Volvo V90 Facelift: Small Cosmetic Changes And New Mild Hybrid Tech Incoming

The time has come for Volvo’s S90 and V90 models to receive their mid-life facelift, and our spies spotted a slightly camouflaged V90 being tested on the road.

The test car you see in the pictures made use of very little masking tape front and rear, more specifically on the fog light surrounds up front and on the lower parts of the rear bumper and part of the taillights.

As you might have guessed already, the facelifted Volvo V90’s (and S90’s) visual changes will be really subtle and will include a new lighting signature for the taillights, new fog lamps and refreshed trim around the bumpers.

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The highlight of the facelift will come from under the bonnet, as the Volvo S90/V90 is expected to get the company’s latest mild-hybrid tech that debuted in the updated XC90. Volvo’s new electrified tech involves combining a KERS system with its existing turbocharged four-cylinder engines, claiming up to 15 percent of fuel savings in the real world.

The new Kinetic Energy Recovery System works through the also new brake-by-wire system in order to improve fuel economy and tailpipe emissions. Models equipped with this powertrain tech will bear a ‘B’ badge instead of the ‘T’ for petrol/petrol-electric and ‘D’ for diesel vehicles.

Following the same recipe with the updated XC90, the facelifted S90/V90 duo will also get a revised range of driver assistance systems, including Oncoming Lane Mitigation and City Safety with Autobrake, as well as an upgraded Sensus infotainment system that’s finally getting Android Auto in addition to Apple CarPlay.

The facelifted Volvo S90/V90 are expected to reach the market sometime towards the end of the year.