In the best Swedish invasion since ABBA, Volvo?s flagship SUV has been turning heads and opening pocketbooks since it arrived on our shores for 2016. It offers a bold, elegant design, a spacious interior so gorgeous that it deserves a place of honor in Stockholm?s Moderna Museet, and a trio of four-cylinder engines (one with an assist from a battery pack and two electric motors) that rival their six-cylinder competitors for performance. There?s even the ultra-luxurious Excellence model?perhaps better dubbed Opulence?that comes standard with a set of crystal champagne flutes. Our starry-eyed devotion to the XC90 isn?t complete, though. Its forced-induction powertrains are a little rougher than the silky V-6s we?re accustomed to in this segment, and harsh impacts occasionally jostle the cabin despite the suspension?s best efforts. Still, it?s a dynamically sound, luxurious, and slightly outré approach to family-size luxury, and the package is nearly perfect. READ MORE ??
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