The medium and large luxury SUV market has formed a "three-legged" situation, and the BBA has successfully divided most of the market share. Volvo, as a second-tier luxury brand in the market, still maintains its unique temperament, but this temperament obviously cannot make it the focus of the market. But in terms of car research and development, Volvo has not stopped. The new XC90 T8 model of the new generation has been launched, and the price is the same as that of the old model, which is 894,900 yuan. Let's take a look at what highlights this new car brings, and is it worth buying?
There is nothing special about the appearance, it is still Volvo's family design. There is nothing very inspiring about this set of designs, the prestigious Quake headlights iconicly show their own characteristics, the taillights of the Viking Axe have been tragically "castrated", fortunately there is no sense of abruptness in terms of visual effects, and other places are slightly bland. In fact, this design concept is more similar to the design concept of the public, not seeking luxury, only existing on the road in a low-key way, so it is more suitable for adults to control.
The interior style has also not changed, or the overall design of the previous model is used, and the lines in the car are used less, so the visual effect is too simple, if you look at it for a long time, aesthetic fatigue is easy to appear. Even the 12.3-inch LCD dashboard and 9-inch central control screen can't "save" it from mediocrity.
In fact, Volvo's core selling point is not design, but its safety, especially in terms of active safety configuration, such as parallel assist, lane departure warning, lane keeping, road traffic identification, active braking, fatigue driving tips and other configurations are readily available. When these features are activated, the driver's participation is greatly reduced, creating a more relaxed driving atmosphere, which is undoubtedly good news for novices.
It is worth mentioning that the car also added a single pedal mode, stepping on the accelerator to accelerate, and after checking the throttle, the car will enter the kinetic energy recovery state, at this time the speed will drop sharply, and then with the active braking, almost let the brake pedal next to it idle. However, the defect of this design is that it is used for a long time, and the driver's awareness of stepping on the brakes becomes blurred, and the brake pedal cannot be stepped on correctly at critical moments.
The performance of the space is more general, the first two rows are not bad, whether it is head space or leg space is relatively generous, the problem is mainly in the third row, even if the second row of seats moved to the front, the position will still be more crowded, adults sitting here will have a strong sense of depression.
Looking at the performance of the power, after the remodeled model, its engine is still a 2.0T turbocharged engine, the maximum power is increased by 5kW compared to the previous one, 228kW, the maximum torque remains unchanged, still 400N·m, the motor is still rear-mounted, the total power is increased by 42kW to 107kW, and the total torque is increased by 69N·m to 309N·m. In terms of acceleration, compared with the previous model, there is a certain improvement, but the overall driving experience is still based on smoothness, the power connection between the motor and the fuel engine is relatively stable, the cooperation between the two is very excellent, the acceleration process is smooth and delicate, and there is no abrupt point.
summary:
From the design point of view, this car is still "my own way", the safety configuration is indeed worthy of affirmation, but the single pedal mode seems to be a bit redundant, although it saves effort, but there may be certain safety hazards at key moments, and the space and power are not bad. It is still difficult for this car to become a "spoiler" in the medium and large SUV market by relying on safety advantages alone. Of course, mature consumers who pursue safety and like a calm and low-key style are still more suitable.