Sweden fights back: 810km driving range 2026 Volvo EX60 confirmed to rival BMW iX3, Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric, Tesla Model Y

Sweden has actual shaken up the electrical car game, with Volvo revealing its novel, ground-up EX60 electrical mid-dimension SUV boasting an 810km WLTP riding fluctuate rating.

Anticipated to head on sale in Australia later in 2026 and be Volvo’s splendid volume car in 2027, the novel flagship EX60 P12 AWD components a huge 112kWh (usable) lithium-ion battery pack and reducing-edge ‘SPA3’ 800-volt architecture.

When it launches locally, the EX60 will beat the novel title-preserving Tesla Mannequin 3 LR RWD (750km) and its Polestar 3 Long Fluctuate RWD cousin’s 706km rating. It also edges-out key incoming rivals cherish the BMW iX3 (805km) and Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric (713km).

Volvo has offered a three-valid line-up globally and offered a brand novel naming convention. The entry-level ‘P6’ components a single rear-mounted electrical motor for 275kW/480Nm and a 0-100km/h time of 5.9 seconds.

Its 80kWh usable battery prices at up to 320kW, taking 18 minutes to head from 10-80 percent on a 300kW DC pylon. The P10 AWD (375kW/710Nm, 0-100km/h in 4.6sec) manages the same price interval with its increased 91kWh battery thanks to 400kW peak charging.

As the fluctuate hero, the P12 AWD’s stats are even more impressive: peak vitality of 500kW and 790Nm torque figure rockets the circa 2.2-tonne EX60 from 0-100km/h in 3.9 seconds.

Delving deeper than sheer numbers, the EX60 launches Volvo/Geely community’s SPA3 architecture, appealing on from SPA2 considered below the Polestar 3 clean SUV.

Traits consist of cell-to-body battery integration and novel battery develop, unique electrical motors, plus ‘mega casting’, all said to pork up efficiency and decrease weight.

The EX60 is on the larger aspect for a mid-dimension SUV, measuring 4803mm lengthy, 1899mm huge, 1639mm huge and riding on a 2970mm wheelbase.

Former door handles had been abandoned, with the EX60 counting on ‘fins’ above the belt line to vitality-open the doorways, the same to the Zeekr 7X. Its slippery, swish entrance finish and sloping roof make contributions to a slither coefficient of 0.26.

Photos display veil a Unsuitable Country model of the EX60 with dark clastic wheel arch cladding, conserving a lengthy-working Volvo custom alive.

Inside, the EX60 follows Volvo’s minimal constructing with a clean central touchscreen mounted in landscape orientation and a slim digital driver’s display veil. The two-spoke steering wheel is squared off with shortcut buttons and there are switches to skip observe plus physical volume roller.

Powering the allegedly ‘no-trail’ multimedia machine are products from Google, NVIDIA and Qualcomm, including Google Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) for basically the most crucial time in a Volvo product.

Flagship devices would possibly perhaps perhaps be in the market with a 28-speaker Bowers & Wilkins sound machine.

Volvo has dedicated to a 10-year battery warranty for the EX60 and Swedish clients salvage three years of free home charging. The firm guarantees this is also rolled out in other markets, however there’s no confirmation on how this can gain an impact on Australian clients yet

Pricing is yet to be confirmed for the Volvo EX60, that would possibly perhaps perhaps be sold alongside the updated XC60 petrol/hybrid medium SUV in Australia after Volvo walked-lend a hand its commitment to be fully electrical from this year.

Assign a question to the EX60 to birth up from spherical, or a itsy-bitsy above $100,000, with some overlap with the XC60. This would possibly perhaps occasionally wish to protect below the twin-motor EX90 clean SUV, which opens at $124,990, sooner than on-avenue prices.

Further reporting by Nathan Ponchard