Volvo Car Australia has unveiled its new performance version of its S60 flagship sedan. The car is based on the T6 R-Design and comes with a sportexhaust system.
The show car is based on the S60 T6 R Design. This is an Australian initiative and utilises two partnerships within the Volvo family – Polestar and Heico.
Power increases by 18kW to 242kW while torque is increased by 40Nm to 480Nm with up to 22 per cent gains in power and torque at various parts of the rev range.Polestar, Volvo’s racing arm, produced the engine software upgrade.
The S60 Performance Project sits on unique 19-inch Heico wheels and the German tuning house has also provided an exhaust system to further accentuate the S60’s great engine note. The Heico wheels are shod with Pirelli tyres.
Volvo Car Australia managing director Matt Braid told GoAuto the S60 Performance Project was a local initiative that could lead to limited production of a special-edition S60 sedan.
“We’re looking at a small run before the end of this year, depending on demand,” he said, adding that initial volume would be restricted to about 50 vehicles that would command a price premium of about $10,000.
The S60 T6 already boasts excellent performance credentials,but the S60 Performance Project takes that even further.
The S60 Performance Project has been lowered by 15mm and features sports suspension that includes monotube damping at the rear, 15 per cent stiffer springs and the bushings that are 20 percent stiffer compared with the dynamic chassis in the regular S60 models.
In the cabin, the new project has the R Design interior which adds sports seats with firmer side bolstering, leather clad three spoke steering wheel, dials with blue surrounds and aluminium ridged pedals.
Depending on customer demand there may be the option to build the S60 show car in limited numbers, but we think that will be a desired car and will have many demands.
Source: Volvo
