VOLVO'S SUV SUBSCRIPTION PLAN STARTS AT $600/MONTH

Volvo announced back in September that it was wading into offering subscription models for its cars starting with the new XC40 compact SUV. This week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the company finally revealed that those subscriptions will start at $600 per month over the course of a two-year contract — just like how you might buy a smartphone.

Care By Volvo, as the program is called, will start up in 2018, and that monthly price is all-inclusive, save for taxes, registration fees, and gas. Here’s what you get:

🚙The all-wheel-drive XC40 with a turbocharged 2.0 liter 4-cylinder engine, heated front seats, heated steering wheel, panoramic roof, 19-inch wheels, trimmed with Volvo’s “Premium” and “Vision” packages, which includes features like lane keep aid, collision avoidance assistance, and adaptive cruise control (a full list is visible here)
🚙24-hour customer service with roadside assistance
🚙Factory scheduled maintenance
🚙Tire and wheel damage protection, and “wear and tear replacements” on things like windshield wipers and brakes (provided you drive fewer than 15,000 miles per year)
🚙Premium personal insurance provided by Liberty Mutual (there’s a $500 deductible, and it includes “$250,000 bodily injury protection per person and $500,000 bodily injury coverage per accident”)