VOLVO XC60
Just like that, we have a new XC60. The beauty of subscriptions
CHANGEOVER REPORT
To evaluate Netflix-style subscription services as a way of ‘buying’ a new car
O nly days after we first ordered our f leet’s XC60 T Recharge using the Care by Volvo subscription service, a shiny new facelifted version was announced. This kind of issue is one that car buyers constantly face: just when is the right time to buy a new car, to ensure that it’s as ‘new’ for as long as possible?
You might be pretty narked if you had just locked into a three- or four-year PCP or lease deal and a new version was announced almost immediately afterwards. But with Care by Volvo, you’re only ever on three months’ notice to either cancel the deal or switch to a new model. So soon after we had taken delivery of our original XC60 plug-in hybrid, an order went in for a facelifted version: the B4 diesel in R-Design trim.