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Swedish Sleeper: the 300kW, dual motor Volvo XC40 

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The Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 has a name almost as long as its 450 kilometre range, and with 300 kilowatts (402 hp) distributed to each of its four wheels, this sensible looking, safe, family car is actually a wolf in sheep's clothing. A true, electric sleeper! And as Gav found out when he drove it, it's the first Volvo he's fallen in love with!
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@eraser465
@eraser465 Год назад
Great video, I love those "seated heats" :)
@LEgoiste.
@LEgoiste. Год назад
and in the back too!
@r5LgxTbQ
@r5LgxTbQ Год назад
I've watched tons of reviews of this car at this point, this is definitely the best review I've seen
@Buzzinga248
@Buzzinga248 7 месяцев назад
Gavin I watch all your reviews, I absolutely love your enthusiasm and your seated heats. You are the only person who measures the height of the drivers seat, and this can be a deal breaker for some, also you spoke about the subscription in a recent article and this is never really discussed. This is a great review and I really want one.
@GaggsterWorld
@GaggsterWorld Год назад
Best review of the car that I bought, this review does keep the car honest and true. Well done!
@hakanlindhen500
@hakanlindhen500 Год назад
Hi! Another great function is the voice control system. Its fantastic. Better then any other carbrand.
@samchan1505
@samchan1505 Год назад
Great review! Yes this car is amazing! I picked mine up a month ago and l love it!!!!
@andrefinken
@andrefinken 11 месяцев назад
Great Review. Got me a smile at some points. I nearly felt the same, and i only drove the rear single motor version.
@RomanticTuna
@RomanticTuna Год назад
Love the review, the enthusiasm is great
@honestguy7487
@honestguy7487 Год назад
Good ole seated heats
@alexklim76
@alexklim76 Год назад
Oh, gosh, I thought I am haring things. Seated heats are cool!
@corabbring8198
@corabbring8198 Год назад
Great review, can't wait to pick mine up. But I have to wait till september.
@LINCARD1000
@LINCARD1000 3 месяца назад
Highly entertaining review as always, Gav! :-) But you've made me quite sad... I miss my ol' Mk 3 Ford Capri... that was a beautiful car that I regret letting go all those years ago.
@jeffreylebowski3216
@jeffreylebowski3216 Год назад
Just a couple of clarifications: the hump in the floor houses part of the battery. This means they can put less batteries underneath the feet of the backseat passengers, making the rear seating position more ergonomic and comfortable. To me that's a good thing. Also: "snöskidor" is not a word in Swedish. It's "skidor", but thanks for the effort.
@IverKnackerov
@IverKnackerov Год назад
Sounds like they found a use for the floor hump rather than coming up with it as an ideal solution
@fl3xxxo
@fl3xxxo Год назад
"snöskidor" is definitely a Swedish word. Can be used to describe skis that are not of the cross country skis variety.
@jeffreylebowski3216
@jeffreylebowski3216 Год назад
​@@fl3xxxo Maybe in your part of the world but not here in Sweden.
@jeffreylebowski3216
@jeffreylebowski3216 Год назад
​@@IverKnackerov I totally agree with you. They found a smart way of making the rear seat more comfortable.
@iamqadri
@iamqadri Год назад
I absolutely love your reviews lol. Keep it up champ.
@mirnivoznik8536
@mirnivoznik8536 Год назад
Gav mate, I'm still waiting for your stand-up act. Hilarious!! Also - I want that car now. :D
@joonapuro8055
@joonapuro8055 4 месяца назад
Awesome review!
@jUQMtDmf
@jUQMtDmf 6 месяцев назад
Best review of this car there is.
@CaryInVictoria
@CaryInVictoria Год назад
Note that while XC40 (and C40) Recharge vehicles are produced in China for New Zealand those vehicles are also produced in Ghent, Belgium (which supplies North America) and in Malaysia and India.
@Kangaroo_Caught
@Kangaroo_Caught Год назад
For long distances in New Zealand, a "space saver" tyre might be OK, but here in Australia you are very likely to need to travel over 80 km after changing the tyre. I know of others who have been caught out with Volvo's lack of a spare tyre. The Volvo is made in China, but it's designed in Sweden. A few years ago, my wife and I travelled through some of Europe by train. The numbers of smokers in railway stations was difficult to believe for an Aussie.
@Joe-lb8qn
@Joe-lb8qn Год назад
Unfortunately many cars these days don't come with a spare, i suspect because, without a spare, that improves efficiency due to not carrying that extra weight. Plus it improves their cargo capacity (on paper). I drove its sister the other day, Polestar AWD. Id prefer the Volvo (Until i realised the hump, Polestar didnt have that) but end of the day given the cost the range isn't enough for me. That is shoddy about the tunnel hump in back, Kia/Hyundais which share a platform with ICE such as Niro and Kona, dont have such a hump.
@jeffreylebowski3216
@jeffreylebowski3216 Год назад
The "hump" houses part of the battery so there can be less batteries underneath the floor in the backseat. This makes the backseat more comfortable and, being a backseat driver myself, I enjoy this.
@gryzman
@gryzman Год назад
did you leave the sprinkler on at the beginning ?
@craigwells3655
@craigwells3655 Год назад
Being a poor oldie, my target car is an older BYD E6 ex taxi. A big battery, lots of range and lifecycle but no DC charging. Gav, how dumb would it be to buy a car that is AC only? I remember watching and enjoying your conversion of an old sedan to electric, maybe 15 years ago. What was it, a tredia? I'm hoping you'll document your latest conversion for all of us to grab ideas and motivation. Keep up the Kiwi humour.
@EcotricityNZ
@EcotricityNZ Год назад
You remembered the Tredia! That put a smile on my dial. Yep, I'm creating a video series on my own RU-vid channel about my Autin Allegro EV conversion. All the best and thanks for the kindness, Craig. -Gav
@srspower
@srspower Год назад
Why do you keep saying seated heats? The first time you said it I assumed it was a slip of the tongue?!
@headwerkn
@headwerkn Год назад
Because that’s what people call them. My girlfriend has had them in her car for four years and has never said it correctly yet.
@briananthony4044
@briananthony4044 Год назад
Seated heats in the front, and seated rear heat as well! What school did you go me lol. 3:19
@johnhornblow4347
@johnhornblow4347 Год назад
It's a running joke....
@Ricanae205
@Ricanae205 Год назад
Your grammar is 🤦🏾
@chrisvanegmond3157
@chrisvanegmond3157 Год назад
Man I wish I was rich. Awesome review!
@willmather4046
@willmather4046 Год назад
I do love the idea of quick electric hot hatches becoming affordable in the future. 100k is still way out of my price range ever but if the Chinese brands can start undercutting that, that would be awesome. The challenge will be staying efficient with the extra weight of the 2nd motor without adding a huge expensive battery. Rumours the BYD Atto 2 and MG4 will have AWD models so will be interesting to see how much those end up being.
@user-mj9tr3ym5t
@user-mj9tr3ym5t Год назад
Atto 3 will be coming with 2 motors in 2024 q2 watch out
@theairstig9164
@theairstig9164 Год назад
MG4 Milan triumph edition is available in UK now. Expected to be $46k in Australia if it ever lands. If that happens it will be the budget performance car of the decade. Faster than a AMG A45 and lighter cheaper than a model 3 performance
@rafael6693
@rafael6693 7 месяцев назад
@@user-mj9tr3ym5t nobody cares about chinese crappy cars in Europe
@hammertimee777
@hammertimee777 Год назад
hey gav, this car looks great. on twitter everybody talks about tesla cars and tesla stocks, but we know that not everybody wants to buy a tesla. and i think there are some EVs out there that satisfy those people. Tesla is like an iPhone. It is the most popular out there. But there are still people willing to buy non-apple products and pay a premium for it! Nothing wrong with that. If every car on the road is a Tesla, the world wouldn't be that fun.
@richarddunn504
@richarddunn504 Год назад
The topography is the skyline of Gothenburg 👍
@Zarphag
@Zarphag Год назад
Volvo's have always produced sleepers tbh, looks good.
@thomaseriksson3182
@thomaseriksson3182 Год назад
Nice review!👍 But wait for MY 2024.. you got more torque and better range ✌️
@rpsingapore2005
@rpsingapore2005 Год назад
Great car and the same format as the polestar 2 - I prefer the polestar shape if I’m honest.
@HarmLessSolutionsNZ
@HarmLessSolutionsNZ Год назад
Lane keeping assist is all well and good but when are we going to see pothole dodging mode in cars destined for NZ? 🤔
@gunnarkarlsson195
@gunnarkarlsson195 Год назад
you mean heated seat, not seated heat?
@Dbayliss88
@Dbayliss88 7 месяцев назад
Only one thing I'd mention is volvo have told me last week in a showroom, space savers aren't safe with this car due to the tourqe of it. I asked if i could get one
@EcotricityNZ
@EcotricityNZ 7 месяцев назад
That's actually quite fascinating. Haven't heard that before but it could make sense. -Gav
@cub35guy
@cub35guy Год назад
volvo... the way to go. i have the sister... c40. simply excellent.
@mattephoto6850
@mattephoto6850 Год назад
Why do electric car testers insist on using the unit kw and not horsepower? Using the unit of measurement horsepower works just as well on electric cars, and is a unit of measurement people are used to. People seem to think that when it is an electric car, then the unit kw must be used, which is not true. So please, use horsepower that people can relate to.
@wantedyou2346
@wantedyou2346 Год назад
Because that's the default unit of electric motors. You don't need to know about the horses to know it's power. You can look for the 0-100 kmph for that.
@ThaaatGuy
@ThaaatGuy 7 месяцев назад
You know kW is used for petrol cars too right?
@rcpmac
@rcpmac Год назад
I find it funny how reviewers “discover” clever features that have been around for almost a decade. My 2015 Volvo V60 has a headrest dropping switch. BTW had the reviewer ever driven a V60 he wouldn’t have started the review with disparaging remarks. BTW, besides tires brakes and a battery, it has had no repair needs and is a great cornering driver.
@examinerian
@examinerian Год назад
4:52 - fnar-fnar! 🤣 👍
@jasoncatt
@jasoncatt Год назад
Seated heats in the front AND rear. Wait, what?
@robertjonsson5750
@robertjonsson5750 Год назад
😄
@GSP-76
@GSP-76 Месяц назад
The real sleeper is the C40 Recharge. Same car but even more sleek.
@Carwizzard
@Carwizzard 6 месяцев назад
“Seated “heats”😂😂
@BLKKND
@BLKKND Год назад
Any chance we will get a MY Performance review?
@EcotricityNZ
@EcotricityNZ Год назад
I'll keep annoying Tesla! :-) -Gav
@BLKKND
@BLKKND Год назад
@@EcotricityNZ Legend.. love your work
@josephkarl2061
@josephkarl2061 Год назад
"More leather than San Francisco in the 80s" The mind boggles 🤣🤣
@jeffreylebowski3216
@jeffreylebowski3216 Год назад
Hey Gav, you should look into testing the Skoda Enyaq. It's surprisingly good.
@jeffreylebowski3216
@jeffreylebowski3216 Год назад
Hey Jeffrey! This is you writing from the future. Guess what! You don't have to wait for long. In just a few weeks Gavin will actually test the Skoda Enyaq! Yay!
@phillipperez3358
@phillipperez3358 Год назад
Are these still Swedish? I thought a Chinese investment firm owned Volvo....
@robsudden24
@robsudden24 6 месяцев назад
I bought a new one Recharge dual motor ultimate for just 61k Not 102k 🤯
@Carwizzard
@Carwizzard 6 месяцев назад
Why do oceanic people use the term “kw”, rather than “Hp”?
@chrisdavies3394
@chrisdavies3394 Год назад
Seated heats!
@jaredoelderink-wale350
@jaredoelderink-wale350 Год назад
first we had a frunk (front trunk), then a froot (front boot), and now we have a frompartment ?? when does it end with you people
@abhiu2398
@abhiu2398 Год назад
Fronnet (front bonnet)?
@theairstig9164
@theairstig9164 Год назад
Definitely at the start
@alister_grigg
@alister_grigg Год назад
A Polestar 2 in SUV drag.
@fredyyfredfreddy
@fredyyfredfreddy Год назад
Just skidor(shidor) not snöhydor.
@steptoeson007
@steptoeson007 11 месяцев назад
Seated heats! 😂😂😂 @ 3.21 minutes.
@adam_p99
@adam_p99 Год назад
3:20 what? 4:52 errrrr what?
@00VII
@00VII Год назад
You should never play your phone while driving.
@seanm4405
@seanm4405 Год назад
Android ~ easy to use, it’s logical, it’s really fast? Whaaaat? None of those things apply to android.
@77cns
@77cns Год назад
“Like some Neanderthal” 😅😂
@clipsonplextorfield3230
@clipsonplextorfield3230 Год назад
LOL 102K for a volvo. Seems like evs are just getting cheaper
@JerreMuesli
@JerreMuesli 3 месяца назад
Just chose this car over the Audi Q4 e-tron sportback. The interior is so bland and boring but I hope the horse power will make up for it.😅
@youxkio
@youxkio Год назад
Most impressively is that it is a Volvo built in China. This is quite interesting the development made by the Chinese in the tech automotive industry. Just mental!
@TOXOTIS63
@TOXOTIS63 Год назад
Please don’t post inaccurate info; the XC40 was conceived in Sweden and is being at the Ghent plant, in Belgium.
@cjjuszczak
@cjjuszczak Год назад
$100,000 for 78KW battery but just 450km's range ? Entry level Model 3 Tesla in NZ is about $67,000 with a 62KW battery and 491KM range, or $83,000 for the long range with 82KW battery and 602KM range. lol pass, jesus this thing's overpriced, lacking any decent drive assist features, which you didn't even bother going into except "lane assist", despite mentioning cruise control earlier in the video, and it really has little to justify $100,000 except for heated rear seats and dimmed mirrors ?
@pariandangel
@pariandangel Год назад
Yeah but Teslas are garbage quality with so many missing features. You can get an MG4 or BYD Atto 3 which are cheaper and better than Teslas so there is that right?
@kimlee988
@kimlee988 Год назад
I think Volvo is now Chinese.
@DJFAmenHeavy
@DJFAmenHeavy 10 месяцев назад
Chinese people aren’t buying Volvo’s 😂
@THEAC83
@THEAC83 Год назад
You mean Chinese sleeper?
@errolmcdufffork9834
@errolmcdufffork9834 Год назад
This car is as Swedish as the Chinese Communist Party. Gullible, much?😂
@johny6823
@johny6823 Год назад
Volvo is a scam! My 2023 Volvo has a steering wheel that vibrates very badly, making it quite annoying and UNSAFE to drive, and Volvo doesn’t want to fix it.
@josefmprable
@josefmprable Год назад
Chinese sleeper*
@ronjones4575
@ronjones4575 Год назад
Volvo is another over priced box on wheels. Personally I think the vehicle is ugly. Who needs a really quick vehicle of any type? What is needed today are vehicles people can afford without taking out a for-ever loan!
@norbertmayer7005
@norbertmayer7005 Год назад
For gods sake don’t put a spare tire on an EV or you will wreck the electric engine!
@brett7801
@brett7801 Год назад
Nonsense. Provided the spare is the same diameter and a correct fitment for calliper clearance etc., the diff (the only part than can possibly be damaged) will be fine. If placing on a different vehicle, on a non driven axle, diameter is less important. Only issue is if you have miss matched diameter tyres across drive axles.
@philiptaylor8223
@philiptaylor8223 Год назад
Gav, has anyone ever called you Steve Kerr?
@EcotricityNZ
@EcotricityNZ Год назад
Actually YES! Once in an elevator in Florida. I apologised that I wasn't him and I had to google the name afterwards. -Gav
@MrGazman2010
@MrGazman2010 Год назад
Another overpriced offering
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