hurricane_run-
Have you fiddled with the ohlins? I believe you can set the dampers on the screen
I haven't, but it feels phenomenal as-is.
And you can't set the dampers on the screen, the front dampers can be set under the hood by twisting the knobs that are easily accessible:
The rear dampers though... you need to go under the car to reach the knobs.
They're not marked with their factory tuned setting, so I've read that it's advisable to do this having applied a fine permanent marker beforehand.
What I've read online suggests it's only the rears that one might wish to change to give a track feel... but meh, this car is damn fast and feels great and I'm not on a track so I'm not really bothered about changing these.
TBH, I got the Polestar, it's fast... but I didn't buy this car because of any sporty credentials. I wanted one of the small / medium Volvos with decent storage, that had every safety feature included and with the T8 drivetrain. The finance was heavily in the V60 camp (1.49% APR) compared to the XC40 and XC60 (3-5%) APR, with larger storage than either, and over 20% discount on sticker price via Car Wow... basically, the V60 Polestar was coming in comparable to "R" trim T8s on the others which would have less storage and wouldn't be as comfortable or economical on long distance driving (shorter wheel base, higher position and more boxy vehicle).
I appreciate the incredible brakes, and delight that there is power throughout the range so I'll always be able to join fast moving traffic or overtake vehicles easily... but I'm too sedate a driver to ever really put this vehicle through it's paces.
If a V60 Cross Country came in a T8 engine, I would've paid an extra £10k for that. And if I change anything on this car it would be to have wheels that allow for more balloon tyres for more country driving... but then, I know this is likely impossible with those ridiculous calipers on the Polestar, so I'll leave it as-is.
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Velocio
So a first few day review of the V60...
It's damn fast. And apparently not speed limited and I didn't notice the speed, but will now be more mindful of it. The acceleration is available through the entire range, and I know that's just the electric driven rear wheels, but still it's fast. And those brakes, Brembo something, whatever they are really bite. And it's got big wheels, and so much grip, so even on the country lanes around Goodwood it stuck to the road.
It's also super comfortable. The seats are even better than the ones that were on the S90. All of the media and entertainment was a breeze to set up. And I can use the app to turn on the air conditioner a few minutes before returning to the car so on a hot day the car is cool instantly.
I like the fact that aside from the silly large wheels, you couldn't really spot that this is a fast car. It's understated, it's just an estate that happens to be able to go fast.
I've done 336 miles in a few days, and absolutely love it.
Oh... and adaptive cruise control in sudden torrential rain already saved me from a ding. It was very sudden, and the spray meant I had no real visibility, when the car in front slowed, my car slowed even though I couldn't see why until a moment later.
Complaints? Erm... I'm not sure I see the point in sun roofs, but maybe that's just me.