Let’s see some quirks on your beloved XC40. You can start with the very old fashioned screen. You seem to feed of finding small negatives on the EX30, for some reason. In several videos. Why?

Ohhh. Like your videos, and hope you'll enjoy this "mean machine". Every car you owned (but the XC40) are really 10,000 miles away from my personal taste (it is not a criticism,, sorry) but it makes me mentally review your opinions and criticisms of certain other models you reviewed, knowing your target cars. As my mother says, "The most important thing is that you like it". Thanks for your video, always.

I think another comparison test with 2nd row seat folded would be perfect.

Apparently they do not offer this option in the UK. Had to order plain black interior.

Hello Kristian thanks for the 1st look at the Black Edition of the new 2025 EC40. It's exactly what i was looking for! Been following your videos for the EX30 that we're still waiting here in Canada. We will get the 2025 models and I've ordered it (twin motors) but now looking at the upcoming EC 40 I'm not sure what would be best. Volvo Canada dealers haven't even received yet the price list for EC 2025 so cant compare the pricing list on EX30 Ultimate twin motor vs the same in the Black edition for the EC 2025... For those with the pricing list is the difference huge? Is the Black Edition more expensive than amother EC 2025 different colors? Thanks and keep up the good work!

No rear wiper is what puts me off and steers me to ex40

What is the best car for a Serbian like you then?

I enjoyed this tremendously

I had to laugh a little at how many times you said EC40 Black Edition but hey, thanks for the video.

The Tesla Model Y will crush the sales numbers of the EX30 based on the full year. The fact that Ex30 delivers many in the first few months is based on previous orders and new deliveries first in April and May 😉Norway and the rest of the world. what about, for example, the sales figures so far in the month of June in Norway, Model Y vs Ex30? 😅

I took a test drive with this car last Thursday. I was happy with how quiet the alarm beeps and boops were while driving. Manageable. I was happy there were quite a few physical buttons still in the cockpit. Thank you. The navigation screen / UI was okay quick (not like Tesla though). Good enough. About the Black Edition: It doesn’t tick any check boxes with me. I’ve owned a black car for 10+ years. I quite tired of trying to keep it looking clean.

Thanks for your video. I am waiting for my my25 ec40 in red. Hopefully it will arrive in a few weeks. Your video makes the waiting a little bit better.

Damn that roof thingy was insane!

السويد ابداع

Waiting for the 2025 MY EX30 reviews.

not enough of saying "black edition" in this video! 😅🤣

Recommend you make a video of a light coloured car so that we can discern what it looks like.

Kristian, the rwd ec40 has a different battery than the awd version starting in MY24. The rwd uses new CATL prismatic cells and the awd uses lg pouch cells. IMO the CATL battery is a better battery with slightly higher energy density and expected longer life. It is why I bought one. I believe that Volvo will transition to the CATL batteries in both versions soon.

I like it a lot … but Volvo is failing on the interiors by emulating Tesla too much (lack of physical buttons/dials, not enough information in instrument panel, no option for all-metal roofs). And we all want to see 800-volt architecture plus optional larger battery packs for long-range driving. It’s hard to justify having a BEV for long road trips unless you can drive a minimum of 485-550 km (300-350 miles) at 130 km/hr on a single charge at outside air temperatures of 0-10 degrees C.

Can see nothing, the car is just a black blob

I have to go down to Gothenburg to visit the new Volvo world 😊

🇸🇪🇸🇪💙

I have been driving Volvo for 40 years, including 2 with Sensus, except for the navigation, this was much better. Now with AAOS, far too much is put on the screen, which does not make it any safer. Now drive an XC60 T6, if you want to change the driving mode, you have to go into the menu where there used to be a beautiful wheel on the center console. Conclusion: the operation has become much worse with AAOS, as is the case in the EX30 but also in my XC60

But when will it be in the USA?

best one yet! i hope you keep this one

I have a MY23 C40 twin and I have never loved a car more! When you said "makes me smile" that's exactly what I do every time I see my car. The new updates sound amazing but I don't know if I could ever let go of mine! 😍

I purchased XC 40 my24 and love 98% of it, I hate the reversing camera, the Birds Eye rounded look not as good as others limits your view of cross traffic, and I worry about children being able to accidentally start the car as it is so easy to start, l think an off button would be great.

I’m in

Im amazed at the price difference you said its starting from 320,000NOK which is ~23,770GBP. Volvo UK prices for EX30 start at 32,000GBP (430,000NOK). That is s HUGE price difference!

Please dont forget to ask about the Cross Country Version :) would they add an additional hud? :) .. or more interesting, will it be steel plate protection underneath? so its “trail proof” ?

I have one exactly like this and I love the car. I have not had the problems with software as many have. Now running the updated 1.3.1 I highly recommend this car.

9:28, why would you want to change it from auto to low beam? I mean the lights are on if it’s on auto The setting you are talking about is not high beam. High beam is controlled by the stalk.

You helped with those sales numbers! While I purchased a gorgeous Polestar 2 Snow/Slate Plus AWD Pilot this week, I still love the look of this car. However, zero communications from Volvo, tariff fears, known SW glitches, and the value of my Bolt EUV trade-in plummeting... I had to make a move and was satisfied the P2 was the correct one to make at this time. In 27 months if they are being sold in the USA. are fully baked, and affordable I will consider an EX30 next. You know I've been thinking if Volvo had started their rollout in the USA first... they may well have improved those sales numbers... Hindsight is 20/20 as they say...

Bought the EX30 extended range ultra. Covered 3200 miles since beginning of March (4800km). Now that I have had the update done some issues have been rectified, charging on AC, car not detecting key fob. However I do agree with you about having to go through so many functions to access simple things, trip distance should be shown in the screen all the time, the ability to choose how your consumption is shown, I like miles per kWh it's just easier, my last car had every option for this you could think of. The new nanny state devices, speed limit warnings etc to turn off this and lane keep assist which here in the UK will take you either in the ditch or the path of an on coming car just takes too long every time you start the car. Driver alert is a perfect nuisance bleeping at you when you are negotiating a roundabout has to go off again every time you start. These should be saved to your profile and when you get in you should just have a profile screen pop up, you then press except job done! This should apply to all the settings lights wipers etc etc. I will most likely after the three year contract by another EX30 as other than these irritations I love the car, the way it drives charges just perfect.

I have a S40 wish i have owned for 7 years, i wont buy a new volvo before they do it right. only fools buys cars with lithium batterys and think they are saving the earth, that battery destroys more than my old fossil car, wish isnt realy fossil, its mineral oil, look it up.

Just changed from a Volvo V40 to a Mazda3 (great car IMO ) but still interested in Volvos and your channel. My next car may be a Volvo S60 always loved the look of it and here in the UK used S60's are becoming a bargain. Surprised the EX30 doesn't have auto high beam like a lot of cars now, my Mazda has it.

Black is annoyingly tedious to keep clean when talking about a car. Would never go black again myself.

Is it possible to turn off auto steering, auto driving assistance and all related warnings PERMANENTLY with these cars? It’s a dealbreaker for me and my girlfriend. We’ve excluded XC40 since we watched your video, but the C40 could be an alternative if the above is true.

What a wonderful video and personal farewell to this car. You are so down to earth in your reviews, I really appreciate that.

Nice new ride!! Enjoy! It's a beauty! (But enjoy waiting for those gearshifts sometimes with the paddles again=) I really hate the Volvo secret cost cutting, and especially those shitty plastic keys. (My own one has even less milage than that car but I've driven rentals 3x that milage too, from my own wallet... Drooling at your presscars sometimes). Keep the alloys but please wrap it in a colour. Like any colour that isn't one shade of black😂. (But polestar engineered ones do look good in black)

Yes, I enjoyed the video a lot. I really like the pacing. Not talking to fast or shooting bullet points about the car or certain topics. I appreciate this. I was SO close to buying a Volvo. Have been looking at them for a couple of years. To me it seems like their loosing ground with their original customers and their wishes / demands.

You're not alone with your preferences. Also, it shouldn't be called a "infotainment system". It is a user interface for very important features of the car, not so much "entertainment". This is a good video with regards to you talking about what's actually good and bad about it - according to a regular user and driver.

To me, these two videos, including "the good", are the most important videos regarding the Volvo C40. I've just helped me avoid a disaster of an experience. Me and my girlfriend want to change car. We're looking at electric as I will need electric to get to work properly. Yes, need .. as my government is forbidding ICE cars to the area where my work is. I so much want a car that is "normal" or "old normal". Cant stand all the new things with having to use touch displays to control essential functions of a vehicle. Can't stand voice command for controlling my moving vehicle. I am SO thankful for getting this info out there. Other KZbinrs don't explain how bad this actually is with this car.

Congratulations... It looks like a predecessor to the Polestar 2? Is it?

Is it possible to buy this S60 polestar with paddles, drive mode button and without 180 km/h limit but swap to the facelift 18 kwh battery to get more HP and better electric range? That would be perfect

That was a fairly short list of things you like about this car. 🤔

What happened to the XC60 black edition?

Not an EV…

I got a ex30 I love the fact it has no HUD... All is one screen and I did not miss it. After 10m you are used to it

Gratis till din fantastisk bil.