BMW’s M, Audi’s RS and Mercedes-Benz’s AMG divisions better watch out because it turns out Volvo and Polestar can make one mean performance car.
Basically the idea of the C30 Polestar concept is simple: make a hardcore performance car that is street legal. Sounds simple enough, right? Well in order to do that, the C30 Polestar has a tuned 2.5 litre inline five cylinder which churns out 405 horsepower. Obviously that’s a lot of juice to put to the front wheels so Volvo used their Haldex AWD system. On top of that, it is fitted with massive brakes, a massive intercoolers and other custom internal bits.
All of this combined means that Volvo has just created a “junior Nissan GT-R” according to Autocar. Praise doesn’t get much higher than that.
The kicker is Volvo and Polestar have no plans on actually turning it into a production vehicle. My guess is that it would likely be way too expensive if they were to sell it to the general public. Find a way to deal with that, Volvo. Nissan was able to keep the price down with the GT-R, so it is possible. This is definitely the hottest Volvo ever made and no one being able to experience it would be a travesty!
Judging by the video, it very well could be a junior GT-R. It looks extremely sure footed and planted in the corners and it has a tremendous exhaust note. Check out the Autocar’s test above.
