Volvo’s V90 T8 Estate will arrive in Australia early next year boasting the same 304kW power output as Holden’s Commodore SS Sportwagon.

Despite the T8 designation, the Volvo Estate does not have a V8 petrol engine like our homegrown Holden hero, but rather a turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-litre engine with half the cylinder count but the addition of an electric motor.

Volvo V90 T8 Estate rear

A torque figure of 640Nm also puts the large local’s 570Nm to shame, and the big Swede drives its figures through an eight-speed automatic to all four wheels.

Volvo V90 T8 Estate interior

Being lighter, even this standard V90 T8 is three-tenths faster from standstill to 100km/h than the XC90 T8 Polestar, however.

Volvo V90 T8 Estate rear side

Now for the bad news. The S90 and V90 T8 R-Design won’t exactly provide Swede relief for existing Commodore SS Sportwagon owners because each Volvo will retail locally for more than $100,000 before on-road costs.