Volvo unveils V90 Cross Country 15 | 09 | 2016

VOLVO HAS UNVEILED its new off-road focused V90 Cross Country version of its V90 estate. The model is due to go on-sale from Scottish dealerships towards the end of the year, with first deliveries in the first quarter of 2017. Expect prices to start from £40,000,

Set to go head-to-head with the likes of the Audi A6 Allroad and forthcoming Mercedes E-Class ‘All Terrain’, the new V90 Cross Country was revealed at an exclusive event in Malmo, Sweden.

Few detailCross Country is clearly something of a s have been confirmed by Volvo, but the V90 estate  on steroids, with its raised ride height and cladding on the front, side and rear of the car.

It’s expected though that the V90 Cross Country will use the same four-wheel drive powertrains from the Volvo XC90 SUV. And as the V90 and XC90 share the same platform, we should expect the higher-powered D5 diesel engines, as well as the T8 hybrid, to make it into the Cross Country.

In the XC90, the T8 uses a four-cylinder petrol and an electric motor to produce 395bhp, giving it a 0-62mph time of 5.3 seconds and fuel economy of 134.5mpg, both of which should be improved on in the smaller Cross Country model. An automatic gearbox is likely to be standard across the range.

The latest model completes Volvo’s series of flagship ’90’ cars, which now comprises four models; the V90, S90, XC90 and this V90 Cross Country.

"Cross Country has become the true expression of a Volvo car in many peoples’ eyes,” Håkan Samuelsson, President & CEO, Volvo Car Group, said. “It was a winning concept from the start, perfect for the tough climate and road conditions that we experience in Sweden."

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Jim McGill