Hello -
I’m looking to lease a 2020 Volvo XC90 - as you can see there some great deals in the marketplace. However, I wanted to check if anyone has any concrete information on when the new generation XC90 will be announced/go on sale?
All the automotive article point to 2021 announcement with sales starting mid/end of 2022 once the SC factory is ready for XC90.
Thank you
Why does a redesign in 2 years matter if you’re shopping now? I don’t understand the premise of the question.
Nobody has a crystal ball. Even if anyone knew anything more than you read in the trades, it would be under NDA this far out.
If you’re worried about a redesigned XC90 using updated SPA architecture landing early, I think it’s unlikely since 2021 got a facelift. Here are several rags (not trades) on the matter:
https://www.motor1.com/news/394855/next-volvo-xc90-electric-2022/
Thank you for the info. I wrote that I’m getting a new XC90 to keep the story interesting. It’s does not factor into my decision, unless a redesign comes out a week after I sign a lease for 36 months.
Thanks for the two links and the insight!
Most of what has been written was pre-COVID in the automotive equivalent to the Weekly World News. Volvo themselves and the major trades are probably your best sources at this point.
4 years later…
to be fair it was very nice design for the time - I don’t like new grill, nor freestanding screen on the new model…
9 years later, since gen 2. It was due for complete re-design at least 5 years ago.
Is this the most underwhelming mid cycle refresh in the history of refreshes?
Actually “mid cycle” is being generous
You are being generous.
Edit: you edited your post lol
To be fair…the design is quite timeless and continues to hold up well today. It is elegant, sporty and intelligent while being unassuming.
TBF I’ll say their designers got something right the first time. The 2024+ (pre or post refresh) XC90 remains more contemporary than other CUVs that originally came out around the same time like the 2015 Honda Pilot for example
I don’t understand the marketing dept tho. The MY2025 is pre refresh? The refresh is informally being called 2025.5 but titles and paperwork will still say 2025?
Right, still looks good. But after having a 2007 and 2019, this gets old. No one complains about Tesla’s designs, though lol
I have a feeling they were planning on killing the XC90 and replace it with the EX90, as Volvo said few years ago no new ICE models. Then they saw the market with EVs and rushed this out as low cost R&D.
Probably a good pivot by them then. Not sure it is a wise move to bank on continued federal incentivization when the partisan priorities could drastically change in a electrion cycle. EV’s won’t leave the lot without the incentives
I do, I just don’t care enough to post. 
The Roadster and S model were fine. Everything else since then has been pretty horrific and junior-ish, IMHO.
They haven’t said this but I imagine it’s bc they want it to come out when the EX90s hit
When they were “all EVs by 2030” they were fine with EX-90s cannibalising XC-90 sales. Now that they back-peddled on their EV strategy, it would be a poor look. 
Volvo Cars ditches pledge to sell only electric cars by 2030
Demand for battery-powered vehicles has decreased globally over concerns about cost and charging infrastructure.
Volvo Cars has abandoned its ambitious target to sell only electric cars by 2030 amid a global slowdown in growth for battery-powered vehicles. The Geely-owned Swedish group had been the first among traditional carmakers to pledge a complete switch to electric, and remains the most bullish about the transition even as rivals including Ford and General Motors have also walked back on their EV targets.
FT, paywall.
