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I thought I preferred the subtlety of the brown XC70 Polestar I tested back in September. I was wrong. With 350 horsepower and all-wheel drive, this must be the most desirable wagon offered for sale on our shores, even without a manual transmission. Press days for the show run from Thursday, February 6th to Friday, February 7th. Check back at TTAC for more debuts.
17 Comments on “Volvo V60 Polestar To Bow In Chicago...”
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I suspect this car is going to be pretty boss, even if it’s not a diesel with manual.
I grwe up jstu otusied Chcagio!
Noice!
Twin charged GDI > diesel. Must have. IT’S SO FUZZY! I’M GOING TO DIE!
Proofreading, do you do it? But seriously, is it really called “Polestar” or is that just its stripper name?
I never thought of the name that way until you mentioned it. Now I can’t unhear it.
I’m warped. But that’s all I thought of when I read the headline. Well, that and who doesn’t know how to spell “Chicago” ?
No clutch, no sale. That said, this is a terrific looking car (and I’m highly critical of the look of modern cars). Nice size, too. They should offer it with a clutch.
it’s got 2 pedals so wannabes can drive it.
Volvo’s roots are so far in the past they may as well adopt a new name that some focus group thinks is cool.
>>Drooling Emote<<
I just hope they have the chassis sorted out better than they did on the last hot Volvos. Fast, but really unruly. That’s the biggest problem with the Swedes historically, they never could get the ride/handling balance right the way the Germans (or Brits) could.
And while this is cool, it is no E63 MB Wagon. THAT is the most desirable wagon of them all, IMHO. Though the CTS-V with manual tranny has to be a darned close second. The Benz is way better at being a wagon though – 7 seats!
The 3rd row seating is not available on the E63. For whatever reason but that would definitley be a great place for the dog or kids.
http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/vehicles/class/class-E/bodystyle-WGN
To bad the sticker will be north of 40k.
More like 50, if you include many options at all.
Hate the tapering of the rear end.
Embrace the wagon-ess, don’t apologize for it!
I was thinking closer to 65. You can do the regular version to 55k.
The V60 R-design now on dealer lots is 325hp, and this Polestar is 350 hp, is that correct? Is it badged as an R-design?
Interesting, a blog post about a coming blog post.
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