The 2024 Volvo EX90 SUV, the successor to the seven-seater petrol XC90, has been unveiled, ahead of an Australian launch planned within two years.
The seven-seat, twin-engine EX90 is the first of a variety of new Volvo autonomous electric cars connected to petrol models, bearing “EX” badges.
It would eventually succeed the worldwide gasoline-powered XC90, which has been on sale since 2015; They were first sold in combination in the showrooms.
The EX90 is expected to lead Volvo’s transition to electric-only global diversity until 2030; in an ambitious move announced last week, Australia plans to make the replacement earlier, in 2026.
While production of the EX90 will begin in the U. S. Next year, Australian models will come from China, where production is expected to start “later,” meaning the first examples probably won’t be expected in Down Under showrooms until late 2024.
The Volvo EX90 has the same electric battery architecture (dubbed ‘SPA2’) as the recently introduced Polestar 3; however, while the Polestar is a five-seater with a sportier roofline, the Volvo is a three-row seven-seater that aims practically.
The EX90 will be presented with four-wheel drive, with two electric motors and a 111 kWh battery combining to expand 380 kW and 910 Nm, capable of traversing up to six hundred km of diversity declared in the WLTP verification cycle in Europe, and from 10 to 80% fast charging in less than 30 minutes.
Volvo does not specify 0 to 100 km/h or speed rates, however, the same Polestar 3 (with the Performance package, which provides 560 km of claimed range) covers from 0 to 100 km/h in 4. 7 seconds and can settle for up to 250 kW in a DC classifier.
The styling of the Volvo EX90 is an evolution of the XC90, but with softer surfaces, a distinctive line of shoulders on the windows and highlights such as flush door handles and frameless “grille” for a drag coefficient of 0. 29 Cd (compared to the XC90’s 0. 30 Cd).
The headlights retain Volvo’s signature “Thor’s Hammer”; However, the pixel-shaped sections seen in the launch photographs are mechanically retracted when in motion to reveal the true beams of the headlights (a video of them in action is included at the end of this story).
Sitting on the roof is a lidar sensor, which joins 8 cameras, radars and 16 ultrasonic sensors to force the car’s protection systems and, in the future, enable high-level autonomous driving capabilities.
The lidar sensor is designed to trip over pedestrians up to 250 meters at highway speed, and works to “see small objects many meters ahead” day or night, forced through Volvo’s internal software and the computing force of US tech giant Nvidia. .
Inside the car, a series of cameras monitor the driving force to monitor your concentration, detecting whether you’ve strayed from the road or looked at the road for too long, suggesting you possibly have something else in mind. , and possibly wouldn’t concentrate on what’s to come.
“[The formula] will alert you, first gently, then more insistently. And if the unthinkable happens and you fall asleep or have health problems while driving, the Volvo EX90 is designed to safely prevent and call for help,” says Volvo. . in its press release.
The car’s semi-autonomous Pilot Assist formula, which can accelerate, brake and center the car in its lane, but lately needs hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, can now provide “steering assistance when changing lanes,” Volvo says.
The interior of the Volvo EX90 is just another imagining of existing Volvo cabs, with a vertical touchscreen and widescreen dashboard, but it’s more minimalist, with the pair of screens now standalone.
The central touchscreen measures 15 inches in diameter and runs a new infotainment formula on Google’s Android Automotive software, with Google Assistant built-in, Google Maps and Google Play App Store.
Android Automotive’s bureaucracy is the foundation of a vehicle operating system, which automakers can rely on, not Android Auto, a standalone app presented in a car’s local infotainment system, not Google.
However, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto wireless connectivity is still available, along with over-the-air software updates, 5G connectivity, and the ability to use your phone to unlock and start the car.
The formula works with Snapdragon processors, like those in many Android phones, and includes presentations and graphics developed with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, which has been used for popular video games like Fortnite and Mortal Kombat.
Other highlights of the internal generation come with a 25-speaker Bowers and Wilkins audio formula (with Dolby Atmos generation), heated seats, a wide-view camera, wireless smartphone charging, and much more.
Some key parts are shared with the related Polestar 3: adding the center console, some guide wheel parts, virtual tool demonstration, gear indicator rods and selectors, stereo formula and even the seats. The central demonstration is 0. 5 inches smaller in the Polestar, compared to the Volvo.
Sustainable fabrics are used in the cabin: the seats can be upholstered with “Nordico” fabric (made from recycled plastic bottles) or wool mix, the wood of the dashboard comes from forests qualified through the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the carpets are also recycled.
According to Volvo, 15% of the EX90 is made from recycled steel, 25% is made from recycled aluminium and there are 48kg of recycled plastic and “bio-based” fabrics in the car, which is 15% of all plastic. car.
The EX90 is the first Volvo with two-way charging, allowing the car’s battery to be charged in a home (also known as a home vehicle), small appliances (vehicle that needs to be charged) or any other Volvo electric model.
This may not be available at launch, but will remain later in “select markets. “
Support will also be presented for a Volvo Cars app, showing public charging station locations around the world, many of which feature a plug and rate formula presented via the EX90, which allows the car to connect to a station and start charging automatically. . , no need to touch another car or start charging via the driver’s smartphone.
Production of the 2024 Volvo EX90 is expected to begin in the US in 2023, before expanding “later” to Volvo’s Chinese plants. .