Polestar optimisation delivers up to 421bhp in the new Volvo XC60
11 Jul 2017|3,323 views
Polestar, the performance brand of Volvo Cars, has introduced the latest generation powertrain optimisation for the new Volvo XC60. With the Polestar enhancement, the new Volvo XC60 T8 delivers 421bhp, matching the optimised XC90 T8 as the most powerful Volvo models ever built. The Polestar optimisation improves five key areas of the powertrain while retaining Volvo warranty, class-leading emission levels and a pure electric range of 45km for the T8.
Experience from more than two decades on the track with Cyan Racing, the motorsport partner of Polestar, has transformed the engine performance, throttle response, off-throttle response, gearshift speed and hold, taking the XC60 to a new level of driving pleasure. Two key features of the optimisation are the improved engine performance and gearbox functionality. The enhancements for the engine are made to provide greater mid-range power and torque, the area most often used in everyday driving.
The gearbox shifts faster, gearshift points have been calibrated to utilise the optimised mid-range engine performance, and the gear-hold function maintains the same gear when cornering with high lateral G-forces in order to avoid unsettling the balance of the car. A total of five XC60 models are available for Polestar optimisation - the T8, T6, T5, D5 and D4 - in the U.K.
Polestar, the performance brand of Volvo Cars, has introduced the latest generation powertrain optimisation for the new Volvo XC60. With the Polestar enhancement, the new Volvo XC60 T8 delivers 421bhp, matching the optimised XC90 T8 as the most powerful Volvo models ever built. The Polestar optimisation improves five key areas of the powertrain while retaining Volvo warranty, class-leading emission levels and a pure electric range of 45km for the T8.
Experience from more than two decades on the track with Cyan Racing, the motorsport partner of Polestar, has transformed the engine performance, throttle response, off-throttle response, gearshift speed and hold, taking the XC60 to a new level of driving pleasure. Two key features of the optimisation are the improved engine performance and gearbox functionality. The enhancements for the engine are made to provide greater mid-range power and torque, the area most often used in everyday driving.
The gearbox shifts faster, gearshift points have been calibrated to utilise the optimised mid-range engine performance, and the gear-hold function maintains the same gear when cornering with high lateral G-forces in order to avoid unsettling the balance of the car. A total of five XC60 models are available for Polestar optimisation - the T8, T6, T5, D5 and D4 - in the U.K.
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