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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: 2016 Volvo XC90 SUV Is Nearly Perfect [Watch (HLS stream): 2016 Volvo XC90 SUV Is Nearly Perfect](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/d0P8g3wX.m3u8) (3:21)  _Published 2015-12-01. Bill Saporito test drives the new Volvo XC90 SUV, and finds that it's a great combination of safety and elegance._ --- Jul 27, 2023 7:15 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Embark on a Journey in This All-New Luxury SUV](/video/FMyZtBa1/) ### Embark on a Journey in This All-New Luxury SUV [SUV Sales Driving GM Amid Recall Losses](/video/0NXAG8Jo/) ### SUV Sales Driving GM Amid Recall Losses [Watch: SUV Smashes Into Moving Train](/video/S8ZrvhZh/) ### Watch: SUV Smashes Into Moving Train --- ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] When car companies build new models, they tend to just evolve them gradually. It's very difficult and expensive to design everything from whole cloth. Now [ UNKNOWN ] was a special case in that the company hasn't built a new car in years. So, it had the opportunity when it redesigned its XC90 to build something completely different, to take in all the available technologies, all the comfort, all the safety, and rethink it, and what they produced is something pretty special. Volvo's known for safety and in this XC90 its really taking it to the limit. I mean, you can't even Moved a car unless you built it in. And even if you go off the road, it's got a system that's going to absorb energy, because off- road vehicle accidents are some of the most lethal. The XE90 is a three row SUV, you can get seven adults in here. In a lot of SUVs, even the luxury models, People sit in the front, do very nicely. People in the second row, not so good. And the people in the third row hate you by the end of the trip, because it's so snug in there. In the XD90 they've thought about things from back to front. The second row's easy to get into, the third row's easy to get into. Even the engine compartment is elegant on this car. The XC90 runs on a four cylinder, 316 horsepower engine. Now, this is a lot of car to be hauling around with a four banger, what they've done to boost the powers that there's a turbocharger and the supercharger in this thing. Now, They do the same thing. They force air into the engine. The turbo charger runs off the exhaust, whereas the super charger runs off the engine. Now, this is what they needed to do to get the extra boost in the engine. The interior of the XE90 is really Scandinavian in that it's Blond, leather, wood, it's that combination. The look of this black leather, the edge of it, it's just really gorgeous. There are a load of interesting features on this. And one of them is this, you can control the passenger seat from the driver seat. The most interesting part of this is the control panel here. Everything that you wanna do in this car, can be controlled from this one screen. If you wanna play with the radio, play with the parking assist. There's some surprised in the second row too. [ SOUND ] For instance the seats are adjustable you rarely see that. Here in the middle seat becomes a booster seat for children. And when no kids becomes a console for your beverages. This is one of the most enjoyable cars I've been in this year because everything works perfectly. You're seated in a beautiful environment. The controls are easy to use. It drives well. The sunroof is gorgeous. Everything works on this car. 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