Volvo Improves the XC90 for the 2025 Model Year

by Chris Teague

Published: September 4th, 2024

volvo improves the xc90 for the 2025 model year

Volvo is readying the release of the new electric EX90, but it hasn’t forgotten about the three-row SUV that wore the “90” tag first. The 2025 XC90 gets refreshed styling, a new interior, and other design elements that bring it closer in line with its electric counterpart.

The new SUV retains its gas and plug-in hybrid powertrains, but its exterior features smoother lines and a more modern look. The seven-seater also got a new adaptive suspension system that Volvo said provides better stability and performance through all road conditions. The system can also raise the vehicle by 40mm and lower by 20mm, making it easier to enter and exit, or to load and unload gear.

Inside, the redesigned cabin features a reshaped dash with a more upright design, and Volvo made heavier use of recycled and sustainable materials throughout. A Bowers & Wilkins High Fidelity stereo is available, and the XC’s 11.2-inch infotainment display runs Google built-in.

Volvo also improved the XC90’s safety technology. It uses radar and front cameras to detect lane drift and can safely steer the vehicle back into its lane to avoid a collision. The vehicle can use braking and steering inputs to avoid collisions with other obstacles, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and large animals.

The new XC90 is available for order now, with production scheduled for later in 2024. Customer deliveries should start near the end of the year.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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ToolGuy on Sep 04, 2024
"The vehicle can use braking and steering inputs to avoid collisions with other obstacles, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and large animals." 👉️ WHY DOES CHINA HATE SMALL ANIMALS??

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- VoGhost on Sep 04, 2024
  The Swedish designers are trying to save Volvo owners from fatal moose collisions.
  
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- ToolGuy on Sep 04, 2024
  88% of Volvo employees are outside Sweden.
  
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MaintenanceCosts on Sep 05, 2024
Really want to know whether all the years in production (and the 2022 simplification of the gas engine) are ironing out the T8 powertrain. Wife would love an XC60 T8, and I could be convinced in most ways, but so far the reliability record has kept us on the sidelines.

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- EAM3 on Sep 06, 2024
  My wife is on her 5th Volvo (2024 XC60 Plus) and she loves it. The ride is pretty nice, the seats are typical Volvo amazing, gas mileage is good and performance is pretty decent. We love the styling inside and out. Having said that, it does have little annoying gremlins in the infotainment system that keep us from actually buying one, this one is leased. I cannot imagine the nightmare this car would be after warranty if the first 5 months are any indication.
  
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