A LIMITED NUMBER OF 1,500 VEHICLES WILL BE PRODUCED, WITH ALL CARS RECEIVING A UNIQUE NUMBER ON THE TREAD PLATE
29.8.2017.- Polestar, the performance brand of Volvo Cars, has unveiled the Model Year 2018 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar, complete with additional aerodynamic components made from lightweight carbon fibre material that increase downforce by 30% for improved performance and handling. A limited number of 1,500 vehicles will be produced, with all cars receiving a unique number on the tread plate.
The new aerodynamic exterior package has been developed jointly by the engineers of Polestar and Cyan Racing, the motorsport partner of Polestar, with data and learnings derived from the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) programme where the team is involved in the title fight.
The aerodynamic enhancements include a new front splitter, side sills and a rear spoiler extension, all made in lightweight carbon fibre, increasing the downforce by 30 per cent. The new components increase grip and high-speed stability, providing a car with the duality of being at ease in everyday driving as well as providing the driver with further control and feedback on an inspiring stretch of road or during an evasive manoeuvre for example.
Many of these components were developed and tested during Polestar Cyan Racing’s recently-revealed secret Nürburgring test where a Polestar S60 claimed the record for the fastest four-door road legal car around the infamous Nordschleife circuit.
Other visual changes include high-gloss black Polestar diamond cut wheels, carbon fibre door mirror casings and a new colour; Bursting Blue Metallic. The interior has been updated with a new seat upholstery, blue contrast stitching and Polestar embroidering.
More than 250 components have been changed compared to the ‘standard’ Volvo model to create a car with all the usability and practicality of the Volvo S60 and V60, but also delivering all-year round sports car performance. Key component changes include the adjustable Öhlins shock absorber system and six-piston Brembo brake callipers with 371 millimetre discs.
The S60 and V60 Polestar retains the award-winning 367-hp Drive-E engine, one of the most powerful four-cylinder production engines in the world, with fuel consumption and emissions at a class-leading level of 7,8 l/100 km and 179 CO2 g/km.
“The Model Year 18 S60 and V60 Polestar models are the pinnacle of our road car programmes that we have been developing successfully since our first road car was launched in 2013,” said Jörgen Ronstad, Vice President, Product Strategy & Managementat Polestar.
“The aerodynamic enhancements, combined with other small but important changes, further enhances our base philosophy of a performance car for all roads and conditions, transferring technology and learnings from track to road.”
Technical Overview
Performance Volvo S60 Polestar
- 0-100 km/h: 4.7 sec.
- 0-200 km/h: 17.2 sec.
- 0-60 mph: 4.4 sec.
- 0-120 mph: 15.6 sec.
- Top speed: 250 km/h*/155 mph.*
Performance Volvo V60 Polestar
- 0-100 km/h: 4.8 sec.
- 0-200 km/h: 17.4 sec.
- 0-60 mph: 4.5 sec.
- 0-120 mph: 15.8 sec.
- Top speed: 250 km/h*/155 mph.*
* = Electronically limited.
Chassis
- Adjustable Polestar Öhlins shock absorbers.
- Front strut brace with carbon fibre enforcement.
- Stiffer top mount front and rear.
- Stiffer tie blade bushing.
- Polestar optimised steering.
- 80% stiffer springs compared to S/V60 T6 R-Design: Front: 60 N/mm; Rear: 67 N/mm (S60); 72 N/mm (V60).
Tyres and rims
- Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/35 ZR20 (95Y) XL with cavity damping.
- Black Polestar bespoke rims, 20×8”.
Engine
- 4-cylinder inline engine with turbo and supercharger.
- 1969 cc.
- 270 kW (367 hp DIN / 362 hp SAE) @ 6000 rpm.
- 470 Nm (347 lb-ft) @ 3100-5100 rpm.
- Max 7000 rpm.
- Max boost 2.0 bar.
- Polestar 3.0” stainless full-flow active exhaust system with twin 3.5” tail pipes.
- Higher capacity turbo.
- Strengthened conrods.
- Strengthened camshaft.
- Higher capacity fuel pump.
- Higher capacity air filter.
- Higher capacity air intake.
Transmission
- BorgWarner four-wheel drive.
- Polestar calibration for more rear torque dynamic distribution.
- Polestar calibrated stability control system.
- 8-speed Geartronic automatic gearbox with paddle shifters.
- Faster gearshifts.
- Curve-hold functionality.
- Off-throttle functionality.
- Optimised shift precision.
Brakes
- Front: Polestar/Brembo 6 piston brake calipers. 371×32 mm ventilated and floating Brembo discs.
- Rear: 302×22 mm ventilated discs. New brake pads for model year 2018.
Curb weight
- 1753 kg / 3865 lb (S60).
- 1800 kg / 3968 lb (V60).
Features
- Launch control.
- Sport+ mode.
Aerodynamics
- 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.
Interior and exterior
- 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.
Colours
- Bursting Blue Premium Metallic.
- Cyan Racing Blue.
- Onyx Black Metallic.
- Bright Silver Metallic.
- Ice White Solid.
Equipment
- Sunroof and colour only options, all others included in base specification.
- Fuel tank: 67,5 litres.
Fuel consumption(combined)
- 7,8 l/100 km (S60); 8,1 l/100 km (V60)
CO2 emission
- 179 g/km (S60).
- 186 g/km (V60).
Environmental Classification
- Euro 6b
About Polestar
Polestar is Volvo Car Group’s performance road car brand and was founded by Polestar Racing, today known as Cyan Racing. Polestar’s birth was a result of Cyan Racing’s race engineers desire to explore how technology behind the multiple title-winning success in racing could be applied to the performance of road going Volvo cars, on all roads and conditions in everyday life. The first road-going performance Concepts were launched in 2010 and the first performance cars, based on the Volvo S60 and V60, were ready in 2012. In 2015, Volvo Cars acquired Polestar Performance. Today, Polestar builds the S60 and V60 Polestar, a 367-hp performance road car with over 250 developments over-and-above the standard Volvo products. It also offers Polestar Engineered performance hardware upgrades and powertrain software optimisations for existing Volvo products.
In the future, Polestar will also become a new separately-branded electrified high-performance car company. Polestar will offer a portfolio of bespoke Polestar branded cars that will no longer carry a Volvo logo. Polestar will enjoy specific technological and engineering synergies with Volvo Cars and benefit from significant economies of scale as a result of its connection to Volvo. These synergies will allow it to design, develop and build world beating electrified high performance cars.
Source: Volvo
Photograph: Volvo
