New XC90 revealed.

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redtwin

7,518 posts

181 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Great looking car as are all the new Volvos currently on offer. They wouldn't get my £45K though.

EricE

1,945 posts

128 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Wow, that looks very retro to me for some reason.

soad

32,829 posts

175 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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EricE said:
Wow, that looks very retro to me for some reason.
It's the woody bits. wink

Soupie69uk

922 posts

216 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Looks nice. Very Jaguar/Mazda at the front

Looket

688 posts

120 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Been waiting for this forever.


And I'm not quite sure what I think of it. Think I need to see it in the flesh.

Barchettaman

6,282 posts

131 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Isn't the original XC90 the most successful Swedish export ever?
(awaits Ikea and Abba puns)

Fartgalen

6,630 posts

206 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Hmmm - not quite sure of the looks on that one. Definitely needs an in-the-flesh view. On pics alone I think I prefer the old one.

Fotic

719 posts

128 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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I like it a lot. Looks very Q7ish at the front I think, no bad thing.

TWPC

838 posts

160 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Like it.
Properly unsporty

Qwert1e

545 posts

117 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Looks very Q7ish at the front I think, a very bad thing.

Phil Dicky

7,162 posts

262 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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As a past XC90 owner I really like that.

tenpenceshort

32,880 posts

216 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; I think it looks an awful lot like a Toureg with some hints of X5. It doesn't, to me, look like a particularly strong statement of how a Volvo might look.

Ali_T

3,379 posts

256 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Far less imaginative and significantly uglier than it's predecessor. Like a house brick designed by IKEA.

TWPC

838 posts

160 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Interesting stuff going on in the suspension department... this from Autocar's coverage of the new car:

"To meet the requirements for ‘dynamic handling’, Volvo is using double-wishbone front suspension for the first time. At the rear, the base multi-link axle uses a composite leaf spring, which is light and extremely simple but still offers independent springing for each rear wheel."

Composite leaf springs work well in Corvettes apparently, but heaven knows about a monster SUV... Can anyone comment on this with any authority?

mp3manager

4,254 posts

195 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Looks like an American SUV circa 2000 and the interior is awful...more plastic fake chrome trim anyone??

TheInsanity1234

740 posts

118 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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I very much like that.

-checks bank account for how much I have-

Oh well, £1,200 down, £48,800 to go.

I'm going to have to wait until after university to get one of those then.

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

122 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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I like the look of it. Volvo generally discount heavily (circa 20%) once a model has been out for 6-12 months. At the right price this would be an interesting alternative to the Q7/X5/M-Class etc.

This bit seems a bit silly and unnecessary though:

"Although the new XC90 won’t arrive in showrooms until April, Volvo has announced 1,927 First Edition models will be available to order exclusively online from 3 September 2014. Prices will start at £68,785 with every available option included.

The limited production run number represents the year the Swedish brand was launched, with each model fitted with uniquely numbered tread plates and a distinctive rear mounted badge.

Customers can spec the XC90 First Editions with either the 316bhp petrol or 222bhp diesel engine, both of which being 2.0-litre, four-cylinder motors. The eight-speed automatic transmission also is fitted as standard.

All 1,927 of the First Edition models will be finished in Onyx Black and ride on 21-inch alloy wheels. Inside, amber coloured nappa leather seats and charcoal leather dash with walnut inlays differentiate it from the standard model.

The minimalist dash remains, as does the tablet-like touchscreen, which gives customers access to a range of Internet based services. Like the standard XC90 models, the First Editions will also feature the run-off road and auto-braking safety systems. "

Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volvo/xc90/63546/new-...


fathomfive

9,876 posts

189 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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I'm not sure mounting a tablet in the dashboard is a good idea.

It feels like they ran out of ideas at that point.

The rest of it looks pretty decent though.

kambites

67,461 posts

220 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Generally I've liked Volvo's recent styling, but that's a step backwards IMO. Clean enough, but thoroughly generic.

PurpleMoonlight

22,362 posts

156 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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The A4 size screen looks stupid.