I'm really curious how many people have 'throttle mapping' on their list of priorities when writing the algorithm which tells them which car they should be driving....!? I suspect you'll go a LONG way to find anyone who knows what it even is........! ....in fact, I think you might be it...!

is yours a MY 2022 or 2023? I have a 2023. I have not encountered the electrical issues. I hope not to. I will say -- as you mentioned.. Volvo works out the kinks.. as any company. When I first switched to volvo it was for the new generation XC90 in 2016.. that one had a few problems -- the first year model. Then I went to an XC60 after my lease was up on the 90. Never had a problem with that one.. and then I got an XC40 -- never a problem. Both were in their 2nd year of the news generation (well the 40 was all new but 2nd year) HOPING the 23 XC40 got the 22's issues worked out.

Which version did you get? I’m considering the single motor rwd.

Yeah, its quite rubbish

I don't get the Model Y territory thing. For me, Volvo is a much better built car. I realize Tesla has a lot of tech and efficiency and the network and such, but as a car,, I think it falls way short of the refinement and build quality of Volvo (even with some of the trim falling off, which should not be happening).

@@benjaminsmith2287 read Steve Evans post below which perhaps puts your comments about better built in context. I don't recall reading many (any?) reports on Tesla's having these type of software issues which nowadays are just as much a part of build quality as hardware. I watched a KZfaq the other day of someone with either a polestar or Volvo I forget which was completely bricked by software. So I'm not convinced about build quality difference at all And having driven EVs for 5 years now range and charger reliability come very very high up my list of requirements and key features.

@@Joe-lb8qn Teslas have been bricked as well. Volvos feel very solid for years.

@@benjaminsmith2287 But the number of non teslas you read about having software issues is many times that of teslas, which says something when there are so many more tesla EVs than others. Which reminds me, the Polestar 2 i test drove yesterday actually had a small software glitch which the guy had to reboot it to recover from (it was the view on the reversing camera). Talking of which how is the 360 view on the reversing camera? It was abysmal on the car i drove, very distorted I'm wondering if that was a one off ? The 360 on my friends new RAV4 is awesome, you'd honestly think there was a drone above the car its that good. Very impressive. Pity its an ICE. I have a friend who has a P2 i will ask him to show me the 360 on that

@@Joe-lb8qn Maybe. Teslas had more software problems in their earlier time. You have to give non-software companies time to build up their software. Volvo/Polestar have Zenseact but they're working on autonomous driving, or more accurately, toward autonomous driving. But the whole working on is what makes me like Volvo and the legacy cars (Polestar is just a sporty offshoot of Volvo, they are in no way a startup like Lucid or Rivian). They know how to make suspensions and brakes and make the body structures stronger and tighter with each new model. Tesla has a ways to go to learn that and I'm not sure how much they're focused on that. And while Tesla has dialed in a lot of fun to drive aspects of their cars, they don't seem to have that seat-of-the-pants feel that a solid German car, Italian car, British car, sporty Japanese or a sports outfit like Polestar put into Volvos. It's more of a computer-controlled created version of such. I think Teslas better days as cars are ahead but they should may be slow down how fast they make cars and expand and focus on dynamic qualities, build quality. They have safety down. But there's still more to the basic hardware and car to work on IMO. However, that's my values I look for in cars. If you're looking for software and integration, then others have their ways to go to match Tesla. To me a lot of the focus I hear from Tesla fans is expansion and profits and agile this and that but not as much on how a Plaid, beyond acceleration, compares to a Taycan in terms of traditional car qualities and dynamic qualities.

Fiesta starts at £18.5k for the base model. Def need to recalibrate what things costs.

@@ElectricVehicleMan I went to check out the fiesta electric not realising you meant ice 😂 of course they've canned the fiesta, £18k used to be about the starting price for a Golf which most would consider more premium than a fiesta.

There aren't many (any) cars with this power and tech for £40k ! [ICE or EV]

@@ElectricVehicleMan Fiesta is cancelled, as with most Ford models except trucks, favorite of US morons.

How do you activate the heat pump?

If you need to read the manual it's not intuitive enough And as much as I loved Knight Rider I don't want to have to talk to my car to perform basic tasks

I often use 19.5 - I not going to be trying to say that to the car! A couple of simple dials is much better.

Hence the utter pointlessness of anyone telling you that they like the look of any car.......!

Me too. Not into the chop top look at all.

Me too. This version won't quite have the practicality of the XC40. For me, the coupe styling doesn't appeal.

It's the same on all cars with auto boxes, for the last 20+ years.

Hyundai is 5 years.

@@ElectricVehicleMan Thanks, I thought it was 7, it is basically the same car as the EV6 under the skin,glad I have an EV6, nearly went for the Ioniq.

I think by ceramic coat something like RainX was meant ?. Its meant to be good though i've never used it. Its a pity they didnt put a wiper there it could easily have been hidden in the spoiler without offending any designers who want clean lines over practicality

@@Joe-lb8qn Agreed about the wiper in the spoiler. I tried Rain-X years ago on the front windows and it worked well in rain but to apply it properly needed some elbow grease and it also wore off over time. Not sure Rain-X is still the same, and still not convinced it would cope with winter grime. I thought the ceramic coat thing mentioned might be something more permanent though.

I haven't seen one yet, what's the iX1 base price starting at?

Real range: not enough. Time to charge: too long. Reliable charge points: no. 450 miles without stress: absolutely not. But none of things things should stop you buying one.

I drove from Northumberland to Oxford and back in a day in December (~500 miles round trip). 4 charge stops en-route of ~30-40 minutes each at 350 kW chargers (about once every 2-3 hours driving). I needed to stop anyway (for fluids in and out). No hassle at the charge points. Cold, wind and rain hammer the efficiency (and so range), but that's true of any vehicle however it's powered.

Er, meanwhile, here on Planet 'Not Startrek 300 Years in the Future'......!

Voice command can do a TON in this car including adjusting heating

Which drives better c40 or xc40

@@lordvoldemort2564 C40 seemed slightly better but they are on the same platform so it was close.

Sounds like you let the aggression take control as well!?

What does price have to do with how dated a car is? There are plenty dated cars that cost a lot. Volvo is now creating their new generation starting with the EX90 .The EX30, a car smaller than this, will be introduced in the summer. But, at some point, all cars get dated. Teslas are dated too, IMO. But they updated the S and X interiors and they look up to date now.

It is not.

@@SteenHolm134 it is not what ?

@@markhamilton7289 The new RWD

@@SteenHolm134 thank you. Any easy way to tell?

First avalible from 2024

I have an xc40 and I use voice command to adjust heating controls while driving. Very simple and convenient

I have an xc40 EV and find the infotainment system to be awful! The road speed indicator is often completely inaccurate, no audio notification of speed cameras (which you get with google maps if you connect it via CarPlay, ironically), google assistant constantly barking error messages in response to simple requests like playing a radio station, radio stations not reconnecting after going through a no-signal area, connectivity (internet connection) mysteriously disconnecting for an entire journey and then reconnecting for the next. The last update slowed the entire system down…..just garbage and a good reason why - if it doesn’t improve - I’ll never get another Volvo. Love everything about the car but infotainment system badly let’s it down.

Why not xc40. Did it handle bad than c40?

@@lordvoldemort2564 between the Xc40 and c40, looks swung it to the c40, but also sunroof in the c40 is standard, but an extra on the xc40. They are basically the same vehicle though

why would they? it's not the best one, fastest one or prettiest one?

@@wakkadakkaify what's the best, fastest and prettiest one(s)?

@@JonathanPalfrey there isn't one that fits all the criteria! I personally I like the Porsche interface, but I actually enjoyed using the idrive too.

@@wakkadakkaify The Porsche UI? The one that looks and performs like Garmin GPS from the early 2000s?

This is a Google Android based system so the manufacturer had little to do with it. Many will disagree, but Google aren’t good at usability vs apple so I’d agree with you. Should and could be miles better. Reliability of the google system in this car is poor (I have an xc40 EV) - it’s getting better but it’s buggy.

Sony. Bony.

Yep, starting £6000 cheaper when made in China to Asian market. When comparing spec to spec it's £12000 more here!

Overpriced ?! Show me another car with this power and tech for £38k ? There aren't any under £45k !

@@SDK2006b You can get a brand new Ioniq 5 for RRP £43,150.00 or you can go to a dealer and pay under £37000 cash for a brand new SE models and drive away same day. Volvo c40 is presently over 45k cash

@@carlarrowsmith - none of those have anywhere near this power - 407bhp. In other news you can buy a Dacia for £16k, and probably drive it away the same day too 😋 My point - how can this Volvo be overpriced, when it's the cheapest way to this power and tech !

@@SDK2006b Err the basic C40 doesn't have 407bhp does it, it has 238 hp. It's very similar to he cars I quoted that are much cheaper and better equipped. If you go for the AWD C40 with 407bhp and then want pretty standard stuff like adaptive cruise the cost is £60665, that's not even top spec. A Tesla Y long range with similar performance is 53k (could get yourself a Dacia with the change left over 😋) or the performance which is even faster still and still comes in at less than the Volvo. I like the Volvo very much but it simply is too expensive, lacks some basic equipment unless you go up the range and the warranties a bit short.

XC40 for that...Welsh Springer Spaniel tested...

Are you comparing the price in the UK which includes tax to the price in Australia without tax? Or like for like?

@@rickiehoxton Pre tax in both places, as wrote in the original post.

Problem is not touchscreens, it's that these old car companies don't know how to make proper UI. If they can't do it right, then they should stick to what they know or ask someone else - like Apple or Google - to do it for them. Better than dealing with things like the VW's ID.x software mess for the last few years.

Easy solution: Just add a net.

Or park facing downhill.

Lived off an image from a past long gone. Been nothing but glorified Fords & now expensive cars from china for years. Others do it much better for a lot less.

It's made in Belgium, designed in Sweden, software from America.

@@Gr8dane85 owned by China as is British steel, weetabix, lotus the list is endless and soon Jaguar Landrover 😆 even my Tesla is made in China and it’s fantastic

How fast will entice you to kill yourself?

At last! - the voice of common sense.......!!!

When solid state battery EV's are launched you'll probably complain about the price🤣

No probs with electric van had it for two years weight not a problem as it's built for load.

@@bernardcharlesworth9860 what van have you got Bernard

@@smcl8419 e expert 75kw