S90 R-Design: Put on a gentleman's casual suit? !

How much do you know about the "Ice Kingdom" in Northern Europe?

Searching for the word "Nordic" to a certain extent, the most frequent ones are all kinds of beautiful ice and snow pictures and all kinds of minimalist decoration styles. Yes, whether it is regional landscape or product design, "the beauty of simplicity" is bound to be the first impression of most people on this ice and snow kingdom. The idea and humanity behind "beauty" have made many regions with the highest happiness index in the world, including Scandinavia.

In the 2 1 century, when "minimalism" became synonymous with northern Europe, three world-class brands appeared: Nokia, IKEA and Volvo. The former is from Finland. Nokia once dominated the world with its excellent design and innovative practicality, and its deep-rooted product experience has become a collective memory of mobile phones after 7, 8, 90 and even part of 00.

At the moment when "Nordic Design" is gradually accepted by the whole world, IKEA and Volvo, also born in Sweden, have made new efforts, but what remains unchanged is minimalism and practicality, such as the best-selling IKEA 4 1 Billie bookshelf and Volvo's new S90? The same is true of R-Design.

Whether it's IKEA or Volvo, their ideas from northern Europe seem to bring life-loving souls to their products, even though they have a group of fans who don't like convergence and maverick. They are willing to appreciate the story behind any value, and they also love the happy moments brought by speed. At the same time, they also shoulder the responsibility of loving family and life. Therefore, in the car selection, Polestar? S60 or T6? V90CC is their best choice.

Unfortunately, the "Nordic Sports" interpreted by Polestar car series can't satisfy most Nordic fans who pay attention to life. The standard Volvo model seems to have some meaning of ignoring everyone, so the R-Design series aiming at sports was born. It lacks the hard core of Polestar car, but it has more calmness in daily driving. It lost its original dignity and calmness, and added a sharp and handsome face value blessing. S90 of this experience? R-Design is one of the representative players.

Everyone is familiar with the standard version S90 with long wheelbase. The integration of Volvo SPA platform design language makes it look cool and elegant, and the simple Nordic design style makes it different from BBA in rotten streets, and its temperament is different from mainstream competing products.

So where is R-Design's wishful thinking? That's the sports element integrated on the basis of S90 elegance; The moustache is surrounded by LED daytime running lights with Raytheon's hammer, creating a fierce biting posture for the front face, while the lattice mesh and chrome-plated embellishment that replace the straight waterfall grille enhance the visual tension of the whole vehicle, just like a gentleman taking off a suit tendon that reveals strength. I saw the corner at first sight, handsome! Blurt out.

And the elements that make the finishing point are also in place; Details such as a set of 19-inch five-spoke wheels, bright black independent rearview mirrors and the nameplate logo of the rear R-Design are all showing S90? R-Design embodies the control of soul, personality and movement in its bones, which makes it completely different from the standard version S90.

When pure black tone becomes the main theme of sports car interior, S90? R-Design uses a "contrast" to distinguish it from the conventional "movement". 85% of the interior is covered with black soft material+10%? Iron? One-piece brushed aluminum decorative board +5% high-gloss chrome plating creates a layered visual effect for the interior, which highlights the movement without losing the fashion atmosphere and will not feel depressed.

At the same time, a large number of simple and elegant lines create a vivid Nordic style, and the warm and comfortable clothing materials are exquisite, reflecting the humanistic care with temperature. Even the central folding panel supports the all-inclusive 9-inch large screen, which is simple and layered, practical and easy to use.

It is said that Volvo is very safe and safe enough to fasten the seat belt for the logo. Although this is a joke, Volvo's safety label, which is deeply rooted in people's hearts, is by no means a hollow name. Light up the 9-inch central control panel, and the active safety configuration that can be turned on/off can be as high as one page. The standard of urban safety system, perfect semi-automatic assisted driving and top safety technology all make it find another way in the market with serious homogenization, forming its own unique product strength and sincerity.

However, this group of Nordic engineers will be more than just driving safety. Nowadays, air quality is paid more and more attention. Li Shufu's sentence "Opening the door is Beijing, closing the door is Northern Europe" makes Volvo CLEANZONE clean the cockpit a hot topic of public opinion. The use of a large number of environmentally friendly materials and the AAC double-effect enhanced air purification air conditioning system jointly developed by Blueair make this quasi-new car S90? The interior of R-Design has almost no odor, and even the air quality of the cabin displayed in real time by the central control panel is breaking the psychological barrier of Virgo. Driving S90 in noisy streets and breathing rooms, you will understand the essence of the slogan "Pure air is close to northern Europe".

With a sporty design, can R's performance be reflected by Polestar? After the test drive, not really.

Simplifying complexity seems to be the innate talent of the Nordic people, so in S90? On a single R-Design model, the 2.0T high power of T5 is your only choice, with the maximum power of 254Ps and the peak torque of 350n·m, and the transmission is matched with an 8-speed automatic manual gearbox.

Judging from the book data, S90? R-Design is completely consistent with T5 version of S90. On the one hand, R-Design is the sports vest of S90, and the foundation is still the medium and large cars we are familiar with. But after in-depth experience, we were pleasantly surprised to find its different charm from the outside to the inside.

Twist the engine? After "starting", this pair of 2.0T engines will provide you with silky acceleration feeling through unhurried power output and sensitive throttle response. Lightness will always accompany you to the edge of flying, and the overall power adjustment is still the smooth style in S90.

The steering feel and chassis suspension are still familiar; The steering wheel feels light, the virtual position is small, the flexible front reaction is convenient for daily driving, and there is no burden in driving medium and large luxury cars. The front double wishbone and rear multi-link suspension are full of toughness, and the compact chassis adjustment creates a quite heavy chassis texture for the carriage. This kind of dynamic feedback between comfort and texture is what Volvo has always been keen on, and it is also the result of the evaluation of all Volvo models.

At this time, if you use Polestar to control this R-Design, I'm sorry, this 8-speed automatic automatic manual transmission will interrupt your acceleration rhythm indirectly, especially in the face of continuous downshift, it is easy to capture the existence of frustration, which affects the continuity of power to a certain extent, resulting in a certain contrast between the pleasure of power and the sense of movement of appearance.

R-Design, literally translated, is sports design. The significance of its existence in S90 lies in diluting the calmness of the standard S90 and the inaccessibility of luxury cars with a more dynamic suite. The interior with black tone will cooperate with it, so that you can drive more confidently without sacrificing large space and comfort. At present, R-Design's sports steering wheel and tightly wrapped sports seats under the hips will stimulate you to keep the speed limit edge to challenge the high-speed corners on the loop, and even the sports encirclement will promote S90, which was originally positioned as the "boss car", to become an all-round car for young people. Isn't this the demand of the maverick users mentioned at the beginning?

Subtle, but keep the original heart, that is, I think S90? The charm of R-Design!

Write it at the end

Maybe many people complained like me at first, S90? R-Design is not equipped with T6 twin-turbo powertrain, but after personal experience, I think the only choice of T5 power is more suitable for S90? R&D design. It masks the dignified temperament of the standard S90 with its handsome appearance and becomes approachable. Equipped with T5 power, under the condition of sufficient power and comfort, the potential driving pleasure of the driver's license is stimulated through the sports built-in, which makes the originally boring city commute more interesting.

So far, S90? In the past week's experience, the performance of R-Design has satisfied several of our experiencers. Its product strength is not inferior to the 56E(5 series, A6, E grade) of Big Brother camp, and its intuitive cost performance is also superior to its direct competitor, Cadillac CT6. Excellent in all aspects makes it a good car that can get high scores, and even a car that can be recognized by the public and the market. Maybe S90? The reason why R-Design was left out in the cold was that the logo blessing of R-Design made people think it was S90? R-Design should be like M5 and E63? S is so good, don't you think?

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