2018 Volvo S90 - Review and Road Test

The midsize luxury sedan segment is one of the most demanding in the world, and Volvo has chosen to wade into a very deep area of the pool with the revival of its S90 flagship.

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[BeesonsCars]

One of these was next to me in traffic today and man, it’s breathtaking in person. Absolutely beautiful.

[asebaninja]

Incredibly smart looking along with the XC90, I especially like the front grille.

[paulbreedon]

I just brought this model and I love everything about it. The inside is amazing and its a pleasure to drive

[gavinwilger]

Just bought a 2013 S60 T5, super stoked to continue my line of buying only Volvo for the rest of my life

[TheLifetraveler]

I do not own this car. However, when I went to the rental counter in Ft Lauderdale to pick up what would normally be either a C-Class, an Audi A4 or similar, they said, they only had this S90. My first thought because of its size was, "it is a yacht". After leaving the lot, but before going to my meeting, I went back and asked if anything smaller had come in. The answer was no! So I kept it. Boy, I am so glad that I did. After they told me how to kill the irritating start/stop system, the car actually grew on me. It was so stately, large in size, but because it was square you could easily sense where the corners were. It was smooth, it was quick and it was quiet. Although not sports car nimble, it handles very well and it tracked just where you pointed the steering wheel. The main thing was the safety features. The lane keep assist feature was actually kind of aggressive. If you started to float over a lane without the turn signal on, it definitely pushed the steering wheel back with energy. When I had the road to myself, I release the steering wheel, with my fingers hovering over the rim of it and it went almost a mile, before insisting I grab the wheel. The 360 degree camera is awesome with augmented lines. The screen picture looks like a drone is hovering over your car as you maneuver. The automated cruise control, quickly stops the car down with braking if someone jumps right between you and the car ahead. The sensors let you know when you are too close to the curb and provided strong visual signals when pedestrians were behind me.

Last of all, the car for its huge size, really did get decent mileage. I'd never buy anything that big, but I think it is a great car. Go ahead, Volvo.

[g__e__o]

You were really inspired in this video, Micah! lol
I would choose this Volvo in a heartbeat instead of the german trio.

[MHassan]

Just bought this car a few days ago and I am in love with it.

[ognjeennn]

For the first time in my life, I have fallen in love with a Volvo

[dextersmithbsee]

The Volvo S90 really is the new interpretation of the modern luxury car. All the others luxury car makers spin massive engines at the top of line, but the S90 has an efficient 250 Hp 2.0 engine that can scoot admirably when demanded. No it's not a massive V-8 with 700 Hp, but it has so many USEFUL tech features that makes for a supremely secure driving experience. Unlike some automakers, you can actually turn off the auto engine stop feature from the very impressive touchscreen command center. They did this right. I found the Volvo S90 's tech and safety features so easy to use and so intuitive, I was actually amazed. I thought I would have to row through a river of complicated features, but the Scandinavians got this right. So thoughtful, so intelligent, so brilliant and with frugal fuel economy. Despite the somewhat miserly fuel economy, this vehicle is capable of getting out of it's own way when necessary. The 2018-19 Volvo is a serious and commanding executive level car. The price points are no where near the top level Mercedes, Lexis, Audi, and BMW but you will feel just as special in the car.

[ChuckFranco]

the "get off the highway oldman" was hilarious

[docluv]

BIG Thumbs Up 👍🏼 Volvo has really stepped up their game. Look 👀 at that Interior!

[swanblake]

Fantastic review as always! Love the track driving

[SadhuTravels]

Looks totally gorgeous, hats off to the designers.

[christudor]

"Sometimes it's best to ignore everyone else." Couldn't have said it better myself.

[spiky]

Didn't expect that in the end.... You guys are awesome.

[canammasseymd.]

I think this is one of the best looking cars on the road right now. And the interior might be better than the exterior. You don’t see many of them, but I would take this over the other cars mentioned in the review.

[rickyparlindungan]

everyone who liked this will sleep comfortably

[hockeymann]

Volvo is just killin' it with the styling of all their vehicles. Best looking design language going right now.

[thainguyen-jfzu]

I've fallen in love the elegance of wood trims

[tomwebber]

Wow. I'm glad we have you Micah. I love Volvo cars. I wish they had a 'no-text' or 'text-kill' feature. That would make me happier than the 'no-drive w/o seatbelt' feature.