Writing this from Gothenburg, Sweden – where I’ve just been pulled by the police for speeding (another story, another day) – and where I’ve been driving a Volvo like no other. It’s the fastest road car the firm has ever produced, a C30 hatchback with 4WD and an eye-watering 400bhp. It’s been developed by Polestar, a local firm that builds Volvo’s Swedish Touring Car Championship entries and has ambitions to be as AMG is to Mercedes. The bodykitted blue monster is badged the Polestar Performance Concept, and is effectively a road-going version of the C30 racer. It will do 0-60mph in under five seconds, and Polestar’s engineers say it will outpace an Evo X over a 1km test track by six seconds. Grip is phenomenal and there’s a real growl from the turbocharged 2.5-litre engine. The bad news is it’s not for sale; this is a complete one-off to show what a true Volvo hot hatch could be. It’s not even under consideration at the moment. That’s a shame; it would do wonders for the brand’s image.
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