2027 Volvo EX60 P10 AWD Ultra First Test: Refined, Comfortable, and Safe

The shift to EVs has elicited countless responses from the automotive industry. For legacy automakers in particular, sometimes that means trying something entirely new. Or if you’re Volvo, you lean into the tenets of what makes a Volvo a Volvo: a beautiful but restrained interior, prioritizing safety, and refined driving dynamics.

This is why, despite a thoroughly modernized interior and an all-electric powertrain that gives it supercar performance, the new 2027 Volvo EX60 still somehow feels familiar.

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New Design That Feels Like Home

Humans are visual creatures, so the EX60’s hominess starts with how it looks. And blessedly, it looks like a Volvo, with sleek, tapered lines that contribute to its relatively low drag coefficient. The chunky C-pillar design is the only thing we found odd, making the SUV look a bit ungainly from the rear three-quarter view.

Inside, it’s a wealth of airy Scandinavian minimalism accentuated by high-quality materials. Although the clouds of white Nappa leather invite scuffs and can be rather clinical in appearance, everything is buttery to the touch and resoundingly comfortable to sit on.

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We especially appreciate the storage options afforded by the center console region. The armrest features sliding cupholders that reveal both or one at a time, and it also includes a handy phone storage slot. Below, Volvo makes excellent use of the EV’s flat floor by providing a shallowly walled shelf for bags or other loose items. Above that is a deep, tilt-out drawer that takes the place of the traditional glove box, and above that is another cubby that houses the car’s NFC card reader. It’s some of the best in-car packaging we’ve seen.

It’s good there’s a driver screen for displaying pertinent speed, battery, and driver assist information, so you don’t have to keep looking at the big central screen. It’s also good that the big central screen is now oriented horizontally rather than vertically like in past Volvo EVs, though we still request the return of a few more buttons. The single crystalline volume roller isn’t enough. The unintuitive screen interface is the interior’s weakest aspect. Whereas everything else feels bespoke to Volvo, the UI looks like it could be any generic Android tablet.

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Seat comfort extends to the second row, where reclining backs and actual lumbar support are enhanced by the outboard seat heaters. It feels like you get a ton of room back here, and the glass roof helps. This is a back seat where you could ride for a long time.

The trunk is of adequate size and depth, and it’s in line with the segment.

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Little Wheel, Big Acceleration

The midsize and midgrade EX60 P10 makes 503 hp and 524 lb-ft of torque from its dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup. In our track testing, it covered the quarter mile in 12.2 seconds at 115.3 mph and accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds. We know it’s sort of moot to extol on the acceleration of electric cars, but that’s a sprint that would have kept up with a 2004 Porsche 911 GT3. In a 5,000-pound SUV with more business in the school pick-up line than doing speed shootouts. Crazy.

Anyway, launching the EX60 goes about as seamlessly as you’d expect: All you must do is mash the accelerator and go. The launch is free of wheelspin, and the speed picks up incredibly quickly. Pushed to the limit on our figure-eight course, the Volvo exhibited good body control with smooth brakes and steering. It’s also here where another Volvoism appears: The traction and stability controls cannot be defeated or turned off. These keep the EX60 from becoming the drift car it so clearly can be; it would much rather be a comfy family hauler. The potential is there, though.

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We also need to talk about that steering wheel. You’ve noticed its small diameter and oblong shape, yes? No doubt, this was done so the driver can maintain an uninterrupted eyeline with the center screen. Yet ergonomically it means driving while feeling your elbows tucked uncharacteristically close to your body and, depending on your stature, an unnaturally low seating position to see the information screen. Either the EX60 has quick steering or it just appears that way because small steering wheel adjustments feel like they get magnified at the front wheels.

The car is darty as a result. Add in the instant torque, and you get an SUV that feels surprisingly quick and drives smaller than it is. Across bumpy pavement, up-down motions are well modulated, and the ride remains unbothered. Only minimal road chatter can be felt. One-pedal driving works great, with less abrupt slowing action when your foot is off the pedal, making speeds easy to modulate. It’s all very pleasant and more than easy to live with.

The ride experience is overall quiet, but we did notice quite a bit of wind noise on the highway. Good thing there’s that fabulous Bowers & Wilkins premium sound system to drown it out with.

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The EPA rates the EX60 to return 312 miles of range, and we noted 280 miles in our independent range test. When hooked up to a public fast charger, the SUV returned an impressive 206 miles after 15 minutes and 268 miles after 30. Editors had mixed success with public charging, however. Some got it to begin right away, and others needed to try their luck at multiple locations.

Price, and Volvo’s Rocky Relationship with EVs

Ranging between $60,000 and $69,000, the new EX60 is priced higher than a Cadillac Optiq but slightly less than an Audi Q6 E-Tron. It also strikes the balance between distinctly American cabin opulence and bland but functional German utility.

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We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention Volvo’s rocky relationship with EVs. First, after making a splashy pledge about going all-electric a few years back, Volvo (and many others) walked back that target and has since adapted its timeline to include hybrids due to tariffs and slowing EV adoption. There was the delay in launching the flagship EX90 electric SUV because of software issues and further snags after that post-launch. We’ve even faced some problems ourselves with our long-term EX90. Separately, the company ended U.S. sales of the smaller and affordable Volvo EX30 after the 2026 model year without officially citing a reason, though tariffs are a likely culprit.

The EX60 is the latest model to arrive after these growing pains. As a vital product, the SUV is a near-immaculate execution even away from a Volvo-controlled media event. Now it’s just a matter of seeing whether it stays immaculate.