Polestar
Performance gives your Volvo more performance
Polestar
is Volvo's partner in motorsport.
The Polestar Performance package is a software
package that optimises the power and torque in your Volvo. It makes the car
more lively and fun to drive and it increases safety in situations where you
need extra performance, e.g. when overtaking. All this without increasing the
fuel consumption or affecting your Volvo's original warranty.
The power optimisation is developed by Polestar's
technicians who have optimised Volvo cars for racing circuits since 1996. This
long collaboration with Volvo now makes it possible to offer to our owners
"power optimisation for your Volvo, installed by your Volvo workshop,
while retaining the original warranty".
Now you no longer need to take risks with
"chip tuning" to achieve an enhanced driving experience.
Fuel consumption and the environment
A Volvo with the Polestar Performance package has
the same certified fuel consumption as the standard version. This is possible
thanks to the efficient tuning of the engine, which only increases the power
output when it is needed, i.e. for overtaking, long uphill gradients or driving
with heavy trailers. This also means that the car's environmental impact
remains unchanged, it is maintained within the limits for the certified
emissions that are permitted. In practice it is fully possible to use
Polestar's power optimisation to reduce fuel consumption slightly, if you drive
in an environmentally sound manner and maintain an even speed with low engine
load.
Improved performance and higher safety in the
hands of a driver with good judgement result in better engine performance and
increased passive safety in traffic. Better acceleration allows faster
overtaking of slow moving vehicles such as trucks, trailers and caravans. Quite
simply it reduces the time required to complete the overtaking. Volvo's
original speed inhibitor is unchanged. Polestar gives your Volvo higher power
output and better torque in the range the engine most often works in. The
racing drivers refer to this as "improved driveability" of the vehicle.
They want the car to be optimised for racing, you and our owners want the car
optimised for driving on streets and roads.
Fast and easy to install at your Volvo dealer
Polestar Performance can be installed by all Volvo
dealers. If ordered in advance the work is carried out promptly, and the
upgraded Volvo can be collected the same day. The work could well be carried
out in connection with a regular service, tyre change, installation of Volvo
accessories or reconditioning. As with other Volvo original accessories,
Polestar Performance can increase the resale value of our Volvos.
Polestar
upgrade: Gives your Volvo approx
10% increase in power & torque.
Timing:
Approx 2 – 3 months from now.
Costs:
Approx R10,000 – R15,000 – TBC at
introduction.
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