2021 Volvo XC90 T8 Recharge Review: Premium, Not Pretentious

Kyle tests the Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) XC90 in the mountains of Colorado. We go in-depth with the interior, hybrid system, and driving dynamics in this review.

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0:00 - Introduction
2:56 - Interior
7:46 - Hybrid Drivetrain
10:38 - Technology / Driver Assistance
13:42 - Dynamic Driving
18:26 - Final Thoughts

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0:00 - Introduction
2:56 - Interior
7:46 - Hybrid Drivetrain
10:38 - Technology / Driver Assistance
13:42 - Dynamic Driving
18:26 - Final Thoughts

[trapulizer]

I love the understated luxury of Volvo. It’s something only other Volvo drivers would recognize

[modulonatic]

Damn, the drone footage is amazing. The nature is so beautiful and the Volvo looks stunning. It is unbelievable how agile this car looks, they really did a great job.

As the lease of my little french car expires next year, I am already looking for a new car, and damn, Volvo and Polestar is very tempting. My favourite still is a Tesla Model 3 because of the autopilot and the content software update. But Volvo with the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric and the Polestar 2 are very tempting as well because of their leasing conditions. We will see what it will be in the future.

[hv]

Bro ! Excellent video. And believe me, I have seen a LOT of car test videos. This is awesome !!!

[fullyelectric]

Kyle! Wow amazing production on this review.... 👍 next level production! Did not know the XC90 was so good, would be nice to see how it stacks up to the Audi Q7

[mw]

This is one of the best reviews i have ever seen, the scenery, presentation and ambiance you give this beast of a machine :) Excelent content is what i see here sir ! Thank you, and you got a new sub right here !

[steveadp]

awesome review. loved the driving portion and music. great job.

[jumbleumble]

As a kid I didn't have internet or access to any car magazines, but then I got a hand me down magazine of the XC90 from my uncle. It looked really cool before and now it's cooler. It's like really cool now that it's now a hybrid and I hope in the future there would be a pure EV version.

[benjahiwa]

Really nice intro man!! Keep it up!! And thanks!!!

[neilshelford]

Collect mine tomorrow morning so excited

[neilshelford]

Just brought mine can’t wait to collect it

[Chrisbs]

We are a Volvo for life family. And I have a 6 year old model S and a 6 year old v60. It is tempting to move to a one car family but both our cars are paid for. The v60 has R specs and polestar upgrade the seats in the volvo are amazing. We bought the very first, off the showroom floor test car. It is Specced with some cool features. Like the cross country chrome and awesome wheels. We love it The Tesla is just beautiful to drive. The Volvo is more fun If we didn’t want to save money forever we would jump at a new Volvo. You can’t beat the seats and comfort in a Volvo

[aircanuck]

Great video sir! I've got a 2019 Inscription T6 that we absolutely love. Looking at the T8 Recharge next year, it's a tough call; just like you said. I certainly have loved our first foray into the Volvo brand.

[Hardcaslte]

I pre-ordered a Mach E GT and my wife got the new car bug (on top of how good the used car sales prices are right now) and bought an XC60 T5 Inscription with the advanced package, got an amazing deal on it since it was a demo unit and she got a crazy deal on her trade in.

I'm in LOVE with the Volvo, if the Mach E GT comes in and for some reason I don't want it, I'll be looking at the Volvo's next. It's unbelievably comfortable riding in her car. She doesn't even have the Bowers & Wilkens sound system and it still sounds really good.

[vc]

Thanks for your review. I agree with your comments and can confirm your comparison with the Range Rover. I actually had a 2019 Range Rover Sport p400e plug in hybrid and went back to a 2021 xc90 recharge T8. Everything in the Volvo is better. From the seats, size, sound system, power, safety, autopilot, vision, handling and ride comfort on air suspension also. My Range Rover was 50% more but definitely not worth it. Numerous glitches ....Screen powered off numerous times, charger got stuck which needed to be manually unlocked under the bonnet. One other thing, to be picky, the cup holders are rubbish. They cannot even hold a soft coffee cup, the cannot hold a bottle of water in the door due to square bottle holders. Then you cannot get anything out of the door when the door is shut, due to the seat tight up against the door. Just poorly designed ergonomics. I love the recharge r design in all black.

[DrTreeOfImmunology]

Amazing review! This was a major influencer for me getting an XC90 (albeit a T6, not a T8 Recharge). Could you PLEASE cite the music selections in this video? At minimum, the intro/outro song. Probably would sound awesome through the B&W system!

[sageDieuvids]

It'd be really cool to see an in-depth comparison of different cars/manufacturers driver assistance tech. You describe Pilot Assist as one of the best systems you've used, but I've heard people say the same thing about Autopilot, Supercruise, etc. as well as the system in the Mach E. I'd expect this to be really difficult to put together but it would be great to have a back-to-back-to-back comparison in controlled conditions and see how the lane centering, ACC, collision avoidance, etc. compare.

[ger]

Love the comment, well done, really enjoyed it, I drive the xc60 T8 recharge 2023

[kaywalther]

Looking forward to a review of the current XC90 Recharge Extended Range that just came out as a 22.5 model.

[JesseSightler]

This is the first time that I’ve heard an engine’s sound described as fruity or agricultural and I’m honestly still not sure what that means. Excellent review, though. It sounds fantastic for the segment. I think it would be nice if the driver assistance segments had a little more depth in order to get a detailed comparison to other implementations within the segment. Specifically, I’d really like to see details on how the visualization works and how smoothly it handles transitions in lane markings. That would really help me to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each implementation.