With the launch of the Volvo S90 and V90 last month, Volvo Car Malaysia has finally completed the local 90 Series range that began with the introduction of the XC90 at the tail end of 2015. We took the opportunity to photograph all three cars side-by-side to give you a closer look at the company’s latest and greatest.
The XC90 is offered as a T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid and in locally-assembled (CKD) form, and as such gets full tax breaks under the Energy Efficient Vehicle (EEV) scheme, coming in at RM403,888 on-the-road without insurance. The S90 and V90, on the other hand, comes in fully imported (CBU) for now, with T5 and T6 AWD variants; the latter, seen here, is priced at RM453,888 for the sedan and RM458,888 for the wagon.
All three share the same basic exterior design, with “Thor’s Hammer” LED headlights and a rectangular grille – carrying the large new “Iron Mark” badge – forming the new Volvo corporate face. Along the sides, the strong shoulder line and an upward beltline kink towards the rear are the only stylistic flourishes.
The cars are more clearly differentiated towards the rear. The XC90 and V90 feature tail lights that stretch up towards the roof, with the V90’s also extending into the tailgate. Meanwhile, the S90 gains C-shaped tail lights and a bumper-mounted number plate recess for a more minimalist design.
The XC90 comes in Inscription trim, which adds an assortment of chrome trim as well as 20-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels, while the S90 and V90 is offered with the sportier R-Design appearance package on top-spec T6 AWD models that throws in more aggressive front and rear bumpers, silver door mirrors and 20-inch two-tone five-spoke alloys.
As with the outside, the interiors of the three cars are very similar, with the same nine-inch portrait-format touchscreen for the Sensus Connect infotainment system, a 12.3-inch configurable instrument display and a large centre console containing an engine twist-to-start knob and a knurled dial for the drive mode selector.
Being a T8 Twin Engine model, the XC90 also comes with a crystal gearknob made by Swedish glass expert Orrefors, whereas the S90 and V90 make do with a traditional gearlever. Also found on the S90 and V90 T6 AWD are more heavily-bolstered contour seats upholstered in Nappa and Nubuck leather (the XC90 gets comfort seats in Nappa leather) and carbon fibre trim instead of the XC90’s open-pore wood inlays.
Kit count is pretty similar on all three models, with keyless entry and start, 12-way power-adjustable front seats with lumbar and driver’s side memory, a power sunroof (panoramic for V90 and XC90), rear sunblinds, a head-up display, a 10-speaker, 330 W sound system, a 360-degree camera and a powered bootlid/tailgate. The XC90 adds four-zone climate control; the other two make do with just a dual-zone system.
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 V90 and XC90 also get child booster cushions at the rear.
Petrol power on all three cars comes from the same 2.0 litre turbocharged and supercharged Drive-E four-cylinder engine that produces 320 hp at 5,700 rpm and 400 Nm of torque between 2,200 and 5,400 rpm. On the S90 and V90, an eight-speed automatic transmission sends drive to all four wheels.
The XC90 ditches the mechanical all-wheel drive system for a 87 hp/240 Nm rear-mounted electric motor and a lithium-ion battery, bringing outputs up to 407 hp and 640 Nm. Combined fuel consumption is rated at 2.1 litres per 100 km, and the SUV has an all-electric range of 43 km.
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wow the dash is really old school like the saab 900. i like.
OMG OMG. Look so sexy. 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.
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.
I think u better get a new lease in life…
Thank you China & rakyat GST for giving 1MDB a new lease of life. Jika kau fikirkan kemenangan,
Kau hampiri kejayaan.
Why can see rear of new Civic and new CRV? Oh wait, foreign overlords….
Eh hello, the CR-V copied the XC60 tail lights ok!
The CR-V is ugly
To be accurate, it is “fugly”…
If CRV that copied XC90 is fugly, that means the XC90 is… oh wait…
Volvo > all
Volvo salesman ar?
Maintenance cost has always been the Achilles Heel of Volvo. Volvo dealers often attribute this to the brand does not have economies of scale to reduce cost. As a result, most parts come from Europe rather than Asia, hence it is likely to be pricier.
One can’t help but to ‘experience’ the high maintenance cost. Air condition problem and also to replace the brake pads, it actually set back slightly over RM5,000++.
Overall, the maintenance cost for Volvo is indeed high. Based on experience, its higher even if compared to BMWs. Stuffs like brake pads, wipers are expensive.
Resale value, Volvo is really an underachiever in this area.
Since when lux car maintainance cost come cheap? Either BMW Merc Audi or this, all not cheap.
The other 2 most probably ended up at rm400k after ckd
With R-design kits, totally worth it.
Just as Lexus president Fukuichi put it.
When you’re stuck in traffic, people look at the driver in the Mercedes as a person who has made it in society, and they will envy you. We haven’t fully achieved that compared with the German three.
“driver in the Mercedes as a person who has made it in society” Harkptuihhh
Lexus Fukuichi added Even though Lexus frequently top the durability and customer satisfaction charts J.D. Power study, the marque still loses out to the Germans in terms of sales. Better quality isn’t that necessary. Better brand power is. Volvo & Lexus lack allure of Germany’s Big Three.
I think Fukuichi missed out this; Better quality + consistency of quality will eventually lead you to Brand Power. Those Germans didn’t became what they are today over a night. Patience Fukuichi, patience, time will lead you there.
Pipu patient 30 tahun…apa dapat?? 1.5Bil
Janji pecah worldwide sales record dan tak payah beg rm1.5bil duit rakyat.
Nak guna usd12bil duit tongsan, tongsan laupan say “take my money. Have fun”
Shame is borrowing 1.5 bil and not returning it. See who are the defaulters in Malaysia and you will understand why.
When u take a loan, do u pay it back in lump sum at once? No, right?
So why…
FYI, Mr Fukuichi is just being humble. In fact, the German Trio of Audi/BMW/Mercedes are being envious that a Japs can actually make vehicles as Good & sometime even better than the Germans.
Did U know many German/Italian/French/American & Chinese own/drive a Lexus/Infiniti/Acura which is perceived to be as good as any cars/SUV ??! The Americans even claim that the Lexus is the top 3 reliable car & brand in the USA.
The americans have a 88km/h speed limit (55mph). For them Lexus is fast enough.
For that kind of specs & price, it will steal sales from BMW(5-series)/Mercedes(E-class). If can wait, the CKD version will make the Volvo even more enticing. Bravo Volvo, we will see more S/V/XC-90 on our roads in future.
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R-design hnnnggghhh.
Better post than bangkok motorshow babe post. No trap here, over there need admiral Achbar to tell which is a trap or not.
Inb4 fap first, regret later.
there will be have another 90-series sometime in the future which is C90 coupe if Volvo get a green light into production, then we called them quadruple
Volvo is responsible with tongsan’s money. They’re very focused on covering the base first.
As much as it is nice to have a C90, realistically better they focus on rolling out 60-series and 40-series trio first.
I can’t be the only one who’s digging these Singapore, UK style thick font number plates. It makes the car feel more premium for unknown reason.
I notice them on all VWs and recently Hyundai (Ioniq) as of late. They are more pleasant to the eyes, and i’m pretty sure they could aid law enforcement agencies when it comes to identification of vehicles. A couple months back i read that the Ministry is mulling over the idea of introducing standardised vehicle plate by 3rd quarter 2017. It would be nice if they can use this font to serve that purpose and integrate whatever feature they have in mind
Nothing special about that font
S90 back and tail light design is so ugly, even uglier than preve tail light. Sack the designer!
S90 sell laku keras, preve give rm12k rebate also people don’t want
S90 got wider market, no wonder
for this one, i really need to 1000% agreed with you, from the photos, it looks ugly, then when i see the real car. the rear is really messed up.. don’t know what to say. i think for this one, any proton rear is much better.
Buruknya, siapa nak beli?
Tokmoh la beli
True petrolheads will go for the S90. The other two are not worth to look at..
V90 VR9077 on MEX h/way last 2 weeks…speeding. Seriously gorgeous looking. Thor headlight is the killer for in-front-car-soon-to-be-overtake. Long back-end with low slung profile..
Made my day.
I don’t care what badge is slapped on the car.
“bringing outputs up to 407 hp and 640 Nm”. This…damn.
You know your numbers. That’s the difference between a Mercedes buyer. If you give the c class a 120hp engine. Some ppl will buy no matter what.
If only msian drivers were as sophisticated as the cars. Suitable for Scandinavian drivers.
Had to wonder if really currency rate effect the car price. Why Volvo can sell the new models with such price with all the gadget, while some gip you “empty” vehicle like Alpat. Yen is stronger then Euro maybe.
oh dear mi.. the rear light cluster is simply … wordless man!