Volvo buys Polestar, promises electrified performance models

Volvo has got Polestar, indicating an increasing emphasis on high performance versions for the Swedish auto-maker.
The buy contains the Polestar Performance department as well as the Polestar brands. Excluded from your price, the Polestar Racing group will survive under a fresh name. Financial terms are not revealed. Several Volvo automobiles happen to be adorned with Polestar badges, but so far the offers have now been restricted to small batch unique versions. Creation of the newest S60 Polestar and V60 Polestar versions continues to be limited at 750 units for the entire year, including 120 US-headed examples that have been already held prior to the firm declared pricing details. With almost 20 years of racing expertise, Polestar engineers have helped create motor updates, suspension tuning, brake improvements as well as other improvements for Volvo's sedans and station wagons. The tuned S60 and V60 versions feature a fresh dual-scroll turbocharger that delivers motor out-put up to 345 hp and 369 lb-feet of torque."Driving a Volvo Polestar is a unique encounter," mentioned Volvo Vehicles leader Hakan Samuelsson. "We are determined to bring this expertise to more Volvo motorists, putting the entire resources of Volvo behind the creation of Polestar as the version name for our high end cars."Building up on preceding tips, the firm has verified that its Polestar dreams contain high performance dual-motor electrified power trains. Independent reports indicate diesel versions and sport utility vehicles may also have the tuning group operation and managing treatments. Following the buy out, Volvo indicates yearly generation of Polestar forms will increase to 1,000-1,500 models per annum in the medium period. The organization is going to also continue to provide Polestar aftermarket functionality addons for conventional versions. Despite the small production increases in the the next couple of years, the Polestar buy out may be the initial step in creating a more direct competition with mercedes amg and BMW's M division.

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14.07.2015
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