2016 Volvo XC90 will be unveiled to the public later this year, ahead of a production launch in early 2015. The instrument display is fully digital on higher spec models (12.3-inches), similar to current Range Rover setups, and features a center information display between two projected analog-style gauges.
The bottom section contains climate control functions, while the upper four sections are (from top to bottom) navigation, audio, phone, and a user-selectable function. Interior room in the pre-production models felt spacious, with ample second-row leg- and headroom.
The chassis comes from Volvo’s new Scalable Product Architecture (otherwise known as SPA), which will debut on the
Volvo XC90 before spreading to new generations of mid- and full-size Volvo vehicles. Combined with the increased use of high-strength steel and aluminum, the idea is that the new Volvo XC90 will be lighter than the current version, despite its roughly four-inch longer body and slightly increased width.
A big goal is also to make the Volvo XC90 drive smaller than it looks – a sporty, nimble option in the three-row SUV space. Standard cars receive steel coil springs, while air springs will be available.
Volvo will launch the
Volvo XC90 in the U.S. with both internal combustion and plug-in hybrid powertrain variants. Expect the new Drive-E T5 and T6 engines as found in the current S60 to be present here, mated to an evolution of the new eight-speed Aisin automatic transmission. That means either a 240-hp/258-lb-ft direct-injected, turbocharged 2.0-liter I4 or a 302-hp/295-lb-ft turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter I4.
Gasoline variants of 2016 Volvo XC90 will be front- or all-wheel drive, while the hybrid will be all-wheel drive only, with its electric motor powering the rear wheels. When the 2016 Volvo XC90 appears ready to take the fight to upscale German competitors. For that advantage, it will also likely cost a good chunk more than the $40,000 starting price of the outgoing model.
2016 Volvo XC90.
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