New Volvo XC90 Offers 400 Bhp With Least CO2 Emissions!

The all new XC90 is Volvo's answer to the perfect SUV as it has managed to balance power with clean operations. The all-wheel drive Volvo seven-seater offers 400 horsepower but with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of around 60 g/km (NEDC driving cycle). There has never been an SUV offering this level of power this cleanly.

The XC90 will host a variety of four cylinder engines which comes with high-tech ‘Twin Engine’ variant that allows the XC90 to “be a plug-in electric car, hybrid car and performance car rolled into one.”
The new Drive-E powerplants will have petrol, diesel and hybrid options while the top variant will come with T8 plug-in hybrid with a 2.0-litre petrol four cylinder that is supercharged, turbocharged and electrically assisted. Normal driving mode is a default hybrid mode and while the two-litre Drive-E petrol engine powers the front wheels, an 80bhp electric motor drives the rear wheels. It uses the supercharger to fill in the bottom end of the power range to give the engine a naturally-aspirated feel, while the turbocharger kicks in when the airflow builds up. The electric motor on the rear wheels provides immediate torque.

You can go into an eco-friendly mode by a push a button. The electric motor takes over the car and this pure electric power has a range of around 40km, and when needed, it can revert back to the combined capacity of the petrol engine and electric motor, with its combined output of around 400hp and 640 Nm of torque.

“There are no compromises when you drive an all-new XC90,” said Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Group. “In the past you could either have power or low CO2 emissions. But with the all-new XC90 you can have both.” He added, "The new XC90 offers a range of Drive-E engine options, all of which provide an outstanding combination of performance and fuel-efficiency. The main distinguishing feature of the Drive-E engine range is that they are all four-cylinder engines. With seven people in the new XC90, carbon dioxide emissions per person and kilometre are outstandingly low."