2014 Volvo V60 Polestar

Please note that the photographs have been provided by the seller

Highlights 

• Incredibly clean example

• 350bhp six-cylinder turbocharged engine

• Remapped

• Good service history

• The perfect mix of practicality and performance

• Advisory-free MOT

• Recent service and four wheel alignment

Overview

Volvo are far from strangers when it comes to producing understated yet devastatingly quick cars. You just have to look at the 850 T-5R and later 850 R to know what we mean and this DNA can be found in the company's more modern offerings, like the V60 Polestar.

Much like the 850 estate (the image of Rickard Rydell going full send in his iconic blue and white Securicor touring car will forever be indelibly etched into the collective automotive consciousness) the V60 Polestar takes the underpinnings of a large family wagon and turns everything up to 11, perfectly blending practicality with performance.

Debuting in 2010 the V60 would receive a “bit of a tweak” three years later with  the introduction of the special, limited edition V60 Polestar that was a spiritual successor to the 850 R estate, further propagating that car's lunatic legacy. With a re-tuned engine delivering 350bhp the suspension was also overhauled and upgraded with Ohlins adjustable dampers and new sway bars as well as bigger, Brembo six-piston calipers, amongst other improvements.

Polestar has been collaborating with Volvo and its racing programme since 1996 and that motorsport heritage is abundantly obvious here. The T6 3.0-litre straight-six engine features a larger Borg Warner twin-scroll turbo and a 13mm thicker intercooler providing beautifully linear power delivery through all four wheels for a rather impressive  0-60mph time of about five seconds.

Imported from Japan (a kinder environment where the roads are not salted) in 2024, this 2014 Volvo V60 Polestar comes with good service history and has been further enhanced with an ECU remap to even out power delivery and increase overall fuel economy (now reportedly 50mpg at 70mph) and efficiency, including a carbon clean.

Professionally converted and fully UK registered the car has recently been serviced and comes to market in stunning condition throughout and is reportedly running perfectly. 

History and documentation

• 2014 model year

• Imported into the UK from Japan in 2024

• Original book pack

• Two keys

• Japanese service history with original service book showing numerous inspection stamps 

• Last service February 18th 2025

• Invoices showing recent works

• V5C present and correct

• First registered in the UK March 1st 2024

• Advisory-free MOT until February 2nd 2026

• HPI clear

• ULEZ compliant

• 73,948 miles 

Interior

• The interior is wholly original and  in wonderful condition throughout

• Leather and Alcantara seats with Polestar emblems and blue stitching show minimal signs of wear with only some light creasing to the driver's side

• Fully loaded, including heated seats all round, electric adjustable and programmable front seats and adaptive cruise control, amongst other factory options

• The door cards and dashboard remain in excellent shape

• Steering wheel is wearing well with only a tiny 2mm dent in the leather to note 

• Carpets look to be clean and dry

• Display screen and all gauges appear fully functional

• Boot area is equally well-presented

• The engine bay is tidy and looks to be free of any grime 

Exterior

• The jet black paint is in superb condition with no visible scratches or blemishes but there is some very subtle swirling (from polish) which may be seen in direct sunlight

• The bodywork retains a deep shine and appears straight across the board

• There are a couple of scratches on the bumper below the boot lid 

• All panel gaps are uniform

• No obvious signs of corrosion to either the bodywork or underneath

• Windows and light lenses are free from damage

• Tinted rear windows

• The original 20” wheels are in great condition overall but two wheels have some minor kerb scratches, one has one deeper scratch, and the other one has two minor scratches (approx 20mm max)

• Michelin tyres all round which the vendor claims are about half way through their life

• The underneath is in great condition and incredibly clean due in part to Japan not using salt on the roads in winter

• Lanoguard underbody protection applied 10K miles ago

Mechanical

• 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo

• 350bhp

• Six-speed automatic gearbox

• Four-wheel drive

• 0-62mph in 5.0s

• 155mph top speed (limited)

• ECU remap

• Recent four wheel alignment and gearbox service

• New premium battery

• The vendor informs us that the car starts perfectly every time, sounds incredible in Sport mode with the exhaust valves open but quiet when closed and it feels and drives like a luxury tourer, going on to say that it's calm when it wants to be but brutally fast and with the large Brembo brakes it stops better than it goes

• No mechanical issues to report

Summary

Although famed for its wagons, Volvo sadly doesn't make any long boys nowadays, instead deciding to concentrate on the more lucrative SUV market, and that's truly a sad story. Gone are the days of revered and respected performance wagons like this awesome V60 Polestar and the aforementioned 850 R so grab this limited production model now and relive those glory days of sleeper estates!

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