2025 Volvo EX90 Review: Sizeable seven-seat electric SUV delivers on space in spades
The EX90 might look a bit like some of Volvo’s petrol-powered product, but beneath the skin it’s an EV-from-birth, capitalising on a dedicated electric vehicle platform to maximise cabin space, serving up plenty of room for people, and a whole heap of storage.
This premium, three-row large SUV also wears a pretty premium price tag, but also goes some way towards justifying it by arriving with dual-motor powertrain, fast charging and a big battery, right from the cheapest model.
So, should the Volvo EX90 be on your shopping list?
2025 Volvo EX90 price and equipment
You can have your EX90 in two flavours — and neither are particularly cheap.
Kicking off the range is the Plus Twin Motor, which lists at $124,990. As the name suggests, it makes use of two electric motors, one on each axle, delivering a total 300kW and 700Nm. That’s enough, says Volvo, to clip 100km/h from a standing start in just 5.9 seconds, which is quick in any car, and even more so in a giant SUV that weights in excess of 2.5 tonnes.
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We’ll come back to this in a second, but I’d make the point here that if the only thing drawing you to the faster and more powerful Ultra model is the lure of more speed you really don’t need it, and so you should put the extra cash in your pocket instead.
Anyway, the Plus model rides on 20-inch alloys and there is a fixed panoramic glass roof with an optional sun shade. You get LED headlights and key-free entry, too.
Inside, you get very comfortable and plush-feeling seats made mostly from recycled PET plastics, and you get heating in the first two rows, as well as four-zone climate control.
Tech is covered by a 14.5-inch vertically-arranged central screen which runs on Google built-in. That means the search giant handles things like native navigation. There’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto if you’d prefer to use your own device, as well as a second 9.0-inch screen in front of the driver that handles the speedometer and other core duties. A 14-speaker Bose stereo provides the soundtrack, and there’s wireless device charging.
Then comes the flagship Ultra Twin Motor, which is $134,990, and features a dual-motor powertrain that seriously ups the grunt. This time we’re talking a massive 380kW and 910Nm, which helps to drop the run to 100km/h by a full second, now 4.9s. But again, I reckon you should drive the ‘slow’ one before you opt for the Ultra.
Elsewhere, the step-up gives you ventilated seats up front, High Definition Pixel Headlights and a 25-speaker Bowers & Wilkins High Fidelity stereo.
A 5G connection allows for Over-The-Air updates on both models, too.
No matter which model you choose you’ll get the same 111kW lithium-ion battery, with both the Plus and the Ultra promising a WLTP range of 570kms and an official efficiency claim of 16.9kWh/100km.
Happily, given the size of the battery, both EX90’s are set up for fast 250kW DC charging, meaning you’ll go from 10 to 80 percent full in 35mins. There’s 11kW AC charging on board, too, but you’re still looking at in excess of 10 hours at home.
I suspect the real selling point of the EX90, though, will be the space on offer. Consider that it’s 5037mm length is longer than a LandCruiser 300 Series, and you’ll get an idea of the practicality perks here.
Even with all three rows of seating in place, there’s a very decent 365 litres of boot space, growing to 655 litres and 1040 litres with the third or third and second rows folded flat.
The seats themselves are mega comfortable, with the second row able to be shifted forwards or backwards to prioritise space between rows two and three, but even in a position that was liveable for an adult-sized human in all three rows, I had more than enough space to get comfortable.
Safety across both models includes side, curtain and front airbags, as well as a driver knee bag and a suite of active safety systems like an around-view monitor, AEB that includes steering intervention for people and cyclists, and the usual collection of lane keep assist, radar cruise control and a very high-tech cabin occupant alert.
The EX90 is covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, and your first five services are included in the purchase price.
2025 Volvo EX90: What we think
A mega-engaging drive experience has really never been the speciality of a large three-row SUVs. But the switch to electric motors has really helped the EX90 with both models delivering serious acceleration and those impressive power outputs helped further by AWD grip.
We had the EX90 on everything from urban roads to freeways, and found the power is always on, always available, and always willing to get the big Volvo up and moving, even in the lesser model.
The low-slung weight of this EV helps, too, keeping the 2.5-tonne SUV from swaying in tighter corners, and helping the EX90 feel planted.
It’s also seriously quiet and refined in the cabin, even at speed, and the ability to lock in full-time 4WD or adjust your break regeneration on the fly via permanent, easy-reach screen icons is a nice touch, too.
A good drive, then, but one that could be made great by making a few key adjustments. For one, the steering is super-light and artificial feeling, which is no problem in the city, but is less fun when you’re trying to be a little more precise on this twisting country backroads. The EX90’s ride is mostly great, with its twin-chamber air suspension ironing out most imperfections, but it can also feel weirdly bouncy over the back axle across bigger bumps. It feels more like an unladed ute than an SUV at times.
But the biggest change I’d make would be the reintroduction of at least some physical buttons. In the EX90, everything — everything — is controlled through the central screen, including steering wheel adjustments and even changing the angle of the side mirrors. It’s time-consuming and annoying.
2025 Volvo EX90: Verdict
Easy on the eye, easy to drive, and very easy to cram full of people or stuff, the EX90 is a very solid entrant in the premium seven-seat space.
Score: 3.8/5
Volvo EX90 specifications
Price: From $124,990
Basics: EV, 7 seats, 5 doors, SUV, AWD
Range: 570kms
Battery capacity: 111Wh
Battery warranty: 8 years/160,000km
Energy consumption: 16.9kWh/100km
Powertrain: Electric
Motors: 1 front, 1 rear
Combined outputs: 300kW/700Nm, 380kW/910Nm,
AC charging: 11kW, Type 2 plug
DC charging: 250kW, CCS combo plug
0-100km/h: 5.9s, 4.9s
