The second gen XC90 proved Volvo could compete with the big boys – here's how to get a good one.
Note for reference: car weight and power data is hard to pin down with absolute certainty. For consistency we use the same source for all our guides. We hope the data we use is right more often than it's wrong. Our advice is to treat it as relative rather than definitive.With an engine, supercharger, turbocharger, electric motor and supplementary starter/generator to help blend in the mode transitions, the T8 was about as far removed from Fred Flintstone's rock car as you could imagine.
Choosing 'Braking' on the touch screen gave extra regeneration on downhill sections. 'Hold' saved all your electricity for later, for example when you found yourself in an ICE-unfriendly zone, while 'Charge' was the lazy driver's option of letting the engine do all the battery charging.
T8s could also drop into 'turtle' mode in which you were told that the car was about to slow down and then stop. It would usually restart after a minute or two's recovery time and an ECU reflash at the dealership would normally sort it out. Quite a few software updates have been carried out on XC90s over time to rectify glitches with transmissions and other vehicle systems.
There was a huge recall in March 2020 to address faults in the autonomous emergency braking systems of nearly three-quarters of a million Volvos which didn't automatically stop like they were supposed to when they were faced with a test obstacle. It didn't affect normal braking. Most of the gen-two's metal body parts were fashioned from boron steel, the strongest steel available to the auto industry at the time.
Seat comfort, either standard or R Design, was excellent, as was the driving position. Tall drivers will rarely find themselves wishing there was more length adjustment on the base. The outer seats in the middle row slid independently while third-row passengers were supplied with their own air vents and cupholders.
Today an R-Design T8 will cost you just over £70k without options. As noted earlier however you can now pick a used one up for not much more than £25k. Some will say 'yeah well what do you expect, it's only got a four-cylinder, something this big needs a six at least'. Or words to that effect. That's a perception rather than a fact though. Once you've driven a T8 the number of cylinders it has will no longer trouble your brain space.
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