Volvo EX30 vs Volvo C40 | Which Electric Volvo Should You Buy?

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[lloydranola]

We own the C40. Love it EXCEPT: road noise, rear view camera, stiff/feels heavy suspension, and when the car switches profiles (two drivers, two key fobs), it’s extremely buggy. Often when switching profiles it looses cell service or simply doesn’t finish its boot up and you need to stop the car to reboot the infotainment system.

Great comparison, guys! Thanks for taking the time.

[TheZahacristian]

c40 anytime for looks, ride comfort, performance simplicity and physical buttons. Perfect balance between software and practicality in my opinion from Volvo and other brands even. And Google's android auto superb. Overal the car is a good package for todays standards.

[brycefrazier]

The C40 that you call "dated", I call USABLE. The "modern" EX30 is an ergonomic nightmare as you saw. Volvo is not the only offender in this regard. Loading everything onto a touch screen is cheaper to manufacture but DANGEROUS to use in a moving vehicle (and when the screen dies, the car is virtually useless...and expensive to repair)

[vincentmeier]

Like the discussions between you guys. It nice to see the different insights of the both of you.

[graafisk]

We have a top-grade EX30 on the way, and as a proud 21-year veteran VW Lupo 3L owner I am looking forward to our new Volvo. The Lupo 3L taught us how to drive different — drive better. I expect nothing less of our new EX30.

[johno]

Nice and balanced review, highlighting the good and bad of both cars.
I own a 2023 C40 and just love the simplicity of just getting into the car and drive, without having to select from a bunch of different driving modes. Everything just works and like Kris said, the ergonomics are well thought out and things just seem to be “in the right place”.
I’m sure the EX30 will be a blast to drive, but I think that, other than the software issues that can be easily fixed with OTA updates, Volvo missed a trick by not adding at least a heads up display, or ideally, a digital cockpit with basic info like in the C40.

[Colin]

I like the format Kris, it's interesting when you both bounce off each other, as for the cars, well it's quite difficult, I prefer the front of the EX30, but I prefer the interior of the C40 including the older layout, and it has buttons, how I love buttons over diving into menus and sub-menus, also the C40 has a conventional speedo set-up with info directly in front of the driver, I hate just having a centre screen, so for the reasons given above I would go for a one year old C40 any day !

[boenill]

When it comes to price, I think the EX30 twin Ultra is too expensive for a little car. The EX40 is priced ridiculous high compared to the competition.😣

[arronbeckett]

Bought a 2022 C40 Ultimate trim, twin motor and it is superb. No bugs so far in software and everything just works really well. True, the rear windscreen is very small but worth the sacrifice to create the rear slope and external looks. I really like the fact that you can turn on all the toys and drive assist, but by default they are off. Also the Google voice control works very well. Occasional misunderstandings, but once you get the key words right it is fine. The infotainment old school volume knob is great, like that too. Having owned a V70 T5, this C40 goes like a rocket when you put your foot down in comparison, just doesn't sound as nice. Coming from previous Volvos; old V40, 460 and the V70 this is a great mix of space, comfort and modernity. This video comparison reinforces our decision to go second hand, not going back to petrol now.

[yupescumuk]

Good comparison! How do the HK sound systems compare?

[ufookoro]

Lovely video.
I have just taken delivery of the XC40 and it has all the bing and bong sounds.
Still prefer the C40 in this review

Nice review.

[bedhedted]

The infotainment in the C40 really does date it. Once the EC40 has a single screen closer in style to a P2, it will be no question which is better from a styling perspective. It’d be nice to see them adapt some of the interior features from the EX30 in future models.

[florisjanvermeer]

Great video, I like that you teamed up with Kristian. Are you making more videos together?

[chadedwards]

Do you have to turn off driver assist features every time or does it stay however you leave it?

[abrahamgillesdejager]

A 1 year old AWD C40 does not have the decoupable frontmoter yet. It only part of MY24+.

[leakmasters]

I drove a heap of evs at an event recently and the Volvo xc40/c40 were the only cars I thought were the easiest to drive and live with. The stand out ev was the ionic 5N. But that’s another story…….

[manfredo]

What is the cool jet in the background? F5 Tiger?

[robc]

Thank you for the great review. You two do the best reviews. I was really interested in the C40, then put a deposit down for the ex30. however, in the meantime, I tried a Genesis GV60, and absolutely there is no comparison. I know it is at a higher price point, but it offers way so much more. What are your thoughts on the GV60?

[felixsanhueza]

I agree with the wheel arches noise. It feels scary to hear all the little pebbles hammering against the plastic.

[MrBamboolegend]

It’s a little too late for me, given that my EX-30 is coming in a month.
If I knew the C40 was going to have a price drop, I’d probably have gone for it, for the longer range and matrix LED lights mainly