The new Volvo S90 - the replacement for the S80 - will draw heavily on the technology and style of the recently revealed second-generation Volvo XC90 as it bids to draw buyers away from the Audi A6, BMW 5-series and Jaguar XF, according to the firm’s vice-president of product strategy, Lex Kerssemakers.
The S90 is expected to be launched later this year and take some design cues from the Volvo Concept Universe of 2011. An estate version, named Volvo V90, will follow shortly afterwards.
“We have to learn the lessons from the XC90,” said Kerssemakers, speaking at the Detroit motor show. “The incredible reaction we’ve had to that car, with 6000 people placing orders before they’ve even sat in it, shows that we are on the right track. We see design as a key ingredient, of course, but also the interior treatment, the in-car technology and the option of an electrified powertrain.”
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