Picked up my 2024 s60 recharge last month. Love it. Most of my daily driving is all electric. I only run it in power mode for fun and to run out gas. It’s been a blast.
Your conclusion mirrors mine, but my experience with a 2023 S60 recharge was one year old yesterday, Nov 1. Lifetime consumption, 104 mpg. Charging cost ~$35 / mo. My last 2L ICE, for comparison, was 29.7 mpg.
Yes it is quick, but compounding the impression is the motor (maximum torque immediately) hiding the turbo lag. BTW, Car and Driver saw 4.1 zero to 60, Motor Trend 4 sec flat.
Let me know what you think about the S60 or PHEVs or EVs in general! What are you cross-shopping against the S60 Recharge? Clarification on the powertrain, in theory if the battery were truly at zero you'd be running on the front wheels, but in reality there's a reserve and you should always be running AWD. The battery is 18.8kWh with 14.7kWh used for daily driving, then when it says 0% you actually still have that 4.1kWh in reserve for the AWD system.
0:50 is inaccurate. The car is never just front-wheel drive. Because of the generator, there is always enough power to be in AWD. Pure electric is RWD, everything else is always AWD.
Hey, thanks for the comment. The way I phrased it in the video is the way I phrased it to Volvo when I asked about the system beforehand. It may be that it's just very difficult to get to actual 0 because of the system constantly trying to regen the battery, but if you were at pure 0 it would be FWD. I'll see if I can get clarification.
Just got a response back from Volvo. So theoretically if you could get to zero, then it would be FWD, but in reality you are never going to actually hit an empty battery. The battery is 18.8 kWh with 14.7kWh used for daily driving, so when your gauge says zero it actually still has 4.1kWh in reserve for the AWD system, you just can't use the Pure (full EV) mode. Thanks again for the correction
15 hours to charge the fully depleted battery, yes, but in reality, one wouldn’t fully deplete the battery every day. The average automobile trip in the US is 9.4 miles, so half of the trips are less than that.
Definitely. If you're not depleting the battery it's definitely less of an issue. I see numbers from 30-40 miles for the average US round-trip commute, so there are quite a few people who would be depleting it fully, myself included, but absolutely something to take into consideration. Shorter commute = shorter charge. Appreciate the comment!
Thank you! Yeah, I think I need to just cut the music during the main stretches. I've been thinking about that for a bit now. I appreciate the comment!
Good catch! Thank you! Dynamic chassis is on all of them, and that wording made me think the suspension would change but it's more of a sport suspension it seems. Only the Polestar is actually adjustable.
That's your peak power, so you'd have to be running at ~6k rpm for the engine and the electric motor would have to be hitting the back axle, so you'd have to have some juice in the battery for the full 455-hp.
@@GearboxCarReviews There's a reserve of battery that's invisible to the user. When the car is at 0% the car actually has anywhere from 15-20% available. You always have the full power available and eAWD will always be available. You can potentially drain the reserve, but would need to be somewhere where you can constantly accelerate until it runs out. Even on a track the act of slowing down or lettings off the gas will capture enough energy to keep the reserve topped off.
@@vicentecouto4977 100%. However the actual "feel" of the power will change drastically due to the differences in the electric and gas engines. The electric engine is where you get most of the punchiness with the instant power and loads of torque, but the gas engine builds through the RPMs like any other has engine. When you actually mash the accelerator it should feel the same, but giving it 50-80% power won't feel as good at speeds under 50.
I'm a Tesla owner but my wife didn't like the range and feel of Teslas for her driving styles. She's owned Acura, BMW 3 series, Cadillac CT, Infiniti Q50 and Infiniti Q50S. We loved the Q50S but they haven't changed the interior so much in 7 years and they don't offer a hybrid sedan. We looked at Ionic 6, the lower trim is the only one with great full EV range. So looking at PHEVs, the Lexus ES300h isn't attractive to her, and we weren't impressed with the BMW (poorly integrated dash panel) or Mercedes. We never considered Volvo but on a drive through Austin, we stopped at a dealer and loved the vehicle. 2 days later, we purchased the S60 Recharge T8 with Ultimate trim, same color as in your video. I agree with all your comments. No car will have everything perfect for everyone and you nailed all the minuses- no ventilated seats, minimal storage in center console, no cordless charging. We are exceptionally pleased with the vehicle. Thanks for the explanation of the features also!
Thanks for sharing! Yeah, Volvo often gets overlooked, at least until you've been in one. Like you said, nothing's perfect, but the things you're giving up here are pretty minimal. I'm glad you ended up checking one out and that you're loving yours! Congrats, and enjoy!
Good review, thanks. Just a note, your comment about the paper ticket holder being a problem that needed to be solved made me laugh out loud. Does seem like an odd feature that I've never seen in other reviews.
Thanks! Appreciate the comment! Ha, glad to hear I got a laugh out of that one. Trying to get a little more comedy/personality into these reviews. I'm surprised no one else has really mentioned it. It's just a strange feature and it's right there in your vision every time you get in the car.
Interesting. I don't know anything about it unfortunately, but I see what you mean. Since the 2023 redesign, it doesn't look like there's an OEM trailer hitch. I stumbled across someone that used a Stealth Hitch but it required a bit of finagling. That is strange that they still haven't come out with one that's plug and play yet, but hopefully they remedy that soon. I'll do a bit more digging around and see if I can figure anything out.
@@BrendaLowe-x5m wish it was better news. Seems so strange that there still isn't one at this point, even though the third gen came out years ago. It might be worth reaching out to Stealth Hitch or U-Haul or another company that does aftermarket hitches. I know the V60 has one, and it seems like some people might be making that one work somehow.
