Hello together, yesterday we had the opportunity to drive a V90 CC B5 Ultimate MJ 2023 with the former R-design seats, air suspension rear and 21 inch tyres with Pirelli PZero Vol PNCS for a good hour test. This should or should help me in my decision for or against a new car (change from V90 D5 AWD Inscription MJ 2020). Hazards we are a short distance on the highway, quite a lot of highway and city with changing road surfaces incl. cobblestone The V90 CC makes a lot of visuals and the facelift with the new rear lights and other small changes I like in reality even better than what I have seen on pictures or videos so far. Even the fact that there are no real exhaust blinds in spite of the burners no longer bothers me. Unfortunately, I find the Volvo has removed many functions in the current operating system very unfortunate. I can hurt the driving modes. I see the sailing/coasting in Eco mode as a great tool to drive sparingly and thus to emit less CO2. However, I lack the possibility to switch between Speed Limiter/ACC/PA directly on the steering wheel. What the developers have thought about is foreign to me. I can certainly get used to everything else. Google Maps and the voice control is definitely a step forward. Let’s get to the engine: Why always run the B4/B5 diesel of the current I can’t tell how much this is due to the fact that we only drive V-Power Diesel or HVO Diesel. What my wife and I noticed: At about 30km/h and light pressure on the accelerator pedal in the city to keep the speed up, the Volvo sounds like someone in the neighborhood is working two more houses with the impact drill. The driving comfort with the n large wheels and tires are felt a tick better than my 20 inch 255/35 tyres on the V90. Very confident unevennesses are ironed away and also cobblestone paving is not a topic together with the acoustic glazing. I also find the fact that with our V60/V90 the lamella grille is only open in really rare cases before the cooler (during the ride we can not tell when and how many of the lamellas are open for cooling). Also after the good hour of driving, the fan was still running at outside temperatures of around 19°C. Something our Volvos currently do not do even in high heat. Whether this is due to the fact that the 48V on-board network may require more cooling after driving, I can’t say. The service technician said that the B engines do not have much in common with the engines of the older generation (D) and that they can be used in the same way. I can still imagine that for the auxiliary units, it’s hard for me when it comes to the pure engine. The charging air is probably now cooled water and the oil cooler is also flushed with water. My conclusion: A great car, with mixed feelings and inside something torn back and forth we drove home. Even if my description may be rather subjectively negative for this Volvo, I will probably fix my order on Monday. there are some other reasons why this is currently attractive and makes sense to me. Greetings, Peter PS: Here’s a photo of the V90 – Thunder Grey Metallic, which is also beautiful live (I still want Bright Dusk Metallic).