2022 Volvo C40 Recharge: Regular Car Reviews

00:00 Ghostride
00:25 Factor Ad
2:04 C40
4:05 A Cool Friend
5:04 Why tires wear fast
6:42 Ownership
8:40 Defcon Brown
9:18 Techsensive
11:36 Placebo Home Security
15:37 Artful Simplicity
16:40 74 KW
20:00 Paint
22:06 I'm coming down off the coffee

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[FurbleFawks]

I can't believe that you managed to secure Placebo Home Security as a sponsor! You're really going up in the world.

[ileutur]

One thing I notice about volvos is that they're either driven by complete hipsters or ultimate stealth wealth. My ex worked at an extremely fancy hotel and said the richest "old money" types never arrived in supercars, but in top trim volvo and range rover SUVs. I happen to fall into the hipster category myself

[climbon]

"Pretend to have a marriage that would survive unemployment" is one of the most brutal lines I've ever heard.

[benjaminbuschi]

I'm glad you liked my wife's car. I trust Placebo to protect the Volvo. Great Video!

[RussSirois]

I like the GTA-style exit from the car, I would be doing that far more often than I should because I can

[thatautogarage]

Yes, I just placebo'd all over my keyboard! The Placebo video was just like waking on Christmas, opening a present, loving what you got, and then realizing there's another amazing gift inside the gift!

[bobhill]

Fantastic review, you summed it up perfectly with the Volvo C40 recharge "stands on it's own", gives people the taste of the EV experience without being overwhelming", and "It's for people who want an EV, not for people who want to be seen driving one!" You and Doug Demuro have done the two best reviews I've seen so far.

[brandonmoore]

OK I’ve been watching his channel for years and the fake home security add in the middle is over the top. that was awesome.

[hamstirrer]

The defcon brown "siren" had better be the burglar alarm sound if I order a placebo home security system

[StCornerback]

Volvo is like that friend who is everyone's friend without so much complication.

[Sysiphos]

Sounds exactly like what I'd expect from a volvo, solid and comfortable with no frills, powerful without rowdiness

[scott]

The Skip Ad and other things on the home security ad is a great touch.

[JetOfSang]

Placebo Home Security, available next to Kunkleman Chevrolet

[FirstDate]

"It's an EV for a guy who doesn't need gods love, so much as he needs mans understanding." I love that

[benanderson]

I just had the tyres on my EV6 replaced two weeks ago. 19, 500 miles is pretty good going for 600Nm of torque. All four tyres pretty much wore down evenly as well. You absolutely do end up screaming away from any light or junction like a maniac; even when you gently pull away in eco mode everyone else seems to end up at least a little bit back in your rear-view mirror.

I stopped saying "good for an EV" after about a month into ownership. Now I just say "it's the best car I've ever owned, better than even my 2016 Mustang GT" and leave it at that.

[theothertonydutch]

WHY CAN'T IT BE A SMALL HATCHBACK? I NEED A CAR LIKE THIS THAT ISN'T A WEIRD CROSSOVER SUV.

[aaronswink]

Funny thing...your Final Destination death description actually happened to me not too long ago. True story. I'm typing this from beyond the grave and trying to get a movie made out of it. But the Volvo didn't catch on fire.

[stevenmiller]

"Tech-sesive" hits the nail on the head! Ford's rotary shift knob that adds a shift motor and several points of failure. Teslas exterior door handles.

[dingusmcslow]

I wish they re-made the C30! I’d love to see what they’d reimagine for a 2 door hatch.

[Wileylikethehawk]

I got one of these. My brother got a Tesla.

He is very jealous. The Volvo isn’t as nice of a computer, but it’s a wayyyy better car. And it looks fantastic. There are only four in my city so I get stopped everywhere I go by people who want to know what this amazing cyberpunk car is. Love it.