Volvo V60 Polestar Review

"Speedmonkey" (Speedmonkey) 05/16/2014 at 12:17 • Filed to: Volvo V60, Polestar

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So I drove the new V60 Polestar on the road and at the Top Gear test track. It's a car of two personalities: It's Chuck Norris in a fat suit, it's a luxuriously appointed Swedish apartment with a secret room full of S&M equipment, it's a lovely, spacious wagon with the comfortable ride of any Volvo but with the chassis of a race car.

I liked it. A lot.

Flying through the Follow Through at 85mph it was rock solid, steaming round Hammerhead it didn't understeer but the tyres squealed all the way round the exit.

And, people of America, it's coming to your shores. I drove Aussie, Japanese, Swedish AND US spec versions. They all felt the same.

Fun, fun, fun. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and here's what the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Crest > Speedmonkey 05/16/2014 at 12:22

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I'm so jelly

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Speedmonkey 05/16/2014 at 12:26

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The link is broken:(

Jayhawk Jake > Speedmonkey 05/16/2014 at 12:27

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Forget the car...a de Havilland Dove!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havill…

Speedmonkey > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 05/16/2014 at 12:27

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Hmm. I'll take a look later. Off to cinema with son right now, it's his birthday!

signintoburnerlol > Speedmonkey 05/16/2014 at 12:33

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Who the fuck put such huge ass wheels on it??

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 05/16/2014 at 12:34

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Try it again, it's working for me.

Cé hé sin > signintoburnerlol 05/16/2014 at 12:43

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Volvo.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > Speedmonkey 05/16/2014 at 12:46

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Thanks for the review, very excited for this car!

How do the different specs compare to another?

akant > Speedmonkey 05/16/2014 at 13:33

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I wish the M3/4 sounded a bit more like that...

Speedmonkey > signintoburnerlol 05/16/2014 at 17:45

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polestar. But you can spec 19" if you want

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Speedmonkey 05/21/2014 at 10:51

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First off, that's a very pretty car (altough i didn't very like the wheels)

But, how did you get in to Top Gear Test Track?

Speedmonkey > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 05/21/2014 at 10:54

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As a guest of Volvo who'd hired it. There were six journos on each of three days so only 18 of us have driven it in the UK thus far

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Speedmonkey 05/21/2014 at 11:05

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that's cool!

Have you try to powerslide that thing and screams "POWEEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!" ? :D

Speedmonkey > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 05/21/2014 at 11:08

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Haha. I tried my hardest.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Speedmonkey 05/21/2014 at 11:16

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Well, that's inevitable.

Anyway, how this car compare with V70R?

I once drive my friend's V70R, that thing is fast, but feels more like FWD, just like Golf R.

Speedmonkey > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 05/21/2014 at 11:17

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I haven't driven that but the Polestar has four wheel drive but with 100% to the rear if needed so it does lean on its rear end if required

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Speedmonkey 05/21/2014 at 11:44

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Well, the old V70 only let 50%., but it's very rare. It's mostly 90% at the front, 10% at the rear.

And that sounds interesting. I guess it's will be quite a while until i can test it.