[nggallery id=1946 template=customlinks] The Volvo XC90 R-Design – Volvo’s sporty take on the new XC90 – goes on sale in the UK with sporty looks and more equipment. Costs from £49,785. The Volvo XC-90 R-Design – the sporty take on Volvo’s very good XC-90 is now on sale in the UK, coming with sporty enhancements […]
Volvo XC90 gets Polestar Performance Optimisation – but don’t get too excited
The Volvo XC90 – and other Volvo models – are now available with Polestar Performance Optimisation on the D4, D5, T5 and T6 models. Costs £835. We’ve been waiting for Volvo to reveal if they’re building an XC90 Polestar – perhaps with something up to 500bhp – but all we’re getting for now is a small […]
Volvo XC90 scores 100% in Euro NCAP Safety tests
[nggallery id=1925 template=customlinks] The new Volvo XC90 comes out top of the class in the latest round of Euro NCAP tests with a perfect 100 per cent score in the Safety Assist category. Euro NCAP’s test have got tougher for 2015, but it seems car makers have also upped their game with seven of the […]
New Volvo XC90: 76% of buyers opt for range-topping Inscription trim
[nggallery id=2004 template=customlinks] It seems buyers of the new Volvo XC90 are happy to pay for the range-topping versions, with three quarters ordering the Inscription trim. It’s just a few days since we revealed that Volvo already has 57,000 orders for the new XC90 – and is reporting strong sales figures for the first six […]
Volvo already has 57,000 orders for the new XC90 – and profits UP 71%
[nggallery id=1925 template=customlinks] The new Volvo XC90 has yielded 57,000 orders already as Volvo announce their first half profits are up by 71 per cent, despite a slowdown in China. In June, we revealed that the new Volvo XC90 already had 36,000 pre-orders when it officially went on sale, but it seems that number is […]
New Volvo XC90 recalled (again) – this time for an airbag problem.
[nggallery id=2004 template=customlinks] The new Volvo XC90 is being recalled to fix a problem with an airbag cover design fault in the third row. The recall affects all new XC90s in the UK. Hands down, the new Volvo XC90 is the most impressive car Volvo has ever built, and is a strong contender as the […]
Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine gets plug-in grant – costs from £54,995
[nggallery id=2004 template=customlinks] The new Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine – Volvo’s 402bhp XC90 Hybrid – has qualified for the UK’s Plug-in grant, meaning OTR prices start at £54,995. The plug-in car grant (PICG) from the Office of Low Emissions (OLEV) delivers a saving of up to £5k for buyers of qualifying cars, so the […]
Volvo XC90 Lounge Console turns in to the Excellence Child Seat for posh kiddies
Volvo has revealed the Excellence Child Seat Concept, a take on the Lounge Console for the XC90 offering luxury travel accommodation for babies. The Volvo XC90 is already proving a big hit, and Volvo are not just pitching it as a great family SUV, but also as a luxury chauffeur car with the XC90 Excellence […]
New Volvo XC90 is the Auto Express Car of the Year
[nggallery id=1925 template=customlinks] The new Volvo XC90 has been getting great reviews since it launched, and it’s now been declared 2015 Car of the year by Auto Express. The new Volvo XC90 is proving to be everything Volvo hoped it would, with massive amounts of positive reviews and very little anyone can find wrong. From […]
Volvo tackling wait times for new XC90 with subsidised XC60 rental
[nggallery id=1925 template=customlinks] Long delivery times for the new Volvo XC90 are being addressed by Volvo US with the offer of short-term subsidised rental of a new XC60 while they wait. Sometimes, a car launch is so successful it creates long wait times for delivery, taking the gloss off the experience for buyers and frustrating all […]