- Claimed to be most aerodynamic Volvo manufacturing automotive ever
- Single- or dual-motor variations, with 88 or 102 kwh of usable capability
- 800-volt system good for 350-kw fast-charging, 10-80% in 20 min.
Volvo’s electrical future will not be restricted to SUVs.
Unveiled early Wednesday morning, the Volvo ES90 homes the automaker’s newest tech in a conventional three-box form. That form says sedan, however the ES90 additionally has a raised trip top and a rear hatch as a substitute of a trunk, much like the smaller Polestar 2 from Volvo’s spinoff model. The wheel-well hole left by that elevated trip top is crammed by 20-inch or 22-inch wheels.
That form pays dividends in drag discount. Volvo quotes a drag coefficient of 0.25, in comparison with 0.29 for the EX90 three-row SUV with which the ES90 shares Volvo’s SPA2 structure. It additionally makes the ES90 the most aerodynamic Volvo manufacturing automotive to this point, based on the automaker.
At 196.9 inches lengthy, the ES90 is nearly the identical size as a Lucid Air, however its 122.1-inch wheelbase is 5.6 inches longer. The Volvo can be three inches wider, and stands 5.4 inches taller within the lowest ride-height configuration, with the elective air suspension (metal coil springs are customary).
Volvo ES90
Choices for the U.S. could differ, however in launch markets Volvo will supply a single-motor rear-wheel-drive model rated at 329 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque and able to 0-60 mph in 6.7 seconds. Twin Motor fashions produce 442 hp and 495 lb-ft, getting them from 0-60 mph in 5.3 seconds. A Twin Motor Efficiency choice ups output to 670 hp and 635 lb-ft, slashing the 0-60 mph time to three.9 seconds.
Single-motor fashions have an 88-kwh (usable, 92-kwh gross) battery pack, whereas Twin Motor fashions have 102 kwh of usable battery capability (106 kwh gross), each with “battery passport” software program that tracks the origins of their uncooked supplies. EPA vary figures weren’t obtainable at press time, however Volvo beforehand stated it is aiming for 435 miles on the European WLTP testing cycle with the bigger pack.
Volvo ES90
The ES90 advances from its EX90 platform mate with an 800-volt electrical structure that can enable European-spec variations to cost at as much as 350 kw, including 186 miles of vary in 10 minutes or finishing a 10-80% cost in 20 minutes. A full recharge ought to take 10 hours for fashions with the bigger pack and eight hours for the smaller-pack single-motor model.
Volvo guarantees to supply Plug and Cost functionality in at the least some markets, letting house owners begin charging at public stations just by plugging in. And just like the EX90, Volvo claims the ES90 is “{hardware} prepared” for bidirectional charging.
Volvo ES90
A 9.0-inch digital instrument cluster and 14.5-inch touchscreen are backed by Google apps, as in present Volvo fashions, whereas retaining wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Digital key performance and a 25-speaker Bowers & Wilkins audio system might be obtainable, whereas a extra highly effective computing stack primarily based round Nvidia Drive AGX Orin chips, which can be because of be retrofitted to EX90 SUVs, will allow higher-level driver-assist options, Volvo claims.
The inside itself will be upholstered in Volvo’s Nordico materials constituted of recycled PET plastic bottles, whereas all wooden trim is licensed sustainable by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the automaker claims. Volvo additionally claims 29% recycled aluminum, 18% recycled metal, and 16% recycled polymers and bio-based supplies.
Volvo ES90
The ES90 is one in every of 10 new or up to date fashions Volvo plans to introduce over the subsequent two years, together with a mixture of EVs and plug-in hybrids. With the discontinuation of the S60 leaving the S90 as the one sedan in Volvo’s U.S. lineup, the ES90 is particularly notable for bucking the SUV pattern.
