Volvo’s Latest Sedan Punches Far Above Its Weight Class—Here’s Why

Last year Volvo brought to market a new SUV that tried to move the brand in a innovative new direction—with standout design, top-tier technology, delicate handling, and a raft of luxury upgrades. This year it has updated its S90 sedan in the same vein—with a host of standard-issue, well-thought-out conveniences—and the result is a spacious chariot that is another firm step in the right direction for the brand.

I drove a blue 2017 S90 during one of the most snarly traffic weeks we’ve had in New York this year: Between multiple explosions and bomb threats, we also had President Obama in town along with many other dignitaries and heads of state for the UN General Assembly, which happens to be just a couple blocks from my office at Bloomberg headquarters in midtown.