Volvo's forthcoming all-electric Polestar brand has revealed the second model in its lineup, the Polestar 2. Following up on the Polestar 1 coupe, Polestar 2 will seek broader appeal with a compact fastback body. That will make it the first all-electric four-door to compete directly with the Tesla Model 3, which Polestar name-checks in its press

Volvo is bringing back Polestar Engineered. The performance trim from the Swedish automaker is coming to the T8 hybrid models, starting with the S60. Volvo is making the announcement a week before unveiling the new S60 as well as inaugurating the automaker's first US plant. The site will be the only one building the S60. The Polestar brand wa

If you missed out on the quick-selling 2019 Volvo S60 from Polestar Engineered, the Swedish automaker has some news you'll probably like. They've just announced that the V60 wagon and XC60 crossover will be getting the Polestar treatment soon. That means 415 hp from the PHEV driveline along with more upgrades. It starts with the T8 driveli

Volvo's Polestar just announced that they are being spun off and going electric . But for now, they are still making high-performance versions of much of Volvo's lineup. They've just put their blue touches on the newest XC60, boosting the crossover to 421 hp. Polestar said that they have optimised five areas of the powertrain, making the XC60 T

Polestar is a race team turned in-house Volvo tuning company that is now becoming an automaker in their own right. The brand has been split off from Volvo in order to develop and market high-performance electrified cars. Instead of rebadged (and surprisingly quick) or top-trim Volvos, Polestar will now make their own stand-alone cars. Polestar's

Volvo has pulled the wraps off its future product plans with the announcement it will roll out a pair of compact electric vehicles in 2020 and 2022 to follow the Polestar 1 coupe that will be shown next month at the Geneva auto show. According to a report by the UK's Auto Express , the first of those EVs is being dubbed Polestar 2 and will come

We're looking forward to seeing what Volvo does to turn its big 2017 Volvo S90 and V90 into high-performance models to rival the quickest German sedans and wagons and, apparently, so is the Swedish luxury car maker. At the recent Detroit auto show, the UK's Autocar magazine had a chat with Volvo bosses, who said the newest members of the Pol

Polestar, Volvo's performance arm, is turning from their signature blue to something a little more green. The company known for putting bigger turbos on Volvos and adding serious shock absorbers is now going to be making their own high-performance electrified cars. The announcement came today from Volvo. Senior VP of Design Thomas Ingenlath will

Volvo Canada has released pricing for the 2017 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar models. The cars get a highly modified version of Volvo's all-new 2.0L T6 twin-turbo inline six making 367 hp and 347 lb-ft. The claimed 0-100 km/h times are under five seconds for each car. The S60 Polestar sedan starts at $67,050 and the V60 Polestar wagon is $69,000

Volvo Cars and their in-house race team and performance division Polestar have announced that they are putting a new engine in the S60 and V60 Polestar models. The old engine was a turbocharged inline six making 345 hp. The new one is a turbocharged and supercharged 2.0L four making 362 hp. There is also a new eight-speed automatic transmission. Of

Polestar might be making its own performance cars now, but that doesn't mean that the former Volvo race team has abandoned its Volvo-tuning roots. A new Polestar software upgrade shifts more power to the back, meaning that power slides are easier than ever before. Polestar and Volvo aren't going as far as calling the new software a drift mode, b

If Volvo were to be considered synonymous with something aside from safety, it would have to be the station wagon. The days of the “boxy but good” grocery-getters may be over, but Volvo still knows how to build a wagon. For the better part of 70 years, Volvo wagons have been constructed with utmost attention paid to safety and reliability – whic

Volvo has released some details about the futuristic Polestar Precept, an electric concept car from the Swedish automaker’s EV brand. Although it’s just a concept, the Precept hints at what the brand has in store for its upcoming vehicles. The “Precept showcases our future, not as a fancy dream or something out of a sci-fi movie,” said Polest

Electric vehicles used to be very budget-minded affairs with the priority given to efficiency and cost savings, but the newest crop of premium EVs leave nothing behind in terms of features, performance, and range. Due to the versatile nature of EV platforms, many of these electric cars are spacious and practical, but also offer serious performan

Five years ago, our list of the Best Green Vehicles for Over $50,000 would have been pretty short. Five years before that, it might have been empty. But automakers are quickly learning that it’s a little easier bein’ green than Kermit the Frog would have you believe, and that loading them with luxury and performance features makes it easier for bot