Our Cars brief update: Volvo XC90 (month two), CAR+ June 2016

Updated: 18 May 2016

Turn the page now if you don’t have children and never transport kids long distances. If you do, chances are you occasionally roll out films on epic journeys. Now, our XC90 – extravagantly equipped as it is with £16k of options – missed out on a pair of the company’s integrated tablet holders.

So I was pleased to see that the classic Volvo rubberised head restraints would let us clip a pair of cheapo Sainsburys DVD players to keep the little guys entertained on a drive to the south coast. Bit messy, but I’m £525 better off.

By Tim Pollard

Logbook: Volvo XC90 D5 AWD Inscription

Price: £50,185
As tested: £66,625 
Miles this month: 1131 
Total miles: 2981 
Our mpg: 28.4 
Official mpg: 48.7 
Fuel this month: £143 
Extra costs: 99p (plastic garden ties)

Read more from the June 2016 issue of CAR magazine

By Tim Pollard

Group digital editorial director, car news magnet, crafter of words

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