Yesterday, we lastly received to see the ES90, a pseudo sedan with a sensible tailgate and the upper floor clearance of an SUV. Nevertheless, Volvo confirmed greater than that because it additionally supplied a teaser for the EX60. On the 24:55 mark within the video beneath, the electrical crossover “by chance” makes a short look within the clay studio. This Easter egg rewards those that had the endurance to observe the entire reveal occasion.

It is clearly a deliberate transfer from the Swedes to generate buzz round an upcoming product. The EX60 appears to be like precisely such as you would count on, that includes an upright rear and vertical taillights flanking the tailgate’s glass to echo the EX30, ES90, and EX90. The EM90 electrical minivan bought in China additionally has LEDs on each side of the rear glass.

The EX60 has been within the works for some time, having been introduced final September. It is going to be the model’s first manufacturing mannequin to trip on the SPA3 platform, an evolution of the SPA2 structure that has underpinned automobiles just like the ES90 and EX90. The brand new {hardware} will usher in “a number of key upgrades,” like extra computing energy and higher modularity.

Volvo says SPA3 will enable the corporate to make automobiles smaller than the EX30 and greater than the EX90, ought to it resolve to develop its lineup. Moreover, the platform has been conceived solely for electrical automobiles, due to this fact eradicating “the previous constraints of the combustion engine,” in accordance with the corporate’s Head of Engineering, Anders Bell. He additionally stated SPA3 is a platform developed fully by Volvo, with none ties to mum or dad firm Geely.

The EX60 appeared in a generic teaser final month, alongside a number of new merchandise at the moment within the pipeline. Two further however unknown fashions on the SPA3 structure will comply with. In the meantime, prototype testing of the EX60 will start this yr earlier than the manufacturing mannequin’s launch in 2026. It has some large footwear to fill, contemplating the gas-fueled XC60 has persistently been the corporate’s best-selling mannequin in recent times.

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