Our opinion on the Volvo EX90
As the brand’s flagship car, the Volvo EX90 goes big on technology but retains some Scandinavian design to give it a unique presence in the premium SUV market. The interior quality is as you’d expect from a Volvo; it’s bright, airy and not as subdued as many of its German rivals. That, combined with the excellent amount of space and the useful standard kit list means the EX90 will work well as high-end family transport.
It’s also ludicrously quick for a family-oriented SUV in ‘Performance’ trim, but we suspect the Single Motor version will be a better fit for most people’s needs.
About the Volvo EX90
With seven seats and pure-electric power, the Volvo EX90 doesn’t actually have that many close rivals. Neither Audi nor BMW offers an EV with seven seats, while the Mercedes EQS SUV costs £30k more than the Volvo. Looking below, there are the Kia EV9 and Hyundai Ioniq 9 SUVs that provide all-electric motoring for seven, although they may not have the prestige a Volvo buyer will be looking for.
The Volvo is available in Single Motor, Twin Motor and Twin Motor Performance guises, with the Single Motor model using the smaller 92kWh battery, and both the Twin- and Twin Motor Performance models utilising a bigger 106kWh battery.
So far, we’ve tested the EX90 extensively in the UK and Europe.
Volvo EX90 prices and latest deals
Pricing for the latest EX90 starts at just over £80,000 for the Single Motor in Plus trim, with the Twin Motor version with its larger capacity battery and greater driving range coming in at around £87,000. Ultra trim is only available in Twin Motor form, and comes in at just under £94,000. The top-of-the-range EX90 is the Twin Motor Performance Ultra at a little under £97,500.
If you fancy moving your brood around under electric power and feel the seven-seat EX90 is the one for you, there are plenty of great deals to be found via our Find a Car service. You can configure your ideal Volvo EX90 and receive top offers from our huge network of dealers, browse the very latest Volvo EX90 leasing deals or take a look at the best used Volvo EX90 models. If you already have a car and need to sell it, be sure to visit our Sell My Car page.
The EX90 is lower than the XC90, but it’s also longer and wider than its ICE sibling, and with EV power, it’s substantially heavier, too. At 2,513kg for the Single Motor and 2,689kg for Twin Motor versions, the EX90 is 218 to 394kg heavier than the most portly version of the XC90, the T8 plug-in hybrid.
To counter the EX90’s weight, Volvo has fitted a fancy new torque-vectoring system to distribute power between inside and outside wheels in the corners, and Ultra models have adaptive air suspension with self-levelling as standard. To make it easy to live with, an automatic one-pedal driving mode is based on your driving habits.
Volvo isn’t one to festoon its cars with a multitude of driving modes, though alongside the one-pedal mode selection, you can also change the steering weight and the suspension from ‘soft’ to ‘firm’. There’s also a setting to de-couple the rear motor power in the Twin Motor car for better efficiency and a ‘Performance’ mode in the Performance trim to boost power.
Performance, 0-60mph acceleration and top speed
The 456bhp Twin Motor manages a zero to 62mph sprint in 5.5 seconds, with the 680bhp Performance model reducing that time to 4.2 seconds, and severely increasing the risk of spilled drinks if you boot it away from a drive through restaurant.
The hottest EX90 is even quicker than the 544bhp Mercedes EQS 580 which has a 4.7-second 0-62mph sprint time. Volvo introduced a limited top speed of 112mph to all of its cars a number of years ago, and that’s exactly what all EX90s will do flat out.
