Volvo XC40 AWD 2024 - 130 km/h range test 

Congratulations to a great car! I bet you will have a great time with it!

Thank you. Yeah it's a massive upgrade in terms of quality etc. I know it's a brick but I want that true suv look, the higher ride.

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EX60 maybe 2025? Ultimate trim could be nudging $100K Cdn if you look at the ICE versions. XC40 is a pretty good deal, even compared to the EX30, plus you can get one now.

@@davidcottrell570 75k for an XC40 Recharge is a good deal? I think it’s one of the most overpriced EVs on the market.

@@kevinn1158 The base price is $64K Cdn and the EX30 tops out at $62,100. There’s a Twin Ultimate for sale at $70,500 plus licensing and taxes on their site. I think you will find that the competition isn’t as good as it seems. I ordered an ID.4. Nice car but I’m glad I got the Volvo for various reasons. All new cars are expensive. At least Volvo has a fixed price policy here without ‘market adjustments’, but by all means, buy another brand. I’m happy with mine, FWIW.

It’s the drag coefficient mainly, but unless you’re dealing with this sort of driving daily, it doesn’t factor much and it’s relative. Even slippery, relatively light Teslas can’t break the laws of physics, and driving at speed in the winter will do that. And regardless of charging at home or on the road, it’s still cheaper overall most places once service costs are taken into account than ICE.

Most people in the UK drive less than 100 miles per week. Even getting to 20,000 miles per year, you have to be in the top 3% of driver distances, and that includes people driving for work. All EVs are heavy, but this is not the slippery kind of low profile sedan, it's a practical size, shape and height for most people's lives. The range is fine.

60 cents? :O

Really? Can’t say that’s ever been the case for me. Yes, the car can regen hard, but the maximum is .3G and it’s progressive as well as predictable. I’ve tried a few other brands - for me the ACC works adequately, but it isn’t designed as a hands-off system. And if I’m driving in heavy traffic, I want to be in control.

Agreed. I have a C40 2023 and the infotainment looks outdated. In between the size of the screen, too small and the huge bezels, yeah, could be way better. Hope Volvo will improve it with a new iteration. The only good point is the OS made by google: it's fast, reliable and usable. Even the driver cluster is horrible because you have only two choices for the screen's layout : the map, which is quite ok, or ... a blank screen.. I mean, come on Volvo, pimp your dashboard a bit.

Not everyone enjoys the sterile wasteland of a Tesla or the glare from overtly large screens…

@@danishred72 there’s a huge gap in between Tesla’s layout and Volvo infotainment. Something in between is possible. I love my C40, it’s a tremendous drive, but the infotainment is crap and unless you have one and used it for hours, I guess you can’t grasp how much it can be improved 🙂

@@danishred72 Well, you could have something in between like in the Polestar 2. The screen in the Volvo is low resolution and the UX design look really old. Volvo also tries to cram too much information in on that screen (same problem with Tesla) which makes it a hassle to use when you're driving.

Just one thing. It’s an information screen, not a video game, so it isn’t meant to distract you from driving. In many countries now, using with the touch screen while moving is actually illegal. It does its job and doesn’t result in a problem with cup holders, as it does in the Polestar 2. Google maps works well. Resolution isn’t an issue if you own one. The Polestar 3, 4, EX30, 90 and EX60 will no doubt be better, as will an EX40 in two or three years time. The XC40 was always meant to be an evolution from ICE and as a Recharge EV, has been out for four years come May. I’m happy with it.

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