2025 Volvo XC90 T8 Review: Inching Towards an All-Electric Future

•    Auto123 reviews the 2025 Volvo XC90 T8.

In the bustling landscape that is the three-row luxury SUV segment, the 2025 Volvo XC90 continues to carve its path with quiet confidence. For many, it still represents safety and comfort it and squarely targets active families. Despite its age, it retains an elegant look and relevance against increasingly younger and aggressive competition.

For 2025, Volvo focuses on continuity with its gasoline and hybrid powertrains, this as it launches the all-new, all-electric EX90. The 2025 XC90 does get from some minor adjustments, such as the name change of its high-end trim, now called "Ultra." But the central elements of the XC90 remain unchanged: an efficient and powerful 4-cylinder engine, a refined interior and a full range of advanced safety technologies.

This year, the XC90 comes in two gas-engine versions: the B6 offering 295 hp, and the T8 eAWD plug-in hybrid that we test drove.

So, does the 2025 XC90 still have arguments to make against newcomers, including its new electric brother the EX90?

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