On Wednesday, in Sweden on the debut of the refreshed 2025.5 XC90 the Volvo briefly teased the upcoming ES90 midsize sedan.
The teaser displayed a midsize sedan that includes a windshield rake that is fully completely different from the gas-powered S90 sedan. The physique model is a sedan, although the rear glass might probably elevate up just like the Polestar 2, which might be related trend to the Audi A6 E-Tron Sportback.
In December Volvo introduced the primary “verification prototype” of a brand new mannequin code-named V551 had been constructed. The brand new V551 is regarded as the electrical counterpart to the gas-powered S90, which might bear the title ES90 in manufacturing. The verification prototype was constructed at Volvo’s plant in Luqiao, China.
The ES90 can be the sedan, or liftback, counterpart to the EX90 electrical SUV. Initially the ES90 was anticipated to be in manufacturing by Might. In 2022 a Volvo govt in Australia stated Volvo would launch an electrical midsize sedan by the top of 2024.
Volvo ES90 electrical sedan teaser. – Sept. 2024
Volvo ES90 electrical sedan teaser. – Sept. 2024
Volvo ES90 electrical sedan teaser. – Sept. 2024
The ES90 is predicted to be constructed on Volvo’s SPA2 platform, which is identical devoted EV platform underpinning the EX90.That will put a battery of about 111 kwh underneath the ES90 and a selection of single-motor rear-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive. Output might exceed 500 hp.
SPA2 helps bidirectional charging and charging charges of as much as 250 kw on a DC quick charger. The EX90’s 111-kwh battery, which has a usable capability of 107 kwh, might quantity to a real-world vary of about 300 miles. The ES90 may need higher aerodynamics that may allow the slipperier physique model to go additional on a cost.
Swedish outlet Teknikens Värld reported in 2023 that the ES90 will likely be 196.8 inches lengthy with a 122-inch wheelbase. That will make the ES90 6.3 inches longer than the S90 and 1.6 inches longer than the S90L that later got here to the U.S. for 2018.