Prices and specs on Volvo XC90 due in SA later this year

Although the Volvo XC90 First Edition models sold out in an online-only offering, this new executive SUV from Volvo is being launched internationally to motoring media this week.

New Volvo XC90 is distinguished by the “Thor’s hammer” headlights and a super-clean sophisticated look.

We sourced pricing for SA models due later this year.  One astonishing technical fact is that Volvo will be using only 4-cylinder engines, despite it being a full-size SUV, done for the chase of efficiency and eco-friendliness, of course. 

There will be a choice of diesel D4 and D5, or turbo petrol in T5 or T6.  All are 2-litre capacity.  There is also the rang-topping T8 Twin Engine – before you get too excited, this doesn’t have 2 whole engines, as the XC90 T8 is in fact a 2-litre petrol engine with its talents fully extended using a supercharger and hybrid electric power.  So it is a supercharged turbocharged petrol-electric hybrid. 

Claimed consumption and emissions are an amazingly-low 2.7 l/100km and 64 g/km.  This should immediately eradicate all the criticism that SUVs receive for burning up fuel and polluting the air.  XC90 has not a V8 or even 6-cylinder engine in sight.

There will be new trim level names for all-new XC90, called Momentum and Inscription.

Indicative prices (as Volvo SA says prices will change when it arrives locally around August) excluding the low emissions tax these will require, are:

Volvo XC90 D4 Momentum	R 792 000
Volvo XC90 T5 AWD Momentum	R 815 400
Volvo XC90 D5 AWD Momentum	R 841 200
Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Momentum	R 855 000
Volvo XC90 T8 Momentum	R 993 100