RE: Volvo V60 Polestar: PH Fleet

[After_Shock]

DeltonaS said:

Correct, but both the Audi and the BMW have better gearboxes, better (non-Haldex) 4wd systems and the BMW has a far better weight distribution....etc.etc

Gearboxes are improved yes but unless you ragging the knackers off the car in day to day driving the geartronic is still a pleasant and smooth box.

Better 4wd? Think we have all seen BMW's lack of AWD traction on anything other than dry tarmac, throw in some snow and ice and id dare bet the BMW is borderline useless, the audi system will be similar to the Volvo's in awd traction if not quite as good. Weight distribution from Audi? Yes the BMW will be nearer 50/50 but these aren't track cars, it will make no difference to on road driving.

[T4RRR]

alpinestar said:

Seems like Volvo will be producing some more than initially intended.

http://www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/volvo-verdubbelt-de-...

cheers

Yup, looks like they are but there's no indication of how many more are destined for the UK market.


Sales of the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar expands to 13 countries

After substantially exceeding customer demand expectations in 2014, the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar gets a renewed production of 750 cars in 2015 and expands to 13 countries around the world.
”We are delighted to see the positive response from customers all over the world on our very first production car. This marks another important milestone for Polestar,” said Christian Dahl, CEO of Polestar.

After rolling out the cars to customers in eight countries last year, the S60 and V60 Polestar will be expanded to the Middle East for 2015, a region showing strong interest for Polestar. The new countries to get the MY16 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar include Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

“The Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar are selling faster than we expected, and we have, as a result decided to expand into new markets. Polestar remains an integral performance brand partner and this is a clear sign of confidence in the potential of this partnership,” said Anders H. Gustavsson, Vice President Special Vehicles at Volvo Car Group.

The Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar are designed to carry Polestar's engineering philosophy to deliver an engaging, precise and confident driving experience in all weathers, on all roads and in all seasons.

”I have just returned from racing in Australia where I spent a lot of time behind the wheel of my Volvo S60 Polestar. First thing when I got back to Sweden, I picked up my Volvo V60 Polestar and drove it 1200 kilometres from Polestar to my home in the north of Sweden. I have lived with it in the harsh and hot conditions of Australia, as well as the cold and snowy Sweden and it delivers a great driving experience as well as driver confidence wherever you go,” said Robert Dahlgren, Polestar racing and development driver.

Read more about the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar on www.nextpolestar.com.

Visit our media database för to download further images of the cars.

Technical Specification

Performance
Volvo S60 Polestar
0-100 km/h 4.9 sec
0-200 km/h 17.7 sec
0-60 mph 4.7 sec
0-120 mph 16.6 sec
Top speed 250 km/h* / 155 mph*

Volvo V60 Polestar
0-100 km/h 5.0 sec
0-200 km/h 17.8 sec
0-60 mph 4.8 sec
0-120 mph 16.7 sec
Top speed 250 km/h* / 155 mph*

• = Electronically limited

Chassis
Polestar Öhlins shock absorber system
Polestar front strut brace with carbon fibre enforcement
80% stiffer Polestar springs compared to S/V60 T6 R-Design
Front: 62 N/mm
Rear: 67 N/mm (S60) 72 N/mm (V60)
Stiffer Polestar top mount front and rear
Stiffer Polestar tie blade bushing

Tires and rims
Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/35 ZR20 (95Y) XL
Polestar bespoke rims, 20_8”

Features
Launch control
Polestar calibrated stability control system

Engine
6-cylinder inline T6 engine, 2953 cc
258 kW (350 hp DIN / 345 hp SAE) @ 5250 rpm
500 Nm (369 lb-ft) @ 3000-4750 rpm
Max 6500 rpm
New twin-scroll Borg Warner turbo
Max boost 1.2 bar
New intercooler
Polestar 2.5” stainless full-flow exhaust system with twin 3.5” tail pipes

Transmission
AWF21 automatic gearbox with paddle shift system
Polestar transmission calibration for faster gearshifts, launch control and curve-hold functionality
Four-wheel drive
Polestar Haldex calibration for more rear torque dynamic distribution

Brakes
Front:
Polestar/Brembo 6 piston brake calipers
371_32 mm ventilated and floating Brembo discs
Pads: Brembo HP1000
Rear:
302_22 mm ventilated discs
Pads: Brembo HP2000

Curb weight
S60: 1766 kg / 3893 lb (same as S60 T6 R-Design)
V60: 1834 kg / 4043 lb (same as V60 T6 R-Design)

Fuel tank
67,5 litres

Fuel consumption (combined)
9,9 l/100 km (S60)
10,2 l/100 km (V60)

CO2 emission
231 g/km (S60)
237 g/km (V60)

Environmental classification
Euro 5b+

Markets for 2015
Australia
Bahrain
Canada
Japan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Sweden
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
USA

[LarryLamb]

Looks like they are adding Silver and White to the colour options - Rebel Blue for me though, every time :-)

[T4RRR]

S10GTA said:

That's really interesting. I'm loving this car, can anyone lend me 40k please?

No need for £40k when one dealer already has a 4 month old car with just 2500 miles for a snip over £35k - sadly, as predicted, the residuals are dire!

LarryLamb said:

Looks like they are adding Silver and White to the colour options - Rebel Blue for me though, every time :-)

Both Silver and White have been available from the word go, alongside Rebel Blue and Black Sapphire, so it doesn't look like there's any new colours for the MY16 cars (yet).

[LarryLamb]

T4RRR said:

Both Silver and White have been available from the word go, alongside Rebel Blue and Black Sapphire, so it doesn't look like there's any new colours for the MY16 cars (yet).

Really? I'm sure here in the US it was just the black and blue. Perhaps the silver and white weren't available over here?

[T4RRR]

My apologies as I probably wasn't as clear in my post as I could have been - what I meant is all 4 colours have been available right from the start of production last fall, but that doesn't necessarily mean that importers (in your case VCNA) would decide to bring them all into each individual market.

[Axionknight]

Pre registered V60 Polestars are cropping up on Autotrader for around £40,000 - £42,000 now, a fair drop.

[wicker]

andburg said:

I think its priced perfectly, if I were in the market I would be looking at this over the alternatives.

its aimed at those people with prejudices, those who don't want a BMW / Merc / Audi or someone who like me, want something that wont appear on the drive 3 doors down and then another 8 doors down.

seems to do everything well in that typical understated volvo way

Got to agree with this. Have been waiting for a sleeper car like the V60 Polestar to come along for some time. Nicely understated and not seen very often, just my kind of thing.

It looks cracking in the flesh but wanted to ask any owner what they thought of the leg room in the rear seats. For such a long car the gap looks really narrow. Any opinions?

[Axionknight]

It's acceptable, but not vast, kids/teenagers should be fine for a cross country schlep but your six foot plus burly rugby players might not be overly impressed.

It's essentially identical to a stock V60, so if you have a Volvo dealer nearby poke your nose in the door and feign interest in their crappy D2 demonstrator

[wicker]

Thanks, as suspected from the photos. That's surprising given the length of the car.

[Axionknight]

wicker said:

Thanks, as suspected from the photos. That's surprising given the length of the car.

Yeah it's not gargantuan, but it's enough for day to day use I'd say.

I have liked these since their launch and the ones in the 39/40k price bracket are tempting me sorely, they really are.

Damn!