Volvo XC90 Polestar Details Begin to Surface

Volvo’s tuning affiliate Polestar has already begun the process of packing performance into the new XC90. 

“Our colleagues at Polestar are already looking at the car,” Michael Fleiss, Volvo’s Vice President of Powertrains told Auto Express. “But Polestar models will sit somewhere between the T6 and T8 [plug-in hybrid] on power.”

There will be two different Polestar versions available, one based on the D5 diesel model and the other on the four-cylinder T6. The diesel is currently rated at 225 hp while the supercharged and turbocharged four-cylinder T6 makes 320 hp. Since the larger T8 hybrid makes 400 hp, power is likely to sit somewhere in the neighborhood of 360 horses.

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A host of other upgrades are also on their way for the Polestar models, including a stiffer chassis, adjustable Ohlins dampers, Brembo brakes and added aerodynamics thanks to a new body kit. All of Volvo’s top-end luxury and safety features will also be fitted in the Polestar.

The standard XC90 will go on sale this summer, followed by the T8 plug-in hybrid version later in 2015. The XC90 Polestar is expected to arrive in 2016.

[Source: Auto Express]

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