In terms of ride quality, the Ohlins dampers are manually adjustable 10 ways: stiffer or softer, front and rear. You would need to get them adjusted at the dealer or buy the damper adjustment tool from Polestar. The press car is probably set to medium damper settings, but for road usage, setting it softer would be more ideal.
I drive a 15 r-design would love the power boost but kind of glad for the slightly softer ride. Despite that when I Was driven in it to the hospital for kidney stones a few months ago the harshness of the ride really helped loosen things up so I could finally piss them out lol. The drive to the hospital was one of the most painful parts of the entire experience
Like it! But for the last segment "how it sounds..", you needed to blast it through a tunnel with the windows and sunroof open. We P* owners are a minority, but hell, we like it that way! Great review.
"If I saw one in my rear-view mirror I'd get the f*ck out of the way." hahahhahahahahahaaa. Great review. Especially appreciate the vroom-vroom b-roll footage at the end; including decibels of road noise on highways in the various comparisons would be helpful too.
I had the V60 R Design with a Polestar chip....stayed away from the all out Polestar version due to suspension firmness for a daily driver....Bigger issue was that mine had 19" rims and in NY winters, it was blow out after blow out due to potholes....I can only imagine what happens with these 20" rims!!!!!!
@@dominickjung2339 ...you're kidding right ? If you truly own a Polestar, you're an enthusiast so that means you're not driving 40 MPH in the right lane....I'm sure you've had episode to encounter a pothole and not be able to avoid it as it just wasn't visible because, for example, you were tailgating and didn't see it....FORZA ALFA BABY !! I now daily a Giulia Quadrifoglio....THE BEST !!!
I have a Fiesta ST with the 17in rims and I live in Buffalo NY I have never blown a tire and I’ve hit some bad potholes. You must SUCK at driving if you are popping tires in potholes lmao
What a bizarre assumption to make...You know that road quality and conditions aren't the same everywhere right? Maybe an F1 driver like you doesn't have to consider such things but those of thinking mind sure do lol. Clearly the quality of youtube comments also varies highly...
rong ruan Shift paddles are do not make a car manual. I want a clutch pedal and a gear lever with an h-pattern on it. That's a manual, not some stupid + and - buttons, where you're not changing the gears yourself, you're nearly suggesting the computer which gear to change into.
the fact remains that every guy with a 2 inch problem, thinks he is a better driver than Senna ever was, and that he can change gears better than a modern auto tranny....... laughable , just like their 2 inch problem.
TheArrogantOne i don't think i can change gear better than an auto, i just find joy and entertainment in doing so....that's the whole point with a car like this, to be fast and evtertaining
+MonsterSkillsGaming When this review was filmed, V60 Polestar production was strictly limited to 750 units globally, with only 125 making their way to the UK. Since then, Volvo Cars has acquired 100% of Polestar (excluding the race team), with plans to increase production to 1,000 to 1,500 units globally. I've asked Volvo to confirm exactly what this means for the V60 Polestar, as although it's listed on the Volvo website, it's missing from the current price lists. Regrettably, TH-cam doesn't allow us to revise videos once published, but I will update here and in the description once I hear back from Volvo.
+MonsterSkillsGaming Oh, absolutely, it's all kinds of awesome. It really reminded me of the Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake we tested earlier, and that's a car that costs twice as much.
Why does Polestar need to calibrate the fully electric power steering, just recently introduced in 2015 by Volvo, for its 2017 model year Polestar 367hp Volvo V60 (and S60) Drive E ??? The answer is the fully electric power steering is not able to precisely handle the T6 Drive-E supercharged and turbocharged engine of greater than 300 horsepower in certain circumstances. In particular, the 2015.5 model year S60 T6 Platinum trim with OEM Sport chassis and OEM 19 inch wheels has a terrible time cornering on curvy highways of 70+ mph, whereas even a significantly lower priced Volkswagen Jetta or Honda Accord have no problem; the steering becomes too light, loose, and imprecise during those moments, which creates an unsafe feeling. This sensation goes against Volvo's philosophy of building cars that is safe to drive. Volvo recently purchased Polestar; if Volvo V/S60 series wants to be seriously consider as a rival to Lexus IS series, BMW 3 series, Mercedes CLA series, Cadillac ATS series, and Audi A series, then Volvo needs to pay more attention in solving the "electro-assisted power steering" flaw plaguing the under $50,000 S60 T6 Platinum trim with Sport chassis. Even at any of the electrical adjustable steering force setting, this car does not inspire performance handling confidence. Maybe a software update to the power steering is in order to correct for the concern???
In terms of ride quality, the Ohlins dampers are manually adjustable 10 ways: stiffer or softer, front and rear. You would need to get them adjusted at the dealer or buy the damper adjustment tool from Polestar. The press car is probably set to medium damper settings, but for road usage, setting it softer would be more ideal.
What a great review and love the end with just engine sounds and pov drive
Shahul Usman Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Thanks for the sound
I drive a 15 r-design would love the power boost but kind of glad for the slightly softer ride. Despite that when I Was driven in it to the hospital for kidney stones a few months ago the harshness of the ride really helped loosen things up so I could finally piss them out lol. The drive to the hospital was one of the most painful parts of the entire experience
I like Volvo V60 Polestar Review - TestDriven
Like it! But for the last segment "how it sounds..", you needed to blast it through a tunnel with the windows and sunroof open. We P* owners are a minority, but hell, we like it that way! Great review.
My volvo v60 polestar have a 2.0 with turbo and kompressor and it's 370 hp
Volvo v60 Polestar 2017 june
You've got the new model. At the time of this review (May 2015) the V60 Polestar used a 3.0-litre straight six.
Savage review, earned a like and subscribe!!
"If I saw one in my rear-view mirror I'd get the f*ck out of the way." hahahhahahahahahaaa. Great review. Especially appreciate the vroom-vroom b-roll footage at the end; including decibels of road noise on highways in the various comparisons would be helpful too.
Great review! I'm definitely going to subscribe.
Such an epic car.
That looks like the road up through Steep at the start? Cycled up there a few times. Great review btw, now if I can just find 30k all will be good.
I had the V60 R Design with a Polestar chip....stayed away from the all out Polestar version due to suspension firmness for a daily driver....Bigger issue was that mine had 19" rims and in NY winters, it was blow out after blow out due to potholes....I can only imagine what happens with these 20" rims!!!!!!
Learn to avoid potholes? P* is a fine daily driver. I have no issues driving in nyc conditions.
@@dominickjung2339 ...you're kidding right ? If you truly own a Polestar, you're an enthusiast so that means you're not driving 40 MPH in the right lane....I'm sure you've had episode to encounter a pothole and not be able to avoid it as it just wasn't visible because, for example, you were tailgating and didn't see it....FORZA ALFA BABY !! I now daily a Giulia Quadrifoglio....THE BEST !!!
I have a Fiesta ST with the 17in rims and I live in Buffalo NY I have never blown a tire and I’ve hit some bad potholes. You must SUCK at driving if you are popping tires in potholes lmao
What a bizarre assumption to make...You know that road quality and conditions aren't the same everywhere right? Maybe an F1 driver like you doesn't have to consider such things but those of thinking mind sure do lol. Clearly the quality of youtube comments also varies highly...
"if I saw one in my rear view mirror, I'd get the fuck out of the way" 🤣🤣
Shame it's not available with a manual
The shift panels behind the steering wheel is a manual. It comes in every model
rong ruan Shift paddles are do not make a car manual. I want a clutch pedal and a gear lever with an h-pattern on it. That's a manual, not some stupid + and - buttons, where you're not changing the gears yourself, you're nearly suggesting the computer which gear to change into.
Bro, sports mode on my subaru is just like a manny. It totally makes a manny obsolete bro. Shift paddles are just like dope ferrari clutches bro, Bro
the fact remains that every guy with a 2 inch problem, thinks he is a better driver than Senna ever was, and that he can change gears better than a modern auto tranny....... laughable , just like their 2 inch problem.
TheArrogantOne i don't think i can change gear better than an auto, i just find joy and entertainment in doing so....that's the whole point with a car like this, to be fast and evtertaining
Sounds groovy!
Nice car. The first thing that has to go is that no smoking sticker, looks distracting.
kawasabi1 That's only there because it's a press car. Customer cars don't have it, thankfully.
Ha ha 850r securicor estate that brings back good memory's
hamster0147 For us too!
Kör en Polstar 2017 367hp 2.0 … Grym
they still bulids The v60 and s60 polestar and they will continue to do that in 2016
+MonsterSkillsGaming When this review was filmed, V60 Polestar production was strictly limited to 750 units globally, with only 125 making their way to the UK. Since then, Volvo Cars has acquired 100% of Polestar (excluding the race team), with plans to increase production to 1,000 to 1,500 units globally. I've asked Volvo to confirm exactly what this means for the V60 Polestar, as although it's listed on the Volvo website, it's missing from the current price lists. Regrettably, TH-cam doesn't allow us to revise videos once published, but I will update here and in the description once I hear back from Volvo.
+TestDriven But you have to admit its an incredible car from volvo
+MonsterSkillsGaming Oh, absolutely, it's all kinds of awesome. It really reminded me of the Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake we tested earlier, and that's a car that costs twice as much.
Why does
Polestar need to calibrate the fully electric power steering, just recently
introduced in 2015 by Volvo, for its 2017 model year Polestar 367hp Volvo V60
(and S60) Drive E ???
The answer is the fully electric power steering is not able to precisely handle the T6
Drive-E supercharged and turbocharged engine of greater than 300 horsepower in
certain circumstances. In particular, the
2015.5 model year S60 T6 Platinum trim with OEM Sport chassis and OEM 19 inch
wheels has a terrible time cornering on curvy highways of 70+ mph, whereas even
a significantly lower priced Volkswagen Jetta or Honda Accord have no problem;
the steering becomes too light, loose, and imprecise during those moments,
which creates an unsafe feeling. This
sensation goes against Volvo's philosophy of building cars that is safe to
drive. Volvo recently purchased
Polestar; if Volvo V/S60 series wants to be seriously consider as a rival to
Lexus IS series, BMW 3 series, Mercedes CLA series, Cadillac ATS series, and
Audi A series, then Volvo needs to pay more attention in solving the "electro-assisted
power steering" flaw plaguing the under $50,000 S60 T6 Platinum trim with
Sport chassis. Even at any of the
electrical adjustable steering force setting, this car does not inspire
performance handling confidence. Maybe a
software update to the power steering is in order to correct for the concern???
Maybe it's the driver, not the car. It handles just fine at high speed.
Bad Tyres. Cheap and cheerful NS20s will sort that problem out!
R design for the win. Save $12,000 while you're at it.
Bruno TaTa its a lot slower put of the box if you dont intend to mod.
holi shit your roads sucks! :O