Volvo V90

Model reviewed: Range overview
“The V90 and S90 represent Volvo’s most concerted effort yet at breaking into the premium club. The Germans should be worried…”
Author: Andrew Charman
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Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 isn’t the biggest executive estate on sale, but what it lacks in volume it makes up for with style and comfort.”
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
Score: 6 / 10
“Volvo’s raised and rugged V90 Cross Country aims to bridge the gap between traditional estate and SUV”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D5 Momentum
Score: 8 / 10
“With the more powerful D5 engine, the Volvo V90 is an excellent executive estate: it’s fast, comfortable, practical and feels very upmarket inside. The boot isn’t the biggest in its class, which sounds unusual for a Volvo, but there’s loads of space for passengers and the load space is still competitive in its class.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 is classy, comfortable, practical and safe – everything that an executive estate car should be, in fact. Add in elegant looks and a high standard of equipment and it all adds up to one of the best cars in the class.”
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
“The Cross Country has all the strengths of the standard V90 – its classy cabin, refined and smooth drive, and decent practicality, for a start – but it also has a wider range of abilities that justify the higher price tag.”
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Score: 7 / 10
“The Volvo V90 is an enjoyable drive and might just appeal to a space and performance-conscious user chooser looking for something a bit different.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid T8 R-Design Pro
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 T8 is a worthwhile choice thanks to its elegant and luxurious design and those low BIK tax costs. Just make sure you’ve got the right driving profile for hybrid power, otherwise this car will cost you dearly in fuel bills.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D4 Cross Country
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s possibly the most sensible and reserved of all premium off-road estates, but that’s no bad thing by any stretch. The Volvo V90 Cross Country is an elegant and stylish choice that makes a great deal of sense on paper and out on the road, particularly when venturing off the beaten track.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic Momentum
Score: 8 / 10
“A stylish and modern choice in the luxury estate market that majors on whole-life costs.”
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Model reviewed: T8 plug-in hybrid
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s true that the Volvo V90 was starting to lag behind luxury load-lugging rivals. It can’t match the best for electric-only range, the E-Class estate, or for performance and handling, the 5 Series Touring. But the V90 has more spacious rear seats than those rivals and a calming feel not even an air-sprung E-Class can match. In other words, it’s still a relevant, sensible, and useable thing that remains desirable after nearly nine years of production. It will be missed.”
Author: Alan Taylor-Jones
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Model reviewed: T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid
Score: 8 / 10
“Agile for its size, smooth and comfortable, with a lovely cabin and a handy turn of speed.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D5 Cross Country Pro
Score: 8 / 10
“Would we have a Volvo V90 Cross Country over a comparable XC90? Personally, the jury is out on that one; the XC90 is a very good car but the V90 Cross Country makes an incredibly strong case for itself.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic R-Design
Score: 8 / 10
“This is a good version of a good car, if you’re looking for a smooth, comfortable, well-made estate that’s as much about the passengers as about the driver. While not exactly cheap, you get a lot of well-targeted tech, built-in safety and quality engineering for your money.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 does feel special to drive, with an utterly unwavering focus on comfort and refinement. It’s a splendid, relaxing way to travel, and the design, materials and build quality deliver on Volvo’s premium aspirations. Packed with technology and handsome too, the V90 is a genuinely desirable estate car.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid T6 Recharge
Score: 9 / 10
“Volvo has more experience than most when it comes to plug-in hybrids, and this knowledge pays dividends when it comes to the V90 T6. It remains a brilliant estate car that’s only even better when you select an electrified setup.”
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Model reviewed: T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid
Score: 9 / 10
“The Volvo V90 T8 should be praised for its superb all-round ability. It’s comfortable, offers superb performance, has more boot space than you could dream of and is also surprisingly efficient.”
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Model reviewed: Cross Country Ocean Race
Score: 9 / 10
“The Cross Country Ocean Race is a celebration of one of the world’s trickiest sailing races and a stylish model that stands out from the drab estate pool. It’s a very capable model that rides comfortably and comes with plenty of great features – including Volvo’s latest excellent safety kit.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Volvo has been known for its estates for years, but always struggled with an image problem around them. The V90 changes this with its striking design and elegant interior, which is now a genuine rival to Mercedes, Audi and BMW estates.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D4 Momentum
Score: 8 / 10
“Volvo has injected some 21st Century spirit into its estate range with the new V90. It’s, without doubt, a step in the right direction for the Swedish brand, with a definite sense of modernity oozing from its design and drive.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.6 / 10
“”The Volvo V90 is a large estate car with all the comfort, technology and style you could need”
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Model reviewed: V90 T8 Twin Engine
Score: 8.4 / 10
“Achingly stylish, well made and very comfortable, but not as big as a Volvo estate should be.”
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
Score: 7 / 10
“The Volvo V90 Cross Country is a more rugged version of the Swedish company’s swish estate car. Like its rivals – the Audi A6 Allroad and Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain – its gets a raised ride height and four-wheel drive to help it cope with rough roads and slippery conditions.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The Volvo V90 is the estate version of the S90 saloon and is a left-field alternative to executive cars such as the BMW 5 Series Touring, Audi A6 Avant and Mercedes E-Class Estate.”
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Model reviewed: T6 PHEV AWD R-DESIGN
“T6 powertrain brings down the cost of a Volvo V90 PHEV by almost £5,000, putting it in line with rival PHEV estates and making the car a better package for executive-level company car drivers.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“The kind of car that gets better the longer you live with it.”
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Model reviewed: T8 Twin Engine Inscription Pro
“The Volvo V90 T8 is well equipped, handsome and works well as a PHEV when journey patterns suit. However, it is very expensive, so drivers will need to make sure their usage will eventually pay back that big outlay in saved fuel.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D5 Cross Country
“Looks good, and offers decent off-road capability without sacrificing efficiency or driving dynamics.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic R-Design Pro
“The Volvo V90 R-Design model looks fantastic and enhances an already-stylish car that makes great sense financially for anyone who’s happy to eschew the premium German badges.”
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
“Though not a full-blooded off-roader, the Volvo V90 Cross Country is nimble up steep, muddy slopes and the extra 65mm of clearance helps navigate ruts on forest tracks. The hill-descent keeps you in check on the downhill so the car can be held on a steep incline.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D4 Momentum
“The Volvo V90 is a classy motor – very attractive on the outside and equally ­impressive on the inside. You expect a clean and simple design from Scandinavia and Volvo delivers. There’s a central touchscreen that’s easy and clear to use backed up by simple and high-quality ­conventional controls.”
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“From its softly welcoming interior to the way it coaxes the best out of a bad road surface, this is distinctly a German contender for your cash.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol automatic T6 R-Design
Score: 6 / 10
“Volvo’s excellent active safety features are a highlight, doing a great job of reassuring, without taking over.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid T6 Inscription
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T6 AWD is excellent to drive overall, being quiet, refined and comfortable. It has an electric driving range of up to 54 miles which means that the majority of most people’s journeys can probably be carried out using zero tailpipe-emission electric power.” (Paul Clarke)
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre plug-in hybrid automatic T8 Twin Engine Inscription Pro
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 T8 Twin Engine Inscription Pro is a very desirable car. It’s extremely quiet, refined and comfortable – either driving around town on electric power, or at 70mph on the motorway. It offers huge amounts of space for people and luggage. It also looks great, and the interior is a relaxing, upmarket environment.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D4 Cross Country
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 Cross Country offers the security of all-wheel drive, increased ground clearance to cope with most off-road tracks that owners are likely to be confronted with, yet it has an estate body style, so it’s more efficient than a traditional 4×4. It also offers lots of space, refinement and comfort.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D4 Momentum
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 D4 is a very agreeable car overall. It has a pleasing exterior design, a classy interior, and there’s lots of space inside, particularly in the rear and in the boot. It’s very comfortable to drive, and reasonably economical in real-life driving, but comfort and economy take priority over performance and agile driving dynamics.”
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Model reviewed: Cross Country
Score: 8 / 10
“SUV haters are not gonna hate the V90 Cross Country. It’s an SUV by stealth. Similarly, Volvo V90 drivers who fancy something a bit more capable and upmarket will also like it. This sort of car might not seem obvious at first glance, but the more you look into it, the more sense it makes.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 offers you Swedish minimalist design that’s a stark contrast to the in-your-face brashness found in its most obvious German competitors. It’s exterior is a pleasure to look at while the interior is such a nice place to be, you’ll simply never want to leave.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“It may not be the king of the class when it comes to practicality, but it still offers plenty of space. Couple that with a good quality cabin, a sleek design and a selection of economical, yet punchy powertrains, and the Volvo V90 is an attractive proposition.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.2 / 10
“Volvo’s largest estate majors on style, safety and super-cool image”
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
Score: 8.6 / 10
“Safe and stylish Volvo estate with rugged looks and off-road ability”
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
“The new Volvo V90 Cross Country is a refreshing change from the avalanche of soft-roading SUVs aimed at families. The Volvo is a good old-fashioned estate that’s been doing the business for 20 years – and isn’t stopping yet.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“The new Volvo V90 is such a departure from its reputation as a family estate wagon that you would not be surprised to see it being used by gangsters”
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
Score: 8 / 10
“A welcome alternative to a 4×4 SUV”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic D5 Inscription
Score: 4 / 10
“This side of a Rolls-Royce Phantom you will find no finer car interior. The combination of wood, aluminium and leather is sublime, and the way it all works is even better. However, start the engine and straight away things are going to unravel.” (Jeremy Clarkson)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 is smooth, agile, even chic. It is, for perhaps the first time in Volvo’s history, an estate car that aspires not merely to manage and prolong your life, but also to enhance it.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid T6 Recharge Ultimate
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 T6 won’t quite match up to a BMW 530e for handling chops, but that’s forgivable given that it’s such a competent cruiser and family hauler – and that, frankly, will matter more to most buyers of cars of this type.” (Alex Robbins)
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 Cross Country is a very fine car indeed. While it carries a price premium over a standard V90, the even more cosseting ride alone is arguably worth it, while those who live down muddy and rutted tracks or need to get to remote locations will appreciate this car’s useful off-road ability.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Volvo V90 proves once and for all that boring Volvo estate cars are a thing of the past. It looks fantastic and, provided you are happy to prioritise comfort over fun, is a delight to drive.”
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Score: 9 / 10
“A properly desirable Volvo wagon – finally a decent alternative to the Germans.”
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Model reviewed: V90 Cross Country
“This, perhaps, is the best of them. Unless you need seven seats, it’s basically a greatest hits package of the Volvo V90 and Volvo XC90: the coolest to look at (to these eyes) and the best combination of comfort and cornering nous, with some off-road ability thrown in.”
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