2023 Volvo XC90 B6 AWD First Test: Still the Konung
From the first time we drove the current-generation XC90 at the launch event in 2015, we knew it was a winner. Sure enough, it ran away with our 2016 SUV of the Year award. Still, that was more than seven years ago, an eternity in car time. No seven-year-old design still feels new today, unless it's a 2023 Volvo XC90 B6 AWD. Cars get design updates every three to five years to avoid feeling stale. Most of them, anyway. Any look that's too of-the-moment isn't going to age well. Tastes change, trends move on. Creating a truly timeless design is capturing lightning in a bottle, and it's even harder on a car that has to meet countless regulations worldwide. Volvo did it. The XC90 looks as contemporary today as it did in 2015, and it basically hasn't changed. #volvoxc90 #xc90 #2023cars
From the first time we drove the current-generation XC90 at the launch event in 2015, we knew it was a winner. Sure enough, it ran away with our 2016 SUV of the Year award. Still, that was more than seven years ago, an eternity in car time. No seven-year-old design still feels new today, unless it's a 2023 Volvo XC90 B6 AWD. Cars get design updates every three to five years to avoid feeling stale. Most of them, anyway. Any look that's too of-the-moment isn't going to age well. Tastes change, trends move on. Creating a truly timeless design is capturing lightning in a bottle, and it's even harder on a car that has to meet countless regulations worldwide. Volvo did it. The XC90 looks as contemporary today as it did in 2015, and it basically hasn't changed. #volvoxc90 #xc90 #2023cars