Volvo EX30 is a Nordic exquisite small car that gives you peace of mind

People always ask me what luxury is. I think safety is the greatest luxury for a car. Volvo, which is famous for its safety, has also launched a car exclusively for young people - the luxury pure electric small SUV Volvo EX30 . In my actual experience, I found that the Nordic luxury it interprets is not just superficial, but more invisible details, which meets the needs of young car buyers at this stage.

Active safety is one step ahead

Europe has always been very strict about automobile safety, and various collision standards are also high standards in the world. EX30 has also been tested in the European market. In this WCA selection, Volvo EX30 has unsurprisingly achieved high scores in safety projects. The World Car Awards has always been known as the "Oscars of the Automotive Industry". Since 2004, it has become an important indicator for measuring the high standards of the automotive industry.

The Volvo EX30 is equipped with a full set of active safety configurations, and all of them are standard. Volvo must be praised for this. For young people, driving on the highway is still a bit timid, especially when it comes to overtaking timing and distance. But don't worry, the Volvo EX30 is equipped with the Pilot Assist navigation assistance system. After turning it on, the system will assist in changing lanes autonomously to ensure the safety of the driver and passengers. At the same time, it will automatically adjust the speed to maintain the distance between you and the vehicle in front. If the vehicle in front stops, the system will automatically brake until it stops.

Because I need to drive for a long time for work, it is inevitable that I will be tired and distracted. Many traffic accidents are caused by driver fatigue and distraction. Volvo EX30 is equipped with a driver fatigue reminder function. The infrared sensor on the steering column can track the driver's eye and head movements. It can track the speed and frequency of your blinking to detect your fatigue and distraction. At the same time, the front camera will observe the road conditions, and the steering wheel will also have sensors to detect dangerous driving behaviors in time. If it detects that I am tired or distracted, the vehicle will send me a reminder tone to remind me to concentrate and take a break, so as to nip safety hazards in the bud.

What I fear most in daily city driving is peeking out and unruly vehicles, and the Volvo EX30 is equipped with a collision warning and protection system. The all-weather collision warning and protection system can help me avoid collisions with other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists at any time or reduce the impact of collisions. Especially when there is a risk of collision with oncoming vehicles at intersections, the car will automatically brake; in case of emergency, the car will automatically enable steering assistance to avoid collisions or reduce the impact of collisions.

Parallel parking and reverse parking are no problem for an experienced driver like me, but they are still challenging for young people. But don't worry, Volvo EX30 is equipped with automatic parking assistance. It will automatically identify empty parking spaces when passing by, and it will automatically park in the parking space with a light tap on the screen. In order to prevent the "door opening kill" after getting off the car after parking, EX30 will use the radar detection installed at the rear of the car. When there are vehicles or non-motor vehicles passing on both sides that affect the vehicle's door opening and there is a risk of collision, it will provide a 2-level segmented warning door opening reminder to refuse the "door opening kill".

Passive safety keeps the bottom line

People have always had the stereotype that small cars are unsafe, that's because many car companies don't pay attention to it, but for me, safety must be put first. The Volvo EX30 has 7 airbags. In addition to the familiar front airbags for the driver and passenger, front side airbags and side curtain airbags, it is also equipped with a central airbag to protect the safety of passengers in all directions. The WHIPS front head and neck protection system provides uniform support for the head and neck in the event of a rear-end collision, and the seat absorbs the collision energy to reduce the risk of head and neck injuries.

The well-known Volvo "wheel loss to save life" technology has also been extended to the Volvo EX30. In the event of a 25% offset collision, the front energy absorption area will collapse appropriately, and the front wheel on the impact side will fall off to prevent it from invading the cockpit and injuring the occupants. This is what we call the "wheel loss to save life" technology, and everything is to ensure the safety of the cockpit occupants.

The Volvo EX30 has a fully reinforced cage-type body. The middle reinforcement area adopts a ten-grid anti-collision design. The rear reinforcement area uses a combination of boron steel and high-strength steel, with the high-strength steel application ratio reaching 71%. The body with battery torsional stiffness reaches 32,300 N·m/Deg, and the roof can bear a load of 10 tons. In a collision, it can maintain the integrity of the passenger compartment as much as possible and create more living space.

Environmentally friendly materials bring a fresh cabin

Volvo's brand environmental protection concept is fully reflected in the materials used in the Volvo EX30 interior. The interior uses a large number of sustainable and environmentally friendly materials and processes, such as the first application of denim and linen materials in the car. The seats are matched with a variety of material combinations according to different colors. For example, the mist blue theme interior combines sustainable environmentally friendly materials and innovative processes, and the seat material is Nordico® natural leather + mist blue knitted fabric. These materials not only enhance the luxury and comfort of the interior, but also provide car owners with a safer, more fashionable, healthy and refreshing cockpit environment.

I took my family out for a weekend trip, with children and the elderly all on board. I was most afraid of an unspeakable smell as soon as I got in the car. The Volvo EX30 is equipped with a CN95-grade activated carbon filter, which has a filtration efficiency of 98% for 0.74um droplets adsorbed by viruses, and can effectively filter up to 95% of PM2.5 harmful fine particles in the cockpit. The AQI air quality monitoring system always protects the air quality in the car, and combined with the environmentally friendly materials in the car, it brings a fresh cabin environment.

Volvo EX30 has been on the market overseas for one year, and has achieved great success in both sales and reputation. It not only won the German Red Dot Design Award, but also won the 2024 Urban Car Championship in the "World Car of the Year" selection. In the second quarter of 2024, the global sales volume reached 33,288 units, breaking into the top three of the European sales list for the first time, which shows that Volvo EX30 is so popular in Europe.

The Volvo EX30 continues Volvo's basic concept of safety and environmental protection. Even the cheapest model has all active and passive safety configurations as standard. You should know that these configurations are not cheap. After the Volvo EX30 entered the Chinese market, its exterior design of "appearance is justice", interior style of "simple but not simple", materials used in the car that are "environmentally friendly and healthy", and active and passive safety configurations of "safety is standard" make the Volvo EX30 more suitable for contemporary young people.