2016 Volvo XC90: Up Close
The 2016 Volvo XC90 is one of Volvo’s first steps in reviving the Swedish brand in the U.S., which has seen declining sales during the past 10 years. Volvo’s new XC90 — debuting at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show — could very well change how the general public views Volvo vehicles given the luxurious experience inside the all-new seven-passenger SUV.
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The seven-passenger XC90 is littered with high-quality materials that would look right at home inside a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, combined with technology including a massive touch-screen that wouldn’t look out of place in a concept car — think Tesla-Model-S-touch-screen big.
The interior is simply jaw-dropping when compared to the current XC90, but that’s not necessarily a tough accomplishment. It’s been well more than a decade since the XC90 was last redesigned, yet even considering Volvo’s current cars — which are quite good — the XC90 crosses the line from sort-of premium to legit luxury.
Once inside, the massive touch-screen steals all attention from anything else at first. It’s a risky undertaking replacing nearly all the buttons with a touch-screen. I’ll reserve final judgment until we have one on the road, but at first use the system works well. The screen is large enough to make the buttons big and visible; it’s laid out intuitively and is extremely responsive.
Cars.com photos by Evan Sears
