One among many new fashions teased final week by Volvo is formally right here. The EX30 Cross Nation builds upon the massively profitable small electrical crossover, which racked up 98,100 gross sales in 2024, its first 12 months on sale. The rugged by-product will get all of the goodies you’d count on from a CC-badged mannequin, together with customary all-wheel drive. Predictably, it advantages from a lifted suspension and all-terrain tires, however don’t name it a totally fledged off-roader.
As an alternative, it is labeled as an adventurous automobile tailor-made to “weekend explorers.” Very similar to Volvo’s Cross Nation fuel automobiles, the brand new EX30 taste appears to be like barely harder with black cladding, new skid plates, and unique 18-inch wheels housed inside chunky arches. It is higher ready to go off the overwhelmed path, however not an excessive amount of. In comparison with the usual mannequin, it has been jacked up by solely 0.7 inches. The rear suspension has undergone further adjustments to raised deal with bumpy terrain with a softer spring price and damper settings.
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The primary electrical Cross Nation from Volvo can do 265 miles on a single cost within the WLTP cycle, with the corresponding EPA quantity to be introduced later. In accordance with the EPA, the common dual-motor, all-wheel-drive 2025 EX30 goes 253 miles on a single cost. Logic tells us that the vary will probably take successful with the non-obligatory all-terrain tires.
The EX30 CC will get the identical 69-kilowatt-hour battery pack with a usable 64-kilowatt-hourenergy content material feeding juice to a pair of electrical motors delivering a mixed 422 hp and 400 lb-ft. Due to assist for DC charging, it takes solely 26 minutes to replenish the battery from 10 % to 80 %.
The EX30 Cross Nation is coming to the US. Pricing is not talked about, however we reckon it would command a premium over the common mannequin, which begins at $46,195 earlier than choices.
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