[nggallery id=2309 template=customlinks] The Volvo XC90 has gained yet another award as it is voted Car Dealer Power Car of the Year by both Volvo and non-Volvo dealers across the UK. Delivering an all-new Volvo XC90 to the world was always going to be a tough call, especially as the original XC90 – Volvo’s first […]
Volvo XC90 T8 Momentum Review (2016) – it’s the TWIN ENGINE Hybrid XC90
[nggallery id=2364 template=customlinks] This week we’ve had the plug-in hybrid version of the new XC90 in entry-level trim – the Volvo XC90 T8 Momentum – in for review. The new Volvo Xc90 is proving to be an overwhelming success story for Volvo, despite just a single diesel engine and a single petrol engine on offer, and […]
Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine – now with 415bhp Polestar Performance Optimisation
The Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid can now be had with Polestar Performance Optimisation, with a raft of tweaks including a boost to 415bhp. The Volvo XC90 Twin Engine plug-in Hybrid is a bit of a multi personality car which can, to a degree, play pure EV, hybrid runaround, motorway cruiser and performance SUV. Now, […]
Volvo XC90 T6 Inscription Review (2016) – it’s the PETROL XC90
[nggallery id=2321 template=customlinks] This week we’ve had the 2016 Volvo XC90 in for review, this time the petrol-engined T6 in Inscription trim. Is the petrol XC90 worth considering? A few weeks ago we had the 2016 Volvo XC90 D5 in for review, and were bowled over by just how good it was. But Volvo isn’t […]
Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine grabs ‘Free’ electric charge from other cars (+video)
[nggallery id=2004 template=customlinks] Volvo demonstrates how an XC90 T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid can harvest free electricity from other road users using water power. The Volvo XC90 is, in many ways, Volvo’s most impressive car to date, and with a choice of D5 diesel, T6 petrol and T8 plug-in hybrid options, there’s a drivetrain to […]
Volvo XC90 D5 Inscription Review (2016)
[nggallery id=2309 template=customlinks] This week we’ve had the new Volvo XC90 D5 Inscription in for review and road test. Is the new XC90 a worthy successor to the game-changing original? It was way back in 2002 – an eternity in the car world – when Volvo launched the XC90 as a Swedish take on what […]
Volvo D5 PowerPulse – available on the XC90, S90 & V90 – explained (+video)
Volvo has added a new technology – PowerPulse – to its D5 Drive-E engines in the XC90, S90 and V90 which uses compressed air to boost the turbo response. The recent arrival of the Volvo S90 and V90 is the next step from Volvo in delivering a real alternative to the German dominance of the ‘Premium’ […]
Volvo XC90 Excellence European debut at Geneva – but will it hit the UK? (+video)
[nggallery id=2094 template=customlinks] The Volvo XC90 Excellence – a range-topping, ultra luxury, four-seat XC90 – gets a European debut in Geneva. But will the UK get it? It’s getting on for a year sicne the Volvo XC90 Excellence was revealed as an ultra-luxury take on the XC90, complete with a plethora of luxury additions and […]
Volvo XC90 T5 with front-wheel drive is a new entry-level XC90
[nggallery id=1925 template=customlinks] The Volvo XC90 T5 has been revealed as a new entry-level XC90, with the T5 petrol engine delivering 250bhp and with front-wheel drive. Volvo is already struggling to cope with demand for the new XC90, and that demand looks set to rise further with the arrival of a new entry-level model – […]
Volvo XC90 heads 2015 Euro NCAP Best in Class List
[nggallery id=1925 template=customlinks] The Volvo XC90 leads the way as Euro NCAP reveals the ‘Best in Class Cars of 2015’ after its 5 star result and 100% Safety Assist rating. When Euro NCAP – the body which tests cars for safety in the UK and Europe – tested the Volvo XC90 in the summer, the […]