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My father in law was excited to downsize/upgrade to this from his xc40, and cancelled the order as soon as he could test drive the EX30. Why on earth would a c

My father in law was excited to downsize/upgrade to this from his xc40, and cancelled the order as soon as he could test drive the EX30. Why on earth would a company like Volvo known for its safety features and design aesthetics copy the “single dash in the middle of the dash away from driving line of sight” model from Tesla?! Listen to the UX struggles of this car reviewer - https://youtu.be/5umdHj0o1B8?feature=shared https://youtu.be/5umdHj0o1B8?feature=shared Sure, appreciate all the recycled materials in the car and reduced CO2 footprint from manufacturing. But, wouldn’t it be even better to make a car with knobs and buttons and a safe and simple speed display in line of sight? When something breaks, you don’t need to send the car to VOLVO, just find the nearest car workshop with a mechanic that has the time to swap out the simple parts! It’s a pity as the car would have been excellent without this nonsense.

sorenjan 3y ago
Because it's really a Geely with a Volvo badge. Volvo probably didn't have much choice, they where given a car platform, a time and money budget, and told to make it work with minimal changes to production. It's made in China, probably in the same factory as the Zeekr X. Whether or not that's an issue is up to each buyer to decide, Tesla has managed to convince plenty of people that cost cutting measures like speedo in the central screen is a good thing. Just look at the new "Volvo" EM90, that's a Chinese car for the Chinese market, but with a Volvo badge. Very similar to what GM did to Saab.
bzzzt 3y ago
There's a certain expectation about a 36K car that will not be met by 'simple' parts. The V40 had a digital dash option, which almost every buyer took because it makes the car feel less outdated and more easy to resell. We all like shiny toys ;) More recent cars (at least in the EU) have all kinds of mandatory digital assistance. The most recent car I drove had a clear 'nudge' in the travel of the gas pedal so you had to really push it to go above the speed limit. If you can feel you're going too fast you don't have to look at a speed display. While I prefer buttons I wonder if touchscreens for sparsely used functions are that bad.
polski-g 3y ago
> Why on earth would a company like Volvo known for its safety features and design aesthetics copy the “single dash in the middle of the dash away from driving line of sight” model from Tesla?! Video UI screens are terrible. They are especially terrible whilst driving. But the cost savings is enormous. The less moving parts there are, the fewer warranty claims they have. There should be an option to upgrade to a knob-based UI.

sorenjan 3y ago

Because it's really a Geely with a Volvo badge. Volvo probably didn't have much choice, they where given a car platform, a time and money budget, and told to make it work with minimal changes to production. It's made in China, probably in the same factory as the Zeekr X. Whether or not that's an issue is up to each buyer to decide, Tesla has managed to convince plenty of people that cost cutting measures like speedo in the central screen is a good thing. Just look at the new "Volvo" EM90, that's a Chinese car for the Chinese market, but with a Volvo badge. Very similar to what GM did to Saab.

bzzzt 3y ago

There's a certain expectation about a 36K car that will not be met by 'simple' parts. The V40 had a digital dash option, which almost every buyer took because it makes the car feel less outdated and more easy to resell. We all like shiny toys ;) More recent cars (at least in the EU) have all kinds of mandatory digital assistance. The most recent car I drove had a clear 'nudge' in the travel of the gas pedal so you had to really push it to go above the speed limit. If you can feel you're going too fast you don't have to look at a speed display. While I prefer buttons I wonder if touchscreens for sparsely used functions are that bad.

polski-g 3y ago

> Why on earth would a company like Volvo known for its safety features and design aesthetics copy the “single dash in the middle of the dash away from driving line of sight” model from Tesla?! Video UI screens are terrible. They are especially terrible whilst driving. But the cost savings is enormous. The less moving parts there are, the fewer warranty claims they have. There should be an option to upgrade to a knob-based UI.