CAR (UK)

VOLVO V60 T8 TWIN ENGINE POLESTAR ENGINEERED

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What are those badges made of – lead, maybe, or perhaps mercury? It’s a long name for a car that’s on the heavy side and, at £57,205, on the pricey side too: over £22k more expensive than the entry-level V60.

The 2008kg kerbweight is in fact down to the battery and electric motor that make this a T8, a plug-in hybrid with 27.3 miles of electric range, which is great for your overall economy if you can charge it frequently.

Polestar’s treatment ups the total system output from 385bhp to 400bhp, and tweaks the brakes, suspension and cosmetics. It’s mostly very agreeable to drive, but the weight stops it feeling as nimble as you might hope given that ‘Polestar Engineered’ should mean more thrills.

First verdict

The best V60, but it’s pricey and the hybrid element will be more help to some than others

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