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Volvo’s current flagship models, the S90 and V90, have long been considered to receive a Polestar version with massive power.
Volvo’s sporty versions of the S90 and V90 have long been talked through rumors, and some of those were even confirmed by officials of the Swedish brand.
We already know that Volvo will build a Polestar version of the S90 and V90 models, and some have said that it will deliver up to 600 HP. The estimate seemed generous at the time, but it is not entirely impossible.
First of all, the Polestar models based on the V90 and S90 are expected to come with an inline-four cylinder engine, which will feature both supercharging and turbocharging. The resulting engine is predicted to deliver about 450 HP.
From there to the 600 HP estimate, the Polestar division would apply the T8 Twin-Engine hybrid system. Volvo fans already know that the unit we are referring to develops 87 HP from an electric motor, but what’s to stop the Polestar specialists from installing two electric motors, or a single unit with more power?
If Volvo’s twincharged four-cylinder engine will develop 450 HP in production form, the company is set to have a Polestar model with at least 500 HP. The resulting S90 and V90 models would then become the Swedish rivals of the traditional leaders of the segment, Germany’s “Big Three” of premium brands that already have capable models in this niche.
It is worth noting that the Polestar versions of the S90 and V90 models were confirmed by Peter Mertens, who was then the chief of Volvo’s Research and Development department. Today, Mr. Mertens works for Audi, where he was newly designated as a member of its board of management, where his is responsible for Technical Development.
Evidently, Volvo’s R&D department has not been left without a leader, so projects like the S90/V90 Polestar have not been stranded. There’s a high chance that these two versions are already completed as we speak, but there’s no way to know that without an official confirmation from Volvo, which has yet to come.
We already know that Volvo will build a Polestar version of the S90 and V90 models, and some have said that it will deliver up to 600 HP. The estimate seemed generous at the time, but it is not entirely impossible.
First of all, the Polestar models based on the V90 and S90 are expected to come with an inline-four cylinder engine, which will feature both supercharging and turbocharging. The resulting engine is predicted to deliver about 450 HP.
From there to the 600 HP estimate, the Polestar division would apply the T8 Twin-Engine hybrid system. Volvo fans already know that the unit we are referring to develops 87 HP from an electric motor, but what’s to stop the Polestar specialists from installing two electric motors, or a single unit with more power?
If Volvo’s twincharged four-cylinder engine will develop 450 HP in production form, the company is set to have a Polestar model with at least 500 HP. The resulting S90 and V90 models would then become the Swedish rivals of the traditional leaders of the segment, Germany’s “Big Three” of premium brands that already have capable models in this niche.
It is worth noting that the Polestar versions of the S90 and V90 models were confirmed by Peter Mertens, who was then the chief of Volvo’s Research and Development department. Today, Mr. Mertens works for Audi, where he was newly designated as a member of its board of management, where his is responsible for Technical Development.
Evidently, Volvo’s R&D department has not been left without a leader, so projects like the S90/V90 Polestar have not been stranded. There’s a high chance that these two versions are already completed as we speak, but there’s no way to know that without an official confirmation from Volvo, which has yet to come.
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