Experience The 2025.5 Volvo XC90: Advanced Features & Design

The 2025.5 Volvo XC90 redesign is here, and we've got the scoop on this unique mid-year model update. The essence of it is that the interior and exterior have been re-styled and enhanced, and the features have been upgraded, while the trims and powertrains remain mostly the same. Read our guide below or head to our Volvo Cars Midlothian dealership and discover the 2025.5 Volvo XC90.

2025.5 Volvo XC90 Design Updates: Discover the Next Generation of Volvo SUVs

Rather than fully reshaping the model, the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 redesign subtly enhances this vehicle's sculptural qualities and makes revisions to all the finer details surrounding this standout lineup.

While the overall shape isn't radically different, the inside features a few new additions, including a set of chrome slats that overlap and form an intriguing pattern inspired by modern graphic design. The headlights are a similar story, with an outline that calls upon previous cues, but with slimmer, sleeker details like vivid Thor's Hammer LED patterns. Other new additions are the front fascia and bumper, both of which take inspiration from the Volvo EX90 and create a clear sibling relation.

And more importantly, as it's where you'll actually be experiencing the model from, the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 interior is a complete redesign. We've already explored it, and the only major similarities we could find (in terms of design) were the central air vent shape, the climate control and media buttons below the touchscreen, the steering wheel spoke designs, and the digital gauge cluster.

Details like the touchscreen, however, are indeed radically different. Previously a 9-inch display inset into the dashboard, the redesign includes an all-new 11.2-inch touchscreen that offers a brand-new operating system. Plus, many more new appointments can accompany it, the most exciting of which we'll cover below.

Step Into the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 Interior: New Upholstery, Options, & More

This mid-year Volvo XC90 redesign brings the model's already stylish cabin ahead of the curve for features and configurations. Starting with upholsteries and colors, you can find the following:

• Quilted Nordico upholstery: Standard on the base (Core) and mid-tier (Plus) trims, this leatherette feels like leather but comes from recycled and bio-attributed materials, meaning it's derived in part from organic sources. Boosting sumptuous comfort and feel-good sustainability, you can have it with a Charcoal or Cardamom color scheme and pair it with Checkered Aluminum or Brown Ash decor.
• Perforated Nappa Leather: Standard on the top-tier (Ultra) trim, this exquisite upholstery has perforations for both style and hot-weather comfort, along with the rich feel and smell of true high-grade leather. Get it with a Charcoal, Cardamom, or Blond color scheme, and (depending on your chosen color scheme) pair it with Brown Ash, Gray Ash, or Light Ash interior decor.
• Premium Herringbone Textile: An upgrade available for the Ultra trim, this unique upholstery offers an exclusive atmosphere inspired by the Swedish coastline. As such, it is only available with a Navy color scheme and Light Ash interior decor.

Dimensions remain very similar (including 85.7 cubic feet of maximum cargo space), and the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 is still available with a standard seven-seat interior or an optional six-seat interior with second-row captain's chairs.

2025.5 Volvo XC90: Review the New Comfort and Safety Features

While, in general, the list of features remains rather similar, a closer look at our 2025.5 Volvo XC90 specials will reveal enhanced and updated details all around. Here's an overview of some key Volvo XC90 comfort and safety features:

• New 11.2-inch Touchscreen: Now with a floating design, this upgraded hardware houses improved software with Google Built-In services as standard
• New Bowers & Wilkins® sound system with Room Transformation: An already legendary sound system given more of what makes it amazing, including acoustic "Room Transformation" modes like "Jazz Club"
• New adaptable suspension: Mechanically adjusts to road conditions so that the ride remains smooth and stable. Also available as an air-suspension system.
• Redesigned Center console: A standard part of the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 redesign, this useful space now has more storage room, an extra cupholder, and a revised wireless-charger position for greater convenience
• All safety features from 2025, plus enhanced functions: Iconic safety features gain new radar sensors and more; this is the best Volvo XC90 the brand has ever made

From massaging front seats to an Intelligent Driver Information System, the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 redesign covers all the bases.

2025.5 Volvo XC90 Powertrains: Fun and Efficient

B5 AWD or B6 AWD; the options remain the same as before. Since specs are mostly the same between the 2025 and new 2025.5 Volvo XC90, here's a quick look:

• B5 AWD: Standard on all trims, this turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and AWD combo makes 247 horsepower, 266 pound-feet of torque, an EPA-estimated 23/30 MPG (City/Highway),¹ and a 7.3-second 0-60 mph time.
• B5 AWD: An optional upgrade on all trims, this turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and AWD setup makes 295 horsepower, 310 pound-feet of torque, an EPA-estimated 20/26 MPG (City/Highway),² and a 6.4-second 0-60 mph time.

Both options here will provide a 5,000-pound towing capacity when the vehicle is properly equipped.

2025.5 Volvo XC90 Price & Trims: A Familiar Proposition

Since the prices and trims have been changed the least by the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 redesign, drivers of prior-year Volvo XC90 SUVs can schedule a test drive at Volvo Cars Midlothian and find an enhanced version of the model they love. These are as follows:

• Core: Starting at $58,400 MSRP¹
• Plus: Starting at $62,550 MSRP¹
• Ultra: Starting at $66,950 MSRP¹

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 redesign improve aerodynamics?

The 2025.5 Volvo XC90 redesign improves aerodynamics by making the car's exterior sleeker. A smoother, sleeker car guides air around the body more efficiently; angular pockets and other flat elements reduce that efficiency, and examples like the less angular front fascia help eliminate those reductions. Also, the available air suspension can lower the body and improve aerodynamics even further.

How does the redesigned center console for the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 enhance convenience?

The redesigned center console for the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 enhances convenience by offering more storage space, an extra cupholder, and a more intuitive placement for the wireless smartphone charger. This makes it easier to fit more of your stuff in the front-seat area. The Volvo XC90 can carry up to 85.7 cubic feet of cargo with the rear seats folded.

What new driver-assistance technologies are featured in the 2025.5 Volvo XC90?

The driver-assistance technologies in the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 are similar to the 2025 model, but details like revised radar sensors are new. Overall, expect these standard or available safety features:

• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Blind-Spot Monitor and Cross Traffic Alert
• Intelligent Driver Information System
• Lane-Keeping Aid
• Oncoming Lane Mitigation
• Park Assist for Front, Rear, and Sides
• Pilot Assist
• Rear Collision Mitigation Support
• 360-degree Camera System

¹EPA estimated range is 23 MPG city/30 MPG highway/26 MPG combined (B5 AWD). Your actual range will vary for many reasons, including but not limited to, driving conditions, how and where you drive, how you maintain your vehicle, battery-package/condition, and other factors. See https://www.fueleconomy.gov/

²EPA estimated range is 20 MPG city/26 MPG highway/23 MPG combined (B6 AWD). Your actual range will vary for many reasons, including but not limited to, driving conditions, how and where you drive, how you maintain your vehicle, battery-package/condition, and other factors. See https://www.fueleconomy.gov/

³Prices shown are Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP), Base Price or Starting At price and excludes destination fees, taxes, title, license, and registration and/or electronic filing fees, dealer fees.