The EX60 is not a refresh. It is a ground-up new vehicle built on Volvo's SPA3 born-electric architecture, which means the platform, battery integration, computing system, and body structure are all new.
The most significant structural change is cell-to-body integration: the battery pack is built directly into the vehicle's chassis rather than mounted as a separate unit. That approach lowers overall weight, reduces material complexity, and frees up cabin space. Megacasting replaces hundreds of smaller stamped-steel parts with large single-piece aluminum sections, improving structural rigidity while cutting manufacturing complexity.
The computing platform, called HuginCore, is new across the entire vehicle. Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8255 processors, HuginCore handles safety, infotainment, and over-the-air updates from a single central system. The EX60 receives a Google Gemini AI assistant built directly into the vehicle, not mirrored from a phone, allowing conversational voice commands without screen interaction.
The world-first multi-adaptive safety belt also debuts on the EX60. Unlike a conventional belt with a fixed load limiter, this system reads data from interior and exterior sensors in real time and adjusts belt tension and load levels based on each occupant's size, seating position, and the specific characteristics of the collision. That capability can improve over time through over-the-air software updates.
Newsweek named the EX60 a winner of its 2026 Most Anticipated New Vehicles award.
Newsweek Most Anticipated New Vehicles 2026