Details have emerged of Volvo‘s new flagship electric saloon – a model known internally at the Swedish car maker under the internal codename V551 but expected to take the ES90 name into showrooms in 2025.
Production of the electric Audi A6, BMW i5 and Mercedes-Benz EQE rival is set to take place at a factory owned and operated by Volvo’s parent company Geely in China, as revealed in a photograph and specifications leaked by the company’s board, beginning in May 2024.
A photograph published to Volvo’s employee intranet shows members of Volvo’s production team in Zhejiang huddled around signs that read “Volvo Cars V551 First VP Car Celebration” and “Confidential Top Secret”.
The car is completely obscured from view, ahead of an expected unveiling in the coming months.
Leaked specifications, however, have already revealed the ES90 will be sold with the choice of both single-motor rear-wheel drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive.
It is also said to use a 111 kWh battery (107 kWh usable) delivering 600km (373 miles) of range in combination with the single motor, rear wheel drive drivetrain.
It is also claimed to boast a wheelbase of 3100mm and will weight 2600kg at the kerb.
Details of Volvo’s new electric S90 come after it phased out all estate and saloon models in the UK market, citing much higher demand for SUVs. As a result, it remains unclear if the brand will bring its Audi A6 rival to the UK, but it is described as a global model.
The ES90 will be Volvo’s fourth bespoke electric car, joining the EX30 crossover, EX90 SUV and EM90 MPV. An electric successor to the XC60 is due in 2025, but no plans have yet been revealed for an electric replacement for the S60 and V60.