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Volvo XC90
The Volvo XC90 is a crossover SUV. It is based on the Volvo P2 platform, shared with the Volvo S80 and other larger Volvo cars. It is Volvo's top-selling vehicle in the United States accounting for roughly 25% of the company's sales there.
A new Volvo V8 engine will be added in 2005. This 4.4 L Yamaha V8 engine produces 311 hp (232 kW) and 325 ft.lbf (441 Nm). The XV90 V-8 will be priced at just over US$45,000 and it is expected that more 15,000 would be sold per year.
The XC90 won the the North American Truck of the Year award and Motor Trend magazine's Sport/Utility of the Year for 2003.
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