The 2016 Volvo XC90 is one of Volvo's first steps in reviving the Swedish brand in the U.S., which has seen declining sales during the past 10 years. Volvo's new XC90 — debuting at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show — could very well change how the general public views Volvo vehicles given the luxurious experience inside the all-new seven-passenger SUV.
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The seven-passenger XC90 is littered with high-quality materials that would look right at home inside a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, combined with technology including a massive touch-screen that wouldn't look out of place in a concept car — think Tesla-Model-S-touch-screen big.
The interior is simply jaw-dropping when compared to the current XC90, but that's not necessarily a tough accomplishment. It's been well more than a decade since the XC90 was last redesigned, yet even considering Volvo's current cars — which are quite good — the XC90 crosses the line from sort-of premium to legit luxury.
Genuine wood and leather surfaces are rich and combined with unique textures and materials throughout — like the speaker covers for many of the 19 speakers in the 1,400-watt Bowers & Wilkins stereo, crystal glass gear selector and uniquely patterned drive mode and engine stop-start selectors.
Once inside, the massive touch-screen steals all attention from anything else at first. It's a risky undertaking replacing nearly all the buttons with a touch-screen. I'll reserve final judgment until we have one on the road, but at first use the system works well. The screen is large enough to make the buttons big and visible; it's laid out intuitively and is extremely responsive.
The screen is easy to reach from the driver's seat, which itself is a masterly crafted weave of fine stitching and leather craftsmanship. While not the roomiest luxury three-row, the second and third rows offer adequate room for my 6-foot-tall frame, though the second-row passenger will have to slide forward a wee bit to provide adults with enough legroom in the third row. Kids, though, should have little problem hopping in the way-way back with the generous third-row-entry room provided by the one-touch sliding second row.
Cars.com photos by Evan Sears
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