Inside The 2027 Volvo EX60’s Available Bowers & Wilkins Audio

A quiet cabin is only half the story in an electric SUV. What fills that quiet matters just as much, and on the 2027 Volvo EX60 Ultra, that’s where the available Bowers & Wilkins system comes in.

For Quebec drivers weighing the EX60 Ultra against the Plus, the sound system is one of the clearest differences between the two trims, so it’s worth understanding what it actually changes inside the cabin.

What The Bowers & Wilkins System Is

The EX60 Ultra offers a 28-speaker Bowers & Wilkins High Fidelity audio system. It replaces the Bose Premium Sound system that comes with the Plus trim.

For the first time in a Volvo car, the system places speakers in the headrests of all four main seats. The EX60 is also the first Volvo to arrive with Apple Music pre-installed and Dolby Atmos support, which enables a Spatial Audio listening experience.

How The System Works In The Cabin

Headrest speakers change how sound reaches the driver and passengers, because they place tweeters closer to each listener’s ears rather than relying only on door- and dash-mounted units. That layout supports clearer separation between vocals, mid-range instruments, and bass without pushing volume higher.

Dolby Atmos through Apple Music adds height and width to the mix, so a track can feel like it surrounds the cabin instead of coming from a single direction. At normal listening levels, this shows up most in layered recordings, live tracks, and vocal-forward songs, where instruments and voices sit in distinct positions rather than blending together.

The EX60’s own shape supports this. A drag coefficient of 0.26 keeps wind noise low, and the electric powertrain removes engine noise entirely, so the Bowers & Wilkins system has a quieter cabin to work with than a comparable gas SUV.

Why It Matters For Everyday Driving

A long highway drive is where cabin sound quality tends to matter most, since it’s the setting where a driver spends the most consecutive time listening. On the EX60 P10 AWD, an electric range of up to 531 kilometres on 20- or 21-inch wheels means longer stretches between charging stops, and correspondingly more time in the cabin per trip.

Rear-seat passengers benefit directly too, since headrest speakers reach the second row rather than favouring the front seats alone. In a five-seat SUV built for family use, that means a passenger in the back gets a similar clarity of vocals and bass to the driver, not just ambient sound bleeding backward from the front.

The system pairs with a 15-inch landscape centre display and Google Gemini voice assistance, both standard on the Ultra. Voice commands can adjust music, navigation, or climate without pulling attention from the road, which keeps the audio experience part of a broader, connected cabin rather than an isolated add-on.

Who The Ultra’s Audio System Is For

This system is built for someone who spends real time in the cabin and notices when a mix sounds flat versus layered. It’s less about maximum volume and more about hearing a track’s separate parts clearly.

A shopper cross-shopping the Plus and Ultra should treat this as one of the more tangible differences between the two trims, alongside ventilated nappa leather upholstery, which is unavailable on Plus but included on Ultra. A 360-degree camera with 3D view is available on both trims, so it isn’t a reason on its own to move up; the electrochromic roof is optional on Plus and comes standard on Ultra, a smaller step up rather than an exclusive.

Someone focused mainly on range or price, without much interest in in-cabin entertainment, may find the Plus trim’s Bose system delivers what they need for daily commuting and errands.

Hearing The Difference At Volvo Cars Mont-Royal

The Bowers & Wilkins system is one part of what separates the EX60 Ultra from the Plus trim, alongside its cabin materials and driver-assist features. For a shopper who values in-cabin sound quality on longer drives, it’s a meaningful piece of the Ultra’s equipment story.

Visit Volvo Cars Mont-Royal in Montreal to hear the Bowers & Wilkins system for yourself and walk through the rest of the EX60 Ultra’s cabin features in person.