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Volvo's EX90 SUV was (mostly) worth the wait

The EX90 is something of a battery-powered counterpart to the brand's XC90 SUV, the biggest in its lineup. It's still big, at 16 and a half feet long, but that's more than three inches shorter in length and an inch shorter in height than the XC90, plus nearly two inches narrower. That makes it feel a little cramped compared to Volvo's current big-boy SUV.

Originally slated to be on the market in 2023, it, plus its corporate cousin the Polestar 3, are only now finally starting to stumble out of Volvo's manufacturing facility near Charleston, South Carolina. The white trim over the charcoal fabric on the machine I drove looks fantastic, as does the raised grain on the wooden dash insert, let down only a bit by the unfortunate bands of chrome running around it. On it, you have access to the Android Automotive system that controls the entirety of the user interface, including the 9.0-inch gauge cluster behind the steering wheel and the projected heads-up display.

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