Volvo?s S90 and V90 models will go on sale at prices from £32,555 and £34,555 respectively, the Swedish brand has announced.
Dealers can now take orders for the two models ? the S90 will arrive in showrooms in September 2016, its estate sister a month later to slot in alongside the XC90 as a three-pronged range-topping Volvo line.
Both cars are built like the XC90 on the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform and will use the latest Drive-E powertrains. Initially the choice will be between 2-litre four-cylinder diesel units in two power levels, the 187bhp D4 and the D5 Powerplus with 231bhp. The D5 uses compressed air stored in a tank in the engine bay to spin the turbocharger at low revs, overcoming turbo lag. D4 variants will be supplied with an eight-speed auto gearbox while the D5 will be matched to the eight-speed ?box and an all-wheel-drive transmission, retailing at prices from £39,500 (S90) and £41,500 (V90).
D4 models will be the most efficient option offering combined cycle fuel economy of 64.2mpg and CO2 emissions of 116g/km in the saloon, estate users penalised by just 1.4mpg and 3g/km.
For the D5 the figures are 58.9mpg and 127g/km on the S90, 57.6mpg and 129g/km on the V90.
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