Volvo to Launch New Three-Row Hybrid SUV Above XC90

With the demand for large SUVs growing in the various international market Swedish auto maker Volvo is now considering an all-new three-row hybrid SUV. In a conversation, the boss of brand Hakan Samuelsson said that while Volvo has still not made any decision on going there, bigger SUVs are something we are looking into.

Expected Details

If Volvo were to go ahead with it, the new SUV would likely be larger than the XC90 and EX90. For reference, the Volvo XC90, which is available in India, measures about 4.95 m in length, whilethe Volvo XC90 electric SUV got sold in markets such as the US, is just over 5 m long. Volvo looks towards the Chinese Geely group, perhaps at its luxury subsidiary Zeekr, for a way forward. At over 5.2 m long, the Zeekr 9X is larger still, and it is a flagship 3-row SUV with a plug-in hybrid powertrain.

the president and CEO of Volvo has told that its core market would probably at least for the next few years be more interested in a hybrid. The brand may choose to base its next flagship SUV on the GeelySEA platform. The Swedish auto maker code re purpose its own SPA platform that under pins model like the XC90 and EX90.

The next flagship SUV would be a hybrid; there is no clear answer at the powertrain front. That is not to say that the auto maker does not have any choices at the table. The XC90 plugin hybrid sold in the US comes with a 2.0 litre four cylinder petrol engine, an 18.8 keh battery pack and a single electric motor.

Volvo has already made the EX90 electric SUV at its South Carolina facility, with other models being manufactured at its Chengdu plant in China. The United States is undoubtedly this Swedish marque’s largest Market outside of China. These two markets continue to watch a growing demand for large three row SUV, with the XC90 and EX90 holding the fort for now.

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