moin, moin, zum gleich Tretten an xc90 my2005 (02/2005) und ein x5 2006 (09/2006).I don’t want to go into the quality problems of the xc90 as far as it goes, since the x5 still didn’t have time to reveal its quality weaknesses. test track was stade (at hamburg) bern, which is known to be in Switzerland. I have mastered the track with both cars and want to give an intermediate report. 1) motor/gear transmissions. the comparison is uneven, since the xc90 is a switch. w At that time, however, we had deliberately decided for a switch, because the automatic system was too sluggish when we started. the 3 liter diesel in x5 convinces compared to the 163 ps diesel of the xc90. here, despite the chip, the xc90 clearly can’t get any points. also the automatic system of the x5 doesn’t have the drive weakness. what makes the motor of the x5 significantly gain is its greater agility in the range between 120 – 180 km/h. here it makes much more fun. 2) seats here there is a clear undecided. the bmw seat has more sideways and it took longer until I had found a good sitting position. but on both seats you can cover very good long distances. a goody of the x5 is the electric steering wheel adjustment, which is stored with it. but still undecided. 3) suspension my x5 has the sports suspension in it. this makes the car look good after all. This is good in the kassler mountains, because it is better in the curves. but cross joints are passed more clearly on to the drive. here I can not say for myself who has won, that the coming kilometers will decide. 4) navigation/radio this point goes very clearly to the xc90. one part has the x5, I could not choose the loudspeaker system any more, so is only the standard system with cd changer in it. bad here is that the change r in the case room is. also the position of the navis in volvo is much better. if you are used to the control over the steering wheel, the grip to the turnknoff is a step backwards. also I find the volvo radio more intuitive to operate. the card position of the volvo is a mile stone opposite the bmw. also I find that the radio in x5 is too far away from the driver. my reference is that the bmw in the motor has the nose quite clearly ahead. this diesel would stand very well for the xc90. Unfortunately, I don’t see any improvement on the horizon at volvo. when it comes to operation, volvo is very clear in the front. volvo is always able to make complex technology intuitive to use. I can only decide about the winner of the material quality in one year.