TL AUTOS assifieds Making a Statement Roomy Volvo Sedan Has Distinctive Design, Elegant Cabin $58,600 for the more upscale Inseription. The T8 plug-in hybrid oho has spent the last few of vehicles for people who want a full-blown, design- driven luxury experience, not only What was tested? 2018 Volvo $90 T6 AWD (S54,100). Options: Inscription features ($4,500), convenience package (S2,550), metallic paint ($595), head-up display ($900), 20-inch wheels with summer tires ($800), Bowers and Wilkins pre- mium sound ($3,.200), heated steering wheel (S300), premium Perhaps no Volvo represents this shift in product philosophy more than this one, its S90 flagship sedan. 590 is available with the kinds mind-bending safety tech on which this brand has long hung its hat. It has automatic braking and collision avoidance capability If it senses you're going to leave the roadway, it can take over the steering wheel to The Volvo S90 has a sleek roofline and narrow grille that emphasizes its width, something very different tion charge): $69,140 PHOTOS COURTESY OF VOLVo 590 as tested (including $995 destina- from the trend of gaping noses on today's luxury cars. Wheelbase: 120.5 in It has the best self-driving capa- bility of any car today, otside of hrough elegant design and the Tesla and one expensive Cadillac serene presence it creates as you model. It even has senst drive it, two things that have eluded I'm not kidding will detecta To be falr,the $90 tries to emu late the best attributes of the big- the full experience because it envel You have to sit in an $90 to get ops all your senses. It looks peaceful and relaxing, something you can see Width: 795 in. boy German sedans. Its bank-vault cabin appronches the silence and and its grippy all-wheel-drive han supple leather a dling seems inspired by the sparmetal accents Height: 57.1 in. Engine: 2.0-liter four cylinder (318 hp, 295 lb.-ft.) But my biggest impeession after striking as this one, owing both to a conservative design backlash fol life saving safety lowing the 2008 market crash and gizmos. To me, the current 590 is the luxury segment's habit of play driving the $90 isn't centered around the r Transmission: Eight-speed automatic Fuel economy: 22 city, kling high end an't convey the cents Stylistically, though, it's speaking and tactile variety that make this car so relaxing, though. The cold touch more abosut the statement it makes ing follow the Gemans This is a car that while surpris- ingly large and high-including an of real metal, naturally rough feeling of the wood and almost unimagna- 31 highway year looks sleek, low shung ad you feel wrapped in a cocoon of perfection, isolated from the gritty Style: 10 Its front end has a wide, narrow grille that draws your eye horlzontally, eal world. Power in my tester came from a hing very different from most 20-liter, four-cylinder engine that's contemporary hooury cars. Gaping, both turbocharged and supercharged Handing garish, almost comically huge grilles togenerate 316 horsepower, an eye seem to be in fashion right now it the Volvo stands apart with its pping sine-to power ratio. It felt Comfort: 10 ample power, but I admit miss- Qity: 9 heide dgts en beterneh coclofave inOveral I'm not sure where Volvo finds If you want a more V8-like expe their interior designers, but theyre rience, oddly enough, you'll need Why buy it? doing some of the best work on the to choose the new plug-in hybridIt's a serene, elegant, visually planet right now. The materials construction and carefully drawn lines make this one of the most version of the $90, It makes 400 horsepower and offers the best striking sedan that happens to ffer some of the most advanced safety technology ever offered The S90's cabin is a peaceful place to spend time. Design, materials and construction give it a sense of spa-ike r pleasant cabins I've ever enjoyed Pricing starts at a reasonable in a car priced under $100,000 $48,100 for the 890 Momentum or on a car