The Volvo ES90 is launching in Australia as the brand’s first electric passenger car.

Or is it? Volvo says the high-riding liftback blurs the line between sedan and SUV, offering the elegance of the former but the higher ride height and more spacious interior typically associated with the latter.

It’s available to order now, and will be released in Australia in two single-motor rear-wheel drive variants: the Plus SingleMotor priced at an auspicious $88,880 before on-road costs, and the Ultra Single Motor at $107,990 plus on-roads.

Customer deliveries will begin early in 2026.

Volvo hasn’t confirmed a dual-motor all-wheel drive version for our market. Depending on the variant, Twin Motor ES90 vehicles offered overseas offer up to 500KW of power and up to 700km of WLTP electric range.

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Comparing list prices (excluding statutory on-road charges), the ES90 costs thousands less than the Mercedes-Benz EQE300 ($135,200), Genesis Electrified G80 ($155,000) and BMW i5 ($155,900).

At 5m long and 1942mm wide, it’s almost exactly the same size as the BMW i5, though it rides on a longer 3.1m wheelbase.

It has a drag coefficient of 0.25Cd, which Volvo says is the lowest of any car it’s ever built – though it can’t quite beat the 0.22 figure of the Mercedes-Benz EQE.

There’s 424 litres of cargo capacity under its rear hatch, expanding to 733L if you drop the rear seats which fold individually. There’s also 22L of storage space under the bonnet, which Volvo says is perfect for stowing charging cables.