Favourite Feature & Worst Feature of Your SPA Volvo

[Haldex]

Alright, it seems to work now..

Not quite like that. No VAG vehicle offers rear cross traffic alert, which I find quite useful I must say. No rear collision mitigation - Audi offers (at a hefty price, ofcourse..) rear collision warning- but it does not interfere with brakes, seat belt pretensioners etc. No active front collision avoidance on VW- Audi optionally offers a system which again does not take control of the steering/accelerator but rather amplifies the user input- hence it cannot act on its own. On a £60K+ VW flagship- Touareg one has to pay £1K for what they call “Drivers Assistance pack plus” in order to get height-adjustable seatbelts up front- and we’re talking active security features here?! You want me to carry on? No active whiplash protection, no knee airbag, etc, etc.

As for the buttons- meh.. I admit it took me some time to adjust- but now I wouldn’t want it any other way.. even Porsche has given up on the physical buttons.. lookup the interior shots of the new Taycan..

[MCV60]

V90 Favourite features: cabin space, external /internal design, cabin appearance and quality of finish.

Worst features; limited drivers displays options, limited Sensus apps. The chrome plastic finish on the key fob.

Nice to have; 360 camera as standard

[nu11eaf]

Generally like my XC90 D5 apart from the road noise and a few niggles but the gearbox hanging on to a higher gear for too long at low speed is grating on me and the clump clump clump as it changes down as you slow down to turn a corner. Hope the latest update resolves this when it goes in for its service in June.

Overall they are a very good car and most importantly the standard safety features are 1st rate as well as the extra safety features I opted for which may now be standard or soon will be as Volvo state that no body will be killed or seriously injured in their cars by next year so I assume all their cars will be fully loaded with all the safety kit and driver aids by then to achieve this aim.

If they sort the road noise and gearbox out it would be a great car.

[gaby]

Originally Posted by Haldex

As for the buttons- meh.. I admit it took me some time to adjust- but now I wouldn’t want it any other way..

Exactly. "Button-heavy" designs look more and more outdated to me.

[Quacker]

Originally Posted by nu11eaf

Generally like my XC90 D5 apart from the road noise and a few niggles but the gearbox hanging on to a higher gear for too long at low speed is grating on me and the clump clump clump as it changes down as you slow down to turn a corner. Hope the latest update resolves this when it goes in for its service in June.

Overall they are a very good car and most importantly the standard safety features are 1st rate as well as the extra safety features I opted for which may now be standard or soon will be as Volvo state that no body will be killed or seriously injured in their cars by next year so I assume all their cars will be fully loaded with all the safety kit and driver aids by then to achieve this aim.

If they sort the road noise and gearbox out it would be a great car.

While I agree about the road noise, I have had no such issue with the gearbox and certainly no clunking as it slows down on the road. It’s completely smooth most of the time, the only exception being when aggressively accelerating from a low speed, such as away from a roundabout. I generally drive with a more progressive throttle, so it isn’t an issue as far as I’m concerned and no worse than any other auto box.

So I suspect that your gearbox may need calibration or to relearn or something. It doesn’t sound like it’s quite as it should be.

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by Quacker

While I agree about the road noise, I have had no such issue with the gearbox and certainly no clunking as it slows down on the road. It’s completely smooth most of the time, the only exception being when aggressively accelerating from a low speed, such as away from a roundabout. I generally drive with a more progressive throttle, so it isn’t an issue as far as I’m concerned and no worse than any other auto box.

So I suspect that your gearbox may need calibration or to relearn or something. It doesn’t sound like it’s quite as it should be.

Its not a noise, but you can feel the box changing down 3 cogs as I slow as though its hanging on to higher gears too long which I suspect to be for economy reasons, several other people have reported this, I am a careful driver and never drive fast so gearbox may have learnt to hang on to higher gears and when driving slow around housing estate roads on morning school run especially when engine is not fully warmed up you feel it is in a gear too high and just hanging on to it and dithering instead of dropping a cog, none of my MK 1 XC90's did this but they were only 6 gears and were always in the right gear, this being 8 gears has too many to choose from for town driving, I think it was designed more for the sake of the economy figures, with a bigger engine it might be better but not quite matched to a 2ltr.

[Fursty Ferret]

The gearbox in my D4 occasionally shifts with a bang and a jerk. Only at low speeds when it's been confused at a roundabout.

[vman99]

Hi,

Best Bits:- Looks - smooth, quite ride - blond interior and 50+ mpg

Worst bits:- No coolent temperature gauge - no dipstick - no sunglasses holder - nowhere for dirty spare wheel and missing switches for most used functions

[gaby]

Originally Posted by vman99

Hi,

Worst bits:- No coolent temperature gauge - no dipstick - no sunglasses holder - nowhere for dirty spare wheel and missing switches for most used functions

There is a felt lined (sun)glasses holder on the right lower side of the steering wheel (UK).
I would also like to have a dipstick and a coolant temperature gauge.
I wouldn't prefer hard buttons, rather a row of 4 programmable buttons on the home screen.

[Kenp8257]

Originally Posted by vman99

Hi,

Best Bits:- Looks - smooth, quite ride - blond interior and 50+ mpg

Worst bits:- No coolent temperature gauge - no dipstick - no sunglasses holder - nowhere for dirty spare wheel and missing switches for most used functions

If you sign in to your Volvo ID, and look under offers, there's an offer for the sunglasses holder, 50% off....

Fits into the roof where the grab handles are

I ordered 2, collected and fitted myself, super easy.