Volvo XC90 B5 AWD Inscription

Feels a touch more sophisticated than before but it’s a very subtle step up

Gareth Dean

Mild hybrid does little to alter an already impressive package

Ray Leathern

Remains a luxurious family hauler but benefits of mild-hybrid update are minimal

Damian Adams

here’s a good chance that, while reading this magazine, you have a smartphone or some other Internet-enabled device within reach. As an exercise, log onto Volvo’s local website and click on the Menu tab; you’ll notice the products are categorised as “Electric” vehicles, followed by plug-in “Hybrids”, with “Other” cars lumped at the bottom of the list. The reasoning