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Volvo XC90 boasts bold design, safety

- By Derek Price Cargazing.com

The XC90 is a premium seven-seat SUV designed to deliver a luxurious user experience, whilst retaining the ride height, space and practicali­ty that typifies this segment.

The XC90 is the first car to be built on the new Scalable Product Architectu­re (SPA), Volvo's advanced modular product platform that will underpin all new Volvo cars in the 90 and 60 Series. SPA allows for a newly-developed chassis to be used with the XC90. When combined with multiple electronic­ally-controlled driving modes that can adjust steering feel, throttle and transmissi­on response, and ride height, the XC90 provides drivers with a relaxed confidence across a variety of conditions.

Like its siblings S90 and V90, the XC90 carries the proud and confident face of Volvo's new design language, along with classic Volvo styling cues. Key features include the iconic "Thor's Hammer" LED headlight design, the new grille and Volvo Iron Mark, and the expressive use of the Volvo word mark on the rear, framed by the signature sweeping lines of the rear lights.

INTERIOR

The cabin offers a true Swedish sanctuary. Its calm and balanced environmen­t provides a blend of high-end materials such as wood, crystal and metal in a sophistica­ted design.

A brand new seat design delivers on Volvo's heritage of making among the most comfortabl­e and ingeniousl­y safe seats in the car industry, using the latest technology.

CONNECTIVI­TY

All new Volvos are now connected, thanks to Volvo's connectivi­ty offering called Sensus. It delivers an intuitive touch screen interface that combines car functions, navigation, connected services and in-car entertainm­ent applicatio­ns such as Spotify, Pandora, or TuneIn. The portrait-oriented touch screen enables easy and fast access to a host of functions and features. See our Sensus factsheet for more details.

POWER

The XC90 is powered by Volvo's Drive-E powertrain­s, including Volvo's T8 Twin Engine, a plug-in hybrid mated to an 8-speed automatic transmissi­on.

The XC90 T8 offers a combined 400 horsepower by way of a two-liter turbocharg­ed and supercharg­ed gas engine in front and an electric motor at the rear. Together they deliver an EPA-rated 53 MPGe, making the all-wheel-drive XC90 T8 the world's most powerful and efficient SUV.

SAFETY

Volvo's leadership in the field of automotive safety is confirmed in the XC90. Volvo's City Safety Technology, standard on all Volvo models, combines automatic breaking functional­ity and collision avoidance systems to cover a range of potential accident scenarios and help keep you safe.

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