5/19/2023 0 Comments 2016 volvo crossover![]() It's on the cusp of greatness, and given what else Volvo has accomplished over the past 24 months, I'm optimistic - I'd recommend anyone in the market for a three-row luxury crossover at least drive an XC90 before deciding. The fact that I'm still bullish about the XC90, rooting for Volvo to get these annoyances worked out, shows how much I like this crossover. Looking back at my notes, a violent powertrain shudder and haunted climate controls would generally cause me to condemn a vehicle. At least that's what we finally settled on as a solution - until the fan randomly decided to crank up and stay on high, and another time when heat output dropped to nil despite no one changing any controls it's a gripe I had with our earlier T6 and remains in this T8. The only other consistent gripe with the XC90 is that the aforementioned climate control seems to have a mind of its own unlike other vehicles, setting a temperature and pressing "auto" doesn't crank the fan up until the temperature is reached - you have to press a target fan speed that determines the speed at which the cabin warms or cools. Insist on a PHEV? BMW's X5 eDrive delivers a consistently more refined driving experience for now, but don't count Volvo out - shudder excepted, the rest of the package is delightfully seamless, powerful and quick to charge.Ģ017 Volvo XC90 T6 review: Gorgeous and nearly autonomous If you're sold on the rest of the XC90, skip the Twin-Engine and go for the regular I-4, which has plenty of oomph to get this three-row Scandinavian beauty moving without too much of a fuel economy penalty. Given the complexity of plug-in hybrid powertrains, I suspect some software adjustments will have things sorted, but if I'm parting with $84K, it'd better be straightened out before it gets into my garage. It seems to crop up randomly, but particularly when the car is cold on one occasion, it was severe enough that it mimicked a nasty case of clutch judder for anyone who's had the displeasure of experiencing that malady. The driveline shudder Wes notes is significant enough to make me wonder if there's an issue on our tester. The only change I consistently wished for was knobs to adjust the climate control. The sad truth is, that's a respectably good score for a modern infotainment interface. I even find the Tesla-esque center stack fairly easy to use: If I don't immediately understand what to do to change a setting, I do the thing I think I'm supposed to do, and nine times out of 10, it's correct. Nothing from the Germans - anyone short of Bentley, for that matter - can touch the XC90's stunning interior design. The XC90 is such a good-looking package inside and out, it's easy to overlook the T8's subtle but persistent flaws. Volvo says aluminum is lighter but there has to be more of it to put up with the same abuse boron steel can take. ![]() One day SPA will be under everything Volvo sells here. This is the first car Volvo’s built on the company’s Scalable Product Architecture. Body control is good as well, especially for a truck this heavy. The truck rides well over rough roads but isn’t floaty and responds to steering inputs quickly (for an SUV). The air suspension feels perfectly tuned. There are three driving modes: electric, hybrid, and power. A controller regulates the operation of the four cylinder and the electric motor and does its job well - power is smooth, throttle response is good and this thing is downright fast. The generator charges the battery that powers the electric motor, driving the rear wheels. The turbocharged AND supercharged 2.0-liter is generator-boosted to 400 hp, and it moves this baby along well. A passenger jumped in over the weekend and was very enthusiastic about the cockpit. A while back, Volvo hired Bentley’s interior design boss and it’s working. The exterior is as good lookin’ as the interior - nicely designed, good build quality, first-rate materials … I’ve always loved Volvo seats and these are no exception.
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