2024 Volvo EC40 Review: Power, Range, and Style in an Electric SUV! UK 4K

[@garysevern]

Got one, best car I’ve ever had.

[@rachelrobinson4923]

Tish it’s been a long time since I watched one of your reviews and I must say it’s great to see how you’ve grown into it. Much much better now your relaxed and just being yourself. It was a bit of a hard watch at first. But well done you’re now very watchable, and pretty knowledgeable too.

[@robertlloyd7493]

Great insight 😊

[@Niaaaa_x]

2 things 1. You look great, your hair is STUNNING 2. I like the car ALOT, especially the colour, sad that not many people will buy that colour :( green is a colour alot of manufactures offer nowadays but so many people still go for grey or silver. I hope when I see these on the road they're not all in grey or silver. Great review!!

[@paulbetesta]

Great review tish 👍👏

[@johnevans6399]

My experience is that super caring Volvo charge a lot of extra dosh for many of the safety features, I hope this has changed. Nice review.

[@julianroberts9757]

Hi Tish, great review as usual but interestingly, when you're talking about the safety features of the car, the back drivers side door wasn't closed properly and displayed on the dashboard! Merry Christmas and keep up the good work. 🫡

[@johnrobson4230]

Safety features! All the time you were talking about safety features the display constantly shows that the drivers rear door wasn’t closed properly which you seemed oblivious about, also what a really bad place to put a rear view camera! Still, great review enjoyed it! 👍🏻❤️

[@Joey-Little]

Nothing is compelling at that extortionate price

[@DJAYPAZ]

Good review Tish. Regarding the rear view camera, it seems that it is mounted too close to the road surface. My Toyota CHR has two rear view cameras, one for parking and one for the digital rear view mirror (?) inside the car. Both cameras rarely get any dirt on the lenses. The 360 degree camera in my Toyota also shows what is passing underneath the car. This is very useful when parking. I wonder what the Volvos' 360 degree camera can do.

[@jamiep61]

I enjoyed watching the video review, the New Badging makes sense to Identify the Model as Electric 😊

[@laurentiutrifan8173]

Hi, Tish 💙

[@laurentiutrifan8173]

A "recharge" is preferable because a Volvo is number 1 exactly during winter ... when - also - it manifests itself the worst feature of an electric car: the fact that the cold outside "eats" the energy of the battery - which is frustrating ah. 👎 And the colour is uuuglyyy ... with that "Breaking bad" green 😃 Hmm, I wonder ... people that decide these ugly/boring colours don't conduct solid research into public's preferences ? Not to mention that a teenage child can offer a decent opinion on this matter ....😉 In other words ... don't put in charge in this kind of management positions ... people that don't have a family ... meaning wife & kids. And let them drive these cars in their daily lives ... in order to discover the flaws ... & also ... to be the target of the ironies of the wife & kids ... for the stupid things that the car has in it. 🤭

[@barriepountney3598]

A nice looking car both interior and exterior and a good range and being a Volvo it's very safe the only scary thing is that price 😀

[@ColinMill1]

Without a really good, reliable reversing camera that looks like a nightmare to park - such a restricted view out the back.

[@geoffreysmith7015]

Dated Design 7years old carried over from ICE it’s due new style in lines of the 30 90 series. I run XC 40 RLine for past 5 years been great car.Come on Volvo it needs total revamp.

[@Willo1991]

Great review Tish as always. It could be the best car in the world but unfortunately for me after having a nightmare experience and having to return an xc40 last year along with Volvos customer service towards me I would never buy one again. Still enjoyed the video though 😂

[@richgl31]

I fell like you have sold us short there… what was the issue ?

[@kr15t14n_]

The 2024 is named C40 and not EC40? That did start with the 25 models

[@rexanael243]

The MY25 model, which was renamed to the EC40, started being available near the end of 2024. So there are definitely 2024 EC40s.

[@Beorn.]

For me, personally, in my opinion, Volvo are still lacking in its safety tech. On Euro Ncap the video test for this car shows the car hitting the "pedestrian" emerging from in front of a parked car. Not good enough. Mazda CX 60 phev same Euro Ncap test didn't hit the "pedestrian " maybe because more money was spent on safety rather than batteries? Don't know but one wouldn't result in a death or the possible death of a pedestrian and the trauma suffered by the driver. As I say it's just my own personal view but I know which one I'd rather choose. On a side note a Polestar 2 is similarly priced and has a better advertised range.

[@hugobloemers4425]

I recommend a V70, perhaps the pinnacle of the Volvo automotive history. And one of the last true Volvos. Every model starting with "E" is an insult to the heritage of that company.

[@SolarWebsite]

Change can be hard, huh?

[@hugobloemers4425]

@@SolarWebsite Not as hard as when a government scheme, or rather scam, collapses because the consumer does not play ball, and with it drags entire car brands in to the abyss.

[@blackghost769]

❤❤❤🎉❤🎉❤

[@egserdeg]

You can easily change between 360 and rear camera when in reverse. Just touch the middle of the screen (360 logo). And the through-loading is accessed from the trunk. It is right in front of you when you’re opening the trunk. And the gear shifter is real crystal….. Poor journalism…….

[@rwd1973]

It is incredible that Volvo sell a sinle one of these considering the crazy price tag (on an ugly car) No I'll keep my V70 2016, the last real Volvo

[@johnhindson5316]

I enjoy Auto Social reviews for many reasons, but a key one is your honest approach. You demonstrate this early on with your quick comment about the lack of rear wiper and then your more detailed analysis of the rear view camera. Which begs the question -- would you honestly recommend this as an option to a family member wanting an EV? Unless someone said " I must have a Volvo and I don't want the EX30 " why would you recommend this rather than one of the multitude of other EVs you have driven recently? It is overpriced and, I'd suggest, outdated. I would be recommending the Polestar 2 for a Scandi vibe, the Renault Scenic for a family vehicle with Google software and the Ionic 5 as another alternative. I appreciate reviewing can be difficult ( how can you get excited by an "updated" Ford Kuga!😂?) but a personal recommendation for this seems a tad over the top!!

[@rexanael243]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder i suppose. There are a lot of reviews that recommend this car generally or over the competetion in some regard. Reviews are subjective after all.

[@51madmitch]

£52K 😱 why not test an XC40, B3, petrol mild hybrid for £35K, £17k a BIG difference, why EV’s aren’t selling or meeting the stupid 22% of yearly sales requirement, mega Price, I enjoy your reviews, but it’s clear the vast majority of private buyers don’t want EV’s companies sales and large unsustainable discounts are what has got them to 18% in ten months, also almost all car traders don’t want to take EV’s as P/X because so hard to sell on !!! PLEASE 🙏 test cars that are selling, petrol/diesel Hybrid, which must be the way to go.

[@neillgatley8770]

If a car is too expensive, haggle or buy second hand. Volvo already sell over 22% EV's. Not every brand forgot to prepare when Boris made the zev mandate 2030. If all car brands were able to be trusted, we wouldn't have had diesel gate and the air would be cleaner already. I don't have a lot of sympathy for corporations who behave like they are above the law.

[@LindaShelley-i6y]

Sorry but this is much too expensive and I just don't like the look on the outside plus the light seats will be hard to keep clean and I don't like the rear parking that's very poor so it's a no for me😢😢

[@gadgetman36]

Oh no, you've worn the knees out in your jeans! 😂

[@hneek249x]

Remind me when I get a few bob to buy the poor girl a decent pair of britches, won't you? 😅