Swedish auto major Volvo Cars on Friday launched its performance oriented sedan Volvo S60 Polestar at an introductory price of Rs 52.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). With its first performance car in India, the company is looking for a push in the luxury segment as it targets to sell over 2,000 vehicles in the country this year.
The Volvo S60 Polestar is the quickest car from Volvo's stable and can accelerate from 0-100km/hr in just 4.7 second with a top speed of 250 kmh. It is powered by a two-litre, twin-charged (Turbo Charged and Super Charged) petrol engine.
Polestar, which was founded as a motorsport team in 1996, is now the performance brand of Volvo Cars after its acquisition in 2015. Commenting on the launch, Volvo Auto India Managing Director Tom von Bonsdorff told PTI: “With the S60 Polestar, we are plugging the gap we had. Now we have a complete range of vehicles in the luxury segment.”He further said: “We hope this will give us a push in the performance segment.”