-you..

You make the car look so small! Great review!

Not like will at the óscares. Nice one.

We've had our XC40 for about a year now (albeit not electric) and we have found the boot space to be a bit of a struggle. Once you've put a pram in there, you can't fit much else. You also showed in this video that it will only fit 2 regular sized suit cases. We've also found that it isn't really wide enough for two swivelling rear facing car seats (they collide when turned towards the doors). Apart from that, it is a lovely vehicle. Great road presence, really like how tall it is, and agree the design is quite timeless. I just wish Volvo would give their SUVs larger boots!

The paint is $900 in Canada so that sucks lol

Yeah, just wait until winter.. you will lose half the battery range! This one I guess would be good for those living in the city and have no plans to travel very far... ever.

I don't like the design. Volvos usually are slick but this one looks too much like a Suzuki Vitara.

First video I see from you. But it was really nice to meet you in camera.

when you lowered the auto boot, it didn't stop for the luggage strap. would it stop for, say, a 3yr old's hand?

Excellent as always. Still really happy with my polestar 2, but I can see this working well for many

The C40 might be a tad smaller, but I hear it rides better than the XC40.

If anything convinces me not to order a new XC40 over a 2023 X1 it's the intro music (brilliant!), it really says it all and tells me not to....😄

Sodding rapid 😂

Hi Tim

My brother just bought an S90, in which that drivetrain feels somehow more appropriate 🤓 Gimbal and Tri-pod are equally enjoyable styles 👍🏻

Mmmm ja genau

Thanks, Tim. I switched from Polestar 2 to XC40 Recharge as the wait time for the Polestar was 6 months. The XC40 looks a bit more roomy than Polestar. It’s crucial feature for me. I am 6’2”. Will get it in 2 weeks. Can’t wait. 🫰

Why do so many EVs have such bland unimaginative grills?