Volvo considering hybrid Polestar models
The high-performance
hybrid Polestar models are likely to use a set-up similar
to the T8 twin-engine powertrain
Following
the successful acquisition of tuning specialists Polestar on July 14, Volvo has
revealed that it is considering developing high-performance hybrid models under
the Polestar guise. Polestar had previously partnered with Volvo to develop
high-performance cars, with the S60 and V60 Polestars being the newest.
Talking
about the future following the acquisition, a company official said that the
Volvo planned to sell over a 1,000 units of its Polestar models in the near
future, while in the longer run, it would develop high-performance hybrid
models utilising Volvo’s new twin-engine technology.
It’s likely
that Polestar will adopt a set-up similar to the new T8 twin-engine powertrain,
but retune it for a higher cheap replica breitling navitimer watches performance, or use the powertrain in its existing
form in new smaller vehicles based on the XC90’s Scalable Product Architecture
platform. This means that the first likely candidate could be the new S60, due
in 2017.
Volvo
has declined to reveal the cost of the acquisition though they will be
retaining all Polestar employees, including the company’s motorsport division
which will be rebranded, but remain under the control of current boss Christian
Dahl.
In
India, Volvo is expected to launch the Polestar performance
division sometime
in 2016 with the S60 and V60 Polestar models.