Volvo’s hot S60 – the S60 Polestar Concept – is heading for the Los Angels Auto Show this month. Does that mean it’s going in to production?
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So why are Volvo taking their potentially BMW M3 (even M5) bashing hot saloon car to the US? Could it be just to give the Volvo image in the US a bit of a fillip after a recent culling of the Volvo range in the States, or is it a precursor to a proper production version of the S60 Polestar?
We tend towards the latter conclusion as Volvo moves inexorably upmarket and in to territory traditionally dominated by the Germans, a performance saloon that has the measure – and more – of the Mercedes AMG and BMW M cars must be a sensible move, although any production S60 Polestar won’t be quite as fierce as the concept.
The S60 Polestar Concept get a great big turbo to push its power up to 506bhp and torque to a useful 424lb/ft of torque. All that extra power needs a widened chassis, better brakes, 4WD and new dampers to keep it in check – all of which could be offered on a production S60 Polestar.
But one huge turbo the size of a wheelie bin will probably make the S60 a bit unwieldy even if it offer stunning performance of 3.9 seconds to 62mph. So the chances are Volvo will have to come up with a twin-turbo version for a production version of the S60 Polestar to make it more manageable, although still very swift.
An appealing prospect.
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