The Volvo V90 Cross Country, though shaped like an estate car, promises to offer the best of both the SUV and sedan worlds. We test drive it to find out.
EXTERNAL DESIGN AND FEATURES
Going by today’s popular design trends prevalent in the Indian car industry, the Volvo V90 Cross Country does not come across as a very exciting design. It’s more on the lines of a station wagon or an estate as we call that in India. Estates have never been popular in India, but the V90 Cross Country is in a different league altogether with its features, performance and its various capabilities. Yes, capabilities. That’s the area where it outshines even some of the present day SUVs and sedans.
The car sits on very handsome 20 inches 10-spoke black and diamond cut wheels. The 245/45 R20 Pirelli P Zero tyres give it a confident look, as though the car can take on any terrain. And surprisingly it does too with great elan.
As smart as the front is the rear of the vehicle with those almost L shaped LED tail lamps, the high gloss black decor side windows, black wheel arches, bright integrated roof rails, panoramic sunroof and dual integrated tail pipes. It has a length of 4936 mm, a width of 1879 mm (it increases to 2019 mm when you take into account the mirrors), a wheelbase of 2941 mm and a height of 1475 mm. The car comes with a lower profile spare tyre, as compared to the regular four tyres fitted on the vehicle. That could be a tad disconcerting for many drivers, especially in India, if they were to ever have a puncture.
INTERNAL DESIGN AND FEATURES
Step inside, and the magic begins. The car has Nappa leather seats with amber in charcoal interior. It’s then you realise, this car has all the finer features of the popular XC90 SUV and the elegant S90 sedan.
This story is from the August 2017 edition of Motown India.
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