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Volvo XC90

The large SUV, and the Volvo where the make's two eras are furthest apart. The first generation is a five- and six-cylinder car of the Ford period; the second runs Volvo's own Drive-E family, in which every engine is a two-litre four-cylinder however much power it makes — turbocharged, supercharged-and-turbocharged, or turbocharged with an electric motor on the rear axle. A T8 badge is a plug-in hybrid, so the hybrid and charging blocks apply in full.

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Generations

P2 2002–2014

Five-cylinder petrols and the D5 diesel; a very long run.
- Aisin TF-80SC 6-speed automatic
- M66 6-speed manual
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Volvo P2
Engines
2.5T five-cylinder — petrol

2.9 T6 straight-six — petrol

3.2 straight-six — SI6 · petrol · 179 kW (240 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)

4.4 V8 — B8444S · petrol · 232 kW (311 hp) · 440 Nm (325 lb-ft) · Yamaha-built

2.4 D5 five-cylinder — D5244T4 · diesel · 120–155 kW (161–208 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft)

2.5 turbo five-cylinder — B5254T2 · petrol · 154 kW (207 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)

2.9 turbo straight-six — B6294T · petrol · 200 kW (268 hp) · 380 Nm (280 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 5-speed automatic · 6-speed Volvo M66 manual · 4-speed GM 4T65 AWD automatic · 6-speed Aisin TF-80SC automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
SPA 2014–present

Drive-E throughout, including the T8 plug-in hybrid.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

SPA
Engines
T5 2.0 — petrol

T6 2.0 — petrol · turbocharged and supercharged

T8 2.0 — plug-in hybrid · electric rear axle with no mechanical link to the front

D5 2.0 — diesel
Transmissions

8-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive

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