Volvo S90

Volvo S90: generations: what actually changed

What the restyle changed in the catalogue, not in marketing copy: listed vmax falls from 205–250 km/h (pre-restyle) to 180 km/h on every restyle version that has a figure. City and highway consumption, measured on most 2016–2020 cars, become not measured.

1 generation (1996-01-01 – 1998-12-31), Sedan, 4 versions. All are RWD, Front, longitudinal, 6 Inline, Gasoline, 95. Three of four have boost No; only 2.9 AT 204 hp has Turbo. Tank 80 L on every version — 25 L more than the 55 L tank used on almost every later car (the exception is 2.0 T8 407 hp in 2 generation, tank 50 L). Ground clearance, wheels, eco class, CO2 and fuel use are not measured. Rear brakes are Disc, not Disc ventilated.

2 generation (2016-01-01 – 2020-01-01), Sedan, 12 versions, plus restyling. Every engine is 1969 cc, 4 Inline, Turbo, Front, transverse, Euro 6, clearance 152 mm, independent spring front and rear, ventilated disc front and Disc ventilated rear. The restyling (from 2020-02-01, 11 versions, stop not measured) keeps that architecture and adds named 2.0 B4, 2.0 B5, 2.0 D3, 2.0 D3 MT, 2.0 D4, 2.0 D5, 2.0 T5. A second restyling (2 generation, restyling 2, from 2025-05-01, 2 versions) leaves only 2.0 B5 250 hp and 2.0 T8 455 hp.

What the restyle changed in the catalogue, not in marketing copy: listed vmax falls from 205–250 km/h (pre-restyle) to 180 km/h on every restyle version that has a figure. City and highway consumption, measured on most 2016–2020 cars, become not measured. AWD shrinks: pre-restyle AWD exists on 2.0 AT 235 hp Diesel, 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel, 2.0 T6 AT, and both 2.0 T8 Plug-in cars; after restyle only 2.0 B5 250 hp AWD and 2.0 D5 235 hp AWD keep AWD — every restyle 2.0 T8 is FWD. Manual survives only as 2.0 D3 MT.

Engine specs (use the exact names)

Same name, different cars: always split by hp (and by generation).

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If the question is which Volvo S90 to choose, the catalogue answers with arithmetic, not a story. 1 generation (1996–1998) is the only RWD S90: 6 Inline, Front, longitudinal, Gasoline, tank 80 L. 2 generation (2016–2020) and both of its restylings (from 2020-02-01, then from 2025-05-01) share one 1969 cc 4 Inline Turbo, Front, transverse layout, Euro 6, 152 mm clearance, and a 55 L tank except 2.0 T8 407 hp (50 L). After restyle, listed top speed is 180 km/h wherever it is measured; before restyle it is 205–250 km/h. There is no price, reliability, or problem data — those are not measured. What you can pick is fuel type, gearbox, FWD versus AWD versus RWD, hp per litre, and kg per hp.

Generations: what the step-up actually changes

1 generation, Sedan, 4 versions, 1996-01-01 – 1998-12-31. Buy this only if you want RWD and a 6 Inline that is not 1969 cc. 2.9 MT and 2.9 AT 180 hp are the same 180 hp / 132 kW at 5400 rpm, 260 Nm at 4350, 2922 cc, boost No, 2 valves per cylinder: the gap is Manual 5 versus Automatic 4, with identical 9.0 s to 100 km/h, 210 km/h, 1643 kg, 2010 kg gross. 2.9 AT 204 hp adds Turbo and 4 valves per cylinder: +24 hp, +7 Nm, +57 kg, 0–100 9.1 s (0.1 s slower than the 180 hp pair), same 210 km/h. 2.5 AT is 170 hp / 125 kW, 2473 cc, boost No; torque, compression, bore × stroke, 0–100, vmax, mpg, CO2, eco class, clearance and wheels are not measured. Specific output: 61.6 hp/L on the 180 hp 2.9s, 69.8 hp/L on 2.9 AT 204 hp, 68.7 hp/L on 2.5 AT. Mass per hp: 9.13 kg/hp (180 hp), 8.33 kg/hp (204 hp), 9.66 kg/hp (2.5 AT). City, highway and mixed consumption: not measured on all four.

2 generation, Sedan, 12 versions, 2016-01-01 – 2020-01-01. This is the generation to buy if you need a measured 0–100, a measured mixed mpg on most cars, AWD, Diesel, Plug-in, or a Manual. Displacement is 1969 cc on every version (953 cc less than the 2.9, 504 cc less than the 2.5). Specific output jumps: Diesel 150 hp is 76.2 hp/L; Gasoline 2.0 AT 190 hp and Diesel 190 hp are 96.5 hp/L; 2.0 AT 235 hp Diesel is 119.3 hp/L; 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp is 127.0 hp/L; 2.0 T5 AT 254 hp is 129.0 hp/L; 2.0 T8 302 hp is 153.4 hp/L; 2.0 T6 AT is 162.5 hp/L; 2.0 T8 407 hp is 206.7 hp/L.

2 generation, restyling (from 2020-02-01, 11 versions) and restyling 2 (from 2025-05-01, 2 versions) sit inside the same generation. Named 2.0 B4, 2.0 B5, 2.0 D3, 2.0 D3 MT, 2.0 D4, 2.0 D5, 2.0 T5 appear. Manual remains only as 2.0 D3 MT. AWD remains only on 2.0 B5 250 hp AWD and 2.0 D5. Every restyle 2.0 T8 is FWD, unlike the pre-restyle Plug-in 2.0 T8 cars (AWD). Restyling 2 drops the list to 2.0 B5 250 hp FWD and 2.0 T8 455 hp; on the 455 hp car, Nm, 0–100, vmax, mpg, CO2, kerb and gross weight are not measured.

Engine specs

Every 2 generation engine is 4 Inline, Turbo, Front, transverse. 1 generation is 6 Inline, Front, longitudinal. Injection: Gasoline 2 generation Direct injection (direct); 1 generation Distributed injection (multi-point); Diesel fuel system not measured.

1 generation: 2.9 MT 180 hp, Manual 5, RWD. 2.9 AT 180 hp, Automatic 4, RWD. 2.9 AT 204 hp, Automatic 4, RWD, Turbo. 2.5 AT 170 hp, Automatic 4, RWD, boost No.

2 generation 2016–2020: 2.0 AT 190 hp Gasoline, 300 Nm (1600–4000), Automatic 8, FWD. 2.0 AT 235 hp Diesel, 480 Nm (1750–2250), Automatic 8, AWD. 2.0 MT 150 hp Diesel, 320 Nm, Manual 6, FWD. 2.0 AT 150 hp Diesel, 320 Nm, Automatic 6, FWD. 2.0 MT 190 hp Diesel, 400 Nm, Manual 6, FWD. 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel FWD, 400 Nm, Automatic 8. 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel AWD, 400 Nm, Automatic 8. 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp, 357 Nm, Automatic 8, FWD; city/highway/mixed mpg, CO2, gross weight, wheels not measured. 2.0 T6 AT 320 hp / 235 kW, 400 Nm (2200–5400), Automatic 8, AWD. 2.0 T5 AT 254 hp, 350 Nm (1500–4800), Automatic 8, FWD. 2.0 T8 302 hp Plug-in (2018–2020), 408 Nm, Automatic 8, AWD. 2.0 T8 407 hp Plug-in (2016–2017), 400 Nm, Automatic 8, AWD.

Restyle: 2.0 T8 302 hp Gasoline, 408 Nm, Automatic 8, FWD — same 302 hp / 235 kW as the 2018 Plug-in 2.0 T8, but fuel label Gasoline and drive FWD. 2.0 B4 197 hp / 144 kW, 300 Nm, Automatic 8, FWD. 2.0 B5 250 hp AWD, 357 Nm, Automatic 8. 2.0 D3 150 hp / 110 kW at 3750 rpm, 320 Nm, Automatic 8, FWD. 2.0 D3 MT same engine, Manual 6, FWD. 2.0 D4 190 hp / 139 kW, 400 Nm, Automatic 8, FWD. 2.0 D5 235 hp / 172 kW, 480 Nm, Automatic 8, AWD. 2.0 B5 250 hp FWD, 357 Nm. 2.0 T8 303 hp Plug-in, 408 Nm, Automatic 8, FWD. 2.0 T5 250 hp, 357 Nm, Automatic 8, FWD. 2.0 T8 400 hp / 294 kW at 6000 rpm, 408 Nm, Plug-in, Automatic 8, FWD, from 2021-09-01.

Restyling 2 (from 2025-06-01 on both versions): 2.0 B5 250 hp / 183 kW, 357 Nm, Automatic 8, FWD, vmax 180; 0–100, mpg, CO2, kerb, gross, wheels not measured. 2.0 T8 455 hp / 334 kW, Plug-in, Automatic 8, FWD; Nm, rpm for torque, 0–100, vmax, mpg, CO2, kerb, gross, wheels not measured. That 455 hp is +48 hp versus 2.0 T8 407 hp and +155 hp versus 2.0 T8 303 hp, at 231.1 hp/L — the highest specific output in the file.

Performance and mpg

Fastest measured 0–100 is 2.0 T8 302 hp Plug-in in 2 generation: 5.1 s, 250 km/h. 2.0 T8 407 hp is 5.2 s, 250 km/h — 105 hp more, 0.1 s slower, 8 Nm less (400 vs 408). Restyle 2.0 T8 302 hp Gasoline also 5.1 s but vmax 180 (70 km/h less). Restyle 2.0 T8 303 hp and 2.0 T8 400 hp: 5.2 s, 180 km/h. 2.0 T6 AT: 5.9 s, 250 km/h. 2.0 B5 250 hp AWD: 6.2 s, 180 km/h — 0.6 s quicker than restyle 2.0 B5 250 hp FWD and 2.0 T5 (both 6.8 s, 180 km/h), despite 261 kg extra kerb (1935 vs 1674). Pre-restyle 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp and 2.0 T5 AT 254 hp: both 6.8 s, 230 km/h; the 4 hp / 7 Nm gap does not change the stopwatch.

2.0 AT 235 hp Diesel AWD and restyle 2.0 D5: both 7.0 s. 2.0 B4: 7.9 s, 180 km/h — 0.8 s quicker than Gasoline 2.0 AT 190 hp (8.7 s, 210 km/h) on +7 hp and the same 300 Nm, 6 kg lighter (1674 vs 1680). Diesel 2.0 MT 190 hp and 2.0 AT 190 hp FWD: 8.2 s, 230 km/h; AWD 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel: 8.4 s (0.2 s slower), 230 km/h. Slowest measured: 2.0 MT 150 hp and 2.0 AT 150 hp, both 9.9 s, 205 km/h; restyle 2.0 D3 and 2.0 D3 MT keep 9.9 s but vmax 180. 1 generation 2.9 MT / 2.9 AT 180 hp: 9.0 s, 210 km/h; 2.9 AT 204 hp: 9.1 s, 210 km/h. 2.5 AT 0–100 and vmax: not measured. Restyling 2 2.0 B5 0–100 not measured, vmax 180; 2.0 T8 455 hp 0–100 and vmax not measured.

Mixed mpg, where measured: lowest figure is 2.0 T8 407 hp at 1.9 L/100 km (CO2 44); 2.0 T8 302 hp Plug-in 2.4 L/100 km (CO2 49). Pre-restyle Diesels cluster at 4.4 mixed (2.0 MT 150 hp, 2.0 AT 150 hp, 2.0 MT 190 hp, 2.0 AT 190 hp FWD), 4.7 AWD 190 hp Diesel, 4.8 2.0 AT 235 hp. Restyle Diesels are thirstier on the mixed line: 2.0 D3, 2.0 D3 MT, 2.0 D4 6.5; 2.0 D5 7.2 — that is +2.1 L/100 km versus the 4.4 cars of the same 150/190 hp class. Gasoline mixed: 2.0 T5 AT 254 hp 6.5; 2.0 AT 190 hp 6.7; 2.0 T6 AT 7.2; restyle 2.0 B4 7.8; restyle 2.0 B5 AWD 8.5. City/highway not measured on all restyle versions and on 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp, both 2.0 T8 Plug-in pre-restyle cars, and all of 1 generation. CO2 not measured: 1 generation; 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp; 2.0 B4; 2.0 B5 FWD; restyle 2.0 T5; restyling 2 both versions.

Tank range is not a catalogue field; tank volume is: 80 L (1 generation), 55 L (almost all later), 50 L (2.0 T8 407 hp).

Dimensions and weight

Clearance 152 mm on every 2 generation car that lists it; 1 generation not measured. Wheels not measured on 1 generation, on 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp, on both pre-restyle 2.0 T8, and on every restyle version. Where listed: 2.0 AT 190 hp Gasoline, 2.0 AT 235 hp, 2.0 T6 AT, 2.0 T5 AT 254 hp use 245/45 R18, 255/40 R19, 255/35 R20. Diesel 150/190 hp versions also list 225/55 R17.

Lightest measured kerb: 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp and restyle 2.0 B4 / 2.0 D3 / 2.0 D3 MT / 2.0 D4 / 2.0 B5 FWD / 2.0 T5 — 1674 kg. Gasoline 2.0 AT 190 hp is 1680 kg. 1 generation 180 hp and 2.5 AT: 1643 kg (37 kg lighter than 1674). Heaviest: restyle 2.0 B5 AWD and 2.0 D5 at 1935 kg / 2410 kg gross — 261 kg more than the 1674 kg FWD twins, 55 kg more kerb than pre-restyle 2.0 AT 235 hp (1892 kg). 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel AWD is 1897 kg. Plug-in 2.0 T8 cars that list mass: 1801 kg / 2360 kg gross, same as restyle 2.0 T8 302/303/400 hp. Restyling 2 kerb and gross: not measured.

Kg per hp (kerb / hp): 2.0 T8 407 hp 4.43; 2.0 T8 400 hp 4.50; 2.0 T6 AT 5.91; 2.0 T8 302 hp 5.96; 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp and restyle 2.0 B5 FWD 6.70; 2.0 T5 AT 254 hp 7.09; 2.0 B5 AWD 7.74; 2.0 AT 235 hp 8.05; 2.0 D5 8.23; 2.9 AT 204 hp 8.33; Gasoline 2.0 AT 190 hp 8.84; 2.0 D4 8.81; 2.0 B4 8.50; Diesel 2.0 AT 190 hp FWD 9.65; AWD 9.98; 2.0 MT 190 hp 9.44; 1 generation 180 hp 9.13; 2.5 AT 9.66; Diesel 150 hp pre-restyle 11.93–11.99; restyle 2.0 D3 / 2.0 D3 MT 11.16. Restyling 2 2.0 T8 455 hp kg/hp not measured (no kerb).

Which version to choose

Want the smallest kg/hp and a measured 5.2 s: 2.0 T8 407 hp (2016–2017), Plug-in, AWD, 4.43 kg/hp, mixed 1.9, CO2 44, tank 50 L. City/highway and wheels not measured.

Want 5.1 s and AWD Plug-in after 2018: 2.0 T8 302 hp Plug-in, 5.96 kg/hp, mixed 2.4, CO2 49, tank 55 L, vmax 250.

Want the same 302 hp after restyle: 2.0 T8 302 hp Gasoline is 5.1 s but FWD and vmax 180; mixed mpg not measured; CO2 44. 2.0 T8 303 hp Plug-in is 5.2 s, FWD, 180 km/h, mixed not measured, CO2 44. 2.0 T8 400 hp is the same 5.2 s / 180 km/h / CO2 44 on +97 hp versus the 303 hp car — the stopwatch does not move. 2.0 T8 455 hp (restyling 2) is the power peak at 231.1 hp/L; every performance and mass figure except hp/kW is not measured.

Want Gasoline AWD without Plug-in: only 2.0 T6 AT (320 hp, 5.9 s, 250 km/h, mixed 7.2, CO2 165, 5.91 kg/hp) or restyle 2.0 B5 250 hp AWD (6.2 s, 180 km/h, mixed 8.5, CO2 153, 1935 kg). The T6 is 70 hp and 70 km/h up, 0.3 s quicker, 43 kg lighter than that B5 AWD, and 1.3 L/100 km lower mixed.

Want Gasoline FWD without Plug-in: 2.0 T5 AT 250 hp is the lightest 250 hp (1674 kg, 6.8 s, 230 km/h) but mpg, CO2, gross, wheels not measured. 2.0 T5 AT 254 hp fills those: mixed 6.5, CO2 149, 1801 kg, 2260 kg gross, same 6.8 s / 230 km/h. Restyle 2.0 T5 and 2.0 B5 FWD match 250 hp / 357 Nm / 6.8 s / 1674 kg with vmax 180; mixed and CO2 not measured. 2.0 B4 (197 hp) is the restyle stand-in for Gasoline 2.0 AT 190 hp: +7 hp, 7.9 vs 8.7 s, mixed 7.8 vs 6.7 (1.1 L/100 km worse), CO2 not measured vs 153.

Want Diesel and measured 4.4 mixed: stay in 2016–2020. 2.0 MT 150 hp and 2.0 AT 150 hp are tied at 9.9 s / 205 km/h / 4.4 mixed / CO2 115; Manual 6 vs Automatic 6 is a 9 kg gap (1790 vs 1799) and city 5.4 vs 5.2. Stepping to 190 hp Diesel FWD (2.0 MT 190 hp or 2.0 AT 190 hp FWD) keeps mixed 4.4, cuts 0–100 by 1.7 s (8.2), raises vmax by 25 km/h (230), and adds 80 Nm. AWD on 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel costs 0.2 s, +0.3 mixed, +8 CO2, +63 kg versus the FWD Automatic. 2.0 AT 235 hp Diesel AWD is the Diesel performance pick: 480 Nm (80 Nm more than 190 hp Diesel), 7.0 s, 240 km/h, mixed 4.8, CO2 127, 1892 kg.

Want Diesel after restyle: 2.0 D3 / 2.0 D3 MT keep 150 hp / 320 Nm / 9.9 s but vmax 180, mixed 6.5, kerb 1674 kg (116–125 kg lighter than the 2016 150 hp cars). 2.0 D3 MT CO2 is 163 versus 129 on 2.0 D3 Automatic — +34 at the same mixed 6.5. 2.0 D4 is the 190 hp restyle twin of 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel FWD: same 8.2 s, vmax 180 not 230, mixed 6.5 not 4.4, CO2 129 not 116, kW 139 not 140, kerb 1674 not 1834. 2.0 D5 matches pre-restyle 2.0 AT 235 hp on 7.0 s and 480 Nm, then loses 60 km/h of vmax (180 vs 240), gains 2.4 mixed (7.2 vs 4.8), +17 CO2 (144 vs 127), +43 kg.

Want a Manual: 1 generation 2.9 MT; 2 generation 2.0 MT 150 hp or 2.0 MT 190 hp; restyle 2.0 D3 MT only. No Gasoline Manual in 2 generation.

Want RWD, 6 Inline, 80 L tank: only 1 generation. 2.9 AT 180 hp versus 2.9 MT is gearbox only. 2.9 AT 204 hp is the sole Turbo and the best kg/hp (8.33) in that generation; it is still 0.1 s slower to 100 than the 180 hp cars. Do not pick 2.5 AT if you need a measured 0–100, vmax, torque or mpg — all not measured.

Problems and reliability: not measured in this dataset for any version.

Bottom line. For a measured sprint and AWD Plug-in, 2.0 T8 302 hp (2018–2020) or 2.0 T8 407 hp. For Gasoline AWD with a full mpg line, 2.0 T6 AT. For Diesel economy that is actually 4.4 mixed, a 2016–2020 2.0 AT or 2.0 MT 150/190 hp, not restyle 2.0 D3/2.0 D4. For the current restyle list, 2.0 B5 FWD is the light 250 hp Gasoline, 2.0 B5 AWD if you need AWD, 2.0 D5 if you need Diesel AWD, and 2.0 T8 400 hp or 2.0 T8 455 hp if the hp figure is the only criterion you can still read.