沃尔沃大型车项目Vehicle Line 90副总裁Dennis Nobelius最近宣布,未来计划改变新车命名方法。沃尔沃将在未来三年内对旗下所有车型进行全面更新，刚刚发布的XC90是首款新车。而这些新车将采用新的命名方法，其中最重要的是，下一代S80将更名为S90。此外，全新V70将更名为V90，而下一代XC70则更名为V90 Cross Country。他还透露，将为中国市场专门提供长轴距版S90L。所有这些车型都将搭载沃尔沃全新Drive-E四缸引擎并采用SPA(Scalable Product Architecture)可扩展整车平台架构。沃尔沃表示，S90, S90 L, V90 和V90 Cross Country将在未来两年内发布。

 

Volvo planning nomenclature changes, next S80 to become S90

Volvo's vice president in charge of large cars has announced a series of naming changes for upcoming models.

 

The second generation XC90 is only a taste of what's to come in Volvo's overhauled lineup as all models will get replacements within the next three years. Dennis Nobelius, a Volvo vice-president of the "Vehicle Line 90" model program has announced several moniker changes for upcoming models, with the most important one being the next-gen S80 set to use the S90 designation.

 

In addition, the all-new V70 will be renamed V90 while the next XC70 is going to be commercialized under the V90 Cross Country nameplate. Dennis has also disclosed plans of a long wheelbase S90 which will be sold exclusively in China with the S90 L denomination.

 

All these models will be powered by Volvo's brand new four-cylinder Drive-E engines and will ride on the Scalable Product Architecture which has nothing in common with Ford. Volvo says the S90, S90 L, V90 and V90 Cross Country will be introduced within the next two years.