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New Volvo EX90 feels and looks Chinese. That’s what makes it so good

The Volvo EX90 clearly takes the legacy of the popular XC90 and continues with some concepts of Scandinavian minimalism.

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself near Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, driving the new Volvo EX90. And this new large electric SUV from the Swedish carmaker was extremely impressive. With motors on each axle, the EX90 has a combined top power out of 456 horsepower, which can move this frankly huge three-row vehicle from 0 to 100 kmph in just 5.5 seconds. That is physics-defying.

The EX90 is likely to cost a pretty penny once it is launched in mid-October, and I expect a price point of around Rs 1.5 crore at the very least, for the non-‘special’ edition. Interestingly, Volvo has curtailed the top-speed on this to ‘just’ 180 kmph, which is still more than enough for Indian conditions in my opinion, given that you can’t do more than 120 kmph on most expressways in the country. But the big deal here is the range — in excess of 600 km on a........

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