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XC 90. The extra width provides a less gine that produces 250 HP and is available call to BCMS’s own Phil Hornbeak will get
“cozy” seating experience behind the wheel, with either front- or all-wheel drive (AWD). you all the information you need.
and the longer wheelbase translates into All XC 90s come with an eight-speed auto-
some additional foot room for backseat pas- matic transmission, and all models above the The new Volvo XC 90 is a thoroughly
sengers. The third row is more spacious too, T5 have AWD. The XC 90 T6 comes with modern luxury crossover SUV that deserves
but honestly, anyone over 12-years-old a clever 316 HP 2.0-liter four-cylinder en- the many awards it has won. Good looking
should probably avoid going back there. At gine that is both supercharged and tur- and boasting an elegant Scandinavian inte-
least Volvo has made moving the second row bocharged(!). The XC 90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid rior, Volvo’s best-selling vehicle should be
seats out of the way easier so the kids can get utilizes the same engine as the standard T6 considered by any BCMS member looking
back there more quickly. but adds an 87 HP electric motor for a total for something with three rows of seats and
of 400 HP. With a 240-volt charging station, excellent safety.
The XC 90 comes with safety and driver fully recharging the battery takes only about
assistance features galore, as you’d expect in 2.5 hours. If you’re in the market for this kind of ve-
any Volvo. Frontal collision detection with hicle, call Phil Hornbeak at 210-301-4367.
automatic braking is standard, and that sys- The T8 is undoubtedly very high tech,
tem is sophisticated enough to brake when but upgrading to that version of the XC 90 Steve Schutz, MD, is a
a driver tries to turn into the path of an on- costs an additional $19,000 more than a board-certified gastroenterolo-
coming car. Auto-steering is there to help comparable T6 model (which starts at gist who lived in San Antonio
keep the XC 90 in its lane, and Pilot Assist around $50,000). I predict a low take rate in the 1990s when he was sta-
II, new for 2017, provides semi-autonomous for the T8. tioned here in the U.S. Air
driving at speeds up to 80 mph. Force. He has been writing auto reviews for
Space constraints preclude me from dis- San Antonio Medicine since 1995.
The base model XC 90 T5 is powered by cussing the various option packages and
a turbo-charged 2.0-liter four-cylinder en- other add-ons available for the XC 90, but a
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