![]() With a full charge, the Volvo predicted it had 21 miles of range, which might reflect favorable temperatures in the 50s. Whatever the case, this test is to see if the car hits its rating - or the range estimated on its instrument panel, which can vary based on factors like outside temperature and driving history. As my review explained, I think any range below 20 miles is too short for a PHEV - not in practice, but because Americans tend to shop based on feeling, and 18 miles doesn’t feel long enough for them to buy an XC60 Recharge in the first place (fortunately Volvo prices it appropriately, at least). The EPA rates the XC60 Recharge’s electric range at 18 miles. View all 2021 Volvo XC60 Recharge Plug-In Hybrid models for sale near 60606 The Range Test But plugging it in is the point, so I did, to see how far I could go on a charge. Now, in our experience the hybrids that sacrifice responsiveness often deliver better efficiency, but at least we determined that the Recharge has better EPA-estimated mpg than all the other XC60s - even if you never plug it in. Greatly benefiting its drivability, the XC60 Recharge uses a conventional eight-speed step-gear transmission, so its responsiveness rivals a conventional powertrain. ![]() ![]() Torque ratings, Volvo says, are 472 pounds-feet for all T8 versions except the Polestar Engineered, which is 494 pounds-feet. Though total hybrid system power isn’t usually a simple sum of the gas engine’s and electric motor’s ratings, Volvo assures us that the peaks align directly, and as such the total horsepower ratings are 400 hp for the lower XC60 Recharge T8 trim levels and 415 hp for the Polestar Engineered trim. Because the T8 system also includes an 87-hp electric motor, the Recharge ends up with the highest output. When just turbocharged, this engine can be tuned to produce 250 horsepower or 258 hp in T5 powertrains, and when simultaneously supercharged and turbocharged, different tuning can produce 316 or 330 hp in T6 powertrains or either 313 or 328 hp in the PHEV Recharge T8 powertrains. The Recharge version of the XC60 uses the same engine as the non-hybrids, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder. Related: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge Range: Here’s How Far We Went on Electricity Alone The Powertrain We already ran through the various ways Volvo’s 2021 XC60 Recharge T8 PHEV reverses that trend in my review, but I didn’t include our customary range test to see how far it can drive on electric-only power. Too many early plug-in hybrid electric vehicles had electric ranges that barely justified the engineering involved and definitely didn’t overcome the sacrifices they made in other areas, such as cargo or cabin space or drivability. Plug-in hybrids don’t get much respect, and frankly, that reputation is partly earned.
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