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 […]
This is the Autonomous Volvo XC90 which, one day, won’t need a ‘Mission Specialist’
Volvo has revealed the first XC90 heading for Uber to be used as a fully autonomous taxi, although it doesn’t feature Volvo’s own autonomous driving systems. Eighteen months ago, Volvo revealed it had signed a deal with Uber to deliver ‘tens of thousands’ of XC90 models suitable for Uber to bolt on its own autonomous […]
2019 Volvo XC90 updates include ‘B’ badged Mild Hybrids
The Volvo XC90 gets its first proper update with small tweaks and the arrival of mild hybrid versions of both diesel and petrol engines. The Volvo XC90 still feels like a ‘new’ car from Volvo, but it’s been with us since 2014. So it’s time for a bit of a refresh. Volvo hasn’t exactly gone […]