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Can a Volvo V90 Tow a Travel Trailer or Popup Camper?

The V90 can tow 3500 lbs so it can pull a small camper.

Luggage space is more than sufficient and just folding the rear flat of Volvo 90 gets a huge 53.9 cu-ft of cargo space which is more or less equivalent to a compact SUV. Equally, fitted with V90’s confident handling driver assisting tools it’s fairly adept to deal with off-road trails efficiently.  

Ample Trim level options 

The Volvo V90 2021 is available in three trim levels including R-Design, Inscription, and Cross Country. Albeit R-Design is relatively fine in terms of its look, engine strength, features, cargo space, and overall performance, while its upper trim – Inscription is more feature-oriented and comprehensive.

Choosing V90 Cross Country that comes with a T6 (360 HP superpower engine) is an ideal way to get the best engine in a money-making way. Features including a panoramic sunroof, a digital gauge display, dashboard navigation, semi-autonomous driving mode as well as four-zone auto climate control, come as a standard. 

Powerful engine options 

The V90’s standard powertrain, aka T5, is a 250-HP turbocharged engine and comes with a front-wheel-drive while the T6 option powertrain is a 316-HP turbocharged and equally high- performing supercharged engine that offers all-wheel drive. And the V90 Cross Country is designed standard with a T6 powertrain. All models are available with 8-speed automatic transmission. 

When it comes to performance, T6 is a better option than T5, especially if you are one of those looking for pleasurable acceleration while driving your wagon. T6 is a more powerful engine that offers more dynamism to the car. As estimated T5 produces 22 /33 mpg, T6 21/32 mpg, and T6 20/30 in the city and on the highway

Adept off-road handling

Engineered with highly rich handling tools and innovative technologies V90 is fairly a well-balanced cruiser and makes it a stable off-road-oriented wagon. By providing an 8.3 ‘’ of ground clearance, advanced braking system, AWD torque split, and hill descent controls it assists to deal with sharp turns, slippery, showy, or bumpy landscapes efficiently. 

Great interior comfort

Volvo’s 90 V vehicles lineup is adorned with the nicest interior designs. Seats for drivers and passengers seats are super-comfy, highly supportive, and covered in high-quality Nappa leather combining leather with faux suede and having a plethora of adjustments. The fashionable dashboard-style appears rich with real metal trim, open-pore wood, and soft leather padding. The wagon species can accommodate five adults comfortably since it offers plenty of space for passengers. V90 offers adequate rear legroom making even the taller passengers sit quite relaxed.  

towing capacity and cargo space

The uniqueness of the V90 lies in how thoughtfully it offers ample space for keeping all your luggage and belongings in a well-organized way. Being the largest wagon of V90 offers adequate flexibility in its seating systems. Simply folding down the seat gets an adequate space for keeping various other belongings. Legroom available in the V90 version measures 42.2 ‘’ for front passengers while adequate legroom of 35.9 ‘’ for those who sit in the back seat. The maximum towing capacity of the Volvo V90 2021 is 3500 pounds. 

Wide Infotainment features

V90’s Sensus Connect infotainment system feels highly intuitive and has a user-friendly interface. It is presented on a 9.0-inch upright slightly slanted touchscreen across all V90 services. The infotainment package includes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, in-car Wi-Fi, high-performance audio, Bluetooth connectivity with audio streaming, 2 front and 2 rear USB ports apart from an inductive smartphone charging system, and a GPS (in-dash) navigation facility. 

Volvo also provides all trims with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster enabling you to customize the display a variety of information, ranging from the engine oil temperature, fuel level to your navigation or selection of music while driving.  

High-grade safety and driver-assistance features

To ensure the absolute safety of the driver and passengers Volvo has outfitted its V90 series with an adequate amount of driver-assisting tools and technologies as well as safety features. Some of its standard safety features comprise of automated emergency braking system for pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, and semi-autonomous driving mode. 

Its safety package also includes dual-stage driver and passenger front airbags, driver knee airbags, curtain 1st, and 2nd-row airbags in addition to airbag occupancy sensor to protect driver and passengers from possible injuries due to accidental crashes on the road. 

Some of the optional safety features include forward collision warning, blind-spot monitoring, rearview camera, rear cross-traffic alert, front and rear parking sensors, automatic parking assist, surround-view parking camera system, and rain-sensing windshield wipers. 

It makes a good tow car for small campers.