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Ordered this May 2021 for the wife. It is in Delaware now. So any day now. She laughed as you both have S22 Ultras and the car in black. Thanks for the video, there is so little footage of the V60 2022.5 Polestar.
Thanks for the comment Shawn. Be warned, the S22U is a snug fit, with a Spigen thin fit case it is very tight, any bigger than that and it won't fit at all. Enjoy the motor, they are rare and lovely beasts.
@@syerkes to add insult to injury, when in hybrid mode and neutral, if you push the accelerator in a confused state it will start and rev the engine then begin the warmup cycle running the engine for a minute or so running the generator.
Great vid. I’ve got a late MY22 V60 Recharge T6 and really like it. Like you I came from a V90 D4 RDesign but don’t miss it too much (apart from the electrically powered parcel shelf!!)
Thanks for the review. My understanding is that this is the only wagon model now available in the US. I have a V90xc that I really like and want to trade for a newer wagon but am concerned I would be disappointed given some of the features they have taken away.
Thanks for a great, informative video. What month/year did the new battery start? I'm looking for a nearly new V60 with the longer electric range. Also, are the rear calipers on the PE, Brembo also or just standard Volvo?
Nice review. OMG have they take away the passengers seats electric adjustable options and the memories, No paddles (Removed on MY21), No adjustable drive mode roller in the middle console, No electric headrest. But I think you paid the same price as it cost before. I am surprised they still have the Exhaust Pipes 😀 I think my 2020 will be a Keeper it's the last real one hehehehe....
I'm in absolute agreement. That's a lot of deductions & minuses for what.. 17 more hp, 1/2 the battery, missing fogs ? Missing sunroof ?? It's almost a stripped down Polestar..if there ever is such a thing ? I own an S60R with the 5 cylinder turbo. It has adjustable driving modes w/matching adjustable suspension settings. Electronic passenger seat & electric 2 position sunroof. Included, a "tiptronic" shifter with an additional Sport button !
Thanks for the video. Questions from the US, where wagons (estates) are an endangered species. Why would the battery be empty, it doesn’t recharge through braking, etc? I did notice you have an Android phone, but what is the wireless Apple CarPlay situation? How are you powering the dash cam - OBD port? 12V? Thanks again!
Thanks for watching. The battery is never truly empty but once the battery has discharged from use the car maintains a buffer through regenerative braking and acts more like a Toyota Prius than a Phev. In this car and older models the smartphone pack includes WIRED Android Auto and Apple Car Play. The new Android Automotive infotainment doesn't have car play yet but supposedly will soon. I use Fuse Piggy Backs for my dash cam, for this particular installation I have a dash cam battery in the back of the car that charges when the ignition is on and allows parking mode on the camera without taking power from the cars 12V battery. Again this is piggybacked from a fuse in the rear fusebox.
In my experience you can't get it as soft as the standard car, you feel the road more but the steering is more direct and it stays flat and holds the road much better. I got hold of a standard V60 and I've got a video in the works comparing the suspension.
How did you get this 2022 model? I ordered one in October 2021 and was told at the end of January this year that Volvo have stopped production and can’t have it!! I’m fuming. The website no longer lets you configure one either. I ordered it from chesterfield Volvo
I had an early 2022 model on order, heard about the battery upgrade and got the dealer to change it. I managed to do that within the 3 week window they were accepting orders for late 2022. To answer your question: Sheer dumb luck.
@@MrBenjaminHDM madness that I was able to order it and be told I would be expected to receive delivery in June! Yet chesterfield Volvo had no clue of the issues you describe
@@philgorst8539 in the Volvo owner Facebook groups there were a lot of posts about people having their orders cancelled from dealers across the country, Volvo must have done it on mass. I spent the whole time waiting for mine to be cancelled.
@@syerkes hi buddy chesterfield told me it’s dead in the water and not coming, yet officially it’s still on order. We’re you told that yours was definitely coming or were you just left guessing like myself? As a back up I’ve got a 23 v60 cross country on order too
So far I've done a few long drives. Manchester to Birmingham - 112 miles full battery 69mpg (UK) Birmingham to Manchester - 112 miles empty battery 46mpg (UK) Manchester to Norwich - 200 miles full battery 60 mpg (UK)
@@MrBenjaminHDM that’s not bad at all and I’d be happy with that. Current D4 is very frugal on fuel and I feared the drop to 30 hearing many 415hp stories but that does seem better and not far off the D4
@@MrBenjaminHDM thanks for sharing the honest first hand experience! Could you test the pure electic range as well? Many reviews say that with the upgraded electric motor it is driveable on the highways without the petrol engine kicking it. Can you confirm? Asking those questions to find out if this car can be treated like an electric car for person that lives fairly close to the city and charges it over night. It would be the best of both worlds if one really could drive on the battery on a daily basis and use the range that petrol gives you for the weekend trips. Could you please comment on that idea basing on your experience with the car?
@@fpspiter Thanks for the comment. This is an easy one, The car has regularly indicated 38-46 miles of EV range, I've yet to test electric range fully but will be sure to do that. In terms of drivability in EV mode, if you set to PURE the engine won't come on unless you hit the kickdown switch on the pedal. With the new motor and battery it will happily drive on the motorway with spare grunt for overtaking, I've had it up to 90mph on electric only. I intend to use PURE to do a 36 mile commute to Leeds, charge up and do the same on the return journey, I will let you know how this goes in a later video. For the weekend jobs like shopping and seeing local friends I leave in in PURE mode, it's actually surprisingly usable, reminds me of a mid spec hatchback in terms of acceleration but smooth with no gears.
Doesn’t seem to feel as ‘premium’ as I expected. No bonnet liner? Door treads :-| lovely motor, mine due this month but seeing this my 7y/o V40 looks more Lux
Hello Everyone, Would you like to see this car on the dyno?
Please visit the Go Fund Me page if you'd like to help make this happen: www.gofundme.com/f/volvo-v60-polestar-engineered-455ps-on-the-dyno
Can't wait to get my S60 T8 R-Design with almost the same interior 🤩
Ordered this May 2021 for the wife. It is in Delaware now. So any day now. She laughed as you both have S22 Ultras and the car in black. Thanks for the video, there is so little footage of the V60 2022.5 Polestar.
Thanks for the comment Shawn.
Be warned, the S22U is a snug fit, with a Spigen thin fit case it is very tight, any bigger than that and it won't fit at all.
Enjoy the motor, they are rare and lovely beasts.
Did they "fix" the shifting thru the neutral with a single tap or do you still need to double tap P-N-D? Was hoping this was resolved in this refresh.
@@syerkes I think that starts with MY23 not my MY22.5
I don't find it too onerous though, I got used to it pretty quickly.
Agreed, it will be her daily driver, so it will only confuse me when I can steal it from her. But it wouldn't be a Volvo without some nuance.
@@syerkes to add insult to injury, when in hybrid mode and neutral, if you push the accelerator in a confused state it will start and rev the engine then begin the warmup cycle running the engine for a minute or so running the generator.
Great vid. I’ve got a late MY22 V60 Recharge T6 and really like it. Like you I came from a V90 D4 RDesign but don’t miss it too much (apart from the electrically powered parcel shelf!!)
After my first time in a V60 I told the dealership that the electric parcel shelf was faulty!
Brilliant in depth reviews keep up the good work 👍 thinking of buying one of these myself but it’s not the upgraded battery model, very nice car
Thanks Tony, They're very special no matter the battery.
Congratulations from the USA.👍
Man you got to do a test drive!!!!
Next video :)
@@MrBenjaminHDM when we have Waited 7 days
@@webrosbajen4424 sorry, I'm not a full time RUclipsr brother.
@@MrBenjaminHDM so how long?
@@webrosbajen4424 some time this month after my honeymoon maybe 😅
Great video, thanks ! So still no wireless charging and wireless Android auto?
Thank you.
no and no but the phone holder works great and the Android auto wire charges the phone.
Gotta tint those driver/passenger windows!! Looking like a chauffeur driving around someone famous hidden in the back!!
Patiently (not) waiting for the 'drive' one Mr B
Thanks for the review. My understanding is that this is the only wagon model now available in the US. I have a V90xc that I really like and want to trade for a newer wagon but am concerned I would be disappointed given some of the features they have taken away.
Thanks for a great, informative video. What month/year did the new battery start? I'm looking for a nearly new V60 with the longer electric range.
Also, are the rear calipers on the PE, Brembo also or just standard Volvo?
It was built in February 2022 with the new battery, MY2022.5.
Rear brakes are standard.
Nice review.
OMG have they take away the passengers seats electric adjustable options and the memories, No paddles (Removed on MY21), No adjustable drive mode roller in the middle console, No electric headrest. But I think you paid the same price as it cost before. I am surprised they still have the Exhaust Pipes 😀 I think my 2020 will be a Keeper it's the last real one hehehehe....
I'm in absolute agreement. That's a lot of deductions & minuses for what.. 17 more hp, 1/2 the battery, missing fogs ? Missing sunroof ??
It's almost a stripped down Polestar..if there ever is such a thing ?
I own an S60R with the 5 cylinder turbo. It has adjustable driving modes w/matching adjustable suspension settings.
Electronic passenger seat & electric 2 position sunroof.
Included, a "tiptronic" shifter with an additional Sport button !
Thanks for the video. Questions from the US, where wagons (estates) are an endangered species. Why would the battery be empty, it doesn’t recharge through braking, etc? I did notice you have an Android phone, but what is the wireless Apple CarPlay situation? How are you powering the dash cam - OBD port? 12V? Thanks again!
Thanks for watching.
The battery is never truly empty but once the battery has discharged from use the car maintains a buffer through regenerative braking and acts more like a Toyota Prius than a Phev.
In this car and older models the smartphone pack includes WIRED Android Auto and Apple Car Play. The new Android Automotive infotainment doesn't have car play yet but supposedly will soon.
I use Fuse Piggy Backs for my dash cam, for this particular installation I have a dash cam battery in the back of the car that charges when the ignition is on and allows parking mode on the camera without taking power from the cars 12V battery. Again this is piggybacked from a fuse in the rear fusebox.
niceeeeee, but do PPF those gloss black plastic. makes your life a lot easier hahaha.
Good idea, but I guess you couldn't do it on the roller shutter?
@@MrBenjaminHDM hmm my ppf installer did it on mine with pre cuts.
If you slacken off the Ohlins, how does the ride and handling compare to a standard v60?
In my experience you can't get it as soft as the standard car, you feel the road more but the steering is more direct and it stays flat and holds the road much better.
I got hold of a standard V60 and I've got a video in the works comparing the suspension.
How did you get this 2022 model? I ordered one in October 2021 and was told at the end of January this year that Volvo have stopped production and can’t have it!! I’m fuming. The website no longer lets you configure one either. I ordered it from chesterfield Volvo
I had an early 2022 model on order, heard about the battery upgrade and got the dealer to change it.
I managed to do that within the 3 week window they were accepting orders for late 2022.
To answer your question: Sheer dumb luck.
@@MrBenjaminHDM madness that I was able to order it and be told I would be expected to receive delivery in June! Yet chesterfield Volvo had no clue of the issues you describe
@@philgorst8539 in the Volvo owner Facebook groups there were a lot of posts about people having their orders cancelled from dealers across the country, Volvo must have done it on mass. I spent the whole time waiting for mine to be cancelled.
@Phil Gorst Ordered 6/28/21 and it just arrived at the dealer today. Feel your pain, but it is waiting game
@@syerkes hi buddy chesterfield told me it’s dead in the water and not coming, yet officially it’s still on order. We’re you told that yours was definitely coming or were you just left guessing like myself? As a back up I’ve got a 23 v60 cross country on order too
How’s the fuel economy?
So far I've done a few long drives.
Manchester to Birmingham - 112 miles full battery 69mpg (UK)
Birmingham to Manchester - 112 miles empty battery
46mpg (UK)
Manchester to Norwich - 200 miles full battery 60 mpg (UK)
@@MrBenjaminHDM that’s not bad at all and I’d be happy with that. Current D4 is very frugal on fuel and I feared the drop to 30 hearing many 415hp stories but that does seem better and not far off the D4
@@MrBenjaminHDM thanks for sharing the honest first hand experience! Could you test the pure electic range as well? Many reviews say that with the upgraded electric motor it is driveable on the highways without the petrol engine kicking it. Can you confirm? Asking those questions to find out if this car can be treated like an electric car for person that lives fairly close to the city and charges it over night. It would be the best of both worlds if one really could drive on the battery on a daily basis and use the range that petrol gives you for the weekend trips. Could you please comment on that idea basing on your experience with the car?
@@fpspiter Thanks for the comment.
This is an easy one, The car has regularly indicated 38-46 miles of EV range, I've yet to test electric range fully but will be sure to do that.
In terms of drivability in EV mode, if you set to PURE the engine won't come on unless you hit the kickdown switch on the pedal.
With the new motor and battery it will happily drive on the motorway with spare grunt for overtaking, I've had it up to 90mph on electric only.
I intend to use PURE to do a 36 mile commute to Leeds, charge up and do the same on the return journey, I will let you know how this goes in a later video.
For the weekend jobs like shopping and seeing local friends I leave in in PURE mode, it's actually surprisingly usable, reminds me of a mid spec hatchback in terms of acceleration but smooth with no gears.
Doesn’t seem to feel as ‘premium’ as I expected. No bonnet liner? Door treads :-| lovely motor, mine due this month but seeing this my 7y/o V40 looks more Lux
I had a 2014 V60 of the same Era as your V40 and trust me, quality is a step up. Bonnet liner is hardly something you appreciate day to day 😅