<p></p><p>&nbsp; Volvo India has commenced acceptance of S90 luxury sedan pre-bookings. S90 luxury sedan replaces S80 and shares its platform with XC90. Both, XC90 and S90 are built on Volvo's Scalable Platform Architecture acronym for which is SPA. SPA offers great flexibility to have multiple products across segments while reducing development and manufacturing costs. Almost every global giant has offers similar platforms like VW’s MQB, Renault-Nissan CMF just to name a few.<br></p><p>&nbsp; The overall design theme of interior is likely to be in tune with what Volvo offers in XC90, which means that Volvo’s minimalist theme will win over fans for S90 the way it did for XC90. S90 sedan will share the powerplant with XC90 meaning the 2.0 liter four cylinder diesel unit will be found under the hood, but in two states of tune. The lower state is rated at 190 BHP@4200 RPM and 400 Nm@ 750-2500 RPM, while the higher state of tune will be rated at 235 BHP@4000 RPM and torque of 480 Nm@1750-2500 RPM. Considering recent ban on diesel vehicles in NCR and also shifting trend towards petrol vehicles, it would make sense for Volvo to offer the S90 in petrol guise also. We feel the petrol unit will suit the restrained yet sporty character S90 oozes.</p><p>&nbsp; S90 will compete against well established rivals like E-class, BMW 5-Series, Audi A6 and Jaguar XF. Currently, there are 15 Volvo dealerships in India and 3 more are confirmed. This could be a major factor limiting Volvo’s growth and the rivals have a much wider, well established network than Volvo. If the pricing of XC90 is anything to go by, S90 should be priced competitively against the contemporaries and giving more value for each penny spent.</p><p></p>