Volvo XC90 R-Design
The Volvo XC90 R-Design is now available for customers in the UK, with prices starting at 49,785 pounds (RM318,021) for the SUV that gets a sporty makeover. The R-Design line-up is offered with three powertrain options – D5 AWD diesel, T6 AWD petrol and T8 Twin Engine hybrid, the latter of which we tested in Sweden, and will most likely be offered here in Malaysia.
R-Design models sport mainly aesthetic upgrades, unlike those that have been tinkered with by Polestar. They are similar in concept to what BMW offers with its M Sport accessories, Audi’s S Line and Mercedes-Benz’s AMG Line.
On the XC90 R-Design, the SUV now rides on 20-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels. It also sports a matte-silver finish on the door mirrors, roof rails and window surrounds. Elsewhere, there is a gloss black mesh front grille and tinted rear windows.
Inside, the driver benefits from a 12.3-inch TFT screen that displays vital driving information, and a perforated leather-trimmed steering wheel with paddle shifters and R-Design badging. Other changes include sports pedals and an exclusive R-Design leather-clad remote key fob.
The front passenger seat has also been replaced with a powered one that features a memory function, the same as the driver’s seat. Interior lighting also receives an upgrade and there is now a black headlining overhead.
These new features are add-ons to the standard equipment already offered on the entry-level XC90 Momentum variant. This includes a 9.0-inch touch screen control system with Sensus Navigation, a two-zone climate control system, LED headlights and power-operated tailgate.
Standard safety equipment on the XC90 consists of City Safety with pedestrian and cyclist detection, a front collision warning system with auto braking, driver alert control with lane departure warning, and front, side and full-length curtain airbags.
If the visual upgrade on the XC90 R-Design isn’t to your liking and you still prefer a little Polestar magic infused into the XC90, the Swedish performance tuning outfit, now owned by Volvo, is considering the possibility of a hot Polestar XC90 model. Fingers crossed.
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this car come here will be RM700k. Where is Najis promise?
this car is launching next month (dec 2015). price won’t go beyond 500k. Najib hasn’t and will never fulfil his promise but I wish you were more intelligent.
and you too.pls do check ur words. wanna join malaysian MPs team too? LOL
Najis is taik. Correct la.
what exactly is wrong with my choice of words may i ask? you’re a bad bad man
… will most likely be offered here in Malaysia. But not likely RM318k!
one of the safest car u can buy…if u afford btw
Hey ppl, don’t complain. Just make sure BN goes to the drain.
So Guys.. Its oni RM454k. Who said RM700k? We all hated BN or precisely the leader. But sometimes we gotta be rational with our comments too.