Think of a well-dressed business man, who suddenly bursts out of his correct shirt and starts living a totally different life.
That is - in a way - what we see here. The Volvo S60 Polestar.
Polestar is the official motorsport partner of Volvo. They prepare the cars Volvo uses in the swedish Touring Car Championship for example.
That knowledge and their love for cars is translated to the road, in this S60.
This car is based on the normal S60 T6. But now it doesn't have the standard 304 hp, but with 508 hp!
What did Polestar do? One part is motor tuning. just a different chip.
But that is not enough. Tuning alone only adds about 30 hp, so they changed the air intake, mounted a bigger diameter exhaust all the way...
and they screwed a enormous windmill of a Garrett-turbo on it.
4.500 rpm... it just comes blasting in! Wonderful!
It's a pretty simple way of tuning, just put a big turbo on top, but it sure has its effects.
This is still a concept car, but when this does reach production, we could compare it to cars like the Audi RS4 and the BMW M3.
But then with one big difference, because Polestar placed a manual transmission in this car. A brilliant choice.
It's a close ratio gearbox, with extra short shifting ranges, and that's the way you want it in your sports car.
No hassle with flaps behind the steering wheel, but proper manual craftsmanship.
I have to say the clutch is very very rough, so when you'd use this car for daily commuting it might not be the best choice, but for sporty driving? It is!
The way that turbo comes into play is just addictive!
A tuned car is nothing without altered suspension.
Polestar went a long way and lowered the suspension 30 mm, widened the track in front 20 mm and 40 mm at the back...
combined with three way adjustable sports dampers from Ohnlin makes for a very capable car. You can just throw it into corners.
Stays very flat throughout the corners...
It has four wheel drive with faster software, but they also added a limited slip diff between the rear wheels.
The weight balance is a lot nicer compared to the standard S60.
The conclusion is simple: 3,9 seconds from zero to 100, top speed exceeding 300 kp/h...
Volvo and Polestar, do us a favor. Please bring this machine onto the market. I beg you!
+ Impressive engine and gearbox + Well-balanced cornering - Limited production - So it's very, very expensive...