With the new Volvo EX90 due to arrive tomorrow as an electric XC90, Volvo U is back with another, not very revealing, tease. For all Volvo’s proclamations about an electric future, they’ve been quite slow to deliver electric cars with, so far, just the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge on the market as actual BEVs, […]
Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s electric XC90 – SHUNS ‘old school’ luxury interiors
The new Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s electric XC90 – debuts on 9 November, ahead of which Volvo teases its ‘New Luxury’ sustainable interior. Volvo’s electric XC90 has been a long time coming, delayed by ‘Covid and Chips’, but it’s now going to be revealed on 9 November, although it’s not going to replace the XC90 […]
Is the Volvo Embla the new Volvo XC90? Nope, it’s the Volvo EX90
The electric replacement for the Volvo XC90 will debut on 9 November, and it won’t be the Volvo Embla, it’ll be the Volvo EX90. Ever since Volvo’s boss declared that the XC90’s electric replacement would sport a name, not a number, we’ve been referring to its replacement as the Volvo Embla after Volvo filed a […]
Volvo XC90 to be updated and sell ALONGSIDE its electric Volvo Embla ‘replacement’
Volvo is planning to give the XC90 a bit of a facelift and continue to sell it alongside its ‘replacement’ – the new electric Volvo Embla. We did wonder, when Volvo announced last year it was updating the XC90 T8 Recharge plug-in hybrid with a bigger battery for longer range – and additional power – […]
Is the new Volvo XC90 going to be the Volvo Embla?
The next-generation Volvo XC90 is due to be revealed next year, and it looks like it could be Volvo Embla following trademark applications. It’s been half a century since a Volvo had a name – the Volvo Amazon – because it’s really much easier to market a car across the globe using letters and numbers, […]
Electric Polestar 3 SUV will have MORE power than the next-gen electric Volvo XC90
The electric Polestar 3 SUV – due in 2022 – will have more power than the next-generation Volvo XC90 and just two rows of seats. We know Polestar – now independent from Volvo – is planning to reveal the Polestar 3 electric SUV in 2022 because they’ve already started teasing it. We also know it […]
New electric Volvo XC90 CONFIRMED for 2022 – with advanced LiDAR as standard
Volvo confirms the arrival of a new electric Volvo XC90 in 2022, which will get advanced LiDAR and driver-assist functions as standard. It’s no secret that Volvo is planning to replace the range-topping XC90 next year, and no secret it’ll be an electric XC90. But now that’s been officially confirmed by Volvo as they start […]
Volvo XC100 Recharge looks set to be a range-topping ELECTRIC XC Coupe
When the next Volvo XC90 arrives in 2021, it will be topped-off by a range-topping XC100 model which will be an SUV Coupe – like the BMW X6. It’s getting on for six years since the current Volvo XC90 arrived as the first major step in the transformation of Volvo under Geely’s ownership, and it’s […]
Updated Volvo XC90 – including B5 Hybrid XC90 – now on sale in the UK
The updated Volvo XC90 SUV, including the new mild hybrid XC90 B5 diesel, goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £52,235. Volvo revealed the updated XC90 SUV, including a mild hybrid XC90 B5, back in February, and the mildly titivated, and mild hybrid models, are now on sale in the UK. The […]
New Volvo XC90 model revealed – it’s the XC90 TANK
Volvo is getting in to the armoured car game with a new fully armoured version of the XC90, and ‘armoured light’ versions of the XC90 and XC60 too. If you want to be taken seriously as a Premium car maker, you need to offer not just substance and style but a perception that your cars […]