Contemplating the fact that the Certified warranty on my 2015 V60 will expire in 11 months added to the fact that although the mileage is low (54,000) I don’t like “surprises” I decided to have a look at a 2020 V90 (new) being offered locally.



The purpose of this exploration was to see if the the current shift to “touchscreen” controls is something that I could learn to live with if not love.



I have previously expressed my concern about this trend on these forums. Part of this is probably an age affect – I am not a touchscreen person. My only such device is my telephone and I find that on the rare occasions when I want to do something other than make a telephone call, navigating the little screen with a fingertip is a royal pain! (I don’t do any social media, I don’t document my life inphotos, I don’t play games or watch videos on the device) adding the carpal tunnel problems in both hands with the attendant lack of sense of touch further exacerbates the situation.



The stage was certainly set for disappointment but Volvo’s implementation addressed most of my concerns. There are just a couple screens, transition from one to another is intuitive, one does not have to navigate through layer after layer of nested menus and the symbols are clear and large enough not to require micro manipulation to actuate.



I did not go through the process of training and implementation of the voice controls but, if I correctly understand the advertised capabilities, and should further accommodate my preferences the most important of which is no distractions.



A couple of other points in passing – I was pleased to see that, in one respect, common sense has prevailed and there is a spare tire, not an air pump and a can of glop. The countervailing observation: no dipstick (given the thoroughly filled engine compartment, perhaps they could not find place for one) more probably a bow to the inevitable – only drivers “of a certain age” would check oil level and observe the condition of the oil at every fuel fill up.

 

Unless it's a T8 - there's no room after the hybrid battery is installed

 

No interest in hybrid for a variety of reasons one of which being that, as an apartment dweller, I'd need 300+ ft. of garden hose sized extension cord to plug it in! On a related topic - for a car of that size, a 15.8 gal. tank is absurdly small. (now, an electric car approach that might draw my attention: a page from the locomotive side - a small turbocharged diesel engine, tuned to run at a constant speed driving a generator with a reserve battery for starting etc.)

 

Hi, P. As you may recall, I own a 2020 V90 Inscription T6 AWD wagon. After 10 months of ownership and 5700 miles, I think it's a great car. I wanted the "traditional" wagon feel, so I went with the Inscription. At my age, admittedly, it's a little harder to get in and out, due to its lower stance, but the low-to-the-ground driving experience was what I wanted. The CC's a nice vehicle, but I am not a fan of the body cladding and the wind-catching body height. Traveling alot on interstate highways, I wanted to maximize handling, but not at the expense of comfort.

From what I have seen, it will be easier to find a CPO CC than an Inscription, due to its rarity.

PM me if you have specific questions.

 

An interesting (at least to me) side note - I thought that I might do a comparison similar to the one described by maggs, thinking that while our requirements may be congruent, they are not necessarily identical. An interesting problem arose: None of the MB dealers in my immediate area had any wagons on their lots and, casting a wider net, I learned that MB is currently (making?) (importing?) only a "cross country" model hiked up on its suspension and sporting plastic fender trim, either of which is an immediate DSQ in my book.

 

For the 2021 model year, as you said, MB decided to only sell their "All-Terrain" version of the E450 Estate. IMO, it looks somewhat like a Subaru Outback, so why bother paying almost 3 times more for it? I'm not a big fan of the black body side cladding, nor the lifted height.

Suggest checking out the Audi A6 Estate. They introduced it in 2020 with their lifted and body-clad "All-Road" version. At some point, I believe for 2021, they were supposed to sell their Avant version, sans the lifting and cladding.

For now, the only "true" wagon you may find in the 2021 V90 Inscription.

 

Just a side note I had a 2018 T6 and due to a multi vehicle swap I now have a 2019 T8 S90 Inscription. Yeah the tank is small for a big car, BUT, it is plenty big. I bought it in Atlanta, GA area, and drove it home to Pittsburgh, PA area 640 miles, and only stopped for gas 1 time. I got 35 MPG over every type of hills/mountains there is in the eastern US. EASILY 450 miles per tank on the road when driven like a sane person. And you don't have to plug in a plug in hybrid, just that you can plug it in. I plug mine in, in the garage every night, and do most around town driving pure EV mode, but no reason why it wouldn't work fine, "just" as a normal Hybrid, helping when it can. Then you can use the "Charge" and/or "Hold" functions to save up the battery for some nice power runs, even if you never plug it in.
All that said, yeah the T6 is more than enough!