2017 Volvo S90 Inscription 0-60 Times, Top Speed, Specs, Quarter Mile, and Wallpapers

The 2017 Volvo S90 Inscription is a All-wheel drive Sedan. It has 4 Doors and is powered by a 2.0L L4 turbo DOHC 16-valve engine which outputs 316 hp @ 5700 rpm and is paired with 8 speed automatic transmission gearbox. The 2017 Volvo S90 Inscription has cargo capacity of 500 Liters and the vehicle weighs 2360 kg. In terms of ride assists, the 2017 Volvo S90 Inscription has stability control and traction control in addition to anti-lock brake system (ABS). The vehicle has an optional engine as well It offers Park assist pilot and Park assist front & rear and 360-degree camera system. Safety features also include Driver-side front airbag and Passenger-side front airbag. The front suspension is Independent front suspension while the rear suspension is Independent rear suspension. The car also features a Yes It has 19-inch alloy wheels as standard. Electronic features include Cruise Control. For convenience, the car has Power windows and Power door locks. There is also a remote keyless entry feature. Moreover, the car has. The steering wheel has audio control buttons. In terms of performance, the car has 345 N.m of torque and a top speed of 250 km/h. The 2017 Volvo S90 Inscription accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 7.6 seconds and hits quarter mile at 14 seconds. Fuel consumption is 10.8 L/100km in the city and 7.6 L/100km in the highway. The car price starts at $ 63,000

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Anonymous. Bland. Sensible. Stodgy. These are a few of the descriptors we've leveled at recent Volvo models, including the outgoing S80 luxury sedan. It's been faint praise for an automaker struggling to keep pace with evolving competition, but that all changes with the 2017 Volvo S90.

With a sleek, coupelike shape, bold upright grille and stylish LED headlights, the S90 is far more stylish than its predecessor. The overhaul continues inside, where the S90 cabin is trimmed with high-quality wood and metal accents. Volvo wants you to think of it as a "Scandinavian Sanctuary," and if you close your eyes you might transport yourself to the lobby of a stylish Swedish hotel.

The S90 retains many of the features of the well-equipped S80, but adds a more powerful engine (available in two power grades), more cargo space, semi-autonomous driving capability and a vastly improved infotainment experience. Optional all-wheel drive also makes a return with the S90, and a plug-in hybrid model and a high-performance Polestar edition will also eventually be available.

The S90 is an impressive luxury effort, but ultimately still lacks some of the polish of its established European competitors, like the Audi A6, BMW 5 Series and the redesigned Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The S90 rides just a little rougher, the handling has a little less bite and the engine sounds just a bit more strained when asked to deliver. None of this detracts from the S90's place as a fine midsize luxury sedan, deserving of a spot on any list that includes the aforementioned German contingent, as well as more value-oriented luxury sedans like the Acura TLX, Cadillac XTS or the new Genesis G80.

Volvo's reputation for innovative standard safety features continues with the S90, which offers collision mitigation with automatic emergency braking, pedestrian, cyclist and large animal detection, lane departure warning, road sign recognition, a system that helps you avoid running off the road (and another that helps minimize the damage if you do), a drowsy driver alert, and the OnCall telematics system, which can remotely start or unlock the S90 and notify authorities in the event of a crash.

Curiously, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert remain optional.

Semi-autonomous steering, lane keeping and adaptive cruise control (combined, called Pilot Assist) allow the S90 to drive itself through slow traffic jams or even swift-moving traffic, requiring only that the driver touch the steering wheel at regular intervals.

The 2017 Volvo S90 is the automaker's largest four-door, five-passenger sedan, available with two engines and two trim levels called Momentum and Inscription.

Standard equipment on the base Momentum trim includes 18-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights and foglights, a sunroof, keyless entry and ignition, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, a rearview camera, dual-zone climate control, leather upholstery and a leather-wrapped steering wheel, 10-way power front seats, a navigation system, a 9-inch touchscreen infotainment display, a 10-speaker audio system with USB and auxiliary inputs, and satellite radio. Other touches include birch interior accents, power-folding rear head restraints (improves visibility when rear passengers aren't present), illuminated door handle approach lighting, and a high-gloss black grille.

Upgrading to Inscription trim brings 19-inch wheels, adaptive LED headlights, headlight washers, Nappa leather upholstery, upgraded front seats with both heating and cooling, a leather-wrapped dash panel, walnut trim accents, four-zone climate control, a 12-inch instrument display and Apple CarPlay integration.

The S90 offers a few options packages. The Momentum Plus package, available for the Momentum models, offers several items from the Inscription feature set including adaptive LED headlights and headlight washers, four-zone climate control, a cooled glovebox, the larger instrument display and Apple CarPlay.

The Climate pack, optional for the base Momentum trim, includes heated front and rear outboard seats, a heated steering wheel, heated wiper fluid nozzles, and a heated windshield.

The Vision pack is available for both trims and includes auto-dimming side mirrors, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and a 360-degree view camera.

The Convenience pack, also available for both trims, includes autonomous parking, front parking sensors, a power trunk lid, a compass embedded in the rearview mirror, and Homelink programmable buttons for garage doors.

The S90's stand-alone options include a rear air suspension, unique 19- and 20-inch alloy wheels, heated front seats (base Momentum), a wood-inlay steering wheel, a head-up display and a Bowers & Wilkins premium audio system.

The S90's twin-charged T6 engine (the only version we've driven) offers crisp and powerful response. It gets the sedan's mass up to highway speeds in no time, and instills plenty of confidence for merging and passing.

Overall, the Volvo rides like a proper luxury sedan, but falls short of its competitors in both steering feel and ride quality. Although precise, the S90's steering feels needlessly heavy and resistant. Even at cruising speeds and in Comfort driving mode, the wheel requires more effort than seems necessary. It's meant to impart a sportier feeling, but ultimately leads to quicker driver fatigue. It's not a deal breaker and you probably won't notice it except on longer drives, but it's one of those unpolished details that keeps the S90 from being a class benchmark.

Our other complaint is the S90's ride quality, which, while impressive over smooth road surfaces, tends to bottom out and hit bumps and imperfections rather harshly. We think the fault lies more with the 20-inch wheels (the only size we tested) than inherent suspension settings, but it's another area where the Volvo still needs to catch up with the class leaders.

Slide into the 2017 Volvo S90's seats and you're immersed in an elegant, minimalist cabin that rivals anything from its German contemporaries. This new interior, with its wood inlays and chrome and metal accents wrapping from door to door across the dash, is arguably the S90's greatest leap from its comparatively tepid predecessor.

A large tablet-style touchscreen serves as central command for navigation, phone, climate and audio functions. Volvo has done away with almost of the buttons on the dash, including its well-known "mode man" climate control. The only controls left include the car's ignition switch and a strip of buttons for audio advance/rewind and defrost functions.

The S90's seats are some of the best in the business, wrapped in fine material regardless of trim level, with support and adjustments suited for extended periods of driving. With 36 inches of legroom, the rear seat of the S90 offers plenty of room for an average-size adult sitting behind a 6-foot driver.

The S90's trunk measures 13.5 cubic feet, which is a bit small for a midsize luxury sedan.

Sitting as we are on the cusp of the autonomous driving revolution in one of the most sophisticated semi-autonomous vehicles in the world, driving impressions of the new S90 become inevitably caught up in appraisals of the new sedan’s driver-assist systems. But if you turn off most of the electronic driving aids, you will find the S90 is a terrific car to drive yourself. While it might not be the equal of rear-drive, German-designed competitors in full-on performance driving -- something most luxury sedan drivers never undertake, by the way -- we found the all-wheel-drive T6 version of the S90 to be a satisfying sports sedan with laudable levels of road-holding, acceleration and steering. Powered by a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine, the magic of direct-injection, supercharging and turbocharging enables the T6 to ladle out 316 largely bog-free horsepower and a stunningly flat torque curve. Further, we expect the T6 and the T5 with its 250-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter engine to deliver excellent fuel economy, and for those who want to take fuel consumption to the next level, a plug-in hybrid “Twin-Engine” T8 version of the S90 will come later.

GEN2 PILOT ASSIST Volvo’s Pilot Assist is, Volvo admits, a stepping-stone technology on the way to fully autonomous cars, but it doesn’t pretend to be an autopilot. Volvo is adamant about the driver’s responsibility for the safety of the car. The technology keeps the S90 in its lane as long as it is engaged and the driver has her or his hands on the steering wheel, and it functions not only in low-speed bumper-to-bumper traffic situations, but also in general over-the-road highway driving. SCANDINAVIAN SANCTUARY We don’t mean to get all “rocks-and-trees” on you, but the designers’ goal of creating a “Scandinavian Sanctuary” within the 2017 Volvo S90 is realized in the car. In addition to its lovingly crafted interior it offers a state-of-the-art infotainment system that features advanced Apple CarPlay integration and the availability of a 19-speaker Bowers & Wilkins system that sounds like the Gothenburg concert hall.

Some luxury carmakers telegraph their models’ luxury credentials with heavy-handed boldness, but Volvo’s designers took a different path with the S90 sedan. For instance, a single piece of shaped walnut adorns the passenger side of the dash. The instruments and controls are gathered in easy-to-understand pods that offer a simple grace. The functional design of the Sensus control interface adds to the driver’s ease, and the new-gen seats prove yet again that Volvo is a world leader in vehicle seat comfort and function. After hours at the wheels of various S90s over the course of our testing we emerged fresh and ready for more driving. Volvo designers haven’t forgotten about rear seat comfort either, delivering ample legroom and commodious width.

If up to now we haven’t mentioned that the S90 is a handsome car, in person there is no doubt of it. Because the S90 was newly designed from the ground up, designers and engineers were able to build in an attractive axle-to-cowl ratio with wheels at the four corners and the accompanying short overhangs. The body is a highly intelligent patchwork of different grades of steel, engineered to protect the occupants while at the same time pleasing their eyes. Special features include the front grille that is scalloped in homage to the Volvo P1800 sports car, the “Thor’s hammer” motif in the LED headlights and a sweeping line that extends from bow to stern inspired by the sailboats of Sweden’s incomparable West Coast.

Driver assist and safety systems lead the discussion of the Volvo S90’s most notable standard items. In addition to the previously mentioned Gen2 Pilot Assist system, the new S90 offers “Run-off Road Mitigation” that is designed to prevent one of the most common types of fatal accidents. Between speeds of 40-85 mph the system can sense a potential run-off-the-road situation, and in response it can both steer and brake automatically to keep the S90 on the road. Although potentially intrusive, the system can be overridden by overt driver action. It is designed to function in times of driver inattention and/or impairment that could send the car careening off the road. Other standard niceties include Volvo’s justifiably famous City Safety collision-avoidance system and LED headlights.

As one climbs the trim level ladder the new S90 goes from very good to even better. The “Momentum” features Apple CarPlay and USB, the vision package adds cross-traffic alert, a 360-degree camera system, park-assist pilot, front-park assist, and a power-operated trunk lid. The “Inscription” trim brings with it road-following lights that turn in response to your steering inputs, a matte silver grille, additional chrome adornments, perforated leather seats, a leather-covered instrument panel, plus walnut inlays. All-wheel drive is available in both trim levels, and the rear air suspension system is available as a standalone option.

Using a clean-sheet-of-paper approach to powertrains, Volvo has committed to an inline 4-cylinder engine as its basic building block. From there, it adds increasingly high levels of sophistication on the continuum from the 250-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter engine in the T5 version, to the 316-horsepower direct-injected, supercharged and turbocharged 2.0-liter engine in the T6. Both engines use an 8-speed automatic transmission to send power to the front (T5) or all four (T6) wheels. The upcoming “Twin-Engine” T8 doesn’t precisely add a second engine but instead an electric motor in a plug-in hybrid configuration similar to that of the XC90 plugin. 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 250 horsepower @ 5,500 rpm 258 lb-ft of torque @ 1,500 rpm EPA city/highway fuel economy: 23/34 mpg (front-wheel drive) 2.0-liter supercharged & turbocharged inline-4 316 horsepower @ 5,700 rpm 295 lb-ft of torque @ 2,200 rpm EPA city/highway fuel economy: 22/31 mpg (all-wheel drive)

As one of the globe’s smallest car companies, Volvo is trying to change the world. Its Vision 2020 goal is to ensure that no one be killed or injured in a new Volvo in the year 2020 and beyond. While it is hard to put a price tag on such a goal, it is not hard to applaud. For the 2017 Volvo S90 T5 Momentum sedan, the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price starts just under $ 48,000, with an optioned-up T6 Inscription reaching over $ 67,000. Since the S90 is so new to the market as this is being written figures are not in on a 5-year cost-to-own calculation, but we expect the car to fall mid-pack in this prestige-driven segment. For a glimpse at real-world transaction prices, we suggest you look at the KBB Fair Purchase Price for the S90 when it becomes available. We think it is a luxury sedan that could surprise you.

2017 Volvo S90 Consumer Reviews