Polestar News
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If you like the Volvo C30’s looks but aren’t sold by its performance, step away from the lutefisk, as we’ve got some good news for you. For 2013, the automaker best known for building safe but conservative cars is releasing a Polestar-tuned version of its compact hatchback. The C30 Polestar (loosely based on the concept of the same name) gets a noticeable infusion of horsepower, thanks to software changes that increase airflow and advance timing. The net result is that the 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine now makes 250 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque, a...
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Volvo S60 Polestar Sold To Individual For $300,000
Volvo and its performance partner Polestar will build more of its 508-horsepower S60 sedans should anyone--with a spare $300k lying around--require one.
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Volvo Reveals 508-Horsepower S60 Polestar Performance Concept
Volvo is set to unveil a new performance concept based on its 2012 Volvo S60 TTA race car. Could a production version be just around the corner?
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Jay Leno drives the Volvo C30 Polestar concept
Most people are unlikely to associate Volvo with performance, but the Swedish automaker has offered several notable sporty variants of its regular lineup in the past under the R performance range. The S60 R, for example, was introduced in 2003 and boasted a 300-horsepower turbocharged engine mated...
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Volvo Unveils 2012 S60 TTA Race Car
Volvo announced last August that it was leaving the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship where it had semi-successfully raced its C30 hatchback, and instead would start competing in the rival Swedish Racing Elite League by TTA. Today, the automaker has unveiled its new race car for the 2012 TTA...
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Volvo Launches New S60 Polestar Edition… In Australia
For the uninitiated, Polestar is a Swedish firm whose core business is focused on research and development through motorsport. In the past, Polestar has successfully raced a range of Volvo models in various competitions, the most recent being the C30, which it currently uses to compete in the...
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Just weeks after launching performance software for its five-cylinder models, Volvo has announced a similar upgrade for its T6 six-cylinder models.
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Performance Software Coming... To Your Volvo Dealer?
Volvo's tuning partner, Polestar, is launching a line of performance software for Volvo C30, C70 and S40 models.
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2012 Volvo S60 And 2012 Volvo XC60: R-Design Gets A Kick
For 2012, Volvo R-Design models are offered for the C30, S60, XC60, and XC90
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Volvo unveils S60 Performance Project, hints at new PCP model
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s report of a new high-performance division brand being considered by Volvo, comes this concept car that was unveiled late last week at the 2011 Australian auto show. Based on the Volvo S60 R-Design, the new concept car is called the S60 Performance Project and...
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Volvo considering ‘PCP’ high-performance division
Most people may not associate Volvo with performance, but the Swedish automaker has offered several notable sporty variants of its regular lineup in the past under the R performance range. The S60 R, for example, was introduced in 2003 and boasted a 300-horsepower turbocharged engine mated to a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran