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On March 23, the new Volvo XC90 T8 was upgraded and launched, and only one model was launched this time - the four-wheel drive smart zun luxury version of 7 seats, priced at 894,900 yuan, the price was the same as before the upgrade. The main upgrade is a new power battery and a rear-drive motor drive system, with a pure electric cruising range of 59 km and zero hundred acceleration of 5.5 seconds.
As an upgrade, there is no update in terms of appearance. Still using the Volvo family design language, the vertical waterfall grille with the Volvo seat belt LOGO, its own style is obvious.
The headlights are still designed with the "Hammer of Quake", which is very sharp and highly recognizable. The headlights have the function of adaptive long and near lights, which can adapt to the lighting needs of various car environments.
The side shape is very slender, and the silver chrome decoration is added to the window and side skirt to increase the sophistication of the whole car. In terms of body size, volvo XC90 T8 is positioned as a medium and large luxury SUV, with a length, width and height of 4953* 1958x1776mm, and a wheelbase of 2984mm.
The design of the rear of the car is still eye-catching, and the large-size taillight design is matched with the internal dot matrix light source, which is highly recognizable after lighting. The new car has an exclusive "T8 RECHARGE" badge at the rear, indicating its plug-in hybrid model identity.
In terms of interior, the new car is still a simple Nordic style, with a large number of wood grain trim panels and leather materials used to create a sense of luxury. Equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD instrument, with a 9-inch touch central control screen, the sense of technology is enough.
Features a Bowers & Wilkins hall-of-the-art sound system and front seats that support heating, ventilation and massage. The overall is in line with the basic sense of luxury of this level of model, and the overall is relatively calm.
In terms of configuration, the new car is equipped with city Safety urban safety system, which can bring a full range of intelligent escort and driving assistance. At the same time, the 20-inch alloy rims, HUD head display and adaptive near and far light headlights are fully equipped.
Coming to the power part of this key upgrade, the new car is equipped with a new power battery and rear axle drive system, and the battery capacity of the new model has been upgraded from 11.6KWh to 18.8KWh.
The motor power is increased to 107 kW and the motor torque is increased to 309 N m, together with a 2.0 T turbocharged engine, the combined maximum power is 335 kW and the combined peak torque is 709 N m. Official data shows that the comprehensive fuel consumption of the new Volvo C90 T8 under 100 km of WLTC conditions is only 2.86L.
At the same time, the new car can also open the "single pedal" mode in the case of pure electric drive, only need to use a pedal to control the acceleration and braking of the vehicle, and press the accelerator pedal to accelerate. It can reduce the operation of the driver and maintain energy in the case of traffic jams, etc.
This mode is an energy recovery system that converts kinetic energy into electrical energy for storage. One can play a braking effect, the other can recover energy, while also improving the endurance of the car.
In terms of competitiveness, under similar price ranges, there are BMW X5 plug-in hybrid version, Land Rover Defender plug-in hybrid version, Volkswagen Touareg plug-in hybrid version and Mercedes-Benz GLE plug-in hybrid version and so on. The price will be slightly lower, so it is difficult for consumers to say how to choose.
Then Volvo regards these first-line luxury brands as its competitors, which may not only enhance the brand image, but also want to maintain a sustained impact in the field of new energy.
With the continuous development of the electric era coupled with the continuous fluctuation of oil prices, the direction of consumer demands and car companies are marching towards new energy, so in the case of pure electric vehicles are not enough to fully meet consumer demand, hybrid is still a mainstream development direction.
In fact, through the improvement of the new Volvo XC90 T8 in terms of battery life and fuel consumption, we can also see the current trend of hybrid cars of luxury brands.
Luxury brands like BBA are also walking on this main theme, but we can find that in terms of pure electric endurance, compared with our own brands, the progress of these luxury brands is not obvious, so do the hybrid cars of these brands still have cost performance?
In fact, compared with the fuel models of these brands, it can be seen that the addition of hybrid models is also obviously promoting the reduction of fuel consumption and the increase of battery life. Perhaps the center of gravity of these luxury brands has not been tilted too much, although the progress is slow, but with the development of new energy, their pace will also go faster and faster.
summary:
The launch of this new model can see that Volvo's achievements in the field of hybridization are continuing to improve, and it can also be seen that Volvo attaches great importance to the hybrid market and the new energy market, which is bound to be Volvo's key area of strength. I don't know how the reaction of consumers and the market will be when the upgrade of the increase in the amount of the price is not increased?