FX.co ★ Volvo: From XC70 to V90

The V90 Cross Country, first revealed at last November's Los Angeles Auto Show, is meant to replace the brand's slow-selling XC70. That wagon also sported a raised ride height and all-wheel drive, with a very healthy dash of plastic bodyside cladding. Specifications released by Volvo show the ground clearance of the Cross Country increasing from six inches to 8.2 inches. This car will also be made on the new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). Of course, this new car will get a new exterior and interior inspired by the concept of the Universe who has premiered in 2011.

On the territory of the Russian Federation a new wagon will be available exclusively with all-wheel drive version.

Photo: Volvo V90 intended to replace the XC70

V90 Cross Country models are available in T5 and T6 guise, with the former turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder making 254 horsepower and the latter making 320. T6 engines are supercharged and turbocharged. There's as much air blowing under the wagon's hood as there is in the vast Scandinavian mountains.

The chassis of the new Volvo V90 is designed to give the smooth ride and sharp handling o all roads.

Volvo Cars representatives are proud of their novelty and claim that V90 is ready for extreme conditions. Customers can rely on Volvo everywhere, irrespective of climate and road. That is why Volvo's cars are tested under the most extreme conditions from Arizona's blisteringly hot desert to the biting cold of the Arctic north. "Our cars have to be able to withstand ambient temperatures between -40 and +60 degrees C. Our aim is to create the best possible car for all climates," says Jan Inge Eliasson, head of the Complete Vehicles Testing department at Volvo Cars.

The V90 Cross Country will go into production this fall at the automaker's Torslanda factory in Sweden.

Volvo engineers lifted the vehicle by 2.5 inches, giving it greater ride height. From a distance, the car looks like a crossover.

Volvo Cars brand, famous for their safety and the use of advanced technology, pays a separate attention to the crash tests and other testing that can significantly improve the performance of the vehicle.

Photo: The use of the advanced Vi-Grade chassis simulator

It is known that the new wagon will be equipped with two petrol and two diesel engine and 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmissions.

Photo: Volvo V90 interior

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has accorded to Volvo XC90 a prestigious Top Safety Pick+ rating. This is the highest possible safety rating from the IIHS and is awarded to vehicles that managed to achieve full scores in all crashworthiness and front-crash prevention tests as well as dish out outstanding preventive and protective safety performance.

XC90 received five stars from Euro NCAP during the European safety regulator's 2015 Euro NCAP tests. Remarkably, the XC90 was the first car from any carmaker that was able to get full points in the Autonomous Emergency Braking Car to Car rear-end tests (AEB City & AEB Interurban).

Photo: Volvo V90 crash-test

Bodies of the Swedish brand vehicles built on PSA platform, made of several kinds of steel and aluminum.