The new Volvo V90 is on sale now, priced from £34,555 to £44,055, with first deliveries expected in October.
The entry-level Momentum model with Volvo's D4 engine gets a leather interior, LED headlights and dual-zone climate control, while the D5 engine in Inscription trim with electric front seats, 18in alloys and all-wheel drive tops the range. A plug-in hybrid engine will join the line-up after launch.
Read our review of the Volvo V90 D5
The estate was revealed at the Geneva motor show and will be offered with the same safety systems and efficient Drive-e powertrains as its Volvo S90 and Volvo XC90 siblings.
Unsurprisingly, the shape of the V90 is similar to that of the S90, and also takes some inspiration from 2014’s Volvo Concept Estate.
Inside, the five-seat V90 gets the same dashboard layout – including the same large touchscreen infotainment interface and digital dashboard technology – as the S90.
Its larger dimensions allow the V90 to carry up to 1526 litres of luggage, including under-floor storage. By comparison, the BMW 5 Series Touring offers a maximum of 1670 litres while the Mercedes-Benz E-Class estate offers 1855 litres of space.
Leading the powertrain options is the top-spec, T8 'Twin Engine' plug-in hybrid, which mates an 87bhp, 177lb ft electric motor to a 2.0-litre diesel motor to give a combined output of 401bhp and 472lb ft of torque. CO2 emissions of 47g/km and fuel economy of 134.5mpg are also claimed.
Engines in the rest of the range are all 2.0-litre, four-cylinder units. The T5 produces 250bhp and 258lb ft of torque. Fuel consumption is a claimed 41.5mpg, and emissions stand at 154g/km. The equivalent diesel, the D4, is expected to be the big-seller amongst the range, and uses a two-stage turbo to produce 187bhp and 295lb ft. Volvo claims fuel economy of 62.7mpg for the D4, which is 9.4mpg up on the equivalent BMW 520d Touring, and emissions of 119g/km, 8g/km less than the 520d.
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Looks a good car with
Actually only 2 engines
bezor Ta wrote: Volvo has now
However the Q7 Hybrid is not available with 7 seats, they had to rip them out to accommodate the extra gubbins, unlike the XC90 which is still available with 7 seats, Vorsprung Durch Technik?
bezor Ta wrote: Volvo has now
However the Q7 Hybrid is not available with 7 seats, they had to rip them out to accommodate the extra gubbins, unlike the XC90 which is still available with 7 seats, oh and the Audi is a diesel, good luck trying to sell that in the USA.. Vorsprung Durch Technik?
Something's not right here...
Are you sure the electric motor isn't mated to the 4 Cyl PETROL engine like the XC90? Hint Hint the 'T' in Volvo's engine naming scheme now means petrol, not just Turbo.
The configurator is up on the
Ride
Will be interesting to see. The ride seems to be one of the negative (less good?) aspects of the XC90 so I found it interesting to read the XC90 T8 vs BMW X5 hybrid review in the latest print copy of Autocar where they say the XC90 rode (and handled) better than the X5.