Volvo EX30

Wouldn’t agree on that, wife’s driving an electric XC40 at the moment and my father has a new model Niro EV, the Volvo interior is a million times nicer to be in than the Kia or an ID.4.

I’ve been told the same.

I agree its expensive for what it is and maybe 60Kwh is needed for that price range, my argument is everyone seems caught up in the range hype when they don't really need that much range/battery. your last statement proves this point. 200km @ 120km/h in winter has a place in 2024. In Fact i'd say for a majority of people.

I'm not saying there are people who don't travel limerick to dublin, im saying there are in the minority and the 70 kwh+ cars would suit them better.

Saw this in Dundrum today. It's very small.

Interesting. Wonder if Airside have got any.

I will be interested to hear how you get on as have an order in.

Went for a test drive earlier, I only had it on the road on my own for around 20 minutes but it seemed promising.

I had a single motor Ultra, didn't get to try the dual motor yet. Was nice to drive, very smooth and felt nimble enough. Our XC40 feels like it weighs what it does, the EX30 was much more nippy. Mind you, although it quotes 5.3 for the 0-100, it didn't feel super fast. Quick but I expected a bit more shove back in the seat.

Few differences to the other Volvos we've had over the years. Right stalk is for selecting D/R/P so wipers and indicators are both on the left stalk, both having an unusual setup, I'm sure I'd get used to it after an hour or two. Indicator tick is very quiet too. Similarly the HK soundbar was strange at first, all the sound coming from the front, sound was decent but I'd say a bit of tweaking in the settings and it would be better.

But it has plenty of space (I'm 1.87m) and the usual Volvo level comfy seats with good adjustment. Screen is crystal clear and shows all the info that you'd want. One pedal mode seemed alright, not too severe on the regen, I do wish it had paddles though. 360 cameras good too, I would need Ultra spec for gadgets.

I'm hoping to get another one for a bit of an extended test drive. Deffo under consideration for later in the year if I change.

Any questions, just shoot.

Thanks for the info about your test drive. Question about the one pedal drive. Does it bring to a complete stop and then hold? One of the most relaxing features on my Ioniq 5 is cruising to a stop in traffic and not having to worry about rolling backwards or forwards.

Also, does the interior feel solid and fairly premium?

Depends on the model.

On most, if you set the one-pedal to max it will come to a full stop. Or you can set it to 'Low' and it will apply less brake pressure for re-gen and not come to a full stop on its own.

Thanks for the info.

Ioniq 5 is way too complicated regen wise in my opinion. Four levels of regen plus iPedal and an auto mode.

Happy to hear EX30 just has one plus one pedal drive.

Update.

Just back from an extended test drive (sales guy just told me to come back when I want so I went home, then to work and back).

Initial impressions. Steering very light but found the setting to firm it up. Regen not as strong as the Ioniq 5 but one pedal drive still works effectively.

Seats very comfortable and easy to find a good driving position. Infotainment appears to work with no lag and is easy to navigate to what you want. Found the mirror adjustment easily enough. Not having speedo in front of driver a non issue for me.

Interior space is fine for my needs. Obviously smaller than Ioniq 5 but I was able to sit in the back behind driver with seat set to me (I'm 6'1") very comfortably. Interior quality seems very good with nice materials. Nice to have proper door handles on the outside. Climate works well and easy to use even without physical buttons.

Single motor plenty enough. Feels about the same as my old Cupra 300 on acceleration to 100. ACC works with no drama. LKA wasn't intrusive and I deliberately left it on.

My one issue (though a small one) was the silver Harmon Kardon logo on the soundbar reflecting in the windscreen. Not a dealbreaker.

Overall, very impressive package and mine should be arriving early to mid April.

Ask away if you have any q's

Single motor, extended range, plus spec. White with Indigo interior.

Nope. That went 4 years ago. Was a great car though.

VIN and order details have appeared in the Volvo app.

Listed as In Production

The 480 was a disaster in the winter. Going back while I know!

Hopefully you do get the cheaper %.
We have one coming for the 242 reg, no finance though.

No.

Finally arrived as of late yesterday.

If anyone is considering one of these, VOLVO are now offering a €500 Insurance voucher,€500 towards a home charger, a 4 year service plan and 0% finance. They’re obviously struggling to move them.

What are they about 46k starting? Whilst pricy, Volvos in general- certainly the 40 and 60 series seem to depreciate reasonably slowly compared to other cars- I’d be very happy to own this for 5 years- need to do the maths myself to see how I could work this