Performance Volvo?

[Munchen]

Originally Posted by volvorocks

Have you driven a V60 Polestar?

A quick car to me is something lowish down like an XC60 D4 VEA/5 - quick as in ''quick for what it is, it is what it is''....but not a performance car.

Regards

Ive driven a v60 yes but not a polestar variant , Have they improved the steering, handling, braking as well as straight line performance ?.

[Munchen]

Originally Posted by classicswede

I was very disapointed with the M5, narrow power band and had to work the box to get any go out of it. With all the other horrible faults I could not live with one.

The s80 is not that much bigger or differnt to the x70 series

One thing that i didnt like was the box very baulky and heavy some of the gertrag six speeds are fantastic very light and positive but not in the car i drove

The rest i loved however , As for the power band its a typical high output petrol beemer in many ways they do like to be revved

[850Chris]

Originally Posted by Munchen

Ive driven a v60 yes but not a polestar variant , Have they improved the steering, handling, braking as well as straight line performance ?.

Keep up! The true Polestar V60 is heavily reworked with Ohlins dampers, plus improvements to springs and rollbars. Gearbox is re-mapped to be more orientated to sports driving. Engine has a new turbo and power boosted to 346bhp. See below:

http://www.evo.co.uk/volvo/v60

[Munchen]

Originally Posted by 850Chris

Keep up! The true Polestar V60 is heavily reworked with Ohlins dampers, plus improvements to springs and rollbars. Gearbox is re-mapped to be more orientated to sports driving. Engine has a new turbo and power boosted to 346bhp. See below:

http://www.evo.co.uk/volvo/v60

Thanks wasnt sure if it was just a remap or a full blown rework , Would be very interesting to drive one and see how good it is

[domhart10]

... Hmmm I think the only performance volvo is really the polestar concept S60 before Polestar was bought by volvo .... thats a performace volvo ... this everything else is just luxary cruising stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUjwgLTB_w

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