Volvo’s first Sport Utility Vehicle. This Sport Utility vehicle is wrapped in lots of extra safety features. The upscale XC90 has anti-rollover system, reinforced roof and side-curtain air bags. It accommodates seven people, all with the same high standard of protection. One of the Volvo's unique safety features in the stabilisation system known as RSC (Roll Stability Control), which interacts with the car’s ordinary stability system (DSTC), contributes to this by providing protection against rollover.

Should the car nevertheless overturn, an efficient safety system known as ROPS (Rollover Protection System) intervenes to prevent the occupants from impact with the roof and sides of the car. Volvo will also use high-strength Boron steel in the XC90's roof, reinforcing the occupant cage in the event of a rollover. Passengers also get extra protection from side-curtain air bags that extend to all three rows of seating on both sides.

The Volvo SUV is also kinder to smaller vehicles in the event of a crash. The imbalance between SUVs and cars has been a major concern in side-impact crashes, where traditional SUVs with higher bumpers, have been known to penetrate cars' passenger compartments. The XC90 has a bar that extends below the bumper that is engineered to transfer the force of a crash to a car's structural frame, protecting the car's passengers from more serious injury.

The Volvo XC90 is obviously equipped with four-wheel drive and is available with the option of a 200 or 272 HP.