AN ICONIC car brand is set to launch an incredible new EV version of its best-selling model of all time – and it comes out early next year.
The cutting-edge electrical version of the fan-favourite car will be on the UK market in January 2026 – and Brit drivers need to wait just half a year to own one.
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Drivers will be able to get their hands on the stunning Volvo EX60 in just six months.
The state-of-the-art car comes as the brand’s response to Audi’s Q6-e-tron, the Porsche Macan Electric and the much anticipated BMQ iX3.
The all-electric car is the non-petrol alternative to the popular XC60 SUV – the brand’s best-selling model of all time.
The first images of the EX60 revealed the car’s new rear light signature.
It does not appear to have a full-width light bar – like most other EVs being launched at the moment – but it does feature separate segmented tail-lights embedded in the rear windscreen.
These are also found on the Volvo EX90, EX30 and ES90.
The breathtaking new design also features angular rear haunches, a bigger Volvo lettering across the tailgate and smooth surfacing.
It will also boast eight-bit-style LED headlights, flush door handles, and aerodynamic alloy wheels.
The EX60’s overall proportions are understood to be similar to the current XC60.
It is currently unclear if the new EX60 will feature the advanced LiDAR driver-assistance tech, which features on the flagship EX90.
Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Erik Severinson told Auto Express the brand is experimenting with “different kinds of [safety] sensors going forward”.
The EX60 is also set to be Volvo’s first model to feature the new “multi-adaptive safety belt” tech.
And it will also be the first built on the firm’s next-generation SPA3 platform.
The new platform has been branded as a “groundbreaking” feat which was deigned for “longer range, efficiency and intelligent core computing”.
SPA3 is set to allow the Swedish brand to develop and build cars of all sizes using the same extraordinary tech.
Another big upgrade that will set the EX60 apart from other electric Volvos is its new “structural” battery pack.
This clever tech, already used by Tesla and BYD, bonds the battery directly to the car’s floor.
Severinson said this leads to “improved energy density”.
It also allows “great driveability” thanks to extra stiffness in the chassis.
The larger EX90 uses a massive 107kWh battery, giving it a range of 374 miles on a single charge.
Since the EX60 is smaller, it is likely to get a more compact, lighter pack – but with better energy density.
It could therefore potentially manage close to 400 miles on a full charge.
The incorporation of the new cutting-edge tech is partly thanks to the EX60’s megacasted rear underfloor.
Most cars have rear undercarriages constructed using a multitude of different parts.
But the EX60 will get a single unit that is cast out of aluminium.
Megacasting is a relatively new concept in the car world.
Tesla is one mainstream brand already using the method, along with several Chinese firms like Nio, Zeekr and XPeng.
Volvo says the new rear floor is “15–20 per cent less” heavy than a traditional stamped version, while offering “just as good, if not better, safety and durability”.
The process brings other benefits too, including more boot space and faster production.
A megacasted floor takes just 120 seconds to make – compared to an hour for a standard multi-piece one.
Right now, Volvo uses 20 per cent recycled aluminium in production, but it plans to boost that figure and fully recycle each floor at the end of the car’s life.
