Volvo EX30 to be unveiled 7/6/23 @ 21:30AEST

TwoFourFour

I cannot help but think it would be a better vehicle if the same minds applied themselves to ANY other plan but another hunchbacked, tottering faux Dakar-car SUV. Why could it not be a sedan, coupe, hatch or wagon at a standard height? What has happened to the comment of enoughness?

I'm destined to hold out long past the point of unfeasibility of fossil fuels if this is the dross we are railroaded into buying.

We can only hope that Volvo offers a full range of EVs including sedans and wagons, however they are entering the market with the most popular/in-demand segments...you can't blame them for that!

TwoFourFour

I mean, we say that, but tell me:

What body styles are the cheap grey import Japanese cars? All hatches, small vans.

How about Teslas? I see about 5 sedans to every SUV version.

I just think it's the wrong call.

Well, "everyone" wants EVs and Tesla only sold the Model 3 (sedan) [ignoring the low-volume S - also sedan - and X - SUV] so that's why you see so many of them. The Model Y (is it an SUV? I sometimes can't tell them apart when I see them on the road) is #1 selling passenger vehicle now in AUS and worldwide so you'll probably see the numbers shift on the roads away from the 3 to the Y eventually. If they made a Model 3 wagon we'd probably have one in the garage now.

Regarding "cheap grey import Japanese cars", I don't think that's even a blip on most peoples' radar (how many come in every year? Maybe 1000?) so we're talking about a small fraction of anything significant in the market TBH.

But yeah, I'm in agreement with you - I would love to see more non-SUVs available. Sadly the trend is to larger vehicles that take up more space on the road and still have 1 person in them...the #1 seller in AUS is the Toyota Hilux...why?

Alsub I believe that was the wordldwide unveiling event. They have started to allow journalists to drive the car now in Europe, but there's an embargo on reporting about the drive experience until early November sometime. You can go on YouTube and search for Volvo C30 and get a lot of good info including static reviews from Europe and the USA. To my knowledge there are no cars in Australia yet - supposed to be arriving later this year (first demos) then first deliveries in AUS in Q1 2024.

Not bad - I have a feeling that roof-mounted spare tyre will be gone for the production version - unless it comes with a hoist. Can you imagine lifting it up there? Also it would probably reduce the driving range by about 20% due to the impact on aerodynamics. The blacked-out front and rear areas are interesting.