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</p><p>&nbsp; In May 2015, Swedish automaker <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Brand/Volvo">Volvo</a></u> had launched its very elegant and one of best full size premium SUV - <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Volvo/XC_90">XC90’s</a></u> second generation in India. The SUV has fresh design and top-of-the-line gizmos to complement it. Volvo India has shown that how serious they are yet again by planning to bring the SUV's most lavish and comfortable trim Excellence to add to its existing two variants - Momentum and Inscription. It's likely to be priced at Rs 1.2crore (ex-showroom, Delhi).</p><p>&nbsp; Volvo will introduce the XC90’s T8 Hybrid model in Excellence trim in the later part of 2016. The XC90 has already upmarket interior even for its segment and company has taken the level to clouds in its Excellence trim which offers cabin interior experience better than the best. It was unveiled at the Auto Shanghai in 2015. It's the most luxurious, advanced and loaded with technology to pamper your wildest of demands ever to be offered in model leaving the company’s production line. The first noticeable change is that it has 2+2 seating layout, housing four ultra-comfortable individual seats with recliner, ventilation and massage features for all four. Having just 4 seats means it has increased legroom over its other counterpart. It also features very exclusive equipment for its niche customer like folding tables, a refrigerator with bottles and glass holders, a retractable touchscreen control unit which also controls the seats for ventilation and massage function, footrests, heating/cooling cup holders, specially designed handmade crystal glasses from Swedish glass design company Orrefors to pour your drinks, luggage compartment dividing screen, ambient lighting to suit moods, a unique 20 speaker system by Bowers & Wilkins as audio system, twin screens behind the front seat headrests, extra sound insulation for the cabin and Pirelli Noise Cancelling System tyres (PNCS) makes this heaven rolling on road.</p><p>&nbsp; The T8 Hybrid is powered by a 2.0L, 4 cylinder supercharged engine and an electric motor. The petrol engine produces 320BHP of maximum power along with 400Nm of peak torque, which is mated to an electric motor that produces 87BHP of maximum power and 240Nm of torque. Both power unit combines together to produce a total power of whopping 400BHP and a humongous 640Nm of peak torque. The electric motor is good for 43km when driven completely on it which also comes with brake energy regeneration. The hybrid system comes mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission sourced from AISIN. There's a high-voltage 270-400 V battery kept in the central region of the SUV and can be recharged with a power socket or through a two-step brake energy recovery system. It can easily touch 100 km/h mark from standstill in just 5.9 seconds. Volvo proudly claimed it to be the most environmental friendly in the market at the moment with emitting just 59 grams of CO2/km. European testing agency has achieved 40km/l of fuel efficiency but India conditions is nothing like other countries.&nbsp;All the orders will be brought through CBU route only so it won’t be cheap on pockets but for customers demanding this features don’t think about pricing. Volvo has decided to increase number of units brought to the country next year and to match the demand the company has increased global production of the XC90 from 55,000 units to 90,000 units annually by year end. The company also plans to increase its dealership count from the current 14 to 22 outlets before new-year kicks in. The company also plans to bring another variant - the R-Design, which is nothing but a XC90 with a body-kit and full-black interiors. The kit includes ‘R-Design’ badges to set the variant apart from the others, redesigned new stylish front bumper, side skirts and sleek 5-spoke alloy wheels. On the inside, the R-Design gets sport seats that are finished in black Nubuck textile and perforated leather.</p><p></p>