Yahoo Autos The V90 Cross Country Is the Volvo Wagon Americans Might Actually Buy
Volvo has a gorgeous new wagon, the V90, that it'd like to sell to U.S. customers. The only problem is that U.S. customers don't like wagons much, but Volvo has a solution. As first it did in 1996 with the V70XC, Volvo's raised the ride height and added body cladding to the V90, creating the V90 Cross Country. This should appease the SUV-loving masses.
Volvo announced the V90 Cross Country Thursday, and said that it's 90-series lineup–which also includes the S90 sedan, XC90 SUV, and aforementioned V90–is now complete. Sadly, that means there won't be a weirdo S90 like the S60 Cross Country, but that's ok because the V90 Cross Country seems genuinely neat.
As with all of its 90-Series cars, the V90 Cross Country is very well proportioned, wearing its increased ride height and tougher looks well. Volvo says the V90 Cross Country isn't simply a "styling job," though, and the slightly modified hardware seems to confirm this. Jalopnik reports that the V90 Cross Country has 8.2 inches of ground clearance, a retuned suspension, and softer tires than the regular V90.
A G-Wagen this is not, but it should be more than capable to do some mild off-roading. At least, it's definitely more capable than the regular V90.
Otherwise, the specs on the V90 Cross Country are what you'd expect from a modern Volvo, meaning it has some sort of boosted four-cylinder, all-wheel-drive, and resplendently luxurious interior.
We luddite car enthusiasts may prefer a proper wagon to this SUV-ified version, but we should be happy the V90 Cross Country exists. If it sells well, it should hopefully justify the existence of the limited-production, mega-powerful V90 Polestar we crave.
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