EX30 revives the Cross Country name, but for the first time, exclusively on an EV. Picture: Mark Jones How do you make a cool little city-slicker SUV even better? Easy, you add some off-road kit.
And doing just this is Volvo Cars South Africa, which has expanded its local product line-up by introducing the EX30 Cross Country. What does this mean for you when compared to the standard EX30? The EX30 Cross Country offers a raised ride height, skid plates, wider wheel arch extensions, exclusive 19-inch five-spoke alloy wheels finished in matte Graphite, matte Black aero inserts and standard LED headlights with active high beam.
Further design touches include the front shield and boot lid, which are finished in a darker tone, while the front fascia features unique artwork inspired by Sweden’s Kebnekaise mountain range. Don’t ask me. It’s a designer thing.
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So, does this mean you can take it seriously off-roading? Not really. ButVolvo Cars South Africa did tackle Sani Passin one to prove that the EX30 Cross Country can go anywhere a typical owner might reasonably want to go.
Talking of ‘go’, the good news is that this ‘off-roader’ keeps the potent twin performance electric drivetrain setup that is found in the road-going version EX30. This means you have a 69-kWh battery powering two electric motors — one each at the front and rear axles — for a peak output of 315kW and 543Nm. Now, I don’t have to tell you that this translates into an EX30 that hauls.
The 0-100 km/h tested time at Gerotek of 4.14 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 180km/h, which comes up only 8 seconds later, is fast in anybody’s books. The term ‘giant slayer’ comes to mind. Now, although this is only one facet of owning the Volvo EX30 Cross Country, it is by far the most fun.
The point and squirt nature of the car is addictive. See a gap, take a gap. Want to get past traffic.
In the blink of an eye, you are past everybody. I would own an EX30 Cross Country for this reason alone. But others would probably want one for the low cost of running it every day. Volvo claims an electricity consumption of 18.7kWh per 100km for the EX30 Cross Country.
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