ROME – On the wings of the international success of the maxi SUV XC90, Volvo raises the challenge to German houses in the luxury saloon with a ‘flagship high technological content, including the new device automatic braking when crossing the road of large animals such as deer and moose. At the world premiere at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show (January 11 to 24), the S90 is the second product entirely designed and produced under the ownership of China’s Geely Group, which in five years has made the brand a total investment of 11 billion dollars ( approximately 10.36 billion euro). Proposal with a range of engines similar to the XC90, the S90 will be offered with two-wheel drive transmission for the diesel (D4 and D5 190 hp from 235 hp) and 4WD with brilliant petrol (320 hp T6) and the ‘plug-in hybrid (T8 320 hp).
The latter is equipped with a lithium-ion battery pack of 9.2 kWh, it is credited with a range of 45 km in electric. 4.96 meters long, 1.89 wide, with a wheelbase of 2.94 meters, the three volumes Scandinavian has two of its major trump in the elegance of the line and of the interior and, in fact, the technology is the one Safety is one linked infotainment. In the first case stand systems of autonomous driving, according to the applications and services based on the Internet ” cloud ”. Among the devices on board, to signal the ” Pilot Assisted ” that up to 130 km / h automatically corrects the trajectory of the car to keep it within the lane of travel, without the need to have in front of a machine ” target ” to follow. As for the City Safety with emergency braking, the S90 introduces the recognition function of large animals, even at night, which joins the already proven to pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
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