Every luxury brand has its own genes, such as mercedes-benz interiors, BMW driving, Audi technology. For Volvo, safety and health are the goals that the entire brand has been striving to develop, but compared with the traditional BBA, Volvo's sensory experience in this regard is not so obvious, which also makes Volvo's models look some boutique and do not fall into the clichés.
With the progress of the times, all countries are promoting energy conservation and emission reduction, and Volvo, as a car company that is in line with this concept, will naturally not fall behind. For example, the 2021 XC90 at this time is an important symbol of Volvo's action. The biggest change in the new car is the addition of a 48V light mix system, which achieves lower fuel consumption performance under the premise of ensuring power, and at the same time can reduce the overall exhaust gas emissions and meet the National VI standard.
Appearance: Understated but without lack of detail
Volvo's family design believes that there is no need to introduce too much, after all, the XC90 is not strictly a new car. The area of the rounded rectangular grille is not large, and the interior is a straight waterfall chrome decoration, while if it is a sports model, it is a bright black dot matrix style, and the visual effect is more in line with the needs of today's youth. The Thor's Hammer headlights have a very good recognition even now.
The side lines are straight and sedate, and the tall body shape can bring a very good visual heaviness. But there aren't many design elements worthy of hype. This may be the calmness of a brand flagship SUV, in the case of good enough hardware conditions, a few strokes can deliver satisfactory results. In terms of size, the XC90 has a length, width and height of 4953*1958*1776mm, and a wheelbase of 2984mm.
The light set design of the tail Viking Axe is also very effective when lit at night, and the tail door that bulges outward in the middle looks fuller and more powerful. The power logo in the lower right corner changed from the original T6 to B6, that is, the use of fuel engine +48V light mixing system, representing volvo began to develop in the direction of electrification.
Interior: Nordic minimalist accent
Entering the XC90 car, compared with the diversification of traditional German luxury brands, Volvo is closer to the minimalist style of our decoration, although there will not be too many complicated designs, but it looks extremely pleasing and very attractive. In particular, the wood grain trim panels distributed in the center console and the door panel area in the car are now a clear stream.
Of course, the current consumer pursuit of technology configuration is not missing, the front of the driver's seat is equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument, the display is clear and intuitive, but also can adjust the vehicle status information, a little lack of UI interface is too monotonous, did not fully play the advantages of the LCD instrument. The middle multimedia screen is 9 inches in size, supporting the Internet of Vehicles and derivative functions, but it does not use map software such as AutoNavi or Baidu, but Volvo comes with its own navigation, so it is still inconvenient to use the habits. Of course, these can all be solved by connecting to Carplay.
The only thing that I regret is that this test drive was not equipped with a 19-speaker Borger Vegen audio, and I have heard before how powerful it is, and even compared to mercedes-Benz's greater Berlin.
Space: The space is moderate, and the back row has gains and losses
For buyers of this type of medium to large SUVs, space is a must.e. XC90 space is not too generous, height 180cm is also a fist and a half leg space distance, plus this is a 7-seater car, in order to have a more comfortable sitting position in the third row, the second row of seats even need to move forward, the impact on ride comfort will be greater.
The performance of the seat is very good, the degree of fit with the body is very high, the sense of wrapping on both sides is also relatively strong, it is worthy of the orthopedic doctor to participate in the design of the seat, that is, our test drive is a luxury version of the model, the lack of extended leg rest, like me this leg length driver is easy to lose support, the sense of suspension is more intense.
Dynamics: Pilot assistance is the focus
Before talking about driving experience, it is necessary to mention this powertrain. The main changes in the new model are the addition of a 48V light hybrid system, the engine is still the double supercharged 2.0T engine, the combined maximum output horsepower is 299 hp, the peak torque is 420Nm, and the drivetrain is still the familiar 8AT gearbox.
Although it is not a 3.0T machine like the Ashkenazi competitors, there is no need to worry about the lack of performance. With the assistance of the motor, the engine can start more quickly in the start-stop state and the movement is smaller. It can also work with the engine at the beginning, effectively improving the acceleration performance, passing through the weak power period as soon as possible, and then reaching a certain speed, the turbine begins to intervene, so that the entire speed-up process can achieve a smooth and linear experience.
The addition of the light mix system for the optimization of fuel consumption is also immediate, in the test drive process of these days, I will XC90 as a scooter to use, every day to experience two traffic peaks in the morning and evening, the apparent fuel consumption has been in the 10-11L range hovering, for such a huge size SUV, such results are really very good.
The chassis is to make me feel a little deducted points, ok when the road is in good condition, and the stability is not bad. However, once it encounters a fine bumpy road surface, frequent vibrations will unscrupulously break into the carriage, which will greatly affect the quality of driving. It may be because the car does not have an optional air suspension, but even so, this kind of filter performance is obviously inconsistent with its positioning.
What surprised me was this assisted driving system, which includes adaptive cruise and pilot assist functions, the former needless to say, basically 100,000 yuan of cars have. However, the pilot assist can liberate both hands and right feet to a certain extent, after starting the instrument will appear a green steering wheel, at this time you can hand over control to the vehicle, in the face of a road with a little curvature, the vehicle is always in the middle of the lane, the steering wheel will not be too frequent correction, the driving dynamics will not have any abruptness, like an old driver who has been driving for many years. At the same time, the system also supports automatic lane change, the turn signal can be automatically switched, and the turn signal can be automatically centered after the body is turned off, that is, most of the time at high speed does not need to be actually controlled, and it is handed over to the system to complete it.
summary
In the past few days with volvo XC90, I have also fully experienced how the brand has shaped the brand concept of environmental protection and safety, although it is not conspicuous, but it will feel very intimate after really getting started, like a caring secretary, I think this is why there are so many Volvos on the road.