Used 2022 Volvo V90 Cross Country Consumer Reviews
From Benzs to Volvo
I loved my wife’s 2019 XC60 inscription with BW sound I shopped my 2018 E class , very nice car, with the dealer. They gave me a really good trade value and I bought their 2017 V90 CC in maple brown that the couldn’t move. The Benz was terrific, but the pilot assist and sound system, massage seats with more adjustments all on a car that you don’t see often compelled the trade. After 10 months and almost 24k miles I enjoy the car, a lot. Love the light interior. I thought the Benz 4 cylinder was peppy, and it is, but the turbo and supercharged Volvo is more powerful. The wagonese look is a personal thing, it just looks great. Try one! 1 year update. I have put on a lot of miles without any issues. The V90 remains stunning, comfortable and the sound system rocks. 28.2 MPG is pretty darn good. It remains a rare site on the roads. Sadly I will be trading it only because we have a lot of snow here and we are in a very rural area, like no county road service and a long gravel drive. We cam back from a December trip and still had 24” of snow on the ground, and the driveway. It is a hike to get to the side by side which I use to tamp the snow down. Luckily a neighbor with a front loader came to the rescue. The V90 is competent in snow but 24” is too much, my neighbors have always said, “you need a truck”. They are right and will provide a new review with a likely Lexis GX460 soon, or Tundra. I must add that my wife’s 2019 XC60 remains in the stable and also has 30K miles without mishap. SHe loves it and we used it for our trip into Utah. It too has the B&W sound system and it perfect all ways... except it too would be challenged with 24”of snow. It is a keeper.
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2017 V90 Cross Country
I've owned my V90CC for approximately 2 1/2 years now and have put approximately 60,000 miles on it. The vehicle is loaded out with all the trim packages, including the tow package. The car has a solid build quality and a lot of wonderful comforts. The seat massagers and B&W stereo are two of my favorites. I purchased this vehicle as certified pre owned and Volvo's warranty program was what really sold me on this car. These type of cars are inevitably going to have all sorts of things break on them due to the amount of sensors and complex systems onboard. The unlimited mileage bumper to bumper warranty is huge on this car. Also the supplemental programs at the dealership are also great, lifetime warranty on parts and labor for any work completed. Overall very happy with this purchase. Going to try to put a million miles on this car...
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Great potential, but long ways to go...
It's bad that a car maker (Volvo) that is well-known for its emphasis on safe cars has created a very distracting (and poor) infortainment system, in which they have placed the climate controls, removing physical controls (other than window defrosters/defoggers); thus, the driver will be looking frequently to the center screen and removing eyes far from the road to make climate changes. There are only 4 or 5 fan speeds available, also -- unlike the older system with buttons/dials, where you could control the fan speed much better. They have also removed the ability to turn off auto-door-locking when the car starts to move, as well as the ability to turn off auto-start/stop and the ability to start in individual mode when the car starts up. I can't get the radio/audio to not turn on when I turn on the engine. The driving mode dial is in a horrible location and it's very finicky -- very poor design (this should be on the steering wheel, not in the center console near the cupholders). The transmission is horrendous -- widely noted in reviews online; it has troubles changing gears smoothly, and this is very annoying to the driver. The engine is just too small (2-liter, 4-cylinder) for a big, heavy car; having both superchargers and turbochargers seem like big problems waiting to happen down the road, and I wouldn't want this car out of warranty. There's no option for a CD player in this car. The gas tank is too small. Read the Swedespeed.com owners forum to see all the problems owners have with this car. It does have great potential, and there are a lot of plusses about this car (good visibility, good ground clearance, unique looking, etc.).
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Big Comfy Car-Needs Sportier Steering
I test drove a new V90 Cross Country the other day. It is a very nice, big and comfortable car, but I thought the steering was a bit loose and the acceleration seemed lacking for the price. I would think a T6 would be better than the B6 since I feel the T5 on my XC70 feels more punchy than the B6. All-in-all, we decided agains trading the XC70 as we actually prefer the drive feel of the 2016 XC70. I really wanted to love the V90 and pull the trigger -- I'm glad a did a test drive. My wife has always been a Volvo wagon person -- now what?
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Same old stiff volvo
Car had decent look, good interior ergonomics, comfy seat, as tech as everybody else but the around town ride was too was brittle, noisy. Highway was very good.