[Ukwide]

Hi, I’ve got the S80 D5 SE Lux auto with the polestar upgrade and having driven the S80 without it and with it, the difference is very, very noticeable.

The car pulls like a train and just keeps on going until you run out of nerves or road, but forget that bit and it makes overtaking easy and slick, and the gear changes seem a lot better.

I did panic this winter with all the snow and thought the polestar upgrade would make driving fun, if not down right impossible, but it pulled up the steep hill without any fuss although I did use manual mode and followed the owners manual pulling away in 2nd.

Fuel consumption hasn’t suffered and it isn’t any better, so there doesn’t appear to be any benefits from that end, the one benefit is seeing the shock on people’s faces in your rear view mirror when they realise the Volvo in front has gone and they struggle to even catch up...... makes you smile and that’s worth the dosh..