The New Volvo XC90

Till date, Volvo cars have managed to create a small clientele in India. But riding high on the strong list of safety features, comfortable seven-seats and understated good looks of the all-new 2015 Volvo XC90, the company is hoping to elbow out competition like theAudi Q7, BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GL-Class and create a larger audience in India than ever before.

The 2015 Volvo XC90 would be the first Volvo to use the new powertrains and the versatile Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The same platform on which newer derivatives of '60' & '90' cluster of Volvo cars will be based on. And from here, Volvo has plans of refreshing its entire line-up within the next four years, which would technically make the 2015 XC90 the oldest car model among its siblings.

The first motor to be launched in India will be the new D5 diesel. The 2-litre twin turbo, in-line four producing a good 228PS of max power at 4250rpm, while torque peaks at 470Nm between 1750-2500rpm.

For entertainment the car will have standard 12.3-inch colour instrument cluster for the driver, the Inscription trim also gets a heads-up display and a top class19 speakers Bowers and Wilkins entertainment system which features an air-ventilated sub-woofer

Interiors

The interiors of the car have been designed beautifully. There is fine wood finish that runs from door to door, there is adual tone steering wheel and a neatly laid out centre console with the vertical touch screen. The seven-seater SUV also has very flexible interiors and Volvo says that the third row can seat anyone up to 5 feet 7 inches height comfortably.

Features

The Momentum variant of the XC90 will come with keyless entry, panoramic sun roof, electrically operated boot, rear camera, cornering headlights .The top variant will get all of the aforementioned plus heads up display, leather wrapped dashboard, dual integrated headlights and a different grille up front.



So one of the most awaited SUV of 2015 is here and there are more to come in coming days.

by: Kartikay sharma  (b.tech )