SwedenVolvo has announced long-range plug-in hybrids for the XC60 and its larger sibling the XC90. The XC60 is rated at up to 200 km on electric power alone under the WLTP cycle, and the XC90 at about 160 km. Today’s XC60 plug-ins cover 79 to 82 km on the same cycle, so the new car goes roughly two and a half times as far.
Bigger battery, stronger motor
The new pack is 41.2 kWh nominal, of which 37.9 kWh is usable. That is more than double the 18.8 kWh battery in the current T6 and T8. Volvo has also fitted a more powerful electric motor, 130 kW against 115 kW before.
The battery moves too. It now sits in the floor of the car instead of the transmission tunnel, which Volvo says lowers the centre of mass and helps handling and safety.
200 km WLTP, and what a US driver will see
WLTP is the European test cycle. In the United States the same car is rated on the EPA cycle, which gives a shorter figure: Volvo lists 78 miles (about 125 km) for the XC60 and 73 miles for the XC90. Both numbers describe one car, measured two ways.
Restyled front and Google Gemini
The XC60 also gets a design refresh: new front and rear ends, grille, bumper, bonnet, front wings and wheels. The XC90 keeps its exterior. Google Gemini arrives in the cars’ infotainment across the range.
When it arrives
Production starts this autumn and European deliveries follow in early 2027. In the United States the car is a 2028 model-year vehicle, and US-market XC60s are built at Volvo’s Charleston plant in South Carolina. The XC90 has no page on this site yet.
