![]() We like the Sensus system, its large tablet-like screen, and its quick response times.īut it wouldn't read content from a new Samsung Galaxy S6 phone. Our sole concerns during our long weekend with the XC90 centered around its infotainment. That's a becoming modesty in these days of huge, gaudy, aggressively styled luxury SUVs. MORE: Volvo XC90 'Twin Engine' Tech: Plug-In Electric, Turbocharged AND Supercharged It's a remarkably refined luxury SUV that only whispers its advantages, with restrained Swedish external styling that immediately says "Volvo" but only hints at the car's essential qualities. Our impression of the XC90 from driving several models on its launch in Spain earlier this year was reinforced by our test car. ![]() Halvorson's rating, almost 10 percent below the city rating, may be closer to what some soccer moms and stay-at-home suburban dads may get if there's lots of local ferrying around of kids, teams, gear, and groceries. ![]() We conclude that careful attention to aerodynamics and the higher gears of its eight-speed automatic transmission make the XC90 relatively fuel-efficient at higher speeds-close to its 25-mpg rating for highway use.īut around town, the sheer physics of stopping and starting a large, heavy seven-seat utility vehicle can come into play. "It topped out at 22 mpg driving 77 mph on the freeway in Michigan."ĪLSO SEE: Notes From The Driveway: 2016 Volvo XC90īengt Halvorson in Portland didn't do as well: " Over 170 miles, roughly half of it city driving by distance-and most not heavy-footed-I saw only 18.2 mpg on the trip computer." " I got 21.1 mpg over 472 miles in the XC90," reported Chicago-based Kirk Bell. We were also able to quiz two colleagues about their mileage readings as well. ![]() Over our 450-mile test, we achieved 24.7 miles per gallon (according to the trip computer) on a route that was about two-thirds highway and one-third urban and suburban stop-and-go. 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 Inscription - Quick Drive, July 2015 ![]()
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