Volvo’s wagon lineup broadens a bit more for 2018 with the addition of a new base model for the V90 Cross Country. A Cross Country T5 joins the more powerful T6 model that was the sole Cross Country trim offered for the 2017 model year. The T5 still has standard all-wheel drive and drops the price of entry by $3000 (compared with a 2017 T6 model), to $53,295.
As is true across Volvo’s current range, the T5 is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder, as opposed to the turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter installed in T6 models. In the V90 Cross Country, the T5 loses 66 horsepower and 37 lb-ft of torque compared with the T6, for total of 250 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. The T5 also has a bit less standard equipment, forgoing the T6’s standard heated seats and steering wheel, along with its LED headlights (the heated seats and steering wheel cost $750 extra on the T5). Volvo also has increased prices for the 2018 V90 T6 compared with last year, with the base rising by $800, to $57,095.
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