The roads bore patches of ice, but the car was sure-footed. I drove the XC40 around suburban New Jersey in the aftermath of a substantial snowfall. With DC fast charging, it takes around 40 minutes to recharge the car to 80%. This one, with the 1,100-pound battery pack added on, has a fairly hefty 4,740-pound curb weight. The battery pack is 78 kilowatt-hours (75 useable), but Volvos (with all their onboard safety equipment) tend to run heavy. That’s the equivalent of 85 miles per gallon. But resist that impulse, because regen is a lot of fun when you get used to it, and you will both save on brake wear and usefully extend the XC40’s range (a modest 208 miles in EPA testing). It can be turned off, switching the car into its other mode, Normal. There’s a special kick from the XC40’s strongĮrative braking. Yes, it’s basically the same car under the skin, but Volvo is betting it will appeal to two different demographics, both highly desirable. The Polestar 2 is for that customer’s wealthier cousin who likes a performance image. The XC40 Recharge is for consumers who want to green their crossover experience. Having driven them both, I can attest that both are hugely fun to drive, with that off-the-line alacrity built into most electric cars. Maybe it’s weight and aerodynamics, but the Polestar is marginally faster according to some testing, 4.1 seconds to 60. Performance from the Polestar 2 is quite similar, but that one is a sedan/crossover hybrid with a $59,900 bottom line. The Recharge isn't ultra-luxurious inside, but it's comfortable. Prices start at $54,985, which is $47,485 with the credit.
State and local incentives might be in place, too. electric car business all that long, which means that buyers have access to the $7,500 federal income tax credit that cuts off after a manufacturer moves more than 200,000 vehicles (as Tesla has). The nose doesn’t need a grille, so it gets a body color panel. The kick-up on the back doors adds some flair, as does the black roof. Styling on the Recharge is very much in the contemporary crossover pocket, kind of upright and angular. Nearby was a 25-mph crashed XC40, with its passenger cabin intact.
The Recharge adheres to the same tough crash standards as the regular X40, and Nichols pointed to the steel cages around the battery pack. This idea that electrifying a car is value added, not a loss, extends to safety-a critical part of any Volvo. More than 600,000 vehicles have been built on the platform so far. It also undergirds the non-electric versions of the XC40, the Polestar 2 from Volvo’s luxury performance brand, and some cars you can’t buy here from Geely’s Chinese brand Lynk & Co. This is Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture, or CMA, platform, shared with parent company Geely. Open the XC40’s hood and there’s a modest “frunk” for the smaller items. The E-Pace starts at $49,175, which is $1,100 more than last year.“With this packaging, you lose no storage or passenger space,” Nichols said. – The P250 SE shares a 2.0-liter turbo-4 that makes 246 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque with the F-Pace and XF. – The small crossover SUV gets standard adaptive cruise control that restarts from a stop on its own and a new wheel package option. Prices include a $1,275 destination fee, except where noted. Here’s what’s new for the 2023 Jaguar lineup. Its excellent 5-year/60,000-mile warranty remains, and it includes scheduled maintenance for the same period of time. Jaguar streamlines powertrain options on its low-volume models and raises prices by about $1,500 across the board. Also standard on all models except for the F-Type sports car is adaptive cruise control.
All models will have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, as well as Amazon Alexa through Jaguar’s Pivi Pro infotainment system. In the immediate future arriving in dealerships now, the 2023 Jaguar lineup stays the same, if not a bit thinner. Three new electric crossover SUVs are planned to launch by 2025, but Jaguar will shift away from the I-Pace and into a more ultra-luxury class with an estimated starting price exceeding $100,000 and doubling that for top performance grades. Like many other automakers, ranging from Dodge to Volvo, the British luxury brand shrinks its lineup of gas vehicles as it plans a big and bright, but still distant, electric future. (The Car Connection) - Jaguar finds itself in the midst of an electric transformation.