Generation B

Glance down at the XC60 T8’s stubby glass gear shifter and as well as the park button and the standard reverse, neutral and drive detents, there’s the somewhat cryptic ‘B’ setting at the base of the shift gate. This is, in effect, a modestly increased regen mode, although why it’s there and not in the menu screen alongside the Charge and Hold settings is anyone’s guess. It’s great on downslopes, giving a welcome shot of battery recharge, but it’s too mild to be a genuine one-pedal mode.