Which automaker produces the Volvo S90 T8 plug-in hybrid?

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Volvo produces the Volvo S90 T8 plug-in hybrid. The S90 is an executive sedan developed and marketed by Volvo Cars, and the T8 designation identifies its high-performance plug-in-hybrid powertrain.

The T8 combines a turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with electric drive. In the S90 T8 configuration, the gasoline engine powers the front wheels while an electric motor drives the rear wheels, creating an all-wheel-drive system without a conventional mechanical driveshaft connecting the axles. This arrangement is one reason the car is often described as an electrified all-wheel-drive sedan.

The S90 belongs to Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture, or SPA, family, which it shares with related models such as the Volvo V90 and second-generation XC90. The plug-in-hybrid version was marketed under names including T8 Twin Engine and, later, Recharge T8 as Volvo updated its electrified branding.

The question asks for the automaker, not the country where a particular S90 was assembled. Although S90 production has occurred in multiple countries, including Sweden and China, the manufacturer remains Volvo Cars. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi produce competing luxury plug-in hybrids, but not the Volvo S90 T8.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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