Volvo Planning New XC90 for 2014

VolvoVolvoSweden, 1927 > present49 models
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certainly has a talent for making a model last. It built the 200-seriesVolvo 200 SeriesSweden, 1974 > 199322 versions
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for nearly 20 years. Reports are surfacing that Volvo is planning a second generation XC90Volvo XC90Sweden, 2002 > 201355 versions
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in 2014, which would be 12 years after the SUV's original introduction. 

The new XC90 will ride on the same platform that will underpin the new S60Volvo S60 Gen.2Sweden, 2009 > present252 versions
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, V70Volvo V70 Gen.3Sweden, 2007 > present177 versions
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, XC60Volvo XC60Sweden, 2008 > present261 versions
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and 
S80Volvo S80 Gen.2Sweden, 2006 > present145 versions
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, and it will use Volvo's new small four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. A plug-in hybrid version is also likely with technology that Volvo co-developed with Siemens. 

The design of the car is not yet clear, but Volvo says that it wants to move the XC90 upmarket slightly by offering a better interior. 

Volvo also wants to build a small SUV like the Audi Q3Audi Q3Germany, 2011 > present66 versions
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and BMW X1BMW X1Germany, 2009 > present51 versions
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, but it is looking for partners for a suitable small platform. 

Source: Autocar