Volvo XC90 - Pictures

Parking isn’t such a daunting prospect in the XC90, thanks to its more compact dimensions

The centre second row seat is firm, and too narrow for adults, but it has a clever built-in booster chair

The XC90 has a US-style foot-activated and hand-released parking brake, but this isn’t as slick as rivals’ electric set-ups.

As the Volvo doesn’t have air-suspension, it lacks the extra ground clearance needed for hard-core mud-plugging