As a bit of a Volvo fan, I was really disappointed when I crawled over three of them in a Volvo showroom last month. Not enough physical buttons, a tiny boot and worst of all, horrible scratchy plastics on the door cards and console. Of the two different trims I saw on the dashboard, one looked like a kitchen worktop, the other, a tweedy looking finish, was quite nice. But overall I thought quality was lacking and certainly nothing like a Volvo
I have to agree, when I saw the vehicle first advertised i thought it looked great, ultimately I thought size would have been the issue, but like you when I seen for real I was horrified at the interior trim quality, its mostly made up from recycled materials, but that is not an acceptable excuse since this vehicle is Volvos most profitable, being recycled does not equate to being cheap and nasty.
Since I have now saw the reviews and read about the issues owners are having I’m so glad we swerved it
I know it will be said it ultimately is a Chinese vehicle due to Geely owning Volvo, but it really felt like a cheap Chinese vehicle exploiting a Volvo badge, especially when you see the improved quality coming from other Chinese vehicles available.