2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric review – best electric SUV? | What Car?

Why not comparing it with tesla model 3 and not model y?!

When did the single motor version switch from front wheel drive to rear wheel drive?

Powertrain warranty is less than Tesla by over 2x. Awful, and a shame because I love this car

just a simple quality thing I think looks like garbage is that you can see the joining line on the "shifter" ... it would take so little work to make that invisible. Yet it is there. And that makes me really distrust the entire design of this car. You also see it in the start stop button, just being covered, instead of being properly dealt with. They would have just left the start stop button there which would be fine. Instead they end up with this half-assed UX. What a shame. Not buying this car.

I just noticed this is a 1 year old video. The 2023 version is made in Belgium (I edited: corrected spelling), not China.
Other than the range it is a better built car than a Tesla per other reviews I have seen.

I like the double tap gear selector as it makes it impssible to go from D to R, or the opposite in 1 motion.
This is easy and safer.

Is C40 or XC 40 better for a short person?. 155 cm😊

This isn't a plus. The seats and wheels are totally different, I drove one yesterday great car but I've got problems with my hips and found the seats quite firm compared to the I4 m sport. 😢

Face lift was botched, like the previous look better!

what effect difference is there between a 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive?

The hump just states that this EV is not a pure EV from the ground up, as it's based on an ICE vehicle, in which this vehicle has an ICE counterpart.

Since it is made by the Chinese the reliability is very low. Similar to MG. Better stay away.

Also your 0 - 60mph times are wrong too for the 2022 model. The P6 does 0-60 in 7 seconds and the P8 does it in 4.3 seconds.

Why have to entitled this video '2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge' that's the 2022 version. The 2023 version is REAR wheel drive.

What is the name of this color?

I have just got an XC40 (secondhand) which has Apple Car play too so I can use Waze when the phone is connected by cable. However, it doesn't always find the phone on the screen so it is a bit challenging to get the map up on the screen consistently

very helpful guide. I have now got one!! Thanks

You have a clip of a Tesla interior and steering wheel near the beginning of the film!

Single motor is only rwd I think not fwd!

Ordered the Core trim as couldn't afford the Plus. Really regretting it now, wish I had lumped for the mid-range trim

Lol they're still burying AC controls in those touchscreens. I thought Volvo was all about safety. What a bunch of hypocrites

Yet another Tesla killer then 🤣🤣🤣


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wow

In response to the lack of tactile controls, I too felt this was an issue when I first received my car. However, after getting used to the google assistant you can actually use it to set all of the settings, like temperature, fan speed, radio, heated seats etc. I now find this even better than using the tactile controls in my older cars.

Looked at one today. Against EQB or ID.4 it looks and feels like an outdated, cheap attempt to cobble something new from old parts. That's a car that's the same price (or even more expensive) than the Merc and £10K+ over the base ID. 4. It makes no sense whatsoever

I'm waiting for the xc60 recharge, very excited

Does anybody hear a strange sound when the Lighting is set to Low intensity? I was told this is a common ‘feature’ because of resistor

what is the changing time performance on the vehicle?

This P8 is a beast! 400 plus horsepower will pass 3 cars in seconds and pull a completely filled backseat along with it! Absolutely a winner with no comparison yet. Tesla is NOT a SUV

If the XC40 Recharge had 400 miles of range, it would certainly give Tesla a headache. Range anxiety is real thing. As it is, sorry, I love you Volvo, but the XC40 Recharge is an also-ran.

The AWD Twin motor is no longer available to order in the UK from September 2022 with no idea of whether or when it might return. So it is now FWD single motor only lower power and acceleration - which, to be honest, is still good and probably better suited. I don't mind that but would have liked AWD as I live rural. Same for the C40. Software update now show Apple Carplay

The only issue with this car is the double PSM motors both in front and rear, which makes it to have a pretty bad efficiency at highway speeds.
up to 300Wh/km that is insane.
Volvo should have used a PSM on the rear for take off acceleration (great efficiency and torque at low RPM)
then have a 3-phase AC induction motor at the front for high speed cruising and good efficiency.

this car range is ok in the city, but really terrible for highway only use. keep that in mind.

Any electric car users who switched from gasoline?
If so what is the biggest factor you think is not in an electric car??

Awesome, but a mindless price tag.

Did you notice that these electric car salesman seem to target women more than men ? .. I wonder why that is ?

this is a joke, if you want a decent sound system, you have to spend £55k!!!!! with Audi you can have that on a basic spec for just £1.6k. These reviewers never take in account that some buyers only want certain specs, not everyone wants a 4-wheel drive car.

Thanks.... from Portugal.

Apple CarPlay was included on a recent software update

Well the dual engine no longer been an option sealed the deal for me

Hi Nasser Hussain😅😅

Have a xc40 recharge single motor on order. Currently saying October. Can’t wait

Very Nice review, thanks!
Easy to follow and Nice and professionelly presented! 👍🏻😊

The average working man cannot afford.......

Got one and i think it's weird everybody's thinking about range.

it's an electric vehicule, you'll use it everyday. Who's doing 350km / day everyday ?

I prefer having something who makes me smile instead of a Tesla who have a good range but no as fun to see an drive.

For my long trip i use my land rover for the kids/cat/dog. Neither Tesla or volvo are beating petrol engine for these trips.

£60k for a spec that nearly matches Tesla MY, with far less range & not faster. Plus Tesla charging network is a no-brainer. Had a XC40 on order - 7, yes 7 date changes, till it was 16 months for delivery on last quote. Obviously cancelled. Previously I had a XC90 for 10 years, best car I've ever had until I got a MY. Chinese Volvo a different experience to the old Swedish Volvo.

Apple CarPlay has already been rolled out on the Polestar, I’m sure the XC40 will get it very soon

No reason to buy this vehicle when coming models will soon be built on skateboard base, eliminating center floor tunnel.

You can change temperature by simply using the voice control. “Set temperature to 18 degrees” is all you have to say with your hands on the wheel. Works every time.

It's very disappointing that Volvo really don't make any "normal" cars anymore, they have gone so hard into hybrid and electric power, they basically won't sell you a car without it at least here in Ireland now and rarely anymore Worldwide.

For example, they seem to have retired the normal S90 Worldwide, while the new version of the S60 which they only released two years ago or less is no longer on sale in Ireland...

While you can indeed still buy a new S60 in the U.K, but it's far from cheap!

You can still buy a V60 here, but it's a hybrid only version which costs €65,000!

The XC40 is the cheapest car they sell here and it costs nearly €60,000! (They lists two versions of the XC40, a full electric for €58,000 and a hybrid version for €51,000)...

The old S60 started at €35,000, while even the new S60 which came with a new engine and was seemingly raised to be a three or five series rival, rather than a Mazda 6 rival as it had been, launched at "only" €45,000 while they promised a more affordable model with a smaller engine which we never got!

As said they've no "normal" cars left and nothing "affordable" at that 😐 .

Looking on the UK site then, indeed you can still buy the "normal" S60, but it's up to £45,000 now, but that''s €53,000! but thankfully it's still available....

Separately it lists an S60 recharge for £52,000 and an S90 recharge for £63,000, which are €62,000 and €75,000!

And of course it's a damn automatic only!


They've no cars then for less the €50,000 and no manual petrol cars you can easily get here in Ireland, I guess it's "electric or bust!" from them 😐 - Overall they must think everybody is rich! 😂

Edit - So even if pay £45,000 or €53,000 for a "normal" S60, then pay VRT and vat for it, the website still says you've to wait 10-12 months for delivery! 😯😂