Month 1 was the honeymoon phase. Month 2 threw the real tests at the XC90: Mumbai traffic, monsoon craters, ancient basement ramps, and the in-laws. Somehow, Volvo’s big seven-seater stayed calm through it all.
The XC90 is now fully part of the family. It’s the production van, school-run shuttle, luxury lounge, and occasionally the “let’s carry half a furniture store” vehicle. Seven seats aren’t a claim, they’re reality, and even the third row has fans who call it the Penthouse.
Mumbai’s real performance test is 0 to 5 km per hour. Scooters appear like bonus levels, rickshaws rewrite physics, potholes grow personalities, yet the XC90 glides. The optional air suspension constantly adjusts, lifts itself for rough patches, and crouches to be slicker. At 5 meters long, entering some
A weekend out with a full house and full luggage, and the XC90 didn’t break a sweat. Quiet, confident, and unbothered, it stands out in a world of trying-too-hard SUVs.
