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Chassis and suspension

The All New Volvo XC90 chassis also features a couple of innovations to our brand.

In previous Volvos, a McPherson suspension is utilized, which is an

efficient design that takes up little space. In the All New Volvo XC90,

a double wishbone suspension is mounted in the front, which means

the wheel is attached to the car by two transverse links. With this type

of suspension, the handling and road holding characteristics can be

made perfect, with a neutral balance, excellent comfort, a minimal roll

and no unwanted understeer. The front suspension design also

counteracts torque steer.

The rear-wheel suspension is also completely new to

Volvo. It is called Integral Axle, which is a very advanced

and exclusive type of rear-wheel suspension. A great

advantage with this design is that all characteristics can be

individually tuned. In variants without the optional air-

suspension, a very special and exclusive solution is a

transverse leaf spring made of a composite material, which

is very lightweight and strong, and replaces traditional coil

springs.

Most suspension parts in front and rear are made of

aluminum, to reduce weight.

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