Volvo quietly drops EX90’s price with new extended range
Local range now has three variants, with single and dual-motor powertrains, plus more more range.
Volvo Car South Africa has recently revised the EX90 range, lowering its starting price by R795,000 and introducing three new derivatives. The EX90 remains visually unaltered, with only minor differences in standard specifications between the variants. The Plus version, which replaces the original, features a single electric motor setup instead of the previous two-motor configuration.
This alteration results in a reduced 92-kWh battery pack and a combined output of 245kW/480Nm, placing the single-motor EX90 Plus just below the flagship Performance model. The single-motor version is capable of reaching a top speed of 180 km/h and can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 6.8 seconds. The EX90 Plus has a range of 705 km and requires only 22 minutes of charging using a DC fast charger.
Despite the modified powertrain, the EX90 Plus maintains the dual-motor layout but with reduced power and torque figures of 335kW/670Nm, enabling a 0-100 km/h time of 5.5 seconds and a range of 720 km. The top-of-the-line Performance model has seen an increase in power and torque to 500kW/870Nm, but has also lost the LiDAR option due to Luminar's bankruptcy.
The EX90 Performance can now accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 4.2 seconds and achieve a range of 720 km. All EX90 models continue to offer seating for seven, a five-year/100,000 km warranty, a five-year/100,000 km maintenance plan, and an eight-year/160,000 km battery warranty. Pricing for the EX90 variants are as follows: EX90 Single Motor Plus at R1,855,000; EX90 Twin Motor Plus at R1,955,000; and EX90 Twin Motor Performance Ultra at R2,240,000.
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