Volvo XC90

2003-2014 Volvo XC90 (P2)

• Four door, three row "crossover" SUV (based on a car platform instead of a body-on-frame)
• Volvo P2 platform
• Sold in the USA from 2003 through 2014 model year
• USA models have a variety of different gasoline engine packages
  • "White block" inline five light pressure 2.5L turbos
  • "White block" inline six 2.9L twin turbos
  • Ford SI6 "short six" naturally aspirated 3.2L inline six
  • Yamaha naturally aspirated 4.2L V8
• USA models all have automatic transmissions
• Most USA models were AWD, though base trim 2.5Ls and 3.2Ls have FWD

2016-present Volvo XC90 (P5)

• Four door, three row crossover SUV based on the Volvo P5 platform
• Sold in the USA from 2016 through current (as of 2021) model year
• USA models all have forced induction "modular"/"VEA"/"DRIVe" 2L four cylinder direct injected gasoline engines
  • Turbocharged in T5, B5, and B6 models
  • Twincharged (turbocharged and supercharged) in T6 models
  • Twincharged hybrid in T8 models
• USA models all have automatic transmissions but with FWD & AWD variations
  • Non-hybrid models use a conventional Haldex-style AWD
  • T8 models are "through-the-road" hybrids, with the gasoline engine driving the front wheels and the electric motor driving the rear wheels
• From 2021, 48-volt mild hybrid B5 and B6 models replace the T5 and T6
• T8 models are gasoline/electric hybrids, charging a medium-capacity battery when decelerating/braking and using an electric motor to supplement the gas motor when accelerating
  • T8 Recharge models have an additional EV charging port and can be run about 20 miles in all-electric mode