It would take a real Volvo fan to spot the changes to the 2012 XC90 but then again, it is such a successful design that any major change to the face may lose it fans....just ask Michael Jackson.
Minor tweaks are made to the usual suspects such as lamp cluster design and bumpers with the mandatory redesign of the side garnish.
Interior is updated with new colours and more equipment, which is quite an accomplishment since the original was very highly specified
The truth is Volvo has to make the XC90 last at least three more years as the replacement is slotted for 2015, by which time the model would be 13-years old. a dinosaur in automotive terms
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The last time this happened was to the W126 Mercedes-Benz, a car of aching elegance and beauty that it defied any efforts to replace it and for good reason too, when the W-140 came, it was an ugly elephantine compared to the lithe and athletic W126.
We are glad that Volvo is taking their sweet time with the replacement, screwing up the XC90 replacement would be a real shame.
Not to mention it might bankrupt the company, seeing as how the XC90 continues to be a major income earner for Gothenburg
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