Volvo S60 Polestar – 508 hp, 0-100 km/h in 3.9s!

Volvo S60 Polestar – 508 hp, 0-100 km/h in 3.9s!

Polestar, Volvo’s official motorsport and performance partner has released the S60 Polestar, probably the maddest Volvo in existence today. Why? Well, this S60 sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds, and has a top speed of over 300 km/h!

Volvo’s T6 inline-six engine has been boosted to make 508 hp and 575 Nm of torque, with a 7,100 rpm redline. Besides a Garret 3171 turbo, Polestar added modified cylinder heads and combustion chambers, modified inlet manifold and air intake, plus specially manufactured conrods. A Ferrita 3.5-inch stainless steel exhaust system does its part.

Volvo S60 Polestar – 508 hp, 0-100 km/h in 3.9s!

The driver swaps gears via a reinforced M66C close ratio six-speed manual gearbox. Like a tag team, the Haldex E-LSD and Haldex Gen4 XWD system ensures maximum traction.

Compared to the standard car, Polestar’s S60 has a chassis lowered by 30 mm, while track width has been increased by 20 mm in front and 40 mm at the rear. Öhlins three-way shock absorbers and reinforced anti-roll bars at both ends aid handling. Polestar also modified the car’s control arms with uniballs front and rear and reinforced bushings in the sub-frame and control arms.

Volvo S60 Polestar – 508 hp, 0-100 km/h in 3.9s!

The 1,640 kg car is stopped by Brembo six-piston calipers with 380 mm ventilated discs up front and Polestar-Volvo calipers with 302 mm ventilated discs at the back. The 19-inch wheels are matched with 265/30 tyres.

Polestar says that the main focus here was to combine a “comfortable genuine Volvo driving experience” with a high level of power and handling.

“To me the Volvo S60 is a very well sorted car from start. In our concept car we have developed chassis, engine and transmission just like we want it, and the result is a huge leap forward in terms of handling and performance. It is, by far, the most impressive street Volvo I’ve ever driven. But I must also say that the genuine Volvo feeling is still there,” commented Robert Dahlgren, Volvo Polestar racing driver.

Volvo S60 Polestar – 508 hp, 0-100 km/h in 3.9s!

This is the first S60 Polestar built for a specific client. A small series of Polestar modified S60s may be built pending market response. Read more about the S60 you can buy here.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

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