The 2016 Volvo XC90 has excellent proportions, ... are relatively thin because Volvo anted up for stronger metal, in this case ultra-high-strength boron steel. See All 89 Photos.

SPA uses high-strength boron steel. Volvo says aluminum is lighter but there has to be more of it to put up with the same abuse boron steel can take. Gallery: 2017 Volvo XC90 T6 ...

Volvo Cars U.K. Volvo Cars U.K. Volvo Cars U.K. That means 10-millimeter-thick, high-strength steel plating; windows that can be thickened to up to 50 mm (or nearly two inches); bulletproof tires ...

Based on the T6 AWD – 2.0-litre, super- and turbo-charged four-cylinder, all-wheel-drive – this ‘heavy’ XC90 gets high-strength, 10mm thick steel armour plating, and up to 50mm thick glass.

The high-strength steel used on the SUV measured 10mm thick while the glass on the windows and windscreens are 50mm thick. The reinforcements alone weight 1,400 kilogrammes making the total weight ...

Speaking of which, the XC90 comes with seven airbags and is constructed from plenty of high-strength steel. ... Overall we feel the new 2015 Volvo XC90 has been worth the long wait.

The new 4.49-tonne Volvo XC90 Armoured will be joined by light-armoured versions of the XC60 ... It’s equipped with 10mm-thick high-strength steel armour, while the glass in the windows can be ...

2016 Volvo XC90 | Cars.com photo by Evan Sears. ... Volvo says the new XC90 is made with five times more ultra-strength steel than the first-generation XC90, making it tougher all around.