Volvo S90 long-term test review

• The car: Volvo S90 D4 Momentum
• Run by: Steve Huntingford, editor
• Why it's here: To see if Volvo has built a genuine alternative to luxury saloons from the likes of Audi, BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes
• Needs to: Offer outstanding comfort and refinement, a sumptuous interior and low fuel consumption

Price £33,865 Price as tested £40,585 Miles covered 1080 Official economy 64.2mpg Test economy 38.6mpg Options fitted Head-up display (£750), 18in alloy wheels (£700), metallic paint (£700), electric driver’s seat with memory (£600), IntelliSafe Surround Pack (£600), Keyless Drive (£575), Volvo On Call with app (£550), Winter Pack (£525), electric passenger seat (£400), rear parking camera (£400), TFT driver’s information display (£400), smartphone integration (£300), Dark Flame Birch inlays (£220)

29 May 2017 – preview

I feel like a bit of a motoring cliché at the moment, because having just become a parent, I now find myself running my first Volvo. And yet I’ve got to admit that safety is suddenly a higher priority for me, and cars don’t come any safer than the S90 saloon; it earned the highest score awarded by the crash-test experts at Euro NCAP to date.

The other thing Volvo is famous for that’s present and correct is fantastically supportive seats.

But the main reason for this long-term test is to see if the S90 also excels in areas outside of Volvo’s comfort zone, and I’ll be reporting on that, starting from next week’s full introduction.

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