XC90 Options

[XC90Newbee]

Hi all,

After months of consideration I have convinced myself to move from Audi Q7 (4M) to the Volvo XC90 family, however still a bit confused if I have ticked all the right/relevant options. My spec are
D5 Inscription
Xenium, Winter, BLIS & Family Pack
Harmon Kardon Music system
5 spoke Matt Black Alloys

The car is on a 4 year lease so want to make sure I am not missing on something which I may regret later.

Your thoughts & suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Clan]

Originally Posted by XC90Newbee

Hi all,

After months of consideration I have convinced myself to move from Audi Q7 (4M) to the Volvo XC90 family, however still a bit confused if I have ticked all the right/relevant options. My spec are
D5 Inscription
Xenium, Winter, BLIS & Family Pack
Harmon Kardon Music system
5 spoke Matt Black Alloys

The car is on a 4 year lease so want to make sure I am not missing on something which I may regret later.

Your thoughts & suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

I'm sure you will love it even with no options at all !

[Deman77]

Aux heater - definitely

If some spare money
HUD
4-zone climate

[gmk666]

Have a look to see how much it is to go from Inscription to Inscription Pro. I did this (but on the R-Design) because I wanted the air suspension. I think it's worth it, especially with the larger wheels.

Just noticed you've specced the 20" 5 spoke wheels, not the 21". Feel free to ignore everything I said.

[Lexman8]

Originally Posted by Deman77

Aux heater - definitely

If some spare money
HUD
4-zone climate

This ^^^ (but defo the aux heater).

[nu11eaf]

Tick 4 zone climate as well as your other options as it improves the look of the centre tunnel in the back and each passenger can adjust to their liking.
Also if yours is not an R design get rear tinted windows, they look good but they are also practical as well as they hide anything left in car, especially if you remove luggage cover to use 7 seats, I removed my cover on day one and left it in the garage.

[XCRoman90]

so I went on the same Q7 > XC90 journey (went RDesign D5 2017 and recently swapped for a Inscription D5).

I would agree with all your choices as well as defo getting the tinted windows though standard audio is fine and more or less as good as the Q7 with Bose. Personally would not bother with aux heater as if really cold just start the car via VOC mobile app before you leave the house and with the winter pack the windscreen and steering wheel are nice and toasty anyway.

Given you are going from a V6 Q7 I would also really recommend the Polestar optimisation (my RDesign did not have it but I went for it on the new Inscription).

I have also gone for a blond interior after the black in the previous car though plenty of threads on that!

PS I also have the side steps and love them!

[Pikkie]

I’ve recently gone from Momentum to Inscription and a friend has the R Design. My thoughts as follows:

Momentum has decent spec but the Inscription seats are far more comfortable and avoid the R-Design completely if you don’t like firm seats. Wheels, I’d stick with the 20” wheels. Air suspension is a nice to have on 20” rims and a necessity on anthything bigger.

Aux Heater - nice to have but we went through two Highland winters with our Momentum and simply used the phone app to start/warm her.

4 zone climate AND rear heated seats. If you regularly have people in the back outer seats they will love you for these.

ApplePlay - very nice integration, we use it all the time.

iPad holders - if you do long journeys and have kids in the back, they can watch without putting strain on their necks by looking down at a handheld unit. Expensive but can be retrofitted by dealer. Two Powered USB ports per iPad unit too.

Side steps - if you aren’t very tall they are useful for getting things on and off the roof. Alternatively a tow bar + bike rack could be an option if that is your poison.

Tinted windows - apart from looks, do help keep interior cooler.

Family pack useful if you find you need to carry an addition kid from time to time.

HUD is superb - first time I’ve had one and it is a brilliant tool.

Think that’s about it. I have most options on my car so feel free to ask away.

[gaby]

I have read some negative comments (on Swedespeed perhaps) about the seat extension of the
seats that have this feature. But I can't comment myself since our car doesn't have them.

[Lexman8]

I have extensions on my Momentum seats and find they do make a worthwhile difference, particularly on long journeys.

The ideal setting is to adjust them so that they support your thighs right up to the back of your knees but without putting any pressure on the top of your calves.