Ford sold Land Rover & Jaguar to Tata and Aston Martin to investors.
Volvo ended up with Geely from China. Now, Volvo uses their own new platform.
The first car to use it is the new XC90. The old one just turned 13 years old!
That's not strange for Volvo. They keep it in China, we get this new one.
It's still clearly a Volvo, looking at the design - yet also up to date.
The wooden-leather interior looks a tad modest. Functional yet nice.
Controls are intuitive with this big central touch screen.
Seat & wheel heating, climate control, sign recognition - the lot.
Easy and quick. That's rare.
Volvo likes safety. A lot. Now we've got run-off road protection.
It does indeed protect the passengers when you run off-road.
Another new system prevents collisions on a junction.
All meant to prevent traffic casualties in Volvo's in 2020.
A V8 was the range-topper last time. Not this time.
No more than 4 cilinders, regardless of the rear badging.
All are 4WD, except for the D4. This is the D5.
A nice engine that propels the car well. The ride is comfy.
Little noise, too. Also, it has the Gothenburg Concet Hall.
What matters, is that this engine is perfect for regular use.
How about the T8? Well, it's a plug-in hybrid. So: tax benefits!
This 4-cil has 318 PS, at the rear there's a 82 PS electric motor.
Sounds great! But is it really?
Volvo says you can drive 40 km on electric power. We couldn't.
But then, when both motors are working, it's really quick.
0-100 kph in 6 seconds. So fluid and easy. It's all you need!
One change: the lever is made out of Swedish crystal.
It's as spacious, too. Batteries are in the center tunnel.
It seats 7 people as a plug-in hybrid, too.
Seats 6 and 7 are for people up to 1m70. Nice boot, too.
And this can pull up to 2200 kg's of trailer. Nicely done.
This T8 makes us forget all about the V8!
+ Comfortable; Intuitive controls
- Just 4-cilinder sounds; T8 arrives late this year