WEBVTT

00:00:07.359 --> 00:00:13.599
you know volvo they sell bricks that are uncompromisingly safe but they have a

00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:17.920
bit of a problem almost all cars are safe now fortunately volvo is synonymous

00:00:16.080 --> 00:00:22.560
with something else sleeper and given the xc40 recharge has over 400

00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:26.960
horsepower and three and a half civics of torque

00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:29.279
this thing's a certified sleeper

00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:33.680
and fortunately this thing's not just fast with an infotainment designed by

00:00:31.439 --> 00:00:37.120
google and a commitment to no nonsense unlike other evs this thing's really

00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:42.719
nice to live with just like it's nice to live with our sponsor cablemod cablemod allows you to

00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:46.719
personalize the look of your pc with custom colored sleeved cables try with

00:00:45.039 --> 00:00:50.079
their configurator and build your cables exactly how you want them with a

00:00:48.079 --> 00:00:53.399
realistic cable preview check it out at the link below

00:01:00.559 --> 00:01:07.040
12 years ago volvo was in a tough spot with ford nearly running them into the

00:01:04.960 --> 00:01:11.600
ground since being acquired by chinese car manufacturer geely in 2010 for a

00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:16.000
fraction of what ford paid things have been looking up gilly was able to turn

00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:20.720
around the company with a devious plan ford never could have dreamt of give

00:01:18.240 --> 00:01:24.640
volvo money and full autonomy the focus now is on beating the germans

00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:28.400
with scandinavian simplicity and the sales numbers show the plan has been

00:01:26.240 --> 00:01:31.920
working now volvo is aggressively investing in electric vehicles with all

00:01:30.479 --> 00:01:35.759
their models planned to be fully electric by 2030 so how good is their

00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:40.479
first entry from the outside i think the xc40

00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:44.799
recharge looks great sometimes when a car goes from gas to electric it ends up

00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:49.520
looking like a fish with its face smushed against a glass pane volvo has

00:01:47.520 --> 00:01:54.159
shown us that the grilled elite doesn't have to look terrible just

00:01:51.759 --> 00:01:57.680
take it in for a second it's pretty and you don't have to assemble it

00:01:56.159 --> 00:02:04.640
given the marketing photos you might think there is a generous frunk but uh

00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:08.640
yeah not exactly there's space for a charging cable and not much more but

00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:13.599
there's a very volatile reason for why the frunk sucks safety with the removal

00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:17.440
of the engine and addition of a couple thousand pounds they needed to put a

00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:20.560
massive reinforcement structure under here to improve safety and chassis

00:02:19.440 --> 00:02:27.120
rigidity but yeah less of a frunk and more of a furs

00:02:24.959 --> 00:02:31.440
the interior is simple it feels nice although not over the top luxurious if

00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:36.160
you have louis vuitton earbuds it might be a bit too plain but i'm a fan the

00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:40.800
suede and vegan leather seats are extremely comfortable and the start

00:02:38.160 --> 00:02:43.440
button is below my butt so let's give it a go

00:02:43.440 --> 00:02:49.840
flooring it not only sends you back in the seat but the whole thing sits down

00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:54.640
just planting the rear tires as the front scramble for traction it's uncanny

00:02:52.480 --> 00:02:59.920
how this can just put down power no matter the conditions we're on winters

00:02:56.720 --> 00:03:02.000
and in the wet it still can do like 4.9

00:02:59.920 --> 00:03:07.280
seconds 0 to 60 which is the same as the model y and other publications have

00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:09.920
measured 4.2 seconds 0 to 60 which is

00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:15.200
crazy given how much this thing weighs the way it silently accelerates allows

00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:19.760
you to be a bmw driver just chopping computers at lights and getting into

00:03:16.959 --> 00:03:23.680
those tight spots without feeling like one although it does get pretty mad when

00:03:21.760 --> 00:03:28.799
you don't use your turn signal there are two options for the go pedal

00:03:25.840 --> 00:03:32.640
standard and one pedal standard it acts pretty much like an automatic

00:03:30.159 --> 00:03:37.440
transmission in an suv you let off the gas it doesn't immediately slow down and

00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:42.319
you have to hit the brakes to stop i think it kind of sucks it has really

00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:46.319
aggressive creep that makes it kinda hard to stop smoothly

00:03:44.319 --> 00:03:51.040
that was pretty good though and you have to hold the brake because well it

00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:55.360
doesn't have brake hold i suspect most people will just settle on one pedal

00:03:52.879 --> 00:03:59.519
mode if you've never driven an ev before it will take

00:03:56.799 --> 00:04:04.080
a day or so to get used to but it is really worth it it makes it so that when

00:04:01.760 --> 00:04:08.799
you get off the gas it uses regenerative braking to slow you down instead of you

00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:14.000
having to hit the brake pedal it can increase your range allows me to drive

00:04:11.200 --> 00:04:17.840
smoother and it also allows you to have more fun

00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:22.880
in a corner you can just with your right foot change the balance from the front

00:04:20.400 --> 00:04:29.840
to the rear and really kind of feel what the car is doing or if you're me

00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:29.840
it makes it way easier to be an idiot

00:04:30.240 --> 00:04:36.560
unfortunately there is no way to disable traction control although like i get it

00:04:34.720 --> 00:04:39.360
you could definitely just do a comically large skid straight into a rollover if

00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:46.000
they allowed you to disable it but i really did not expect to have this much fun in

00:04:44.080 --> 00:04:50.800
a crossover suv that's not even advertised as sporty

00:04:49.199 --> 00:04:56.080
if you really want to get into it you can kind of cease all your way through

00:04:53.199 --> 00:05:01.120
corners you know going from understeer from overloaded front tires to you know

00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:06.720
you punch it and then you get understeer from not enough weight on the front tires it

00:05:04.320 --> 00:05:12.160
is without a doubt slower than the model y and corners but i'm leaving the end of

00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:16.479
the corner with a big grin on my face instead of just cursing the electronics

00:05:21.440 --> 00:05:25.560
oh jeez it's that guy

00:05:26.960 --> 00:05:33.070
sounds so good though

00:05:44.720 --> 00:05:51.960
our freshly minted volvo fanboy over there he's glossing over quite a few

00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:51.960
things give me the keys

00:05:54.240 --> 00:06:00.960
like see this here you think it's some nice felt or soft material but it's just

00:05:59.280 --> 00:06:05.360
floor liner you know the stuff they use to line floors and for how well thought

00:06:03.680 --> 00:06:10.720
out the interior is there are some comical oversights i mean look there is

00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:16.639
loads of storage space we've got a laptop holder a tissue holder trash bin

00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:20.720
cable holder phone charger purse hook but where do i put my sunglasses they're

00:06:18.880 --> 00:06:25.840
the one thing i want to have safe dedicated storage for not to mention the

00:06:23.280 --> 00:06:29.980
fancy harman garden sound system seems like it was tuned by a horny teenager

00:06:27.520 --> 00:06:33.419
that just discovered bass

00:06:34.479 --> 00:06:39.680
even after turning the subwoofer to its absolute minimum it's still a bit much

00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:42.639
for my taste once you start driving

00:06:44.400 --> 00:06:50.800
this thing hauls ass for something this size mind you the steering is not quite

00:06:49.280 --> 00:06:55.840
up to the same level although this is far from the worst electric steering setup i've ever felt it's got this

00:06:53.919 --> 00:07:01.440
terrible self-centering that dominates the first 1 8 of a turn or so like look

00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:05.360
turning turning let go and it goes straight immediately it's almost like

00:07:03.599 --> 00:07:09.199
the car has 12 degrees of caster or something past a certain point the self-centering

00:07:07.919 --> 00:07:14.479
kind of starts to chill out so determining whether it's understeer or just the weird tuning is kind of

00:07:12.639 --> 00:07:18.639
difficult it's just not confidence inspiring in fairness though i highly

00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:22.080
doubt the average xc40 driver is going to be too concerned about the subpar

00:07:20.080 --> 00:07:26.000
handling even if it makes dodging potholes or going around a left lane hog

00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:29.759
kind of sketchy what they might be concerned about is the ride quality

00:07:27.599 --> 00:07:33.039
which is a bit of a sore spot here even after accounting for the winter tires

00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:37.440
you can tell the dampers in this car were not designed for this much weight

00:07:35.039 --> 00:07:42.160
at low speeds the suspension is kind of busy and at high speeds

00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:46.639
oh let's go ah they're just kind of floaty it feels

00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:50.160
like a truck with the towing package but with nothing to tow

00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:55.199
potholes or bumps in the road make the entire car

00:07:51.520 --> 00:07:57.199
audibly shutter and when you punch it

00:07:55.199 --> 00:08:00.720
you can see how hard she tilts adjustable electronic dampers would have

00:07:58.960 --> 00:08:03.599
gone a long way to help alleviate these problems but those are typically

00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:06.319
reserved for cars in a higher price bracket than this

00:08:07.919 --> 00:08:10.720
so you hate it

00:08:11.280 --> 00:08:17.120
not exactly don't get me wrong there's a lot to like

00:08:14.960 --> 00:08:21.520
here the panoramic roof opens like a normal sunroof the on wiper washer fluid

00:08:19.520 --> 00:08:24.720
is great and you can even fit real human adults in the rear seats

00:08:23.280 --> 00:08:28.560
the trunk which can be opened with a foot opens and closes quickly revealing

00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:32.320
more than enough space for a hockey bag or maybe even four and for trips to the

00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:36.159
grocery store the floor folds up to create a shelf for your bags the cargo

00:08:34.159 --> 00:08:42.880
cover can even be stored below it the xc40 honestly could be a perfect car for

00:08:38.800 --> 00:08:42.880
a lot of people it's just not for me

00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:52.080
realistically for car enthusiasts like us the pole star 2 is what we should be

00:08:49.839 --> 00:08:55.200
driving review coming soon by the way get subscribed it's gonna be sick the

00:08:53.920 --> 00:09:00.000
thing that will have you coming back to the xc40 recharge is the simplicity and

00:08:58.160 --> 00:09:04.320
a large portion of that is thanks to google in here we have Android

00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:09.519
automotive different than Android auto and it is easily the best infotainment

00:09:06.640 --> 00:09:14.160
currently incurs the past 10 years or so automakers have struggled to figure out

00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:18.640
how to integrate your phone with the car and here you just don't need the phone

00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:22.800
hop onto the play store download the app that you want

00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:26.480
and bippity bop you can run it straight through the interface like look

00:09:24.959 --> 00:09:30.399
there's spotify having instant access to my music and

00:09:28.640 --> 00:09:34.640
podcast through the infotainment screen has been awesome and google assistant

00:09:32.480 --> 00:09:38.560
makes things like requesting guidance or texting super easy

00:09:36.560 --> 00:09:42.640
there are some notable omissions like audible and apple music aren't on it yet

00:09:40.880 --> 00:09:46.800
but this is very early days and the number of apps is rapidly increasing in

00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:50.959
some parts of the world they already have youtube and netflix running on this

00:09:49.839 --> 00:09:56.880
screen awesome for one you're stuck charging and i can't wait for it to arrive here

00:09:55.040 --> 00:10:00.480
overall the system has been stable and has a lot of nice features look at the

00:09:58.800 --> 00:10:03.839
car's settings can be changed based off of which google account you select and

00:10:02.240 --> 00:10:08.320
accounts can be assigned to different keys it does have some annoyances like

00:10:06.240 --> 00:10:12.560
the buttons down here are just too small and i regularly hit the wrong

00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:16.720
one on a bumpy road and i really wish there are physical controls for the

00:10:13.920 --> 00:10:20.720
climate because this just sucks like at least enable swiping if you're gonna do

00:10:19.600 --> 00:10:27.360
this come on volvo and google all in all though it only took me about

00:10:24.880 --> 00:10:31.440
a day to learn how all of this works and that's like a full week before i would

00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:35.360
have learned a german car now how well over the air updates will pan out is yet

00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:39.680
to be seen how long it takes some Android phones to get updates doesn't

00:10:37.360 --> 00:10:43.600
exactly inspire confidence but google has committed to monthly security

00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:47.600
updates and there's a lot of potential with the likes of gm ford honda and

00:10:45.839 --> 00:10:51.519
nissan all signing up for Android automotive in the next couple of years

00:10:49.680 --> 00:10:56.320
it's hard to imagine this program getting relegated to the cemetery there

00:10:53.920 --> 00:11:01.680
is one potential fatal flaw though without lte the whole thing is basically

00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:05.600
useless the xc40 recharge comes with volvo's digital services package free

00:11:03.839 --> 00:11:09.200
for four years although they currently won't tell you how much it will cost to

00:11:07.040 --> 00:11:12.959
extend the functionality past that even if you don't renew the internal lte the

00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:17.839
bluetooth makes it easy to tether your phone and failing that the bones of the

00:11:15.040 --> 00:11:21.440
car are still great the driver assists are solid with adaptive cruise control

00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:25.519
that's better than tesla's although not quite at the level of audi the auto lane

00:11:23.920 --> 00:11:29.680
centering is great although without a physical button to toggle i ended up

00:11:27.279 --> 00:11:33.440
just leaving it disabled also the 360 parking camera is well it's better than

00:11:31.839 --> 00:11:38.000
not having one but it is way too susceptible to rain and dirt of course

00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:43.040
you get all of the safety assists and i haven't found them to be too intrusive

00:11:40.000 --> 00:11:45.440
in everyday driving like this is a volvo

00:11:43.040 --> 00:11:49.760
you expect it to be safe and it is the seat isn't just comfortable to sit in

00:11:47.360 --> 00:11:54.000
but also very safe it has an anti-whiplash design that protects both

00:11:51.600 --> 00:11:57.440
male and female occupants equally something that a lot of automakers can't

00:11:55.680 --> 00:12:01.360
say if they only used an average male crash test dummy there even is an airbag

00:11:59.839 --> 00:12:05.440
at the side of the seat that deploys to protect a pregnant woman's tummy if you

00:12:03.040 --> 00:12:09.200
get t-boned volvo's equal vehicles for all initiative is seriously awesome

00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:15.279
because not only did they put in the research to make sure their cars are equally safe for everyone but they also

00:12:12.880 --> 00:12:18.320
made over 100 research reports freely available to other automakers for

00:12:17.040 --> 00:12:22.320
reference honestly this is the first electric car

00:12:20.160 --> 00:12:24.959
i've driven but at the end i'm not excited to go back to daily driving my

00:12:24.000 --> 00:12:32.240
golf so then should you buy it at 55 000 it's 5 grand

00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:36.320
less than the model y long range but with a couple options it's very easy to

00:12:34.240 --> 00:12:42.000
get them price comparable the xc40 recharge has 356 kilometers of range 150

00:12:39.760 --> 00:12:46.480
less than the model y and currently you don't get access to tesla's network of

00:12:43.839 --> 00:12:50.560
superchargers i've had less weirdness charging the volvo than the porsche but

00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:54.480
the superchargers alone could be reason enough to give musk your money or the

00:12:53.040 --> 00:12:59.279
knowledge that your panels won't fall off might be reason enough to get the volvo

00:12:57.040 --> 00:13:03.440
if your goal is to be wowed by tech then tesla or mercedes might be better

00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:09.760
options but if you want a no-fuss commute that well it looks like this the

00:13:06.480 --> 00:13:11.519
xc40 recharge may be the perfect choice

00:13:09.760 --> 00:13:15.839
but not as perfect as my segways to our sponsor squarespace thanks to

00:13:13.680 --> 00:13:19.839
squarespace for sponsoring today's video you think you don't need a website of

00:13:17.519 --> 00:13:23.839
course you do you can make anything you want and it's super easy to make a

00:13:21.760 --> 00:13:27.120
website that can do almost anything on squarespace they have award-winning

00:13:25.760 --> 00:13:30.639
templates that will help you make your website stand out instead of looking

00:13:28.959 --> 00:13:33.600
like it's from the 90s and if you're looking to open a business online

00:13:32.160 --> 00:13:38.000
selling products they have you covered too squarespace can help you showcase what

00:13:36.079 --> 00:13:42.480
you're selling in a modern style they have inventory management no limit on

00:13:40.240 --> 00:13:46.560
how many items you want to sell and we even use squarespace

00:13:44.079 --> 00:13:50.079
both our Linus media group and ltx expo websites were built quickly using

00:13:47.920 --> 00:13:54.320
squarespace if you ever get stuck making website they have 24-hour support and a

00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:59.600
team ready to help you out head to squarespace.com LTT to get 10 off today

00:13:57.760 --> 00:14:02.720
huge thanks for watching hit like get subscribed and let us know in the

00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:06.959
comments what we can do to make these car videos better we're still really new to them and

00:14:05.440 --> 00:14:09.680
this one was what like tenth of the budget and a third of the

00:14:08.720 --> 00:14:15.839
team we need to make money on these if we want to do more let us know how well we

00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:15.839
did