The Volvo ES90 arrives not just as another electric saloon, but as a calm, confident counterpoint to the sea of brash SUVs that dominate the EV landscape. It takes the very latest tech from Volvo’s flagship EX90 (X for crossover or SUV) and while the ES90 (S for saloon) doesn’t shout for attention, it definitely deserves it.
Volvo’s design team has stuck to their Scandinavian roots, delivering a car that looks more stately than sporty, yet still manages to cut through the air with an efficiency-boosting drag coefficient of just 0.25. It’s an elegant fastback, officially called a saloon, but with a large and useable hatchback opening. Unlike the EX90 SUV it shares its SPA2 platform with, the ES90 doesn’t need to pretend to be anything else – it’s unapologetically a car, and a rather good one.
