The 2021 Volvo XC60 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid Is An EXCELLENT Car - Here's Why I Wouldn't Buy It! 

I just want to add, as a XC60 T8 R Design owner, after 23 months of driving, my overall mileage at 11,900 miles is 71.6 mpg. This is from day one. That is about 3 1/2 tank fill-ups of non-ethanal gas a year. Also, I attached a OBD port tool for info on the engine. The supercharged engine off idle (to 3500 rpm) shows 20 lbs. of boost, then continues with the Turbo only to 6000 rpm plus. When you have your foot into the throttle, the boost never goes above 20 lbs. My operating cost of fuel and electric is about $.075 per mile. A short drive review does not give you this type of info.

I just got mine! She’s is a beauty and your right it’s like a rocket. The inside is beautiful! I’m crazy about this SUV. I love the easy recharge at night. I mostly drive on electric. It recharges in about 6 hours on a regular outlet in our garage. Plug it in at night before bed and it’s ready to go in the morning. The gas tank is still full hasn’t moved a notch. Thank you for the review.

Nice take! I'm getting the XC90 recharge today for review. Excited to see how it compares to this smaller brother.

I only have one complaint about the Volvo’s. My wife has a S90 and it is amazing. There really isn’t anything bad except the engine is loud outside of the vehicle. Inside is super quite, but outside standing it is loud.

Does he ever actually explain why he wouldn't buy it, as per the title?

Love the video. Very informative and to the point.

Great Review Mr Adlen I’m looking at a Xc-40 R Design in sept Tommy gets his Willys Today ( Jeep Pronounces Will ESS) All The Best To You Nathan And Tommy😀

71k for a compact SUV? nope

I own a 2020 T8 R design and it is well made, almost all things are as you expect at your hand. The air suspension is a little firm. By driving in town at small distances I can use only electric mode. The only complain is the engine noise with supercharger. I see not many people consider this as a problem. If you use charging mode on the road the engine noise is more pronounced and of course the consumption is higher. Thus I am avoiding it.

I got a 2021 black r-design t6 recharge, love it

To get the D or R in you just hold it down! You don´t need to pull it twice!!

Wow! What a great bloody beaut looking frisky suv. Cheers from Oz.

I like Nathan's self-description. Drag race would be fun.

My favourite european Brand the VOLVO

Who's going to fix these things? Techs aren't trained enough for this complexity.

I really like this car, but compared to the 2020 model, the MSRP has jumped up a lot. Something like eight or nine thousand dollars more

v90 won my heart already. T6 is the power train for me

Will my 95 lb Doberman fit in the cargo area? He fits in my Infiniti QX 50

Volvo has some of the best car sound systems out there (on the higher trim levels). You may want to consider that when buying a higher end trim

Seemed to have missed the backseat comfort and cargo area review. Guessing it was pretty crap and did not want to point that out?

Nice review

I love the XC60 ..( & my XC70)....but I’d never want to own this out of warranty...

Based on the comments, this seems like the type of vehicle to lease not purchase

I wouldn't buy a Volvo to take it off road.

I like it but the shifter thing doesn't make sense to me, if they are already changing from the old style shifter then why wouldn't they make Drive forward and Reverse pull back on the stick?

A great power train post warranty period lol

I own the Toyota RAV4 Prime SE (PHEV) and after owning it for a while, it is not worth the extra costs over the RAV4 Hybrid. The RAV4 Prime SE only gets 42 miles on electric and takes 5 hours to charge those 42 miles on an L2 charger (240V ). How much can you really do on only 42 miles, than wait 5 hours to recharge, you really don't get to use the electric that much. In actuality the RAV4 Hybrid gets the same mileage as the RAV4 Prime driving in hybrid mode which is most of the time. In this video, I heard this Volvo only gets ~20 miles electric, didn't catch how long does it take to charge, but less than 100 miles and without some type of fast charging, my opinion is the Plug In Hybrids are not worth the extra money. Please keep in mind that under the current EV tax break, you only receive the $7500 if you owe $7500 in taxes (if passed the new EV Tax Credits will be paid regardless of your end of year taxes). Luckily for me I just started a new business, so I will owe taxes this year...Bottom line, the vendors are doing a lot of hype on these PHEVs, trying to act like they are providing you value, but at the end of the day, it will only fleece you out of your money without the true benefits you would expect.

Why wouldn't you buy it? Not hearing a compelling reason. If you cannot afford it, well then I'm sorry for you...you're just not a star,...but I am! I own the Recharge Polestar. If you want Porsche driving dynamics, then you'll NEVER get this kind of fuel efficiency!

Okay, I recently cross-shopped for a new car and the XC40 was on the short list. I was so frustrated with this car during the test drive. The safety features were so intrusive and random that the car came "that close" from sending me in the ditch. I hate, hate, hate these safety features when they try to drive the car for you. Sad thing was: you had to go into 34 menus to turn them off. Spent the entire test drive arguing with the car instead of driving it.

Vulvul

Isn’t this considered a wagon and not an SUV?

Fully loaded Inscription almost as expensive as my T8 Polestar. Nobody cares what you think and you are so not original Boulderites. Don't think you could afford a vehicle this fancy even living from greater Denver. 😂

All the goodies in one bag👍 but its chinese company .....for that money $70k😖

Gv80 better for the money..

Another sell out promoting a Chinese company just to make a buck. Fitting.

#FREENATHAN. TFL, YOUR constantly showing these cars only around the office complex. Take it up Lick skillet road, ect. Nathan's reviews are fun but he's too caged up . The lexus es250 was another wasted video, camry, honda accord have all been parking lot views and a drive down around your office. Hit the road guys!! I've been watching since 2011.