S90 - Passion Red

whoami · Oct 17th, 2017, 20:51

Does anyone know why this colour was apparently discontinued?

I've seen a few used ones for sale (registered in March/April this year), and the V90 is still available in it, but it's not available on the S90.

Thanks.

chrisrixy · Oct 17th, 2017, 23:05

It does seem to have disappeared from the pricelist. Only ever availabe on R-Design spec anyway

Volvo seem to think a choice of black or white - plus a selection of mud/grey/browns is all that is needed now. Magic Blue disappeared from the XC90 this year leaving a limited choice of bright / bold colours - although Passion Red & Bursting Blue are at least still there for R-Designs.

Only XC60 owners get to choose Fusion Red as well as R-Design Passion Red - but most others are stuck without any red choices if you dont want an R-Design. Why?

whoami · Oct 17th, 2017, 23:18

Indeed.

I was extremely surprised at how poor the choice of colours was.

Particularly perplexing is why Passion Red is available on the V90 but not (any longer) on the S90.

Why?

Jimrod · Oct 18th, 2017, 11:40

I wanted to order my S90 in Passion red too but had a choice of black, silver or grey. Thrilling!

Thing is, isn't this down to the marketing dept of the country they're sold in? Why should different areas have different choices when they're all made in the same place? It just seems ridiculous logic to me, perhaps even restricting sales. It's not just Volvo that do this but that doesn't make it better. These cars are all made to order, not bought in batches so should be no problem having any colour Volvo offer anywhere else or on other models made in the same place.

familymangreg · Oct 18th, 2017, 12:03

Agree the colour palettes are more than a bit grey/black/blue at the moment, I guess you'd call it the Bleak Scandi palette! Had an XC90 Momentum courtesy car in Denim Blue yesterday, thought the colour was a bit flat and boring to be honest.

:wq

AB-UK · Oct 18th, 2017, 13:10

Premium level car but budget level choice of colours. No greens/reds/yellow (gold) unlike XC90s of old.

Oct 17th, 2017, 20:51	#1
whoami Junior Member Last Online: Jan 11th, 2020 19:10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Yorkshire	S90 - Passion Red Does anyone know why this colour was apparently discontinued? I've seen a few used ones for sale (registered in March/April this year), and the V90 is still available in it, but it's not available on the S90. Thanks.

Oct 18th, 2017, 12:03	#5
familymangreg Premier Member Last Online: Apr 14th, 2024 21:17 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: York	Agree the colour palettes are more than a bit grey/black/blue at the moment, I guess you'd call it the Bleak Scandi palette! Had an XC90 Momentum courtesy car in Denim Blue yesterday, thought the colour was a bit flat and boring to be honest. :wq __________________ MY21 XC90 B5D R-Design Pro, Pine Grey + blonde, all options except 3rd row aircon and nubuck headlining. Prev: XC90 D5 PP, Osmium + Charcoal + Metal Mesh. 4C air, Xenium + BLIS, Winter + HUD, Family, Tow bar, Sub, CarPlay

Oct 17th, 2017, 23:05	#2
chrisrixy Member Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 22:42 Join Date: May 2010 Location: inverness	It does seem to have disappeared from the pricelist. Only ever availabe on R-Design spec anyway Volvo seem to think a choice of black or white - plus a selection of mud/grey/browns is all that is needed now. Magic Blue disappeared from the XC90 this year leaving a limited choice of bright / bold colours - although Passion Red & Bursting Blue are at least still there for R-Designs. Only XC60 owners get to choose Fusion Red as well as R-Design Passion Red - but most others are stuck without any red choices if you dont want an R-Design. Why?

Oct 17th, 2017, 23:18	#3
whoami Junior Member Last Online: Jan 11th, 2020 19:10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Yorkshire	Indeed. I was extremely surprised at how poor the choice of colours was. Particularly perplexing is why Passion Red is available on the V90 but not (any longer) on the S90. Why?

Oct 18th, 2017, 11:40	#4
Jimrod Member Last Online: Sep 28th, 2018 21:03 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Swindon	I wanted to order my S90 in Passion red too but had a choice of black, silver or grey. Thrilling! Thing is, isn't this down to the marketing dept of the country they're sold in? Why should different areas have different choices when they're all made in the same place? It just seems ridiculous logic to me, perhaps even restricting sales. It's not just Volvo that do this but that doesn't make it better. These cars are all made to order, not bought in batches so should be no problem having any colour Volvo offer anywhere else or on other models made in the same place.

Oct 18th, 2017, 13:10	#6
AB-UK Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 08:56 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nottingham	Premium level car but budget level choice of colours. No greens/reds/yellow (gold) unlike XC90s of old.

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