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Incidentally, electrifying this engine ups output to 400 horsepower and 472 lb-ft of torque for what I can only imagine is an altogether different kind of go-fast experience, while its claimed 40-km (25-mile) EV range mixes a lot of green into a 13-colour exterior paint palette (from which no greens are available).Īll of this from a mid-size utility that’s closer to full-size for 2016, the XC90 a significant 143 mm (5.6 inches) longer overall at 4,950 mm (194.9 inches) with a 127-mm (5.0-inch) longer wheelbase of 2,984 mm (117.5 inches), plus it’s a sizable 112 mm (4.4 inches) wider at 2,140 mm (84.3 inches) including its side mirrors, albeit 9 mm (0.3 inches) lower overall resulting in a height of 1,775 mm (69.9 inches) including its roof rails, the latter number especially notable considering the new XC90 provides an additional 19 mm (0.7 inches) of ground clearance that now reaches to 237 mm (9.3 inches) for greater ability in deep snow as well as more capability on light- to medium-duty off-road excursions.Īll of this growth makes it a much larger and more useful SUV, with each if its three rows roomier, especially its rearmost third row that not only seemed more spacious To be clear the four-cylinder internal combustion engine is the same, the diminutive direct-injected mill some 31 cubic centimeters short of displacing 2.0 litres yet combining both turbocharging and supercharging for V8-like output that totals 316 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, which is more than ample for launching this 1,993-kilo (4,385-lb) seven-occupant SUV off the line and up to highway speeds with smile inducing zeal. The Volvo brand and its new XC90 not only fit ideally within today’s concept of luxury, it’s leading the charge.Įlectrified power unit isn’t the only advanced engine-tech behind the XC90’s broad new grille.
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First, Volvo is no longer shy about luxury, the XC90 a class leader in design and execution from the most basic $61,300 T6 AWD to the new $118,900 Excellence model, the latter vying for Bentley and Maybach levels of over the top opulence and second, a major shift in premium brand core values has occurred, which now sees active and passive safety technologies, the former ushering in full autonomous driving, near the top of buyer priorities, but even high-tech safety has been upstaged by environmental stewardship, the new XC90 T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid a clear example. Riding the centre line of life, with one set of tires in the fast lane of high-performance luxury and the other two dawdling along in the slower lane of reliability, safety and fuel efficiency. It wasn’t long ago that Volvo came across as a slightly apprehensive premium player, with styling, performance and equipment levels that made it seem as if it was Of course Volvo has a number of appealing models within its ranks, but as impressive as the S60, V60, XC60, XC70 and others are, and as enticing as the upcoming S90 and V90 appear to be, the new XC90 is available right here and right now, has been responsible for nearly half of the Swedish brand’s Canadian sales so far this year, and represents the new face of Volvo, both aesthetically and intrinsically.
SUV segment and even more critically is as good as the new 2016 Volvo XC90. Can one vehicle reestablish an entire brand? Yes, if that model slots into the luxury sector’s most important mid-size crossover
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