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Hey all, new XC40 P8 Recharge owner here, firstly I absolutely love the car! I managed to get a leftover '21 First Edition, which I'm very pleased about because I understand if I wanted BLIS/ACC/Pilot Assist/360 Camera etc I'm waiting until 2022, so I count myself lucky as the '21 FE includes every single available pack! Not to mention it's Bursting Blue, which has been deleted from MY22 XC40 P8's in the UK, so it's a bit of a 'unicorn' first-year-only colour.
I do, however, have a couple of annoying niggles that I wondered if anyone has experience;
- VOC/Volvo Cars App - I used to have a V90, and I used the Volvo app to mark my trips business/private, but the new Volvo Cars app doesn't seem to have this? Am I missing something?
- Drivers display - I have had to hard-reset this a couple of times due to the map disappearing, but seems to be working fine now.
- Drivers display - There seems to be no way to display the current music track (from Spotify, or bluetooth, or DAB radio) in either the central display when you're using Maps, or the Drivers display at all. This seems weird? Every car I've had previously with a Digital Driver's Display offered you track the current track, often the ability to scroll through tracks. Even my previous Volvo V90, I'm SURE it had some kind of music/track info in the drivers' display?
- Drivers display - There are absolutely zero settings in the display, this also seems weird? basically the drivers' display seems incomplete/half-finished and doesn't give much info at all. Seems very strange.
- Apple CarPlay/Android Auto - I could have sworn these were standard on the P8, are they just not available yet?
- The car keeps losing the pairing to my iPhone, says "no phones paired" in the bluetooth menu, so I have to re-pair it.
- The Harmon/Kardon speakers seem a bit buzzy and rattly?
- Automatic heated steering wheel/seats, what temp do these come on? it's been pretty cold and they haven't come on.
- I would prefer more ways to set up the driving experience, I'm surprised there are no options for the driving experience beyond 'stiff steering' and one pedal driving.
- Selection of Apps is poor, is there a roadmap of what's coming? I would at least expect Waze, since that's a Google-owned company (I'm sure I read that Waze was included).
- I think a £60,000 / $85,000 car should have LED rear brake/turn lights. It's kinda crazy that it doesn't, when most Volvos do now, and the Polestar 2 (and upcoming Volvo C40) have Pixel LED headlights and OLED rear lights. C'mon, Volvo.
All in all, I absolutely love this car, there are just a couple of things I would have preferred to see, some bits that feel un-finished in terms of the user experience, and I'm surprised that some of the Polestar 2 innovations haven't made it across to the XC40 yet (some of the above, plus the 11.8" infotainment screen), considering the Volvo is the more expensive product...
I do, however, have a couple of annoying niggles that I wondered if anyone has experience;
- VOC/Volvo Cars App - I used to have a V90, and I used the Volvo app to mark my trips business/private, but the new Volvo Cars app doesn't seem to have this? Am I missing something?
- Drivers display - I have had to hard-reset this a couple of times due to the map disappearing, but seems to be working fine now.
- Drivers display - There seems to be no way to display the current music track (from Spotify, or bluetooth, or DAB radio) in either the central display when you're using Maps, or the Drivers display at all. This seems weird? Every car I've had previously with a Digital Driver's Display offered you track the current track, often the ability to scroll through tracks. Even my previous Volvo V90, I'm SURE it had some kind of music/track info in the drivers' display?
- Drivers display - There are absolutely zero settings in the display, this also seems weird? basically the drivers' display seems incomplete/half-finished and doesn't give much info at all. Seems very strange.
- Apple CarPlay/Android Auto - I could have sworn these were standard on the P8, are they just not available yet?
- The car keeps losing the pairing to my iPhone, says "no phones paired" in the bluetooth menu, so I have to re-pair it.
- The Harmon/Kardon speakers seem a bit buzzy and rattly?
- Automatic heated steering wheel/seats, what temp do these come on? it's been pretty cold and they haven't come on.
- I would prefer more ways to set up the driving experience, I'm surprised there are no options for the driving experience beyond 'stiff steering' and one pedal driving.
- Selection of Apps is poor, is there a roadmap of what's coming? I would at least expect Waze, since that's a Google-owned company (I'm sure I read that Waze was included).
- I think a £60,000 / $85,000 car should have LED rear brake/turn lights. It's kinda crazy that it doesn't, when most Volvos do now, and the Polestar 2 (and upcoming Volvo C40) have Pixel LED headlights and OLED rear lights. C'mon, Volvo.
All in all, I absolutely love this car, there are just a couple of things I would have preferred to see, some bits that feel un-finished in terms of the user experience, and I'm surprised that some of the Polestar 2 innovations haven't made it across to the XC40 yet (some of the above, plus the 11.8" infotainment screen), considering the Volvo is the more expensive product...