Test Drive of a T8

[Soltan]

Originally Posted by neon

You cannot move the rear of the panoramic roof.
The easy entry/exit is not on any of the XC90. Not implemented.

Did you have a view on any of the other functions, like sound system, ACC, PA2, safety features etc.

The sound system was just the standard one, it was OK, I'm not audiophile so sound quality is not high on my wish list. It did take me a while to work out how to do favourite on the DAB which was very useful. Without it there is just a huge list of DAB stations, many many more than show up on my Lexus.

I did try the radar cruise control, generally it was good, smoother than the Lexus but I was a little nervous and intervened quite often.

I did try the parking and it was quite good most of the time but in a couple of tight spots it was very close (almost bumper to bumper according to the camera) during some manoeuvres.

Not sure what else I tried, sorry.

[Soltan]

Originally Posted by familymangreg

Think we need to be a little careful with assumption,s it may well be that the OP simply didn't have the facility to charge during his test period.

:wq

Thank you Familymangreg, that is in deed the case. I don't have a charging point installed at home (will do if I should buy the T8) or at work. I did spend 40 minutes trying to get into a parking garage I had seen that had charging points only to find you needed some sort of RFID card to get the thing to work!!

Originally Posted by gaby

That is what I also think, so the negative comment is not for all XC90's seats.

I must admit I'd skimmed the website and configurator and not seen that option although the dealer did tell me today that it is available with the seat extension option (which I would definitely get). I've asked the dealer if he can find me one with that option to test as I do not want to unfairly blame the car for my sore back, especially if more flexible and potentially comfortable seating options are available.

Many thanks all for your comments and feedback.