Video Summary
-The EX30 design is stylish and understated.- The design of the car looks like a real upmarket SUV, but is absolutely tiny. It is less than 4.25 meters long, shorter than a VW ID.3.
- It has a diagonal line and a Volvo logo on the front.
- The car has typical Volvo design cues, such as black side skirts and horizontal lines.
- The EX30 has dotted brake lights, similar to the Volvo EX90 flagship, without fussy blue parts indicating it’s an electric car.
- The headlights are made of rectangular pixels, the same as on the new EX90, and has the same "Thor's Hammer" design.
- The Volvo EX30 single-motor car with rear-wheel drive, 272 horsepower. The dual motor, all-wheel drive, produces a whopping 428 horsepower, making it one of the most powerful Volvos ever made.
- It is faster than an AMG GLA45S and Audi RSQ3.
- It cracks out 543 Nm torque, which is 43 Nm more than the A45S and GLA45S.
- Volvo says the EX30, with one motor, will accelerate from zero to 60mph in 5.4 seconds. The extended range version will do it in 5.1 seconds. The dual-motor car will accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds.
- The interior has a portrait touch screen in the middle with vertical air vents on the side of it.
- There is no clear detail at all.
- The interior customization option has four color and trim combinations that are made from recycled materials.
- The new Volvo is based on the Smart number one SUV with part sharing of motors between the cars.
- Entry level cars get a usable battery capacity of 49kWh.
- All versions get a battery with 64kWh of usable capacity.
- Entry level cars can manage 214 miles on a full charge, 70 miles less than an entry-level Tesla Model Y.
- Volvo says the car has a smaller carbon footprint than any other Volvo. The car's chassis and body are made with 25% recycled aluminum and 17% recycled steel. All old plastic bottles and other weird materials are in the cabin, like a dashboard made from linseed plants, and seats trimmed with wool and recycled polyester instead of leather.
- The EX30 will come with a wireless Apple CarPlay.
- There are no physical buttons for the screens features, even a volume knob.
- The car has a size guide in the boot.
- All the speakers from the door were moved into a special forward sound bar on the dashboard creating extra space in the doors.
- The entry-level cars cost just under £34,000. The quickest dual motor is just under £41,000, making it £1,900 less than a top-specification VW ID.3 Pro S.
- Volvo built the hyperperformance SUV bargain of the century.
