Even though seven years have passed over the S90 executive sedan and its V90 station wagon sibling, both models still look and feel modern. But as all good things must eventually come to an end, Volvo will soon sound the death knell for them.
As you already know, the Swedish company already killed its sedans and estates in the United Kingdom earlier this year. The five-door was also dropped from the United States after the 2021 model year, though the S90 lives on in the ICE and PHEV (Recharge) flavors.
Moreover, the $59,150 (MSRP) V90 Cross Country is also alive, with its jacked-up stance, all-wheel drive, 295 horsepower, and the ability to sprint to sixty miles an hour (97 kph) in 6.1 seconds. This model mixes the traditional executive station wagon body with the ride height of a crossover, and even though it's far from being an off-roader, it can venture farther off the lit path than the regular models. It can also attack some steep driveways and climb curbs with ease.
However, with the customer demand shifting heavily to crossovers, SUVs, and trucks, and the entire industry preparing to go all-electric, we cannot help but wonder what the future holds for the Volvo V90 Cross Country. A logical move would be to keep it around for a couple more years and ready its successor in the meantime, which would have to feature battery-electric power to stay interesting.
But is this really what the automaker has in store for it? We are tempted to say yes, especially since the XC90's successor, which is known as the EX90, has followed this recipe. Moreover, Volvo has additional EVs in its portfolio, and it is certainly not afraid to experiment with various models that the competition is not interested in, like the EM90. The latter is a minivan with an electron-sipping powertrain, though there's a catch here, as it will only be available in China – hey, you didn't think they were going to risk it all the way to the bank, did you?
As a result, launching an all-electric successor to the V90 Cross Country, as well as the regular V90 and the S90 sedan, seems like the next logical step for Volvo. And while the next S90 will certainly sell with EV power, as it would take on the likes of the BMW i5 and Mercedes-Benz EQE, the V90 and V90 Cross Country could build on its success. We're not the only ones who think the jacked-up model deserves an electric future, as so does Digimods Design on YouTube, who set to work and came up with a couple of renderings that imagine it in this guise. Is it something you'd consider buying?
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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