To keep up with the super hot hatch game, Volvo is expected to launch a new V40 Polestar inspired by the S60 Polestar. A model like this could help bolster Volvo’s recent move into local motorsport and sports cars. At the moment the hottest version of the V40 that you […]
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Polestar performance hybrid & diesel Volvos on the way – report
Polestar, Volvo’s official motorsport partner, may soon span out and help the Swedish brand introduce sports cars with diesel and hybrid powertrains. At the moment there is just one Polestar vehicle in Volvo’s showroom, the S60 Polestar (pictured). It’s a bespoke vehicle based on the S60, dressed in sporty highlights […]
Scott McLaughlin & Robert Dahlgren in ‘Arctic Adventures’
Volvo Polestar Racing V8 Supercar drivers Scott McLaughlin and Robert Dahlgren recently flew over to the Arctic Circle so Dahlgren could show McLaughlin some of the testing procedures undertaken with Polestar road cars. The MY14 S60 Polestar features a 3.0-litre turbo inline six engine with 257kW and 500Nm. It’s matched […]
MY14 Volvo S60 Polestar update; paddle shifters, Brembo brakes
Volvo has updated the cracking S60 Polestar high-performance sedan for the 2014 model year, with added performance and more engaging features. The S60 Polestar is based on the S60 T6 R-Design. It comes with a 3.0-litre turbocharged straight six engine producing 257kW of power and 500Nm of torque. All of […]
Robert Dahlgren joins V8 Supercars, driving for Volvo
You may remember Robert Dahlgren from the Volvo S60 Polestar launch event last year. He’s the official Polestar Racing touring car driver, and now it’s been announced he will pilot the upcoming Volvo S60 V8 Supercar in this year’s local season. Dahlgren has been a fundamental player in the development […]
Volvo R-Design Black R editions celebrate STCC win
Volvo and Polestar have teamed up to celebrate their Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) win by presenting the local market with special Black R editions of the S60, V60, and XC60. Polestar currently provides an engine computer tune for the S60/V60 and XC60 T6 and D5 when optioned with the […]
2014 Volvo V60 Polestar revealed
The fast Volvo wagon is back. This time in the form of the new 2014 Volvo V60 Polestar. It builds on technology developed for the Australian-exclusive S60 Polestar introduced earlier this year. After a number of teasers over the past few weeks, the special Polestar model has finally been unveiled, […]
New Volvo Polestar teased once again, V60?
A new Polestar Volvo model will debut on Tuesday, joining the S60 Polestar sedan which was launched exclusively in the Australian market earlier this year. Two teaser images have been released to keep us all guessing what model it is exactly. It’s very hard to make out what the model […]