Volvo Car's All-new XC90 Will be the World's Most Powerful and Cleanest SUV

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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, July 8, 2014 /PRN=KYODO KBN/ --

    - All-wheel drive, seven seats and ultra-low emissions of around 60 g/km

    - Up to 400 hp and 640 Nm of torque

    - New Volvo-developed Twin Engine technology  

    Volvo Car's all-new XC90 will offer an unrivalled combination of power and

clean operation when it is launched later this year. The all-wheel drive, seven

seater offers drivers up to 400 horsepower but with carbon dioxide (CO2)

emissions of around 60 g/km (NEDC driving cycle). There has never been an SUV

offering this level of power this cleanly.

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    "There are no compromises when you drive an all-new XC90," said Peter

Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Group. "In

the past you could either have power or low CO2 emissions. But with the all-new

XC90 you can have both."

    The new XC90 offers a range of Drive-E engine options, all of which provide

an outstanding combination of performance and fuel efficiency. The main

distinguishing feature of the Drive-E engine range is that they are all

four-cylinder engines.

    "With our new Drive-E powertrains, we have created a family of intelligent

petrol and diesel engines with power curves that give exciting driveability at

the same time as delivering world beating fuel economy," added Dr. Mertens.

"With seven people in the new XC90, carbon dioxide emissions per person and

kilometre are outstandingly low."

    Twin Engine technology

    Volvo has made it possible for a four-cylinder engine to provide all the

driving pleasure associated with a much larger engine and do so far more

efficiently and cleanly.

    For the all-new XC90, the top of the range 'Twin Engine' will carry the

badge 'T8' and be a plug-in electric car, hybrid car and high-performance car

rolled into one.

    Normal driving is conducted in the default hybrid mode. This utilises a

two-litre, four-cylinder supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E petrol engine,

which powers the front wheels and an 80hp (60 kW) electric motor driving the

rear wheels.

    The supercharger fills in the bottom end of the power range to give a big,

naturally aspirated feel, while the turbocharger kicks in when the airflow

builds up. The electric motor on the rear wheels provides immediate torque.

    But at the push of a button the driver can switch to quiet, emission-free

city driving on pure electric power. The range will be around 40 kilometres.

The driver can also use the combined capacity of the petrol engine and electric

motor: around 400hp and 640Nm of torque.

    Full range of engine options

    The Volvo XC90 range also includes the D5 twin turbo diesel engine with 225

hp, 470 Nm, best in class fuel consumption of around 6l/100 km and the D4 turbo

diesel engine with 190hp, 400 Nm and a fuel consumption of around 5l/100 km.

    The range also offers two petrol engine options: the T6 turbo engine with

supercharger and turbo, 320 hp and a maximum torque of 400 Nm and the T5 with

254 hp and 350 Nm.

    Contact:

    Stefan Elfstrom

    Media Relations Manager

    Corporate Communications

    Volvo Car Corporation

    Dept. 50250/PVH50

    Goteborg

    Sweden

    Telephone +46-31-3251878

    Stef an.elfstrom@volvocars.com

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    SOURCE: Volvo Car Corporation