A flagship Volvo sedan has returned to Australia after seven years, with the ES90 undercutting its electric Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Genesis rivals.
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A flagship sedan has returned to local Volvo showrooms, with the all-electric ES90 now available to order as a successor to the S90 last offered in Australia seven years ago.
An ES90 Ultra grade will be offered for $107,990 with more standard equipment, though it retains the 245kW/480Nm rear electric motor from the Plus, with dual-motor all-wheel drive and Performance versions not available at launch in Australia.
When the Volvo S90 was last offered in Australia in 2018 – it has survived overseas with a recent ES90-inspired facelift – it started from $81,400 with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, or around $100,000 when adjusted for inflation.
Standard equipment in the ES90 Plus include 20-inch alloy wheels, a 14.5-inch infotainment touchscreen with Google built-in, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 14-speaker Bose audio system, and a 9-inch digital instrument cluster.
Other features include a head-up display, four-zone climate control, an air purification system, a humidity sensor, heating for its front and outer rear seats, steering wheel and wiper blades, a digital key, a panoramic sunroof, and a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scanner.
The ES90 Ultra adds 21-inch alloy wheels, a 25-speaker Bowers & Wilkins high-fidelity audio system with Dolby Atmos spatial audio, soft-closing doors, nappa leather upholstery, ventilated and massaging front seats, active air suspension, and high-definition Pixel LED headlights.
Measuring 5000mm long, 2120mm wide and 1546mm tall with a 3102mm wheelbase, the ES90 is 31mm longer, 101mm wider and 106mm taller than the S90 with a 161mm longer wheelbase.
Luggage space is rated at 424 litres, or 733 litres with the split-folding second-row down.
Single-motor rear-wheel-drive versions of the ES90 feature a 92kWh battery pack, rated with a 650-kilometre driving range on the European WLTP lab-test standard.
The 0-100km/h acceleration time is claimed at 6.9 seconds, with a top speed of 180km/h – the maximum speed limit for all Volvo internal-combustion and electric vehicles since 2020.
With an 800-volt electrical architecture – the first Volvo electric car to support this – the ES90 has a peak direct-current (DC) fast-charging rate of 300 kilowatts, for a claimed 20-minute 10 to 80 per cent top-up on a 350kW charger.
The 2026 Volvo ES90 is available to order now in Australia, and follows the local launch of the related EX90 seven-seat SUV earlier this year to join its EX30 and EX40 electric small SUVs.
2026 Volvo ES90 price in Australia
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
2026 Volvo ES90 Plus Single Motor standard features
2026 Volvo ES90 Ultra Single Motor adds (over Plus):
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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
