2026 Volvo EX90 Ultra: New York City Buyers Guide
Quick Answer: The 2026 EX90 Ultra
The 2026 Volvo EX90 Ultra starts at $84,345 MSRP before the $1,395 destination charge, and it's the only trim where Volvo offers Twin Motor Performance — 670 horsepower, 0-60 in 4.0 seconds, a substantial jump over the prior model year's 510-horsepower flagship. Standard Ultra equipment adds an electrochromic panoramic roof, ventilated front seats, and front-seat massage on top of everything Plus already includes: Bose Premium sound, head-up display, and the full sensor suite. Like every 2026 EX90, Ultra seats six or seven depending on configuration.
Everything Plus offers, plus the comfort layer
Ultra doesn't reinvent the EX90's equipment list so much as finish it. The Bose Premium sound, head-up display, and full 8-camera/5-radar sensor suite that ship standard on Plus all carry forward unchanged, and Ultra layers on the parts of the cabin experience that read as small line items on a spec sheet but feel considerably larger from the driver's seat: an electrochromic panoramic roof that tints at the touch of a control rather than relying on a manual shade, ventilated front seats for the stretch of the year when a leather seat in a parked car turns into a genuine problem, and front-seat massage for the kind of drive that starts on the West Side Highway and ends somewhere well outside the five boroughs. None of it changes how the car drives. All of it changes how it feels to be inside for an hour straight.
The one place Ultra genuinely pulls ahead: power
Every Ultra ships with Twin Motor as the standard powertrain — up to 442 horsepower, all-wheel drive, 5.3 seconds to 60 — but Ultra is also the only trim where Volvo offers the Twin Motor Performance upgrade: 670 horsepower and a 4.0-second sprint to 60, a jump from the prior model year's 510-horsepower ceiling that's hard to overstate. Worth being precise about the naming here, because it trips people up: Twin Motor Performance is a powertrain option within the Ultra trim, not a separate third trim level with its own badge and price tier the way some competitors structure their top-spec electric SUVs. Order an Ultra and the Twin Motor Performance upgrade sits on the configurator as a box to check, not a different car to shop.
All three EX90 powertrains — Single Motor, Twin Motor, and Twin Motor Performance — share the same 107 kWh battery and 800-volt electrical architecture, so choosing Twin Motor Performance for the horsepower doesn't cost anything on the charging side: 10-80% in as fast as 22 minutes either way, with the standard NACS adapter opening up Tesla's Supercharger network alongside the existing CCS network.
What changed for 2026, and one thing that didn't carry over
The single biggest change to the 2026 EX90 is under the skin rather than in the equipment list: a new 800-volt electrical architecture, a new dual-chip computing platform, and the horsepower increases across Twin Motor and Twin Motor Performance described above. Worth stating plainly, because it's a genuine and well-documented change rather than speculation: the forward-facing lidar sensor that headlined the EX90's original launch is gone for 2026, after Volvo ended its supplier relationship with Luminar. The remaining sensor suite — eight cameras, five radars, sixteen ultrasonic sensors — still runs Volvo's full safety and driver-assistance systems on both Plus and Ultra; the lidar-specific roadmap Volvo talked about at launch is no longer part of the car as sold.
What Ultra buyers say about the process
The EX90-specific reviews at this dealership tend to describe a purchase that moved efficiently once a buyer had decided on the top trim. One buyer wrote: "Sales person Eric Mitchell took care me from beginning when I placed the order of EX90 till delivery day. I would recommend this dealer ship." Eric Mitchell is a current member of the Manhattan sales team, and the throughline in the dealership's electric-vehicle reviews generally is the same one that shows up here: a single salesperson staying attached to the order from configuration through delivery, which matters more on a car this configurable than it does on a straightforward gas trade-in.
Frequently asked questions
What does Ultra add over Plus on the 2026 EX90?
An electrochromic panoramic roof, ventilated front seats, and front-seat massage, plus access to the Twin Motor Performance powertrain option — 670 horsepower and a 4.0-second 0-60. Everything from Plus, including Bose Premium sound, the head-up display, and the full sensor suite, carries forward unchanged.
Is Twin Motor Performance its own trim?
No — it's a powertrain upgrade available within the Ultra trim, not a separate model or price tier. Every Twin Motor Performance EX90 is built on an Ultra.
Does the 2026 EX90 have lidar?
No. Volvo removed the forward-facing lidar sensor for 2026 after ending its supplier relationship with Luminar. The remaining camera, radar, and ultrasonic sensor suite continues to run the car's standard safety and driver-assistance systems on both trims.
How does Ultra's pricing compare in New York City?
Ultra starts at $84,345 MSRP before the $1,395 destination charge; New York's flat sales tax and the MTA's congestion toll both factor into the real number, covered in full in the pricing & leasing guide.
The 670-horsepower version deserves a real test drive
A spec sheet can print "670 horsepower" and "4.0 seconds" next to each other, but neither number communicates what an electric flagship SUV feels like off the line with no gearshift, no turbo lag, and no engine noise to announce what's about to happen. Contact the showroom to ask about current Ultra and Twin Motor Performance availability.
MSRP excludes the $1,395 destination charge plus taxes, title, registration, and dealer-installed options; the dealer sets the actual selling price. Range, MPGe, and charge-time figures are EPA/manufacturer estimates and real-world results will vary with driving conditions, wheel size, and configuration. Equipment and availability can shift with configuration and production timing; confirm current specs with Volvo Cars Manhattan. Customer quotes are verbatim excerpts from public Google reviews of Volvo Cars Manhattan; reviewer names are not published.