My sister bought a new EX30 last month and she likes it! She had a XC40 Recharge before it, and she didn’t like that Volvo. The new EX30 is the Ultra trim, so it’s the loaded and fast 2-motor unit.
She’s still learning to trust the digital key. It automatically locks the doors when you walk away from the car. But for someone who has never had that (everyone lol) she isn’t sure if it truly locks after she’s 10 feet (give or take) away from it.
Beyond that, she reports the EX30 to be a real EV, and it feels like a real EV: zippy, fast, tight. Her XC40 Recharge by contrast didn’t feel cohesive, and that’s probably because it was conceived as an internal combustion engine car, but fitted with EV guts… so in some respects a “Factory Frankenstein“. She also disliked the XC40 because of very frequent infotainment glitches, and I admit some surprise that she chose another Volvo after that experience.
Here’s her new EX30, powder blue over light grey:
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I’m curious how these interiors will hold up 20 years later. That’s the ultimate litmus test. We’ll see!
I wonder if glare will be an issue when all essential info and controls were moved to a glass LCD/OLED touchscreen interface. Is the speedo or controls sometimes impossible to see due to sunlight on modern cars?
The new car looks fascinating. Thanks for sharing. The interior looks so different from the past. No climate control buttons, I don’t think I’d like that very much. Interior looks sleek, though.
The outside is unique looking in the land of SUVs, I like it. One thing I didn’t expect – there’s no instrument cluster? But center console is so low, you can scoot over sides of the car in a pinch, perhaps? I miss my bench seat car because I could easily move to the passenger side to leave the car, on a busy street. ?