How about more space, a nicer interior and better ride for the same sort of money? Finally, Volvo is up there.

You call it bias, I call it someone really liking a really good product.

Those 2014 studies only tested the Ford era Volvos. There are only a couple left in the lineup at this point, but are now running different mechanicals. All that said, reliability is a worry for me as well.

The last time I looked at the XC90 forums, there were lots of complaints about the new model.