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Originally Posted by soupytwister
I might be a bit biased given owning one, but of all the SPA's, I think the XC90 is the best looking by far. I've got a bursting blue R-Design in 2017 form, so again, think it looks the part  Each to their own naturally. I also think it holds it ground against X5 and Q7 in the looks department, and I prefer to the XC90 out of all 3 to be honest. Swedish looks I guess rather than Germanic function.
I like the looks of the V90 from the front and sides, but the rear lights just don't sit well with me. Ditto S90.
XC60 also looks fine from front and side, but rear also doesn't seem right. It's the lights again, just don't like them. I just can't get on with the inwards design towards the number plate.
V60 doesn't seem too bad, but having had one as a courtesy car, the front interior space is cramped. It also felt a bit "plastic" compared to the XC90.
S60 looks quite nice, but I suspect will also suffer from cramped interior.
XC40 is just a sort of mini-SUV - doesn't look too bad for what it is, but is down a class. I expect if the V60 feels "plastic", I'm sure the XC40 will be the same. |
I guess we all need to stop being blind. I bought a Volvo yes i did. Just like i bought other brands in the past, such as Citroen, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Merc. And now Volvo. I like the new design language Volvo adopted, i think they have overall good cars, safe cars, well built but not yet a premium car brand like the German ones. Let's face it. Maybe in some years due to the evolution factor that the Swedish brand has been having lately, with big investments from its top investor and chinese owner Geely (let's not all forget that Volvo was declining pretty much when Ford owned it. Some might think it was long time ago but it wasn't, as a matter of fact it was 9 years ago when Geely group acquired Volvo from Ford), Volvo will be in the top three but it's not there yet. XC90 is for all of us i guess, 'the better car' money can buy in the Volvo lineup from its entire range. I personally like the XC90. But let's be honest... better than the new X5? Are you kidding me?? Better than the Q8?? Really?? I won't even write Porsche in here or Mercedes top of the range. I mean Suvs. That's what XC90 is. The Volvo SUV top of the range. I wouldn't even think twice if someone would come to me and offer me the new X5 over the new facelifted XC90 MY20. Maybe in the future i might say the opposite. But for now and given the distance that still exists between German premium brands and Volvo in terms of a lot of issues, like software at the top, but not only, i would choose for sure in this specific situation i gave, the X5. My opinion and that's all. Sometimes i think some people are delusional and don't accept things as they are, don't accept reality and live in their own bubble in their own creations and fantasies.