New XC90

[jmini23]

https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media...

[dazzalse]

Looks great, have had mine on order for about 6 months, dealer tells me they have 11 orders now and no one has seen the car yet!

[gaz132]

Looks great, but have they done away with the built-in center seat booster cushion?

[hman]

Considering they first produced the car in 2002 I think they have done well to have achieved 12 years with barely any design changes.

Of course the interior shown will be the all singing all dancing one so expect different seats and trims in the non SE models.


Question is do I sell mine now or...

[dazzalse]

hman said:

Considering they first produced the car in 2002 I think they have done well to have achieved 12 years with barely any design changes.

Of course the interior shown will be the all singing all dancing one so expect different seats and trims in the non SE models.


Question is do I sell mine now or...

If anything I think we might see prices of the current model firm up as UK supply is all but exhausted now and they haven't built any new cars for a few months whilst they alter the production facility to accommodate the new model, I also understand that most dealerships will only see 1 or 2 cars this years for customer delivery late October early November before supply picks up in the new year which can only be good for residuals or both models, I also understand that new car will be a lot more expensive then the outing model with the top of the range with options pushing 65k, which might mean some can't afford to get in tot the new model which will only help residuals of the old as in the case of the Range Rover

[hman]

I hope you are right - certainly is a plausible outlook.

Will have to wait and see.

[norchi]

The whole production process for the old XC90 is being shipped to Geely in China who will continue building the old vehicle.

Whether Geely propose to sell it as a 'Volvo' classic through the usual Volvo outlets or as a Geely Eggzjee 90..... who knows?

Don.

[anonymous-user]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

I think it might be Chinese market only, although grey imports will probably end up making their way here.

2.5T only as well.

That could prove to be a great cheap family car. Well proven and rugged mechanicals, it's not like they haven't had long enough to work out every single fault! Nice to see the 5 pot live on too.

[dazzalse]

Everyone better start saving up as I hear the base run in model will be between 45k & 50k and the top of the range, fully loaded will be pushing 76k - 80k with the intention to move the car upmarket and into the next sector

[norchi]

This desperately wished for perception as a premium product by Volvo is surely going to take some time to be created and the positioning of the new XC90 close to the peerless Range Rover and its competitors would be a somewhat risky short term strategy with their lacking any provenance at all in that rarified part of the market.

Some UK dealer principles have seen the new car and were apparently underwhelmed seeing it as an unremarkable successor to the old car, which was a great success .........

Don.

[ucb]

dazzalse said:

Everyone better start saving up as I hear the base run in model will be between 45k & 50k and the top of the range, fully loaded will be pushing 76k - 80k with the intention to move the car upmarket and into the next sector

I agree with Don, it'll bomb IMO if that's the case. Especially if it's only getting 2.0 engines when it's up against larger v6 & v8 competition.
I know emissions and consumption are king, but at some price point they must become significantly less relevant