2017 Volvo S90 Plug-In Hybrid Luxury Sedan To Join XC90 T8 ‘Twin Engine’2017 Volvo S90 Plug-In Hybrid Luxury Sedan To Join XC90 T8 ‘Twin Engine’

The recently-unveiled 2017 Volvo S90 luxury sedan will be the second model to get the carmaker’s T8 “Twin Engine” plug-in hybrid powertrain.
That powertrain debuted in this year’s XC90 crossover, which shares Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform with the S90.
The S90 was unveiled in Sweden earlier this month.
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But it will make its North American debut–complete with the plug-in hybrid model–at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show next month, Volvo says.
The “Twin Engine” powertrain includes a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine from Volvo’s Drive-E range, with two forms of forced induction.
A supercharger is used to boost power at the bottom end of the rev range, while a turbocharger takes over at higher revs, once it’s built up enough boost.
2017 Volvo S90
The gasoline portion of the powertrain works with a rear-mounted 60-kilowatt (82-horsepower) electric motor, powered by a 9.2-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack.
In the XC90, this combination is good for a combined 400 horsepower and 472 pound-feet of torque.
Volvo says it will do 0 to 62 mph in 5.6 seconds. Electric range is estimated at 35 miles on the rather optimistic European testing cycle.
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Both performance and efficiency figures should improve with the S90, given the sedan’s likely lower curb weight and better aerodynamic properties.
In addition to the plug-in hybrid powertrain, the S90 will be offered with as a T5 with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder, and a T6 with a 2.0-liter turbocharged and supercharged engine.
While the T8 model will be all-wheel drive, other models will likely be front-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive optional.
2017 Volvo S90
In addition to a platform and plug-in hybrid option, the S90 borrows quite a few styling features from the XC90.
That includes a minimalist exterior with a large rectangular grille, and an interior with portrait-layout touchscreen.
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The S90 will also be offered with Volvo’s Pilot Assist semi-autonomous technology. It gives “gentle steering inputs” to keep the car in its lane, at speeds up to 80 mph.
Pricing and fuel-economy data for the 2017 Volvo S90 will be published sometime after its Detroit debut next month.
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