VOLVO Automotive Australia has confirmed native pricing and specs of its first electrical car, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electrical, revealing the compact household hauler will value from $76,990 plus on-roads when it arrives right here in August.
This pitches it head-to-head with the similar-sized Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 that can value $190 much less for extra battery vary however much less efficiency.
A Tesla Mannequin 3 begins from $66,625 earlier than on-road prices for the Commonplace Vary Plus mannequin offering comparable efficiency to the XC40 however barely extra vary.
Just like the plug-in hybrid model that got here earlier than it, the Pure Electrical shall be bought right here in a single, extremely specified trim degree, cresting the XC40 vary by way of value, gear, energy and efficiency.
Brandishing all of the acquainted XC40 styling components plus a singular enclosed entrance grille, the Pure Electrical’s occasion piece is the twin motor set-up – one on every axle – that develops 300kW of energy and 660Nm of torque.
Fed by a 78kWh lithium-ion battery pack, Volvo says its inaugural EV will spring from 0-100km/h in a scorching hatch-poaching 4.9 seconds and canopy as much as 418km on a single cost.
By way of sheer firepower, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electrical punches nicely above its class and value bracket, nicely and really taking the battle to far more costly choices just like the Jaguar I-Tempo (294kW/696Nm), Audi E-Tron 55 (300kW/664Nm), Mercedes-Benz EQC (300kW/760Nm) and even the Tesla Mannequin X Lengthy Vary (311kW/660Nm) for half the worth.
The flipside nevertheless is vary; of all of the premium choices outlined above, the Volvo solely betters the Mercedes (353km) and simply matches the Audi (“in extra of 400km”).
Pricing of the inexperienced Swede positions it between these bigger luxurious fashions and mainstream electrical SUVs bought in Australia – such because the Hyundai Kona Electrical and Kia Niro Electrical – with the additional {dollars} shopping for each higher efficiency and premium model perks.
Nonetheless, each mainstream choices talked about beat the Volvo on vary, the Kona by greater than 60km.
The extra conceptually comparable Mercedes EQA 250 additionally claims to trump the Volvo on vary with as much as 480km on a single cost, although its 140kW/375Nm outputs are barely down on the extra reasonably priced Hyundai and Kia (a dearer EQA 350 4Matic will up the ante to 215kW/520Nm).
Volvo says the XC40’s battery will be charged from 0-80 per cent in 40 minutes when utilizing a DC quick charger.
Not like different EVs, the Pure Electrical has not been fitted with a definite begin/cease button – drivers and occupants merely unlock the automobile, get in, fasten their seatbelts and draw back.
Minimalist in design however not in nature, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electrical will come loaded with gear when it arrives in native showrooms with the entire bundle rolling on distinctive 20-inch alloy wheels
Commonplace gear highlights embody a Harman/Kardon premium sound system accessed through a 9.0-inch Google Android infotainment and working system with DAB digital radio, wi-fi smartphone integration and mirroring, speech recognition, inductive cellphone charging, 360-degree digital camera, keyless entry and hands-free tailgate, digital folding exterior mirrors, auto-dimming mirrors, LED headlights, dual-zone local weather management, leather-based accented seats with heating operate and energy folding rear headrests.
Security options are headlined by Volvo’s Metropolis Security autonomous emergency braking system, entrance and rear collision warning and mitigation, camera-based entrance and rear park help, blind spot data system with cross visitors alert, adaptive cruise management, pilot help, lane maintaining support, hill begin help and hill descent management in addition to parking sensors entrance and rear.
“The XC40 Recharge Pure Electrical is Volvo’s first all-electric car and reinforces the Swedish firm’s dedication to electrifying its whole automobile vary by 2025, with full electrical or plug-in hybrid variants,” the model stated in an announcement.
“The Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electrical is the primary car in Australia to come back with a completely built-in Google Android Infotainment working system, with Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Play Retailer in-built.”
Like each different Volvo presently provided right here, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electrical shall be coated by a five-year/limitless kilometre guarantee, three-year 100,000km service put on and tear plan which (wiper blades, brake pads and rotors), eight-year roadside help plan and an eight-year battery guarantee.
The Swedish-founded, Chinese language-owned model has bought 1881 XC40s in Australia to the top of Might this 12 months, sufficient to make it one of many dominant forces inside the $40,000-plus compact SUV section with its 19.2 per cent share being second solely to the Audi Q3 (2616/26.8 per cent).
2021 Volvo XC40 pricing*
| T4 Momentum (a) | $46,990 |
| T4 Inscription (a) | $51,990 |
| T5 R-Design (a) | $56,990 |
| Recharge Plug-In (a) | $64,990 |
| Recharge Pure Electrical (a) | $76,990 |
*Excludes on-road prices
