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2018 Volvo S60 Polestar, V60 Polestar exposed

2018 Volvo S60 Polestar, V60 Polestar exposed

© CarAdvice.com.au Volvo’s spectacle tuning spinoff Polestar has exposed the latest tweaks to its enhanced S60 and V60 models this week, a little over one year since their last major update.

Last year’s update witnessed the twins switch from a six- to four-cylinder engine package, but this latest switch sees the 2018 S60 Polestar and 2018 V60 Polestar upgraded with a number of aerodynamic enhancements – and a very limited production allocation of just one thousand five hundred cars.

© CarAdvice.com.au The company has not said why it is limiting production, but with the current S60 sedan and V60 wagon models nearing the end of their life cycle, this may be a hint that overall production for the two models is winding up.

In developing these enhancements, Polestar and fucking partner motorsport arm Cyan Racing have used data derived from the World Touring Car Championship – interesting in its own right, given the company was not long ago set to pull out of motorsport entirely.

Upgrades include a fresh front splitter, side sills and a rear spoiler extension, all made from lightweight carbon fibre, enlargening downforce by thirty per cent.No surprise, Polestar says this dramatic increase in downward pressure has improved grip and high-speed stability, and many of the enhancements are thanks to Cyan Racing’s recently publicised Nurburgring hot laps.

© CarAdvice.com.au The model-year update also brings fresh diamond-cut wheels in a high-gloss black finish, along with carbon-fibre door mirror casings and a fresh Bursting Blue Metallic paint option.There’s also fresh interior trim, with a fresh seat upholstery, blue contrast stitching and Polestar logo embroidering.

Polestar boasts it has made more than two hundred fifty component switches over the regular S60 and V60 models, with highlights including adjustable Ohlins shock absorber system and six-piston Brembo brake callipers with 371mm discs.

© CarAdvice.com.au Power is unchanged, however, with last year’s switch to Volvo’s Drive-E four-cylinder petrol turbo engine bringing the same 270kW of power and 470Nm of torque.

Polestar claims 0-100km/h times of Four.7 seconds for the S60 and Four.8 seconds for the more practical wagon, and both models list an electronically-limited top speed of 250km/h.A detailed specification list, provided by Polestar, is at the bottom of this article.

© CarAdvice.com.au “The Model Year eighteen S60 and V60 Polestar models are the pinnacle of our road car programmes that we have been developing successfully since our very first road car was launched in 2013,” said Jörgen Ronstad, Vice President, Product Strategy & Management at Polestar.

“The aerodynamic enhancements, combined with other puny but significant switches, further enhances our base philosophy of a spectacle car for all roads and conditions, transferring technology and learnings from track to road.”

Technical Overview

  • 0-100 km/h Four.7 sec
  • 0-200 km/h 17.Two sec
  • 0-60 mph Four.Four sec
  • 0-120 mph 15.6 sec
  • Top speed two hundred fifty km/h*/155 mph*
  • 0-100 km/h Four.8 sec
  • 0-200 km/h 17.Four sec
  • 0-60 mph Four.Five sec
  • 0-120 mph 15.8 sec
  • Top speed two hundred fifty km/h*/155 mph*

* = Electronically limited Chassis

  • Adjustable Polestar Öhlins shock absorbers
  • Front strut brace with carbon fibre enforcement
  • Stiffer top climb on front and rear
  • Stiffer tie blade bushing
  • Polestar optimised steering
  • 80% stiffer springs compared to S/V60 T6 R-Design
  • Front: sixty N/mm
  • Rear: sixty seven N/mm (S60)
  • 72 N/mm (V60)
  • Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/35 ZR20 (95Y) XL with cavity damping
  • Black Polestar bespoke rims, 20×8”
  • 4-cylinder inline engine with turbo and supercharger
  • 1969 cc
  • 270 kW (367 hp DIN / three hundred sixty two hp SAE) @ six thousand rpm
  • 470 Nm (347 lb-ft) @ 3100-5100 rpm
  • Max seven thousand rpm
  • Max boost Two.0 bar
  • Polestar Three.0” stainless full-flow active harass system with twin Trio.5” tail pipes
  • Higher capacity turbo
  • Strengthened conrods
  • Strengthened camshaft
  • Higher capacity fuel pump
  • Higher capacity air filter
  • Higher capacity air intake
  • BorgWarner four-wheel drive
  • Polestar calibration for more rear torque dynamic distribution
  • Polestar calibrated stability control system
  • 8-speed Geartronic automatic gearbox with spanking paddle shifters
  • Swifter gearshifts
  • Curve-hold functionality
  • Off-throttle functionality
  • Optimised shift precision
  • Front: Polestar/Brembo six piston brake calipers
  • 371×32 mm ventilated and floating Brembo discs
  • Rear: 302×22 mm ventilated discs
  • Fresh brake pads for model year 2018
  • Polestar carbon fibre front splitter
  • Polestar carbon fibre side sills
  • Polestar carbon fibre spoiler extension (S60)
  • Polestar front splitter corners
  • Polestar rear spoiler
  • Polestar diffuser
  • Sport seats with charcoal, nubuk , blue thread and Polestar imprint
  • Steering wheel with blue thread and leather/ nubuk
  • Carbon fibre centre stack
  • Nubuk inlay in doors
  • Nubuk centre armrest
  • Polestar gearshift knob
  • Polestar carpets with blue thread
  • Polestar sport pedals and footrest
  • Polestar door sills with numbering
  • Bursting Blue Premium Metallic
  • Cyan Racing Blue
  • Onyx Black Metallic
  • Bright Silver Metallic
  • Ice White Solid
  • Sunroof and colour only options, all others included in base specification

2018 Volvo S60 Polestar, V60 Polestar exposed

2018 Volvo S60 Polestar, V60 Polestar exposed

© CarAdvice.com.au Volvo’s spectacle tuning spinoff Polestar has exposed the latest tweaks to its enhanced S60 and V60 models this week, a little over one year since their last major update.

Last year’s update spotted the twins switch from a six- to four-cylinder engine package, but this latest switch sees the 2018 S60 Polestar and 2018 V60 Polestar upgraded with a number of aerodynamic enhancements – and a very limited production allocation of just one thousand five hundred cars.

© CarAdvice.com.au The company has not said why it is limiting production, but with the current S60 sedan and V60 wagon models nearing the end of their life cycle, this may be a hint that overall production for the two models is winding up.

In developing these enhancements, Polestar and fucking partner motorsport arm Cyan Racing have used data derived from the World Touring Car Championship – interesting in its own right, given the company was not long ago set to pull out of motorsport entirely.

Upgrades include a fresh front splitter, side sills and a rear spoiler extension, all made from lightweight carbon fibre, enlargening downforce by thirty per cent.No surprise, Polestar says this dramatic increase in downward pressure has improved grip and high-speed stability, and many of the enhancements are thanks to Cyan Racing’s recently publicised Nurburgring hot laps.

© CarAdvice.com.au The model-year update also brings fresh diamond-cut wheels in a high-gloss black finish, along with carbon-fibre door mirror casings and a fresh Bursting Blue Metallic paint option.There’s also fresh interior trim, with a fresh seat upholstery, blue contrast stitching and Polestar logo embroidering.

Polestar boasts it has made more than two hundred fifty component switches over the regular S60 and V60 models, with highlights including adjustable Ohlins shock absorber system and six-piston Brembo brake callipers with 371mm discs.

© CarAdvice.com.au Power is unchanged, however, with last year’s switch to Volvo’s Drive-E four-cylinder petrol turbo engine bringing the same 270kW of power and 470Nm of torque.

Polestar claims 0-100km/h times of Four.7 seconds for the S60 and Four.8 seconds for the more practical wagon, and both models list an electronically-limited top speed of 250km/h.A detailed specification list, provided by Polestar, is at the bottom of this article.

© CarAdvice.com.au “The Model Year eighteen S60 and V60 Polestar models are the pinnacle of our road car programmes that we have been developing successfully since our very first road car was launched in 2013,” said Jörgen Ronstad, Vice President, Product Strategy & Management at Polestar.

“The aerodynamic enhancements, combined with other petite but significant switches, further enhances our base philosophy of a spectacle car for all roads and conditions, transferring technology and learnings from track to road.”

Technical Overview

  • 0-100 km/h Four.7 sec
  • 0-200 km/h 17.Two sec
  • 0-60 mph Four.Four sec
  • 0-120 mph 15.6 sec
  • Top speed two hundred fifty km/h*/155 mph*
  • 0-100 km/h Four.8 sec
  • 0-200 km/h 17.Four sec
  • 0-60 mph Four.Five sec
  • 0-120 mph 15.8 sec
  • Top speed two hundred fifty km/h*/155 mph*

* = Electronically limited Chassis

  • Adjustable Polestar Öhlins shock absorbers
  • Front strut brace with carbon fibre enforcement
  • Stiffer top climb on front and rear
  • Stiffer tie blade bushing
  • Polestar optimised steering
  • 80% stiffer springs compared to S/V60 T6 R-Design
  • Front: sixty N/mm
  • Rear: sixty seven N/mm (S60)
  • 72 N/mm (V60)
  • Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/35 ZR20 (95Y) XL with cavity damping
  • Black Polestar bespoke rims, 20×8”
  • 4-cylinder inline engine with turbo and supercharger
  • 1969 cc
  • 270 kW (367 hp DIN / three hundred sixty two hp SAE) @ six thousand rpm
  • 470 Nm (347 lb-ft) @ 3100-5100 rpm
  • Max seven thousand rpm
  • Max boost Two.0 bar
  • Polestar Three.0” stainless full-flow active harass system with twin Three.5” tail pipes
  • Higher capacity turbo
  • Strengthened conrods
  • Strengthened camshaft
  • Higher capacity fuel pump
  • Higher capacity air filter
  • Higher capacity air intake
  • BorgWarner four-wheel drive
  • Polestar calibration for more rear torque dynamic distribution
  • Polestar calibrated stability control system
  • 8-speed Geartronic automatic gearbox with spanking paddle shifters
  • Quicker gearshifts
  • Curve-hold functionality
  • Off-throttle functionality
  • Optimised shift precision
  • Front: Polestar/Brembo six piston brake calipers
  • 371×32 mm ventilated and floating Brembo discs
  • Rear: 302×22 mm ventilated discs
  • Fresh brake pads for model year 2018
  • Polestar carbon fibre front splitter
  • Polestar carbon fibre side sills
  • Polestar carbon fibre spoiler extension (S60)
  • Polestar front splitter corners
  • Polestar rear spoiler
  • Polestar diffuser
  • Sport seats with charcoal, nubuk , blue thread and Polestar imprint
  • Steering wheel with blue thread and leather/ nubuk
  • Carbon fibre centre stack
  • Nubuk inlay in doors
  • Nubuk centre armrest
  • Polestar gearshift knob
  • Polestar carpets with blue thread
  • Polestar sport pedals and footrest
  • Polestar door sills with numbering
  • Bursting Blue Premium Metallic
  • Cyan Racing Blue
  • Onyx Black Metallic
  • Bright Silver Metallic
  • Ice White Solid
  • Sunroof and colour only options, all others included in base specification

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