Volvo has given the primary official glimpse of the brand new ES90, which is able to arrive in 2025 because the model’s maiden electrical saloon – and will probably be supplied within the UK.
The brand new mannequin will probably be an electrical equal to the long-running S90 and can tackle the BMW i5 and Mercedes-Benz EQE within the massive electrical saloon class.
Volvo previewed the automotive in a brief video on the finish of its ’90/90 day’ occasion in Gothenburg, Sweden, held to mark the primary deliveries of the EX90 electrical SUV and the brand new model of the combustion-engined XC90. The video doesn’t present the electrical saloon intimately, however it should take clear design cues from the EX90.
Though few official particulars have but been revealed, the ES90 is known to make use of the identical Volvo-developed bespoke electrical platform as the brand new EX90, which suggests it will likely be in a position to make use of a raft of superior software program methods and know-how,
In accordance with beforehand leaked particulars, the ES90 is round 5 metres lengthy and it set to be supplied in each single-motor rear-wheel-drive and dual-motor all-wheel-drive guises, together with the identical 111kWh (107kWh usable) battery that options within the EX90.
The brand new mannequin will probably be constructed at a plant owned by Volvo father or mother agency Geely in China and has been developed with a concentrate on that market, the place there’s appreciable demand for luxurious saloons. Nonetheless, it should even be offered in different markets, together with the UK, the place it’s more likely to function a comparatively low-volume brand-building flagship.