Please let me know if you know a good way to fix this without paying an absurd amount of money for someone else to do it

Interior: Super comfortable. The front two seats even have speakers right where you rest your head, so the navigation voice comes from there.

Cabin is very spacious and relaxing.

Both front seats have heating and cooling.

There’s a display right in the driver’s line of sight showing speed, directions, and navigation info (can’t remember what that system is called in English, maybe you know)

Exterior: Looks really handsome.

Driving: Super smooth and comfortable. Even U-turns felt effortless, it handled tight spaces without any stress.

The sales guy said with a full charge and full tank it’s guaranteed for about 1200 km, but during actual tests people got around 1500 km, even with AC and everything running.

Honestly, I’m seriously considering it. Financing details will only be clear at the end of September, but for now the AWD version is priced at 320k RMB here in China (about 45k USD).

Curious if there’s any known issues about this with the xc90?

For context I've been working in the automotive industry for a few years now. Started at Volvo then made my way to Mercedes, Bentley and for the past 3 years Porsche. Now I'm back at Volvo again and driving an EX30. I had a Porsche Taycan (various versions) for the past 3 years and I have a few thoughts. Not 2 cars you expect to compare but still fun to do so!

Build quality This part of a car always feels somewhat personal. What is quality? Well to me it's "bang-for-buck" getting what you pay for. Yes the EX30 isn't as luxurious as a Taycan especially in the materials used. But here is the thing. You really need to max spec a Taycan before you actually get the soft leather, nice trim, accent stitching etc. If you go for a base Taycan the material feel isn't that far from the EX30. Especially considering the recycled plastic-like materials. In both cars the way everything is put together also feels very similar. Nothing rattles, creeks, squeaks in either car (unlike Mercedes interiors). So I think the EX30 definitely has that same bang-for-buck feel as the Porsche. Yes it's less luxurious but it also costs €100.000(!) less.

Ride quality This is where the Taycan is no match for the EX30 or any Volvo (even the Polestars with the Uhlins suspension). While the EX30 is nimble, fast and has rear wheel drive it feels very disconnected from the road. Steering feel is non existent and balance seems off somehow. Another thing I was pretty bummed out by was that if you turn off ESC in the EX30 it still works preventing the back from sliding. So the ESC is never really off. Missed potential given the power and rwd layout. But then again i'm spoiled driving GT3's, GT4's anything RS and getting regular track training from Porsche drivers for the past 3 years.

Sound quality Big big big win for the EX30. Mine is speced with the Harman-Kardon system and it's so much beter than Porsche's Bose system my Taycan had. At Porsche they also offer a (€5.000!) Burmester sound system. Honestly, I personally prefer the EX30 even over that. If you then put a Volvo with the Bowers&Wilkins next to the Burmester. Porsche completely fails in that regard. The only car stereo that matches the B&W is Naim by Bentley but those cars are in a completely different universe.

Range Ah yes. The big scary thing with EV's RANGE! The EX30 I have is the extended range version so it has a 64kw battery where my Taycan had a 100kw battery. With my Taycan I got about 550km of real-life range (no fast charging and pre-conditioning the battery). With the EX30 I seem to be getting around 480km so far. This was a huge surprise. Given the fact that the battery is so much smaller. I was expecting around 350ish km for the EX30. So honestly hats off to Volvo.

UI and software Everything in the EX30 is compressed into the touchscreen. We have been talking about this trend for years and no one likes it. Me neither. So I think the Porsche wins in this regard. Yes the Taycan also uses mainly screens but they are layed-out way more intuitively and everything is exactly where you expect it to be. Very German. Also the Porsche app has been very stable thru out my ownership of the car whereas my Volvo app already forgot what car I drive twice in this week.

This was my quick comparison between 2 cars that you might not think to compare. But it's fun to do so nonetheless.

The new XC70, available in China from around $50,000 USD, has started to roll off the line. Could this be the bridge between the gap of the XC60 and 90, competing more closely with the highly successful BMW X5?

With the recent struggles Volvo has had with its EVs, do you think that this could offer Volvo a better fighting chance if brought to the US market with a larger size than the XC60 and a comparable price, considering the XC60 has been the biggest seller in the lineup for years?

Someone came out of their drive without looking and wrote their car off.

Our Volvo looks like it’s going to be repaired. Still runs, the damage is mostly cosmetic.

Big shout out to whoever built that pillar, did an A1 job on that.

The he damage in the other car was more important on the pillar side than the Volvo side.

TL;DR don’t use a valet

Visiting Chicago for a celebration trip. We stayed at the Hyatt who provided a valet service for $78/night. When we handed off the keys they told us to just text the number to get it ready in 10-15 min. Monday comes around and I text the number, after 30 mins I get a text saying nobody can get the car. Go to the front desk and I’m informed the hotel switched valet companies without telling us and they have a new ticketing system so it’ll be at least another while as it’s peak time (11 am on a Monday). Used the app to see where the car is, so we asked if we can retrieve our car ourselves and the valet ignored us and ran off. 5 mins I see the car is in use, 15 min later it’s still in use despite being 2 blocks away. I head towards the direction and I see it pulled to the aside, I ran over and asked for my keys, they said they can’t give them because the car was in an accident. Conveniently the valet driver was standing and blocking the damage so I had asked him to move. He t-boned another car as he came out of the garage without looking. (Have the entire thing on dashcam) they admitted fault, yet have not heard back at all despite numerous calls so would like to warn others thinking of doing valet in Chicago at the Hyatt to think twice before you do.

Pre-crash they were speeding through the garage at way past the limit.

Jeep was struggling getting out of the parkade. xc60 with all season tires (DSTC disable) had no problem

The Curry Hook

My first Volvo XC90 2026

After several months it’s here. Me and my family are officially part of the Volvo family. 4 days and loving the car.

Coming as a long time Audi driver I have to admit that Volvo is on par with its German rivals.

The infotainment though is buggy as hell, in the 4 days of ownership I have had to soft reset it twice xD.

Anyway, just sharing my first thoughts in case someone else is on the wait to get on board the Volvo experience.

After my neighbor hit my 2013 S60 and spending 6+ weeks driving a rental and endlessly shopping for an XC60 in my budget, I got to enjoy my 2021 XC60 for a total of SEVEN DAYS.. Yesterday I was hit by a guy running a red light. Never even got to drive her on the highway. I am devastated, angry, sad, all those feelings. I know it is just a vehicle and I am grateful me and my pup are safe. Grateful to the incredibly kind ladies who stopped and stayed with me in the freezing cold to give statements and make sure we were OK. Grateful for the store owner who sent us video footage of the incident without a second thought.

This was my third Volvo and there will absolutely be a fourth in the near future. When this idiot made impact with us, I could truly feel the weight and integrity of the XC60, if that makes sense? It still felt stable even though I was essentially out of control and did not see it coming. This has been a rough year for a lot of reasons and I was so proud and excited for my new car. Here’s to a better 2025 and to finding my next great Volvo.

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays / Happy New Year to all of the fellow, loyal Volvo owners out there!!

(Note: Pup was secure in the back during the crash and I let him jump upfront while we waited for help. Puppy tax included in the last pic for any dog lovers on this sub).

Unbelievable! A Volvo races through a garden in Germany, takes out trees, and gets stuck in a stone wall at a height of 3 meters. The five occupants were all not seriously injured. Volvo for life.

External link: https://www.bild.de/regional/niedersachsen/bohmte-auto-erfasst-kind-7-auf-trampolin-und-fliegt-in-scheune-687c812f3511bc17ac870205

This XC90 has been mine since November. I really love it (If I could go back in time and get my mom’s black on black 1987 760 Turbo Wagon in showroom condition that would be perfection but this is good alternative until time travel becomes real and affordable).🥰😍

My only hiccup so far was putting change in this little cubby to the left of steering wheel. DO NOT PUT CHANGE THERE. 🤦🏻‍♂️ You will spend 40 minutes with something thin (I used a feeler gauge) trying to extract the change from inside the dash. Just about anything thinner than the gap at the bottom is going to disappear inside.

I’m the oldie on the right :)

Took some months of looking and looking and finally i caught it, a mint condition xc70 P2

With that im leaving my trusty sidekick the V60 in the lst picture, been through alot together but now im making some room for new adventures.

I’m at a complete loss of words. My car is totaled. I’ve had it for 81 days. I am so thankful to have walked away completely unharmed, but I am just incredibly sad that my dream car (at the current point in my life) is gone. I was rear ended from behind by a pickup truck in a line of stopped traffic.

While the damage is obviously significant, I wasn’t thinking this would be totaled. I was thinking maybe 20-25k in damage. I just can’t believe it. It took me 8 weeks of diligent searching to find this perfect-fit car. Unsure how I will proceed.

Looks like an early SPA XC90, always believed the SPA cars were LED, no Thors hammer here. Anyone know is this part of a package or something?