The evolution of the performance Polestar brand continues with the launch of the 2015 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar. Handling has been fine-tuned, technology is updated, and the styling has been tweaked. German performance cars, step aside, the Swedes are on the way to setting new benchmarks. Australia was the […]
Volvo S60 Polestar
2015 Volvo S60 & V60 Polestar on sale from $99,990
Volvo Australia has launched the updated 2015 S60 and V60 Polestar high-performance range, bringing updates to technology, safety, styling, and of course, performance. The V60 wagon variant joins the lineup for the first time. This is now the third generation of the S60-based Polestar after initially being introduced to the […]
2014 Volvo S60 Polestar Review (video)
Looking for a performance car that isn’t pumped up with German muscle or overloaded with Japanese quirkiness? The 2014 Volvo S60 Polestar is Sweden’s answer to the flourishing craze that is fast mid-size cars. Landing in Australia in 2013, the first S60 Polestar makes way for the updated 2014 model […]
Volvo S60 Polestar vs Lexus IS F: comparison review (video)
Before you get to heavyweights like the BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C 63, you have these two tantilising underdogs. Can the turbo newcomer be a match for the V8 veteran?
2014 Volvo S60 Polestar prices slashed by $10,000
Prices for the Volvo S60 Polestar, Volvo’s most potent performance car, have been slashed by $10,000. It becomes the most accessible sub-5.0-second (0-100km/h) premium mid-size sedan on the market. Volvo is riding the wave of interest and excitement surrounding the S60 V8 Supercar in the local motorsport series. The team […]
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 […]
Volvo S60 Polestar police car given to NSW fleet
The NSW Police in Rose Bay has been given a special present from Volvo Australia; a new Volvo S60 Polestar police car which will be used as a community liaison vehicle. Although the S60 Polestar has the potential to be a cracking chase car, with its 3.0-litre turbo inline six […]
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 […]