New Volvo XC90: You won't believe what's changed!

Meet the new Volvo XC90!

Volvo’s 7-seater behemoth has been updated, and it has competitors like the Land Rover Discovery and Audi Q7 in its sights! But is it the smart choice? Let’s find out…

For starters, the exterior design hasn’t changed much compared to the old model. Although that’s not exactly a bad thing! Sure it’s pretty chunky, but what do you expect from a 7-seat SUV?! Either way, seeing a few more updates would have been nice.

Take a step inside, and it’s a similar story! You’ll find some new extra-comfortable seats up front, along with a few updates such as a wireless charging pad, but otherwise, it’s all pretty similar to the old XC90. There’s a large portrait infotainment screen on the dash, but to be honest, it’s all a bit old-fashioned now. At least the cabin is full of soft-touch, nice materials.

Under the bonnet, there’s not much to choose from, with all XC90s rolling up with a 2-litre 4-cylinder engine. The range-topper is the T8 plug-in hybrid we have here, with the engine combined with an electric motor to deliver 455hp.

Prices for the XC90 start from just north of £60,000… But is it worth it? You’ll need to stick with Mat and see for yourself!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:35 Design
01:51 Interior
03:33 Back Seats
05:57 Boot
07:41 5 Annoying Things
09:04 5 Good Things
10:41 Engines
11:36 Town Driving
14:22 Motorway Driving
15:26 Country Road Driving
16:51 Verdict

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David Attenborough Photography Credit:

[carwow]

Describe the Volvo XC90 in ONE word below!

[EricSantos]

Crazy to think it's been on the road for 8 years. Beautiful design both in and out.

[make.oxtail.cheap.again]

How the xc90 doesn't get more love over the range rover is criminal. Best front end in the business

[klmn]

Matt: the non-adjustability of the headrests is actually deliberate and is a safety feature to reduce/eliminate whiplash injuries during a potential rapid deceleration. Volvo have had such headrests for 20+years or so. They never make them adjustable. I personally believe it is a good thing, and you could perhaps explain the reasoning in your future videos on Volvos. Great review also! Thanks!

[teddysdadcory]

We love our XC90 Recharge. Third row stays folded 99% of time. We are averaging 50-60mpg overall. Power is excellent! Elegant, comfortable and easy to live with.

[FrankensteinAce]

The good thing about them not updating it visually, is it shows how much uglier the re-designs for the other manufacturers have been.

[connor]

It’s a great car and nice to have a luxury SUV that isn’t pretentious.

[tmor]

I love my XC90, and after owning a few Land Rovers it’s nice to start a journey knowing you’re not going to break down on the way.

[javiergrego]

Sold our XC90 2005 a year 1/2 ago. Had some crazy tech in it for the time, had some “fun times” in van mode 😏
Really really miss it

[manoz]

Such a great timeless design. I've driven the XC60 and loved it, well apart from the white seats lol

[scottroberts]

Mat, Lol can't believe I've been waiting for you to test this and the one thing you did not do was the 0-60. Feels quicker than 5.2 that's stated. So happy with mine

[NWSTRX]

I had one of these last year as a replacement for our 2019 Cayenne S while it was being repaired and my initial impression was it was really good, great interior, fast but also really good midrange performance (compared to the Cayenne) but I hated the lane assist. Turned it off but it still kept vibrating the steering wheel. Biggest problem was though it kept throwing a drive train error and failed to start on numerous occasions even though it had only done 60 miles.
Don’t like hybrids, they have all the complication of a ice and ev combined.

[CarbonSolutions]

I’ve had an XC90 V8 (2009) and T8 (2016). They’re just fantastic, elegantly designed, and bulletproof for safety and reliability. Saving up for an EX90…

[wenzilesondzaba]

One of the reasons we recline the 2nd row seats also is because we want to carry a whole adult size casket🙊, it's a nice SUV though. I like the fabric on the seats, Volvo took a different turn on this one.

[MrTribalsun]

Another example of a very famous Volvo is the XC60. It still rocks. 2018 world car of the year.
And the XC90 also. This design of new Volvos are aging just fine like old fine wine. 😃

[viermalvierx]

An honest test and very modern Volvo. Even 15 years ago I didn't have turn signals in the outside mirrors😅

[jonathanstone]

I have a 2019 XC60 and honest the infotainment in it is nicer than the current models, I've had loan cars while getting it serviced and much prefer getting back into the older model. Having a physical gate on the gearshift rather than just up or down, being able to change drive modes off a physical switch just easier. Even stuff like aircon, turning off stop/start etc is just faster/more intuitive.

[harriska]

Off the top of my head they have changed: extended range on t8s, redesigned chrome inlays for front, new alloy options, new radar and camera system, Google infotainment, wool interior, wireless charger, new panoramic roof switches, new interior inlays of wood, removing and hiding of exhaust tips, addition/replacements of 12v with usb c, changed interior lights to capacitive.

[mikimenendez]

Almost 8M subscribers! Congratulations! What an amazing channel…

[scotiajinker]

I’ve got the B5D & get nearly 50mpg on the motorway & about 30mpg in town, it also gets roughly 30 mpg towing my caravan. Surprisingly the 4 cylinder is more than adequate.