DRIVE QUEST - Exploring the appeal of cars with guests.
Vol.08 VOLVO EX30

DRIVE QUEST - ゲストと探る、クルマの魅力。<br>Vol.08 VOLVO EX30 DRIVE QUEST - ゲストと探る、クルマの魅力。<br>Vol.08 VOLVO EX30

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Edit:Naoya Tsuneshige

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Places you can only go by car. Secret conversations you can only have in the car. Play your favorite music and go wherever your heart takes you. Cars always show us new sights. Maybe it's a little different when you've got your crush in the car. This is a series that explores those thrills and excitements with our guests. Passenger seat passenger of the month, what is the appeal of cars?

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Chiaki Mitsui

After working as a press representative for a major select shop and an outdoor brand, she is now working as a freelance PR. She loves the outdoors so much that she goes hiking and camping whenever she has time. She is considering getting a driver's license. Her immediate goal is to drive a car and go outdoors.

Instagram:@chiaki_mitsui

Exploring the appeal of the EX30 with Chiaki.

Even if you collide with a moose, you'll be fine. This is the catchphrase unique to Sweden-born Volvo. The company will soon celebrate its 100th anniversary. Volvo, whose first car was released in 1927, has always put safety first.

The change came in 2019. This was the year that the manufacturer released its first fully electric SUV. Since then, while maintaining the safety and robustness it had cultivated up until then, it has faced head-on the supreme proposition of environmental friendliness in the automotive industry. The news that the company's goal of "specializing in EVs" by 2030 had been thwarted is still fresh in our memory, but Volvo has never given up on that goal. Looking at the EX30, it is impossible not to feel that a new era of Volvo is dawning.

  • Chiaki-san was always smiling. Coupled with the weather that day, the atmosphere in the car was happy from start to finish.

    Chiaki-san was always smiling. Coupled with the weather that day, the atmosphere in the car was happy from start to finish.

  • Equipped with one-pedal drive function that controls acceleration and deceleration by operating the accelerator.

    Equipped with one-pedal drive function that controls acceleration and deceleration by operating the accelerator.

  • The steering wheel has a unique square design that provides a wide field of vision ahead and provides ample knee room while driving.

    The steering wheel has a unique square design that provides a wide field of vision ahead and provides ample knee room while driving.

  • Almost the entire roof is made of glass, allowing the sky to extend above the rear seats, creating an overwhelming feeling of openness.

    Almost the entire roof is made of glass, allowing the sky to extend above the rear seats, creating an overwhelming feeling of openness.

  • The EX30 is Volvo's smallest BEV SUV model.

    The EX30 is Volvo's smallest BEV SUV model.

The person invited to sit in the passenger seat on this day was Chiaki Mitsui, a freelance PR professional active in a variety of industries. Chiaki doesn't actually have a driver's license, but she does like cars and often goes outdoors.

"I often go camping. About once or twice a month. I also go mountain climbing. I don't have a driver's license so I always end up sitting in the passenger seat, but I get rides from friends who are into the outdoors and we go to all kinds of places together. It's not because of this project, but I'd like to get my driver's license soon so I can go outdoors by myself."

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