In the teen movies, is certainly true, intelligent girl with
glasses and a ponytail, the popular girl who learns how Mrs. Brains (gasp!!)
Takeoff said glasses and lose the ponytail (see "Grease,"
"Clueless," "She's All that ", etc.). Suddenly, she is
model-beautiful, the Prom Queen is, and boys interested in her. While the
transformation of the XC60 on XC60 R-Design with Pole Star, Volvo has a lot
more than what happens is that teen films, there is something in common: Now
that the crossover is less conservative, you can to take a vehicle to know they
have not appreciated in the past.
The Volvo XC60 was already an impressive car. When it first
came out, it bridges the gap between popular Volvo station wagon and the larger
Volvo XC90 sport / utility. It follows the current design motif of the company:
beautiful, elegant Scandinavian design on the outside and an equally attractive
interior. Volvos are known for their safety and the XC60 is loaded with safety
goodies. The cabin is more than enough luxury, but also manages to offer the
feature. If there was, the XC60 was missing was a little something for fans.
Volvo has taken small steps to fix this. It starts on the
huge gap between the perception in America
that Volvo is a conservative business and reality that it is close to a serious
presence in the road race in Europe. The first
step was the optional R-Design package for 2011, the stiffer suspension and
unique style elements is included, but no increase in power or torque. Which
brings us to 2012, and the second step: Polestar Performance? Polestar Volvo's
motorsport partner since 1996. It is Volvo's AMG, and the design of the FIA
World Touring Car, helped STCC (Swedish Touring Car Championship) and the World
Touring Car Championship. Though few Americans know Polestar is, the name is
known in Sweden:
The C30 Polestar has become the most successful racing cars in the history of
Volvo Cars.
And how does this have to do on the XC60? It is clear that
Polestar not to wear the XC60 cars for sale to the public, but what it can do
this only applied to some of their knowledge of breed technology from motor
vehicles. In this case adds Polestar treatment of 25 hp and 30 Nm of torque to
the XC60, for a total of 325 and 354th The T6 engine in the Volvo XC60, the
upgrade will cost $ 1,495 p to the dealer (from 2012, it comes with R-Design
XC60s), those who do not buy the update package for Polestar fact, owners of
2011-2012 R-design their crossover for the upgrade. It consists of a number ECM
recalibration of gases to adjust the ignition timing and fuel mixture and
increases the turbo boost. And that's great news for the owners XC60: The
upgrade has no impact on fuel consumption and emissions, and under warranty
Volvos.
The combination of R-design and Polestar kick is the
beautiful cross-over a certain attitude. The suspension damping was 10 percent,
which is a firmer ride, quicker steering ratio, the better to make on the
vehicle - and entertaining - in corners. We discovered that on some beautiful
mountain roads in Arizona,
before the I-10. The XC60 felt planted and confident, and had great fun in
tight corners. It does not process and a BMW, but it's certainly a lot of fun.
When accelerating out of corners, the throttle response is better than in
previous years, Polestar models, making it a snap to burn, immediately go to
reach the next piece of twisty road.
If you look at a map of the southwestern United States, the trip from Phoenix
to Los Angeles
seems to be pretty boring. Granted, it's six of us driving to seven hours of
mostly straight line, but you get used to such sights as painful finger Road in
Salome, Arizona,
through Agricultural inspection station near the state border and the dinosaur
statues in Cabazon, California. OK. It is a boring ride.
However, signified the lack of tourist attractions along the way enough time to
concentrate on the XC60 R-Design with Pole Star.
In the long, lonely stretch of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Los
Angeles, where the traffic was surprisingly light and
(to my knowledge), there were not too many State Troopers or traffic cameras.
Throttle response was just as good out there, where it is easy to quickly go
fast. Our tests confirm the route that the XC60 R-Design with Pole Star
quickly. It is 60 mph in 5.7 seconds and the quarter-mile in 14.3 seconds to be
98.4 mph. The ride was firmer than rougher parts of the interstate, but it was
not unreasonable and was well worth the upgrade in treatment. The interior of
the Volvo was a stylish combination of off white and black, the chairs
comfortable, but also many supportive.
We had a complaint about the XC60, but that has changed
since the cross-over was changed: the electronics. A number of controls of the
navigation system were catchy, others are difficult to access. Another electronic
glitch was with the Blind Spot Information System. On several occasions at the
station, there were reports that the system service that is less than a minute
later, each time ended, and at least twice, there was a warning that the blind
spot camera was needed blocks. (How? By what?) Who disappeared after less than
a minute?
What does the new performance upgrade is our appetite for
what's going to wake up with this vehicle. And maybe less - if this is
successful enough upgrade for the XC60, perhaps there would be a more dramatic
option, with electronically adjustable suspension, which is softer and firmer
on his two-lane canyon with dramatic power increases on the open road. Yes,
that would reduce fuel consumption and is a bit irrational, but now Polestar is
involved, we can not dream, can we?
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