02-26-2018, 10:16 AM
So every year Emily's parents take a 7-10 day trip to Florida and we typically watch their dog at our house. Being that we are closer to BWI they drop her off and head to the airport. This time they decided to leave us both the dog and their 2017 Volvo XC90. Her dad tossed me the keys as they were leaving and said use it as you see fit. So I did.
It looks like this. The gold is actually really nice in person and is in great combination with the wheels and black leather IMO.
![[Image: volvo-xc90-d5-momentum-CA.jpg]](http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/volvo-xc90-d5-momentum-CA.jpg)
For an SUV it rides really nice. Even with the giant (20"?) wheels and low profile tires it soaked up bumps in the road and was very comfortable. It's got a funky little turbo-supercharged 4 cylinder pushing out 316hp and almost that much torque. Turbo lag was a bit evident which I thought was kind of odd given the supercharger. It still had some giddy up for a large SUV - nothing on Jake's 5.0 Rover I have to assume however. I didn't get the chance to play with the sport or comfort settings. The tesla-like touch screen was very responsive although it does take some getting used to not have any tactile buttons. I didn't have time to learn all of the many steering wheels controls - I kept adjusting the distance allowed between cars when using the adaptive cruise control by accident.
Speaking of tech - this thing has a ton. Giant touch screen, heated/cooled front and rear seats, power folding third row, "pilot assist" mode (keeping you between the lanes), upgraded Bowers & Wilkins sound system, a chilled glove box (lulz), and my favorite, the Heads Up Display. I really need the HUD in my next car. We went to look at a potential new house and took the dog and the XC90 so I threw the address in the GPS - very easy to navigate the controls. Keyboard similar to an iPad which made input quick and easy. Having the current speed of the car on the left, GPS in the middle, and posted speed limit on the right of the HUD was amazing. I never had to look anywhere but at the road. Blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic assistance, and a 360 degree camera for parking were also equipped on this model. The 360 parking view is really nice for backing in and out spots. The car can also parallel park itself or some shit, but I didn't attempt that.
I think they paid somewhere between $60-$70k from what I have been able to piece together. The fit and finish are extremely nice inside and out. They had some major issues with the brakes right off the bat and the dealer replaced all pads and rotors. I don't know the specific issues, but I think it was noise. Other than that I don't think there have been any other issues in their year of ownership.
Fuel economy was pretty meh for being a "superturbo" 4 - I think it was low to mid-twenties.
It looks like this. The gold is actually really nice in person and is in great combination with the wheels and black leather IMO.
For an SUV it rides really nice. Even with the giant (20"?) wheels and low profile tires it soaked up bumps in the road and was very comfortable. It's got a funky little turbo-supercharged 4 cylinder pushing out 316hp and almost that much torque. Turbo lag was a bit evident which I thought was kind of odd given the supercharger. It still had some giddy up for a large SUV - nothing on Jake's 5.0 Rover I have to assume however. I didn't get the chance to play with the sport or comfort settings. The tesla-like touch screen was very responsive although it does take some getting used to not have any tactile buttons. I didn't have time to learn all of the many steering wheels controls - I kept adjusting the distance allowed between cars when using the adaptive cruise control by accident.
Speaking of tech - this thing has a ton. Giant touch screen, heated/cooled front and rear seats, power folding third row, "pilot assist" mode (keeping you between the lanes), upgraded Bowers & Wilkins sound system, a chilled glove box (lulz), and my favorite, the Heads Up Display. I really need the HUD in my next car. We went to look at a potential new house and took the dog and the XC90 so I threw the address in the GPS - very easy to navigate the controls. Keyboard similar to an iPad which made input quick and easy. Having the current speed of the car on the left, GPS in the middle, and posted speed limit on the right of the HUD was amazing. I never had to look anywhere but at the road. Blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic assistance, and a 360 degree camera for parking were also equipped on this model. The 360 parking view is really nice for backing in and out spots. The car can also parallel park itself or some shit, but I didn't attempt that.
I think they paid somewhere between $60-$70k from what I have been able to piece together. The fit and finish are extremely nice inside and out. They had some major issues with the brakes right off the bat and the dealer replaced all pads and rotors. I don't know the specific issues, but I think it was noise. Other than that I don't think there have been any other issues in their year of ownership.
Fuel economy was pretty meh for being a "superturbo" 4 - I think it was low to mid-twenties.
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