2020 Polestar 1 The S90 Coupe Volvo Won't Build
Channel: New Auto Review
Date: 2018-03-20

2020 Polestar 1 The S90 Coupe Volvo Won't Build

2020 Polestar 1: The S90 Coupe Volvo Won't Build Only a few months ago, Volvo announced that its in-house performance division, Polestar—heretofore known for imparting engine and chassis tweaks to the S60, V60, and other Volvos—would begin building cars under its own name. Now, the first of those Polestar cars has been unveiled. Dubbed the Polestar 1, Polestar’s initial offering isn’t quite a clean break from Volvo. Instead, it’s effectively a coupe version of the Volvo S90.
There’s a little more to it than that, of course. Although the 1 is built on the same SPA platform that underpins Volvo’s 90-series cars (S90, V90, and XC90), Polestar engineers snipped 7.9 inches from the rear overhang and 12.6 inches from the wheelbase to create the two-door. At 177.2 inches overall, the Polestar 1 is almost six inches shorter than a BMW 4-series coupe.
The front-end design is clearly lifted from the S90—sans the Volvo badge on the grille—and the rear similarly echoes the sedan. The overall shape was previewed by 2013’s Volvo Concept Coupe. Unlike its Volvo siblings, however, the Polestar 1 uses carbon fiber for “a majority” of its body panels. The claimed weight savings is some 500 pounds, and while a total curb weight is not stated, Polestar said the Polestar 1 carries 52 percent of its mass over the rear axle.
Inside the two-plus-two-seat coupe, major elements taken from the 90-series Volvos include the dashboard with its vertically oriented center touchscreen and bladelike air vents, the steering wheel, the center console, and even Volvo’s crystal gearshift. Overall, though, Polestar says that 50 percent of the coupe’s parts are specific to the Polestar 1.
Polestar is supposed to field a lineup of “high-performance electrified cars,” and while the Polestar 1 is not an EV, it’s a plug-in hybrid with a potent powertrain. The company claims a total system output of 600 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque—as compared with 400 horsepower and 472 lb-ft for the T8 versions of today’s Volvos (or 421 hp and 502 lb-ft with the Polestar performance optimization package).

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2020 Polestar 1 The S90 Coupe Volvo Won't Build