- Volvo has introduced that the EX60 will debut on January 21, 2026 in Sweden.
- The totally electrical stablemate of the XC60 will trip on the brand new SPA3 structure.
- It’ll have the longest vary amongst Volvo EVs, and introduce new options.
Up to date 9/3: Volvo has launched a brand new teaser for the upcoming EX60 and confirmed that the compact luxurious electrical SUV will make its official debut on January 21, 2026.
The XC60 may be the best-selling Volvo ever with over 2.7 million gross sales, but it surely’s time for the automaker to introduce a totally electrical various. The EX60 will debut on January 21, 2026, promising to supply the longest electrical vary amongst Volvo EVs together with the most recent developments in security and a “groundbreaking consumer expertise”.
Extra: We Drove Volvo’s Flagship XC90 And EX90 And Solely One Actually Impressed Us
The EX60 will develop Volvo’s totally electrical lineup subsequent to the EX30, EX40, C40, and EX90 SUVs, plus the ES90 liftback sedan. The official teasers reveal acquainted design traits in a premium compact SUV package deal.
Design Cues Evolve
The taillights function a blocky design with distinguished LED lighting signatures and, as is customary for a Volvo, they prolong up the rear pillars. The headlights are reminiscent to the bigger EX90 that includes the Thor’s hammer form and pixel-like LEDs. By way of dimension, count on an identical footprint to the XC60 that measures 4,708 mm (185.4 in) lengthy.
The SUV would be the first Volvo to trip on the scalable SPA3 structure, an upgraded model of the SPA2 platform utilized by the EX90 and ES90. The corporate is remaining tight-lipped about most of the EX60’s key particulars however describes it as “totally software-defined and constructed to evolve over time.”
Vary and Tech
Whereas specs stay beneath wraps, the EX60 is predicted to be supplied in each single- and dual-motor variations. As for driving vary, Volvo says it can surpass the ES90 sedan’s 435 miles (700 km) on the WLTP cycle, due to a bigger 106 kWh battery pack. For context, the Tesla Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary AWD is rated at 364 miles (586 km) beneath WLTP and 327 miles (526 km) by the EPA, giving the EX60 a transparent benefit on paper.
The EX60 can even be the primary mannequin to obtain Volvo’s new multi-adaptive security belt. This makes use of sensors to find out the peak, weight, and form of a passenger and may tailor the quantity of power wanted within the occasion of a crash.
Extra: New Volvo XC70 Dumps Its Wagon Previous And Goes Full Crossover
The debut of the Volvo EX60 will probably be livestreamed from Stockholm, Sweden on January 21. Manufacturing of the electrical SUV will happen on the Torslanda plant in Gothenburg, beginning within the first half of 2026.
Volvo hopes that the EX60 will grow to be “a cornerstone within the product line”, serving to it grow to be a “totally electrified” automaker. Nonetheless, it gained’t change the present XC60 that may march on, regardless of having been launched again in 2017. Beginning in late 2026, the XC60 will enter manufacturing within the South Carolina facility, in an effort to keep away from import tariffs within the US market.
Thanos Pappas contributed to this report.