Latest about VOLVO EX60

1. Status right now – 27 November 2025

• Official premiere: 21 January 2026, live launch from Stockholm.
• Production: Starts in Torslanda (Gothenburg) during the first half of 2026.
• Positioning: Fully electric mid-size premium SUV, “born electric”, and the first model on Volvo’s new tech base (SPA3). Volvo promises its longest range ever and faster charging.
• Spec status: No official numbers yet for WLTP, kWh, power or 0–100 – only direction and promises.

2. Officially from Volvo (Volvocars)

On Volvo’s Swedish EX60 page, they now say roughly:

• Debut 21 January 2026.
• “Faster charging and our longest range yet” – so EX60 is supposed to beat EX30, EX40, EX90 and ES90 in range.
• Built in Gothenburg/Torslanda on the new platform.
• World-first in safety:
  • EX60 will be the first car with Volvo’s multi-adaptive safety belt – the belt uses data from the car’s sensors and adapts the belt force to both the situation and the person in the seat (several articles describe it as “the belt weighs and measures the passenger”).

Volvo describes EX60 as one of the cornerstones in its EV strategy and a key product to turn around weak EV sales.

3. Range, battery & charging – what’s being said now

This part is a mix of official messaging + clear statements to investors + media interpretation:

Range

• Volvo management says EX60 should “drive as far as a combustion car” and that the car won’t need to stop – only the driver will.
• Swedish media (CarUp, Auto Motor & Sport, Feber, etc.) now explicitly talk about >700 km WLTP as the target, based on Volvo’s presentations.
• UK outlets like What Car? talk about “more than ~434–435 miles of range” – also around 700 km – and say EX60 is expected to be Volvo’s most efficient model so far.

Platform & charging

• EX60 will be the first car on SPA3, Volvo’s new EV platform with things like:
  • 800-volt architecture (confirmed by Volvo reps in various interviews).
  • Megacasting of large chassis sections to cut weight and cost.
  • Structural battery – the battery pack is a load-bearing part of the body (similar idea to Tesla).
• At a strategy day, commercial chief Erik Severinson said EX60 aims to solve three things:
  range anxiety, charging and price. He also said that charging time should be about the same as a “bathroom break with coffee”.
• Tech sites like TopElectricSUV therefore expect high DC power (200 kW+) and fast 800-V charging, plus V2L/bidirectional charging similar to EX90 – but this is still informed speculation, not official data.

In short: Volvo hasn’t yet released exact WLTP numbers or 10–80% times, but everything points to:

~700 km WLTP and very fast 800-V charging times – in the same league as, or better than, the best in the segment.

4. Pricing – what’s being said now

A lot has happened here recently, and this comes straight from Volvo management:

• Erik Severinson (Chief Commercial Officer) has repeatedly said that EX60 will be priced “like our corresponding plug-in hybrids” / “not more than XC60 plug-in hybrid”.
• Swedish business media translate that to roughly around 560,000 SEK – approximately today’s list price for an XC60 T6/T8 plug-in hybrid in Sweden.
• At the same time, Volvo says that even at that price, EX60 should have higher profit margins than XC60, thanks to SPA3, megacasting and structural batteries.
• International EV media (e.g. InsideEVs) report essentially the same message globally: EX60 should cost about the same as XC60 PHEV, but with new 800-V tech and cheaper-to-build batteries.

Forum interpretation (price):

• On Swedish forums like Vi Bilägare’s, people discuss the CarUp article. Several point out that “same price as XC60” probably means around 700–750,000 SEK in reality, when you look at full list price and realistic equipment, not discounted “Nordic editions”.
• The consensus there: extremely strong company car, but maybe tough on the private market if a well-specced car ends up around 700–750k SEK.

5. Design & safety – what we can see so far

From Volvo teasers, press images and a couple of “half leaks”:

• The teasers show a rear with vertical tail lights climbing into the D-pillar and a light bar across the tailgate – related to EX30/EX90 design language but with its own signature.
• The silhouette looks like a fully electric successor to XC60: mid-size SUV, classic “solid” Volvo shape, not a radical coupé-SUV.
• Sites like TopElectricSUV, Carwow etc. expect:
  • A minimalist interior similar to EX90/ES90.
  • A large central infotainment screen with Android Automotive / Volvo Cars.OS.
  • A heavy focus on ADAS: roof-mounted lidar on some trims, interior monitoring cameras, new occupant-sensing, etc. (much of this has been previewed as “next-gen safety” by Volvo).

Confirmed by Volvo:

• EX60 launches the world’s first multi-adaptive safety belt, which can adapt belt force and load profile to the passenger and crash scenario – and can be updated via OTA.

6. Forums & rumours (short)

What you see about EX60 on Swedish enthusiast forums right now:

• Vi Bilägare forum:
  • Big hype around 700 km WLTP, same price as XC60 and “intelligent batteries”.
  • Quite a lot of scepticism after the EX90 delays – many people hope EX60 will be “finished at launch”.
• Jagrullar.se & TeslaClubSweden:
  • Older threads say Volvo has been missing a proper EV in the mid-size SUV segment and that Model Y has basically taken the customers EX60 could have had. The hope now is that EX60 can win many of them back – especially as a company car.

7. Risk of delays?

• Swedish business media have previously written about possible delays also for EX60, but Volvo has denied any new official delay.
• At the same time, Volvo’s own news still say: premiere 21 January 2026, production start 1H 2026 in Torslanda – so that is still the official plan.

8. What we still don’t know

None of this is official yet (so any detailed tables you see online are guesses):

• Exact WLTP range numbers and battery size(s).
• 0–100, top power, towing capacity, max DC power and 10–80% charging times.
• Full Scandinavian price lists, trims and equipment packages.

Those will almost certainly come at, or just after, the 21 January premiere.

Here’s a pre-launch EX60 “spec sheet” plus how it stacks up against iX3, GLC EV, Q6 e-tron and Macan 4 based on what’s known today + best public estimates.

1. Volvo EX60 – pre-launch snapshot (what’s most likely)

Status: Not yet fully revealed – global unveil 21 January 2026, production in Torslanda H1 2026. (Volvo Cars)

Platform & tech

• New SPA3 EV platform with 800-volt architecture, cell-to-body (CTB) battery integration and megacastings front/rear. (Electric Vehicle Web)
• Will debut Volvo’s multi-adaptive safety belt (world first), adjusting to height/weight/body shape in real time. (Volvo Cars)

Drivetrain & performance (estimates)

• Single-motor RWD and dual-motor AWD expected. (arenaev.com)
• Power: ~300 kW (≈400 hp) up to ~400 kW (≈536 hp) in sportier AWD trims. (Alba Cars)
• 0–100 km/h: “under 5 s” quoted for the quicker versions (likely dual-motor LR / Performance). (Alba Cars)

Battery, range & charging (best current picture)

Different sources give slightly different figures, so think in bands rather than exact numbers:

• Battery options: ≈80–106 kWh pack sizes (likely ~90–100 kWh usable for a long-range AWD). (Alba Cars)
• Range:
  • Tech/industry pieces talk about ~640 km WLTP for a high-range version. (Electric Vehicle Web)
  • Other databases and regional articles expect “around 700 km WLTP” for a top trim. (Alba Cars)
  • Working assumption for LR AWD: ≈640–700 km WLTP, depending on wheels/tyres and trim.
• Charging (all sources agree it’s very fast):
  • 800-V system with up to ~350 kW DC capability mentioned in several previews. (Carsales)
  • 10–80% in ≈20 minutes on a 350 kW charger, with roughly ~300 km added in 10 minutes quoted in one early technical preview. (Carsales)

Towing & practicality (educated guess)

• No official figures yet.
• Rivals at this size sit at 2,000 kg (BMW iX3, Audi Q6) and 2,400 kg (GLC EV) braked. (BMW Group PressClub)
• Given Volvo tradition (EX90 does 2,200 kg) and XC60’s role as tow-car favourite, it’s reasonable to expect ~2,000 kg braked for EX60 – but this is not confirmed.

Price positioning (Nordics / Europe)

• Volvo management has said EX60 “will not cost more than the XC60 plug-in hybrid”, which in Sweden is ~560,000 SEK base. (auto motor & sport)
• Swedish EV sites analysing the segment expect:
  • Start price ~650,000 SEK for a base RWD version.
  • Well-equipped AWD with big battery ~800,000 SEK. (elbilsvaruhuset.se)
• So for planning purposes you can think:
  EX60 ≈ XC60 T8 PHEV money, but with 640–700 km WLTP and 800-V charging.

2. EX60 vs key rivals – spec matrix (WLTP / charging / towing / price)

Important:

• EX60 numbers are estimates based on multiple pre-launch sources – I’ve marked them with “(est.)”.
• The others are official / production figures.

Model (MY)	Status	Battery usable (kWh)	WLTP range up to (km)	DC max (kW)	10–80% DC (min)	Towing braked (kg)	Architecture	Indicative base price Europe
Volvo EX60 (2026)	Pre-launch (est.)	~90–100 (packs 80–106) (est.) (Alba Cars)	~640–700 (est.) – mix of 640 km & “>700 km” claims (Electric Vehicle Web)	≈300 (270–350 expected) (est.) (Carsales)	≈20 (est.) (Carsales)	≈2,000 (est., to match iX3/Q6)	SPA3, 800-V, CTB, megacastings (Electric Vehicle Web)	Target: ≤ XC60 PHEV (~560k SEK). Analysts: ~650k SEK base, ~800k SEK well-equipped. (auto motor & sport)
BMW iX3 50 xDrive (Neue Klasse, 2026)	Production	108.7 (bmw.co.uk)	679–805; headline “up to 805 km WLTP” (bmw.com.cy)	400 (bmw.co.uk)	21 (bmw.co.uk)	2,000 (BMW Group PressClub)	Neue Klasse, 800-V (DIE WELT)	From €68,900 in Germany (NA5 iX3 50). (Elbilregister)
Mercedes GLC 400 4MATIC EV (2027)	Production announced	94.0 (mbusa.com)	Up to 713 km WLTP claimed (Autocar India)	330 (mbusa.com)	~22–24	2,400 (Elbilregister)	Dedicated EV, 800-V	Europe price not officially published yet; most reports expect >€70k (GLC 400). (Car and Driver)
Audi Q6 SUV e-tron (83 kWh, 2024–)	Production	75.8 usable (83.0 gross) (Elbilregister)	458–533; up to 533 km WLTP (Elbilregister)	225	21 (claimed) (Elbilregister)	2,000 (Elbilregister)	PPE, 800-V (Elbilregister)	From €63,500 (Germany). (Elbilregister)
Porsche Macan 4 Electric (PPE, 2024–)	Production	~95 usable (100 gross) (Volkswagen Group)	Up to 613 km WLTP (Macan 4; Turbo slightly lower) (Volkswagen Group)	270 (Volkswagen Group)	~21	2,000 (Volkswagen Group)	PPE, 800-V	Macan 4 from €84,600 in Germany (roughly €80–85k band depending on market). (porsche.com)

3. How EX60 slots in vs these four

Range vs rivals

• EX60 target 640–700 km WLTP puts it:
  • Below the absolute king iX3 (up to 805 km),
  • Roughly in the same ballpark as GLC EV (713 km) and Macan 4 (up to 613 km),
  • Above a mid-battery Q6 83 kWh (533 km).

Given Volvo’s messaging about “solving range anxiety” and internal targets, expect EX60 LR AWD to land closer to GLC than Q6 on range, but not quite as extreme as the iX3 headline figure.

Charging

• All five are 800-V and very fast.
• In practice, assuming the rumours hold, EX60’s 10–80% ≈20 min / ~300 km in 10 min will be right in the mix with:
  • iX3: 400 kW, 21 min, +309–372 km in 10 min. (bmw.co.uk)
  • GLC: 330 kW, ~22–24 min, +~303 km in 10 min. (Electrek)
  • Macan 4: 270 kW, ~21 min. (Volkswagen Group)

Towing & use case

• If Volvo hits the expected ≈2,000 kg rating, EX60 will be:
  • On par with iX3 / Q6 / Macan (2,000 kg),
  • Slightly below GLC EV (2,400 kg), which right now looks like the “tow king” of this size class. (BMW Group PressClub)

Price positioning

• Clear strategy from Volvo: EX60 should feel like a “range + charging upgrade” over XC60 T8 PHEV, without a huge price jump. (auto motor & sport)
• Compared with rivals:
  • EX60 is aiming roughly at XC60 T8 money (Sweden: mid-500s k SEK list; likely ~650–800k SEK in real spec). (elbilsvaruhuset.se)
  • iX3 / Macan / GLC typically sit €10–20k higher in Continental pricing (iX3 ~€69k, GLC estimated >€70k, Macan 4 ~€84k). (Elbilregister)