New Hybrid from Volvo - The Polestar 1 - and it looks stunning!

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This just popped up on my Facebook feed and wow, what a stunning looking car!! Reminds me of the Camero slightly from the front.

Polestar, the former performance sub-brand of Volvo, has revealed its first standalone model, the Polestar 1. It goes into production in 2019, will be built exclusively at a new facility in China and will be available to markets worldwide, including the UK, but in left-hand drive only. It's expected to cost from around €130,000 (£115,000) in Europe.

The production-ready coupe has been unveiled alongside news of two further all-electric Polestar products in the pipeline: a Tesla Model 3-rivalling saloon and a larger SUV. These models will be called Polestar 2 and 3 respectively.

The Polestar 1 is touted as an “Electric Performance Hybrid”. It makes use of a 338bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine powering the front wheels and a starter motor generator injecting an additional 39bhp, while a team of electric motors sends 215bhp to the rear axle. Total power stands at 592bhp and 1,000Nm of torque, while the car will be capable of 0-60mph in less than 4 seconds.

Polestar claims that the car can run on the rear electric motor and integrated starter motor only, and this provides a claimed all-electric range of 93 miles.

As well as the high-performance hybrid powertrain, the Swedish firm has kitted out the Polestar 1 with driver-configurable active suspension from specialist Ohlins. Polestar claims the system can react to changes in the road surface in less than two milliseconds. Large brakes with six-piston calipers from Akebono provide stopping power, while the planetary gearbox driving the rear axle doubles as a torque-vectoring unit.

The Polestar 1 takes the design language of the S90 saloon and morphs it into a smooth 2+2 coupe format. But at 4,500mm in length, it’s shorter than the S90, and also has a 320mm shorter wheelbase than the saloon.
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volvo/101240/polestar-1-prices-specs-on-sale-date-for-volvo-coupe
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/polestar-1-600bhp-hybrid-bmw-m4-rival
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/17/16487290/polestar-volvo-hybrid-electric-revealed
 
I really like the back, looks Camero like. As for the dash, it appears to be the route manufacturers are headed atm
 
Good looking, and you can see the P1800 references.
For all that, whilst does it have to be so BIG. Looks huge.
 
Looks like an unfinished Mustang concept.

Those vertical air vents in the console, and the steering wheel also look rather rank.

2/10, do not want.
 
You can't buy it, anyway - only 'subscribe' to it for a monthly rate over an agreed period. And there's only going to be 500 built in 2018. And there is no right-hand-drive variant.
 
The front is a bit ugly.

It has a "fastback" type roof design, but the rest of the car doesn't really fit.

Also "will be built exclusively at a new facility in China". So expect questionable build quality for that 100k...
 
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robj20 said:
Don't like the back or the dash.
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It’s the standard Volvo dash, they’re all like that. I personally think it’s one of the better integration of a touchscreen of any manufacturer.

[TW]Fox said:
A £100,000 Volvo. The answer to a question nobody asked.
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You could say the same about Lexus, Infiniti and Acura. :p

At least Volvo is starting as a more “premium” brand than Toyota, Honda and Nissan.
 
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