Unlike the Polestar tune you can option on various Volvos from the showroom, the 2012 Volvo S60 T6 Polestar is available as a bespoke, limited edition model that goes a bit further than an engine computer retune. Just 50 of these bad boys are on sale, all in S60 sedan form.
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Video: Volvo S60 Polestar in action for the first time
A short video showcase of the cool new Volvo S60 Polestar one-off concept has surfaced online. This is the first time the car has been seen in action. Volvo has no plans to put this special into mainstream production at this stage, however, if there is enough demand for it […]
Volvo S60 Polestar Performance Concept car revealed
Volvo and Polestar have revealed the Volvo S60 Polestar Performance Concept car. The one-off special could spawn a future production model, giving the Swedish carmaker a worthy rival to the BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG. It was previously speculated that this special model could feature a V8 engine, […]
Volvo S60 Polestar M3 rival teased in new video
Remember the suspected BMW M3 rivalling Volvo S60 Polestar prototype that was spotted a couple of weeks ago? Volvo has now released a kind of teaser video of the new model. It’s still unclear what Volvo and Polestar are planning to do with the high performance version. Whether it will […]
Volvo S60 Polestar M3 rival on the way – report
An image of a peculiar Volvo S60 Polestar prototype has been sent to Swedish car magazine Teknikens Varld. The prototype appears to be a serious version of the S60, potentially ready to rival the M3 and Audi RS 4. Volvo’s racing partner, known as Polestar, already develops special upgrade packages […]
Volvo celebrates its 85th birthday today
Volvo Cars is celebrating its 85th birthday today, and to mark the occasion a 1927 Volvo OV4 was driven off the original production line in Lundby, just like it was 85 years ago. The first car Volvo ever produced was the Volvo OV4 (actually named the ‘ÖV4’). And on this […]
Volvo expands Polestar program to C30, V60 and XC60 in Australia
Volvo Australia has announced that its tuning and upgrade division, Polestar, will now be providing performance options for the C30 T5, the S60 and V60, and the XC60 T6 and D5 SUV. Polestar is a renowned Volvo tuner based in Sweden. It is usually associated with tuning kits ranging from […]
Top 10 performance station wagons (2012)
The handy station wagon; we love them here in Australia. Almost everyone has resorted to one, whether it was for a camping trip, picking up a new TV, or your first date – please spare us the details in the comments section below. Once seen as a boring soccer mum […]