2024 Volvo V60 Recharge Polestar Engineered Review: Still a Star?
• Auto123 reviews the 2024 Volvo V60 Recharge Polestar Engineered.
The Polestar name has been through a few evolutions at Volvo. The name was originally used for a specialized racing division created by the Swedish manufacturer. Some of you will remember the division’s more memorable creations, including nifty takes on the punchy C30 hatch and V8-powered mutation of the S60 sedan spec’ed for the Australian V8 Supercar Championship.
The division eventually morphed into more of an internal tuning entity, mostly remembered by its bright blue V60 and S60 models, with their dark wheels and gold brake calipers.
Today, the Polestar name has a traveled to a whole new place, of course, with the new all-electric banner. Meanwhile, though, Volvos that get the performance once-over now get the “Polestar Engineered” tag, and they are all part of the T8 Recharge range of models. That is to say a plug-in hybrid powertrain and the ability to drive fully on electric power for about 60 km. The question becomes, of course, is that Polestar performance magic still there?
Design of the 2024 Volvo V60 Polestar – 8.5/10
When it comes to exterior styling, my tester (mostly) ticks all the boxes we’ve come to expect from the models in this category. The 19-inch wheels are still dark, but they now include a bit of a nickel finish that adds a welcome feeling of high quality. The metallic gold brake calipers return, and they are big Brembo items with six pistons up front that, well, leave very little to the imagination.
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