Storage capacity + visibility

I bought the Recharge instead of a sedan or hatchback mainly for its height and AWD (and of course because it's an EV). I've never thought I needed much storage capacity and never owned an SUV before although we owned minivans when the kids were small. We don't take trips now. But two days ago the size came in very handy. Our daughter is flying in from out of state with our 9-mo.old grandchild. She only would do it if we could have a slew of things available including a play pen, car seat base, high chair, a portable bed thing, etc. It turns out one of my wife's network of hiking friends had almost all that stuff, including two types of some of it, and she was willing to loan it to us for the visit. I picked it all up, transferring it all in one load from her SUV to the Volvo when I dropped off my wife for the hike. It was a full load and I'm glad I had the space. I didn't need the frunk.

One unexpected benefit of this haul was that when I began to load it all in, I had to put the rear seats down. I noticed that the headrests automatically bent down to fit in the footwell area. I hadn't realized it did that, although I had once seen in a review video that they could be folded down. When I folded the seats back up, the headrests stayed folded down. This provides much better visibility through the rear-view mirror. In my previous car you had to physically remove the headrests to obtain this same benefit, and then remember to put them back in if you're about to pick up someone who'll be riding in the rear. This is much more convenient and safer. I recommend folding them down if you don't need them up all the time.