Volvo, the Swedish carmaker has launched its flagship sedan- S90 in India with prices starting at Rs. 53.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Volvo has already received 250 pre-orders for S90 while deliveries will commence from next month. The luxury sedan is based on similar scalable architecture platform (SPA) and will take on the likes of Jaguar XF, BMW 5-series, Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E class. D5 diesel, the more powerful version of the mid size sedan will be launched in 2017. Here is all you need to know about new S90:-
Engine details:
Power is taken from a 2.0 litre four cylinder turbocharged diesel engine that belts out 190bhp power@4250rpm and 400Nm of high torque delivered between 1750rpm and 4250rpm. The engine is linked to an eight speed automatic transmission powering the front wheels. The engine comes featuring three driving modes– Eco, Comfort and Sport that analysis behavior of gearbox and engine based on driving situation.
Space and Dimensions:
The Volvo S90 is the longest car in its segment thanks to 4963mm in length along with 1879mm in width and 1443mm in height. The sedan rides on 2941mm of wheelbase and offers 152mm ground clearance.
Exterior and Interior:
The new iteration of S90 wears latest design philosophy of Swedish carmaker making it one masterpiece. The design is adorned by long bonnet, sleek LED headlamps with Thor Hammer daytime running lights, signature concave waterfall front grille flanked by Volvo’s iron mark logo. The side profile gives the feeling that S90 is a four door coupe thanks to elongated body lines and long wheelbase along with chrome highlights on doors and windows, elegant looking 18 inch alloy wheels. At rear it gets boomerang shaped LED tail lights, sculpted boot lid and twin exhaust pipes.
On the inside, apart from airy and roominess cabin S90 is brimmed with bunch of luxury comforts like 9 inch central touchscreen with navigation and Apple car play, four zone automatic climate control, 19 speakers bowers and Wilkins sound system. The front seats get multi way adjustability feature along with ventilated function for heating and cooling. The cabin is finished with premium leather and Walnut wood décor inlays. The S90 sports cooled glove box, power sunroof, hands free tailgate operation, keyless entry, Nappa leather upholstery, head display unit, three spoke multi function steering wheel, electrically adjustable seat extenders, rear seat sun blinds and much more.
Colors:
You can have the lavish sedan in four exterior colors: – crystal white pearl, black black metallic, mussel blue metallic and magic blue metallic.
Safety:
Volvo S90 is packed with lots of safety tech like front, side and curtain airbags, cruise control, lane keeping aid, park assist camera, emergency brake assist, hill start assist, pretensioners seat belts for all seats, ISOFIX, ABS, cut off switch passenger airbag, park assist pilot with park assist for front and rear, whiplash protection and a lot more.
