2017 Volvo v90 Cross Country

摘要

It's just after 8 a.m., but it will be another hour before the sun makes an appearance at this latitude. The crisp morning air is enough to wake you up, even without your usual morning cup of joe. It might be just nudging 21 degrees Farenheit, but 5tefan Karlsson, Volvo's vehicle dynamics manager, assures me that it's quite mild for this time of year. It's a far cry from the scorching desert heat of Arizona where the V9Q Cross Country underwent final hot weather testing before being signed off. But it is conditions like today in Åre, Sweden—and further north where the mercury can plummet to -40 degrees Farenheit—that the Cross Country has been designed to cope with.