Volvo introduced previous in December that it finished manufacturing of the primary “verification prototype” for a brand new type code-named the V551, considered an electrical counterpart to the gas-powered S90 midsize sedan.

The verification prototype was once constructed at Volvo’s plant in Luqiao, China. Such prototypes are usually used to figure out snags within the manufacturing line earlier than the primary buyer examples are churned out.

Manufacturing of purchaser examples of the V551 is claimed to begin through Might of subsequent 12 months. A Volvo govt in Australia stated final 12 months that Volvo will release an electrical midsize sedan through the tip of 2024.

The brand new type may well be known as the ES90, although Teknikens Värld reported final week {that a} other title could also be required because of objections from Lexus which sells the ES midsize sedan.

2022 Volvo S90

The Swedish newsletter additionally reported main points of the car’s dimensions in keeping with leaked knowledge from a 12 months in the past. Consistent with the leaked knowledge, the V551 will measure 196.8 inches lengthy and feature a wheelbase of 122 inches. The duration is set 6.3 inches longer than the unique S90 introduced introduced within the U.S. for the 2017 type 12 months and 1.6 inches longer than the stretched S90L that was once made the usual frame taste within the U.S. for 2018.

The V551 is anticipated to be constructed on Volvo’s SPA2 platform, the similar devoted EV platform underpinning the impending 2025 EX90 midsize SUV. This implies we will be able to be expecting identical specs, similar to a 111-kwh battery, the selection of single-motor rear-wheel-drive or dual-motor all-wheel-drive configurations, and gear outputs drawing near 500 hp.

The platform additionally helps bidirectional charging and charging at charges of as much as 250 kw when the usage of a DC fast-charger. Consistent with Volvo, the EX90 with the 111-kwh battery can ship a spread drawing near 300 miles and be charged from 10-80% in round half-hour. The variability within the V551 might be upper given its extra aerodynamic form.