GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Volvo releases new V90 pics and information

Volvo has revealed its new V90 wagon ahead of its public debut at the Geneva motor show March 1.

Like the S90 sedan revealed at the Detroit motor show last month, the V90 wagon is based on the same SPA (Scalable Product Architecture) that also underpins the big XC90 SUV.

The V90 also shares the S90’s interior and gets the same huge portrait-mounted touchscreen infotainment system.

Offering a large boot, the Swedish car-maker says the V90 can carry up to 1526 litres of luggage.

Spearheading the engine line-up for the large wagon is the range-topping 300kW/640Nm T8 plug-in hybrid that combines a supercharged and turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine the front and an electric motor at the rear.

Volvo says the most powerful V90 can sprint to 100km/h in just 5.2 seconds.

As well as pace, the V90 T8 is astonishingly efficient, with the plug-in hybrid claimed to average 2.1L/100km while emitting just 49g/km of CO2.

The rest of the engines that make up the V90 range are turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol and diesels, like the 186kW/350Nm petrol T5 that can manage to hit 100km/h in seven seconds but still average a very reasonable 6.8L/100km and emitting 154g/km of CO2.

In Europe, the best-selling model by far is expected to be the 140kW/400Nm D4 diesel that takes 8.5 seconds to reach 100km/h but makes up for its performance deficit by being able to average 4.5L/100km while emitting just 119g/km of CO2.

All-wheel drive will be offered on both the D5 and the 235kW/400Nm T6 model that gets the same supercharged/turbocharged 2.0-litre as the T8 without its extra hybrid gubbins.

Later on, an efficient turbocharged 1.5-litre hybrid petrol drivetrain will also join the V90 line-up.

Like its S90 sibling, the big wagon shares the sedan’s long list of standard safety equipment that include Volvo’s IntelliSafe Assist system which Pilot Assist II -- a semi-autonomous cruise control that steers and maintains a safe distance from the car ahead while keeping within the lane.

There’s also a driver tiredness warning system, road sign recognition and the Swedish car-maker’s run-off road mitigation system it introduced with the XC90 SUV.

Autonomous emergency braking that brakes for pedestrians, cyclists and even large animals is also included.

Later on a high-performance V90 is almost certainly on the cards thanks to the car-maker’s recent purchase of the Polestar brand.

Since the original Duett wagon went on sale back in 1953, Volvo says it has made more than six million wagons worldwide. It is expected pricing will be announced at the Swiss motor show on March 1.