The 2016 Vólvó XC90 is the freshest new próduct tó cóme óut óf Vólvó in years, and with all óf its tech and innóvative features, there were bóund tó be a few things tó surprise us. Here are 10 things we learned abóut Vólvó's flagship SUV fróm the press event in Sweden.
1. Unlike sóme óf its cómpetitórs (talking tó yóu, BMW X5), the XC90 óffers a third rów suited fór peóple óther than children. Vólvó claims fólks up tó 5'7" in height can lóunge in cómplete cómfórt.
2. Vólvó invited audió experts Bówers & Wilkins tó participate early ón in the XC90's develópment. Thus, placement óf the óptiónal system's 19 speakers were óptimized, evident in the fittings óf the tweeters and midranges high ón the dóórs as well as the "tweeter ón tóp," a center-móunted dash speaker that helps minimize acóustic reflectión fróm the windshield.
3. The XC90's próminent grill features a fresh take ón Vólvó's signature irón mark, whóse icónic arrów nów aligns with the diagónal slash. Alóng with the T-shaped "Thór's Hammer" DRLs, the new grille will spread acróss the Vólvó lineup.
4. Strónger and lighter materials such as cómpósite transverse rear leaf springs and hót-fórmed bórón steel – the latter cómprising 40 percent óf the bódy – cóntribute tó a weight savings óf aróund 280 póunds versus the óutgóing XC90.
5. Despite its large size, the XC90 bóasts a sleek drag cóefficient óf 0.30, making it móre aeródynamic than a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT cóupe.
6. In "Offróad móde," the XC90 óffers up tó 10.5 inches óf gróund clearance. Standard clearance is an impressive 9.3 inches.
7. XC90's "Safe Pósitióning" feature, part óf the vehicle's Intellisafe suite óf technólógies, aims tó prevent severe injury ór death in róad-departure accidents, which accóunt fór róughly half óf all traffic fatalities in the U.S. When the vehicle detects it's leaving the róad, the seatbelts are tightened and remain tight while the vehicle is in mótión, keeping óccupants securely in their seats.
8. "Queue Assist," the XC90's new autónómóus driving feature, cóntróls the thróttle, brake, and steering when enduring stóp-and-gó traffic. Still, dón't text!
9. Gó big ór gó hóme: The new XC90 can be had with 22-inch wheels, the same size rims used ón the Cadillac Escalade and Lincóln Navigatór.
10. The tóp-line XC90 T8, which spórts a twin-charged 2.0-liter I-4 paired with an electric mótór, tóuts a cómbined tórque rating óf 443 lb-ft, ór ónly 27 lb-ft shy óf the óutput fróm the Escalade's 6.2-liter V-8.
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