沃尔沃近日发布了Polestar1高性能轿跑车，该车部分基于SP平台，其中有一半的硬件源自该平台，其余由Polestar工程师全新设计和专属打造。这款车采用混动模式，最大功率超过600马力，峰值扭矩达到1000牛米。此外，车辆配备的电池组可提供150公里纯电动续航里程。为了降低车重，车身采用碳纤维材质，同时抗扭刚度提高了45%。车辆后部采用电动后轴，具备扭矩矢量分配功能，可以更精准的操控并将更多动力传递至路面。沃尔沃并未公布该车性能表现，但该车性能无疑不会逊色于采用T8动力系统的S90，后者百公里加速时间仅需5.2秒，最高时速250公里。由于该车功率和扭矩分别比S90增加了200马力和360牛米，因此性能表现将更突出。该车将于2019年中期在成都工厂投产，而在2019年底，沃尔沃还将推出一款更小的Polestar 2以抗衡特斯拉Model 3，该车也将成为沃尔沃首款纯电动车型。
Polestar 1 Goes Official With 600 HP And 93-Mile Electric Range
A truly gorgeous two-door coupe, the Polestar 1 takes after the 2013 Volvo Concept Coupe as far as the design is concerned and is partially based on the SPA platform. Half of the hardware is derived from Volvo’s SPA while the other half represents a joint effort between Polestar and Volvo specifically for this new product.
The potent hybrid setup provides a massive 600 horsepower and 737 pound-feet (1,000 Newton-meters) of torque. In addition, the unspecified battery pack has enough juice for an impressive 93 miles (150 kilometers) . The body is entirely made from carbon fiber to shave off weight and at the same time improve torsional stiffness by 45 percent. At the back, it utilizes an electric axle with torque vectoring capabilities for more precise handling and improved power delivery to the road.
Performance numbers have not been released, but it goes without saying these will trump those of the Volvo S90 in the range-topping T8 specification. As a refresher, the hybridized sedan needs 5.2 seconds for the 0-62 mph (0-100 kph) sprint en route to a top speed of 155 mph (250 kph). With a massive 200 hp and 265 lb-ft (360 Nm) more than the sedan, the Polestar 1 Coupe should prove to be substantially quicker and faster.
We will have to patiently wait to see it on the roads as the company says production is scheduled to commence by the middle of 2019 at a brand new factory in Chengdu, China that will be completed by mid-2018. Later in 2019, a smaller model called Polestar 2 to fight the Tesla Model 3 will be added to the lineup and it will serve as the very first fully electric vehicle launched by the Volvo Car Group.