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Old 01-23-2013, 11:03 PM
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Awesome, I've always loved Volvos... one of the most comfortable touring cars I've ever driven. If they can combine that with some serious guts, they might have a winner. Unfortunately for Volvo they've always occupied a space below the German brands, and have had reliability issues that make Audi look like Toyota of old. This is all a scary predicament when you're starting to push the performance of a car like this.

All that being said, choice > no choice. I think all companies should have a halo car like this, it really helps sell the lower models.
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WTF, indeed! So many cool things about that video
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my wife bananas! :D
firstly, another pretty solid review by chris harris

and is it just me or does the S60 have so many similar styling lines to our C63s?

anyways, looks like i need to stop by my local vovlo dealership
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that drag race :o ... i'd be worried to see the outcome of it racing, say, a header back tuned car :P
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Yes also as many have said: Chris Harris is awesome as usual.
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Insane.
Great performance i sick sound.
I love the looks of the S60. Even the smurf blue is growing on me.
Nice job Polestar
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AMG has a lot of competition. i hope they dont disappoint in 2014
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Its not really competition since this car is 200000 euros lol. I would expect a much better car at that price.
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Its not really competition since this car is 200000 euros lol. I would expect a much better car at that price.
The price is so high only because it is a limited edtion car (5 units) and they have to cover their R&D and labor.
If it were a factory produced car, the price would be much lower.
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Originally Posted by olszowa12
The price is so high only because it is a limited edtion car (5 units) and they have to cover their R&D and labor.
If it were a factory produced car, the price would be much lower.
a loaded S60 is like 55k USD. i question how they can bring that polestar s60 to the 70-80k level to be competitive w the rs6,c63,m3,cts-v et al. who knows though, maybe that is what they had in mind all along.
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Originally Posted by _timothy
a loaded S60 is like 55k USD. i question how they can bring that polestar s60 to the 70-80k level to be competitive w the rs6,c63,m3,cts-v et al. who knows though, maybe that is what they had in mind all along.
no one pays anywhere near sticker for Volvos.
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If this car were $55k out the door, I think it will take share from MB and BMW for sure.
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They just need to undercut their competition by 5-10%. That would be sufficient to attract would be AMG/M buyers, if the performance is as good as Harris says, especially with the manual option.
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Sick video, I love Harris' reviews. That Volvo looks nice too, but not for anything near that price.
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Insane.
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I love the looks of the S60. Even the smurf blue is growing on me.
Nice job Polestar
+1

Pretty cool Volvo, love the look and the sound
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This is actually the vehicle that is raced in touring car races originally and was done by third party, I believe Polestar is either in partnership, or Volvo now owns it, I forget.

There was one concept sold in the US, and if memory serves me, it sold for more than $500k
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cool car, not my cup of tea, but impressive. i'd take the c63 personally.
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Originally Posted by olszowa12
The price is so high only because it is a limited edtion car (5 units) and they have to cover their R&D and labor.
If it were a factory produced car, the price would be much lower.
but if it was a production car, it might not have all the bits that makes it good. The suspension comes to mind immediately.

It's hard to compare until Volvo actually decides to throw its hat into the ring.
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Came for the AMG footage, left quite impressed with the Volvo. Would love to see where they go with this in the future. Great overall review!
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Correction to my previous post, it sold for $300k
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Thumbs up Very cool video!

Thanks for sharing.. really enjoyed the vid.
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Volvos are awesome. Almost bit on an XC60-R for the wife but the dealer was being ridiculous about pricing. Kudos to them for building this rocket...although as everyone is saying, it's 200k pounds. You think they can take 80% of the price out through manufacturing efficiencies? My guess is no, but I'm not in this industry so can't speak with certainty. Either way, looks awesome!


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