After teasing the Volvo S90 and V90 for nearly a year on its website, Volvo Car Malaysia has finally launched the two cars. The executive sedan and wagon come to the market in fully-imported (CBU) form first, before locally-assembled (CKD) units arrive later on. Also set to arrive later on are the T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid models to take advantage of hybrid and electric vehicle tax breaks, but it’s petrol only for now.
Both models are identical in spec, and are available in T5 and T6 AWD R-Design trims. The S90 T5 is priced at RM388,888, while the more powerful T6 retails at RM453,888. Meanwhile, the V90 T5 and T6 are both RM5,000 more expensive than their sedan counterparts, at RM393,888 and RM458,888 respectively. All prices are on-the-road without insurance, inclusive of a five-year/120,000 km warranty.
All models get Volvo’s signature “Thor’s Hammer” LED headlights – with Active Bending Lights and Active High Beam Control on the T6 – as well as with LED tail lights with Adaptive Brake Lights. The T5 variants roll on 18-inch turbine design alloy wheels.
The T6 tacks on an R-Design appearance package consisting of a more aggressive front bumper, a unique gloss black grille, deeper side skirts, satin silver door mirror caps and a body-coloured rear diffuser with quad exhaust exits. A set of 19-inch diamond-cut five-spoke alloy wheels are also included in the package, as are front fog lights with cornering function.
Buyers get a choice between five exterior colours – Onyx Black, Ice White, Osmium Grey and Bright Silver are shared among all variants. The T5 variants get another Mussel Blue option, while the T6 R-Design models receive the signature Bursting Blue hue.
Inside, the T5 gains comfort seats in either Charcoal (black), Amber (tan) and Blonde (cream) leather, along with Iron Ore or Dark Flame Birch decorative trim. Meanwhile, the T6 is available exclusively with sportier contour seats with Charcoal Nubuck and perforated Nappa leather, as well as a choice of Metal Mesh and carbon fibre inlays and Charcoal headlining. There are R-Design steering wheel, gearlever and pedals, too.
Standard kit includes keyless entry and start, automated parking, dual-zone automatic climate control with CleanZone filtration and rear air vents, 12-way power-adjustable front seats with lumbar and driver’s side memory, rear booster cushions, a 12.3-inch instrument display, Sensus Connect infotainment with a nine-inch portrait-format touchscreen, a 10-speaker, 330 W sound system and a reverse camera.
Stepping up to the T6 nets you illuminated door handles, puddle lamps, laminated side windows, a power sunroof (panoramic for V90), rear sunblinds, a head-up display, paddle shifters, Navigation Pro with Road Sign Information, a 360-degree camera, sport chassis and a Nappa leather-wrapped key fob. Strangely enough, the range-topping S90 omits the T5’s rear booster cushions, although the V90 T6 retains them.
In terms of convenience, the V90 comes with a tonneau cover and a 40:20:40 split-folding rear bench (the S90’s is fixed) with power-folding outer rear seats and headrests; the T6 model also adds a grocery bag holder. The wagons also feature a powered tailgate with handsfree operation, while a powered bootlid is only offered on the S90 T6.
Safety-wise, all models come with the IntelliSafe suite of active safety features, including City Safety autonomous emergency braking – which operates at speeds between 4 and 70 km/h and can detect vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and large animals.
Also fitted as standard is Volvo’s Pilot Assist semi-autonomous driving with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Queue Assist and Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) to keep the car in the middle of its lane and at a set distance from the car in front at speeds of up to 130 km/h.
Other features include Driver Alert Control (DAC), Run Off Road Mitigation and Protection with Road Edge Detection, Lane Departure Warning, Rear Collision Warning and Mitigation, Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) and Cross Traffic Alert (CTA).
All this is on top of the usual active and passive safety features, including six airbags, seat belt pretensioners on all seats, ABS with EBD and brake assist, stability control with Active Yaw Control, Understeer Control Logic and brake-operated Dynamic Torque Vectoring, hill descent control, Ready Alert Brake (RAB) and Fading Brake Support (FBS).
The S90 measures 4,963 mm long, 1,879 mm wide and 1,443 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,941 mm. The V90, on the other hand is 27 mm shorter at 4,936 mm and 32 mm taller at 1,475 mm. Open the S90’s bootlid and you’ll find a 500 litre boot; do the same for the V90 and you’ll be staring at a 913 litre load bay, expandable to 1,526 litres with the rear seats folded.
Powering the T5 is a 2.0 litre Drive-E turbocharged petrol four-cylinder engine, producing 254 hp at 5,500 rpm and 350 Nm from 1,500 to 4,800 rpm; an Aisin eight-speed automatic transmission sends power to the front wheels. The T6 gains a more powerful version of that engine, adding a supercharger to push outputs to 320 hp at 5,700 rpm and 400 Nm between 2,200 and 5,400 rpm. There’s also an all-wheel drive system.
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OMG OMG. Look so sexy. This will be a hot seller! Thank you Geely for giving Volvo a lease of life.
Just a few years ago, Volvo was near to bankruptcy. Cause nobody wanted to buy “old fashioned” Volvo cars.
But the Swedish Government and Volvo Swedish Management and Directors all had brains. They allowed their car company to be bought by Geely. They were humble and had humility. Swedish Gomen also allowed Geely full takeover. Clever Gomen.
Geely being cash rich, injected USD$12 billion (RM55 billion) cash into Volvo to revive the company.
5 years later now, Volvo is doing so well. The demands for their cars are super duper high. Their XC90 T8 even won countless awards as the Best Car of 2015, 2016 and 2017. XC60 and XC40 also going to wipe out the whole SUV market.
Time for Proton to think carefully which is more important. Getting a new lease of life OR being arrogant and burdening the rakyat with “free” loans.
Good.
T6 is the one to go for.
The top 5 richest men in the World, and the top 5 richest Chinese in the World, they don’t become rich by makan suap like our Kunta Kinte.
Volvo V90 new company fleet
A price to kill before it launch
Why need to partner with Geely when our minister said that we already have ‘Volvo of Asia’? Isn’t it redundant and a waste of taxpayers money when you have the same thing?
That pricing, X5 hybrid more bargain.
You can wait 2 years to get the X5 hybrid ka?
That’s not the entire story. The parent company at the time, Ford, allowed it to happen with technology transfer/engine and chassis licensing. Compare this with the other Swede, Saab, where GM hamstrung any transfer of technology and screwed bids from other companies like Mahindra and Mahindra. Eventually the administrators sold it to a Chinese partnership that so far has destroyed the car company’s reputation, that the brand owner, Saab AB, has taken back the ability for them to use the Saab brand. Swedish government also went through a period of bailouts to both, but eventually it stopped. Wonder when this will happen in this country, if ever.
Side note – I’m a big Swedish car fan, but until they can enjoy the reputation the Germans do, they really need to rethink their pricing strategy. Not that their cars aren’t worth it. They just have a long way to go for the masses to see it that way.
When you compare engine performance and standard equipment offered by Volvo, its price is much cheaper than the equivalent German car. Volvo has good value but in Malaysia it is perceived as retirees or uncle car.
Totally agree. But pricing yourself out of the market is not good strategy, especially in a country obsessed with status. Additionally the after sales support is downright appalling from my personal experience.
Just face it. Rich towkays buy Merc & BMW, Company exec orso dont fancy Volvo.
Dun imagine too much like a rich man. Volvo is luxury car, you buy it new with high price, when RV down like no tomorrow it will be sold cheap. Later other pipu buy, to change the spare sparts is a nightmare pulak
Topkek
Why so rush to buy Volvo S90 & V90??
Very soon Volvo S90 & V90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid RM308k..
See what happened to the X5 buyers. Those who bought at RM588k all crying when BMW Malaysia introduced the X5 Hybrid EV at RM388k.
Voting time again…
Thumbs up Volvo S90,
Thumbs down G30 BMW 5Series.
Over confident. It is good but far away from bmw and merz.
Hello… German are overrated car… Got 2006 volvo s60 T5, 2014 Audi A6 and 2016 Mercedes C250 AMGline… Swedish brick is far more better and reliable car compare German…
Is that an iPad mounted on the centre console? Why are the tail lamps designed that way. Volvo did an excellent job in the engine and power train department but I guess Geli spoiled it in the design section.
Imagine all that technology in a Proton if Geely had gone ahead with the acquisition. Now we can only imagine lah.
Now we just settle down for the usual unsexy Japanese makes.
Next proton will be rebadge peug or citroen.
Wanna know how nice to own them? Check their fb owner’s page. Endless complain turbo bocor la, air cond rosak, sensor this kong, sensor that kong.
Then share invoice of repair, always in 4 figures.
Good luck future proton owners.
Loads of kit but better wait for CKD as the prices are on a high side. But even with the EEV pricing later I doubt we will see many on the road as most customers will either go for a Benz or BMW.
The landscape is certainly changing.
Plenty of XC90 T8 can be seen nowadays, far more than BMW X5 and Merc G something class.
In CKD with EEV incentive pricing, it’ll be a steal, and slowly but surely, it’ll make its presence.
*cries a lot*
Improve aftersales.
Hey all PT fans, let’s swarm Volvo showrooms & test-drive !
Agree overpriced.. Volvo lansi mcm Mazda, Lexus, Toyota.
Will be a good buy for a used unit 3 years later!
2015 Volvo V40 2.0 T5 – RM 158,000.
2yr old car Depreciate 100k!
Wrong. V40 T5 never sold at rm250k, only the recent one with polestar tuning which is still new and price wise still expensive. The S60 model has price tag around rm250k
Oh my eyes teared at the missed opportunity.
Thanks Proton! This could have been part of you!
Dun wan overpriced SUV. CRV at half XC90 price is same-same. Honda FTW!
Accord at 1/3 S90 price is same-same. Honda WTF!
But accord rear not same-same like S90, unlike CRV/XC90…
Anyways, Honda FTW!
But Perdana copied Accord’s side doors woh..
Proton WTF!
Yes Volvo is good. But for this price, the brand conscious still go for the new E Class despite it has a comprehensive safety features. Volvo is always 20-30% cheaper that the two German premium but this pricng is ain’t helping. It’s like Mazda, a little success and now wishes to turn every models as cash cow.
Made by Sweden. Volvo is never arrogant, always have understated elegance.
It can’t be helped for EEV incentive, must CKD in Shah Alam plant.
Be patient for that, then CKD Made by Malaysia will be value for money.
Volvo > all
I prefer Mesidis golf buggy clone. Its same-same with Volvo China.
Trouble is the E-Class is eeriely looks very similar to the C-Class. The E-Class owner could be mistaken by many as an owner of a supossedly lesser ranked model which is the C-Class, a fact which of course will not please him/her! At least in Audi’s case the styling differences between A6 & A4 are still noticeable.
Totally agree. Worse still E-Class look like C-Class. But C-Class still a C-Class.
Is Bowers & Wilkins audio included at this price? =)
No but you’d still get a 10-speaker, 330 W High Performance sound system.
No, the S90 and V90 do not come with the Bowers & Wilkins sound system.
The main selling points will be its style, safety and semi-autonomous driving tech. Mercedes and BMW malaysia will never offer that.
Will get bored with the looks within 1mth.
Tok Moh sure damn happy
very nice but that price a bit lol…i think ppl would go for xc90 instead…bring on the t8 ckd
if u r not affordable, even 100k cheaper u will also say expensive…lol
I think No one is going to question Volvo ability to make a vehicle capable to challenge the establish Germans like Audi. BMW & Merc.
I hope with volume in sales, the servicing & spare parts will reduce in tandems with productivity. The problem with Volvo is the cost of maintaining its vehicle which many perceived to be a tad too high.
Lets hope Volvo can make smaller car/SUV that is more affordable to buy & cheaper to maintain otherwise, M’sian will not be able to enjoy but can only see.
Beautiful beasts. Volvo’s also smart by keeping the range of engines limited and combining electric propulsion to cut cost while offering different body types. They know they can’t go toe to toe with the Germans on engine range choosing instead to remain focused on design and leveraging on their heritage of safety and reliability. And yah… thanks Geely – without whose invention, the auto world would have lost an important part of it’s historical legacy.
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The rear light of the S90 could potentially be a deal breaker, but overall the car is still a decent luxury executive challenger to the establishments..
this car puts definition to ‘road presence’ like no other
Man where is the t8 twin engine s90? That is the one to have. Agreed that this car is a looker, fell in love with it when saw the v90 on display at the Copenhagen internatiobal airport departure hall… No worries will wait till the t8 is launched in Malaysia… Hopefully sooner than later
The T8 Twin Engine models will arrive later on.
I WANTED THE E SO BADLY BUT THE PRICE ON THIS THING IS WOOOOW
If u kinda think about it the e class has all the spec at E 250 and it is 420k and the t6 has the specs but at 450k
If U can afford to buy Volvo. make sure U could afford to maintain one.
After sales Service provided by the local Volvo dealers are not up to mark and obviously very expensive. Many of the components cannot withstand this climate and conditions. Components break down very frequently and Maintenance is extremely high for Volvo cars worst it cost a BOMB! I quote for example a ABS brake control unit can cost about RM20K. Some other components can cost even higher due to very frequent breakdown of components.
Normal service maintenance is never cheap either costing anything to RM 2000++!!!
Better to go for other Conti or premium Jap brands
is there an actual figure to back your claims? Or is it another one of those ‘my friend’s grandma’s boyfriend’s cousin’s Volvo was so n so’?
Really hot looking car. Big and streamlined like crazy with super power output. Sluurpp…mmm nice specially the T6, never though station wagon can look so good and best part not even German.
Bored of the proton partner business already. A bullying company that bullied Malaysians into buying its cars that does not realize it has one leg in the grave already. Still want to set the terms and conditions to successful companies wanting to be their partners. Sorry lar bang. Lain orang cari.
we cannot compare with Swedish gov and their stakeholders on Volvo take over.. are the deals comparable to proton deal ?… Volvo on the other side is not an entry level brand…whilst…geely want to use proton as entry level brand only…
The forex rate must’ve hit VCM hard. No central rear air cond vents. I love Volvo but it is a hard sell when the E class is offering much more kit.
The air cond vents are on the B pillar, the better place.
Yes but high spec models have central air cond and B pillar air cond like E class. To be fair the E250 is competing with T5 and T6 is competing with E300. Still find the price quite high. Wonder when Volvo will launch T8 for these two models. Not even launched in Sweden yet.
i cannot understand though….t6 has way more horsepower than e300 but the acceleration figures doesnt seem so
I’m certain it’s the gearbox. The Aisin sourced box for the Swedish marque just don’t cut it vs the 9G on the Merc or the ZF on the Beemer.
But E class have single-zone air con on the rear , 5 series have dual-zone , S/V 90 rear vents only ….Clearly for drive not for sit on…
Am I the only one that has the feeling? The interior design feels so Chinese…
The blue Vulvo look inspiring look like new subaru legacy wagon…i mean the colour oni la…but the interior design still failed if compare wth audi and Bimmer.
Any plans on T8 models?
The wood detail is different from overseas version ?? so sad
The T5 models come in mid-spec Momentum trim, and therefore miss out on the open-pore wood decor option only offered on the range-topping Inscription models.
That V90 is so sexy. Way better looking than the sedan, to these eyes anyway. Both cars have such RWD proportions, which begs the question; if they could come up with a new platform, why not just make it RWD?
That price tag tho. I’ll pass on this and wait for the new and sexier XC60 :)
This car is awesome. But with that pricing I would go for G30 which comes with free service and parts inclusive. Trouble free and no headache.
Geely owns Volvo right?
Only Volvo Cars (which alredi was in US hands b4). The Volvo Sweden still belongs in Sweden (Volvo Lastvagnar, Bussar, CE, etc)
At this kind of price. Xc90 is still a better buy. You get a bigger output with more savings on the eev. Vcm should have bring in the t8 CKD itself immediately. As they already done with the xc90. Anyway it’s a nice looking car. Then again. Spoiled by the price. Most would go for e class.
For this kind of prices …. G30 BMW 5 series launching soon …Nuff said …Volvo can keep it to its niche people whom would consider them only for safety aspects and nothing more ….S90 rear is fugly ….but the v90 is not to bad ..again at this prices …..the new G30 5 series BMW is way better for overall price point.
I don’t know how volvo prices this cbu car so cheap with that level of equipment
No plan to bring it T8 version?
why some of you seem to think that if proton is partnering up with Geely and our car would look remotely like this?
when Geely bought Volvo , it was already a company with it own technology and design language. Geely never gave them the T8 hybrid tech and safety gadgetry.
it is a different story Geely to be interested in Proton. all proton has is a bunch of re badged cars and a huge factory line.
Bcuz Volvo tech trickle down to Geely, then can trickle down to Proton.
But nope, Proton run by clown that cares most about their own pocket rather than making the right decision for the benefit of customers and country.