Behind the Wheel of the Ultra-Luxurious Volvo XC90 Excellence

A look at the Volvo’s sumptuous

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00:00 This is the Volvo XC90 T8 Excellence, former Motor Trend SUV of the year and

00:12 all-around great car, but that name's kind of a mouthful, so let's unpack it.

00:15 The XC90 is Volvo's largest, most luxurious, and most expensive SUV. T8

00:22 means that it has the plug-in hybrid 400-horsepower drivetrain. Excellence,

00:26 well, come inside and let me show you. Here's what $106,000 buys you. Power seats that

00:36 are heated, cooled, and have massagers, of course. iPad-based entertainment system in

00:42 the back here connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot. But really gets fancy right here.

00:47 Behind my elbow, there's a fridge for my champagne. Also holds my special Oriforce

00:53 crystal champagne glasses designed exclusively for this car. Control pad to

00:58 make this seat go away, and you know, activate my heated and cooled cup holder.

01:06 Now this is Volvo's first shot at a rear seat package like this, and they've done a

01:10 great job, but there's a few things that the other guys who've been doing it

01:14 longer do a little bit better, and I'll give you a few examples. There's only one

01:19 normal cup holder here, so if I bring anybody with me, we got to share. Or if I

01:23 open my lid without moving my tray table to fold it, the things run into each

01:30 other. But the big deal is, as nice as these iPads are, I don't have any control

01:34 back here for my sunroof or the radio, the navigation, any of those things that

01:39 some of these other cars give me. Nice as this is, there's a few things that Volvo

01:44 can do to really take it over the top next time around. So there you have it,

01:48 the most expensive Volvo ever, a $100,000 SUV limousine that gives you the

01:54 features of a Range Rover or even a Bentley at a price that's a little more

01:58 approachable.