We've finally had a chance to play around with the new EX90, Volvo's EV replacement for the flagship XC90.
I’ll be honest, when I walked into Volvo’s studio in Gothenburg for a pep talk about the all-new EX90, the replacement for the XC90, I walked right by the new car. In my defence, I was expecting this grand new model to be revealed with some fanfare. A silk cover being pulled off to some music, perhaps – Swedish, obviously; maybe Ace of Base’s Beautiful Life – but no. There it was, about 30 feet away over in a corner and, viewed head on, it looked distinctly like the.
It's not short of clever details, though, like the signature Thor Hammer DRLs. They’re made up of segments in two horizontal rows butted together. When you turn on the headlights, the rows split apart to reveal the headlight lenses behind. It sounds odd, and it is when you see it operate, but it’s bloody cool, I promise. With the headlights off it’s very much like the car’s slumbering with its eyelids shut. Then they open like it’s watching you. It gives the EX90 an organic presence.
Right, I mentioned autonomous driving. If you stare at the front of the EX90 and you can’t help thinking about a London taxi because of the ‘For Hire’ light on the roof then rest assured it’s actually for the car’s LiDAR sensor . Programme lead for the EX90, Mårten Wahlstedt, said this is the only place the LiDAR could go; it has to be high up to see as far as possible in poor weather conditions. Sterner, meanwhile, seemed ill at ease talking about it.
Other future-proofing includes the ‘stable electrical infrastructure’ to run its multitude of systems. This hardware uses a core computer connected to many different nodes around the car. This core computer can download any updates over wifi and distribute the relevant packets of information to the nodes that need it.
At present, the EX90 is all-wheel drive with one motor on each axle, although don’t be surprised to see cheaper rear-wheel-drive models appearing later down the line. The system output for the Twin Motor is 408hp and 568lb ft, which, despite weighing 2,818kg in running order, delivers 0-62mph in 5.9 seconds. The Twin Motor Performance drops that time to 4.9 seconds thanks to increased outputs of 517hp and 671lb ft. Both front and rear motors are the permanent magnet type.
The EX90 is also said to be one of the comfiest Volvos ever. It sits on twin-chamber air springs and a lot of attention has been paid to the car’s NVH. I haven’t driven it, of course, so have no idea whether the comfort or NVH claims stand up, but I’ve sat in it and it’s a jolly nice place to be. For a start, there are masses of room in the first two rows.
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