Smokin Swede - Polestar Takes The XC60 To Well Over 400 HP

Good news for Swedish crossover connoisseurs looking for a little flair: The newly-spun-off Volvo tuners at Polestar have announced a performance upgrade pack for the new XC60 compact SUV.

Specifically, the "powertrain optimization" pumps the top-of-the-line hybrid T8 model up from 400 horsepower to a healthy 421, joining the similarly-Polestar-enhanced XC90 T8 as the most powerful Volvos ever built, the company claims. Yes, that makes this compact crossover even more powerful than Paul Newman and David Letterman's famous "400-horsepower" V-8-swapped 960—and it comes with with a warranty to boot.

TomM - 7/10/2017 3:33:59 PM

-2 Boost

My thought exactly

MDarringer - 7/11/2017 8:10:56 PM

+1 Boost

Now if it were a modern version of the sexy vintage Volvo delight known as the T5R...