Volvo’s all-electric EX60 is positioned as a next-generation EV crossover and a mass-market emissions-free option alongside the XC60. The EX60 is designed with familiar Scandinavian styling, resembling a smaller version of the EX90 while using a distinct rear design and simpler overall proportions. Volvo emphasizes improvements in range, efficiency, and technology compared with prior models. After time behind the wheel, the EX60 is described as delivering on those promises, yet it is suggested to fall short of competitors in one key area. The EX60 is presented as part of a broader wave of EV crossovers arriving this year, including BMW’s iX3 and Mercedes-Benz’s GLC with EQ Technology.
"Volvo’s all-electric EX60 is Volvo’s most mass-market emissions-free play yet. No surprise then that the design is familiar. At a glance, it looks very much like a two-thirds scale version of the three-row EX90, but there are some differences. The rear has its own style, and everything else is just that much more simple and straightforward."
"Look under the skin, though, and you'll see some more radical changes. Volvo unveiled the EX60 earlier this year with promises of a next-gen driving experience with more range, more efficiency and more technology than any Volvo that came before. After a few days behind the wheel, it does deliver on those promises."
"Never mind the anti-EV fear, uncertainty and doubt you may be hearing in the news lately, because a trio of stellar battery-powered crossovers is hitting the market this year. BMW's iX3 is already on the roads in Europe and will be arriving here soon, while the Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology won't be far behind. I've driven both of those, and they're both great, but what about the third?"
"Volvo may not have the broadest spectrum of cars on the market - its American portfolio numbers fewer than 10 distinct models these days - but if you're a fan of straight-laced Scandinavian design as I am, it's hard not to find each of them quite compelling. Plenty of folks are certainly into the XC60, the company's mid-sized crossover. Volvo sold more than 41,000 of these last year, and while that doesn't compare to the nearly 500,000 RAV4s that Toyota moved in the same period, that one SUV is a third of Volvo's total US sales."
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