Volvo's all-new flagship sedan, the S90 represents a leap forward in the brand's passenger car philosophy. While the safety and quality you expect are here, it's the athletic styling and inner elegance that mark the S90 as a new kind of Volvo.
What's New for 2017
The S90 is a new edition to the Volvo lineup, replacing the slow-selling S80.
Choosing Your Volvo S90
While the S90 competes in the midsize luxury segment, it's still the largest Volvo sedan you can buy and is incrementally longer, wider, and lower than its predecessor. Much of the S90's mechanical setup and interior design is borrowed from the full-size XC90 crossover.
The S90 starts out with front-wheel drive and a turbocharged 2-liter four-cylinder that produces 240 horsepower. The available turbocharged and supercharged version of the 2-liter achieves 316 horsepower and comes exclusively with all-wheel drive. A 400-horsepower hybrid setup will arrive later in the year as the top engine choice. All models use an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Standard equipment includes Volvo's sophisticated Pilot Assist, a semi-autonomous driving system that can brake, accelerate, and steer where lane markings are clearly visible to car's cameras. The system works at speeds up to 81 mph.
The S90's trim levels correspond to the drivetrain:
All models are eligible for a 19-speaker Bowers & Wilkens surround-sound system.
We're glad to see that the S90's option packages are available throughout the lineup. In other words, you don't have to upgrade to an Inscription model to access all the functionality the S90 has to offer.