Volvo V90 estate: Everything you need to know about the S90's stablemate

Prices range from £34,555-£44,055, and first UK deliveries of the car will be made in October

The Volvo V90 estate is slightly larger than the S90 saloon

British order books are now open for Volvo’s latest-generation V90 estate. Prices range from £34,555-£44,055, and first UK deliveries of the car – which was revealed at the recent Geneva Motor Show – will be made in October.

The newcomer is slightly larger than its S90 saloon stablemate, giving it a 1,526-litre luggage bay. However, much of the rest of the load-lugger is shared with the saloon, including its dashboard design and controls. Among the safety and infotainment kit is the IntelliSafe Assist system, with adaptive cruise control and semi-autonomous Pilot Assist II with distance alert, lane keeping, road-sign recognition and ‘run-off road’ sensor. Optional IntelliSafe Surround adds blind-spot assistance, rear-collision warning and cross-traffic alert.

The V90’s broad engine line-up incorporates petrol, diesel and hybrid power. The conventional internal-combustion units are all four-cylinders, with the 187bhp 2.0-litre D4 diesel expected to be the biggest seller.

The car was revealed at the recent Geneva Motor Show

Pumping out 295lb ft of torque, it’s claimed to return 62.7mpg and 119g/km of CO2. As with the other units, it’ll be paired with an eight-speed auto gearbox.

The T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid teams up an 87bhp electric motor with a 2.0-litre turbodiesel to produce 401bhp and 472lb ft of torque. Emissions are only 47g/km and economy is a claimed 134.5mpg.