As a Nordic luxury brand, safety is Volvo's most deeply rooted product label, and the idyllic, elegant and low-key user portrait makes Volvo a clear stream in the luxury brand market with an otherworldly temperament. However, in the Volvo user group, there are still a group of loyal fans who build their own Volvo modified cars.
For example, at the volvo S60 Polestar track test drive a few years ago, a car owner revealed to us that in the Volvo S60 Shanghai car friends circle, there was a car owner who modified the plan three times and spent 500,000 yuan to modify his car. Although a long time has passed, we do not know whether the owner of the legend is still modifying and optimizing his car. However, whether it is the Volvo S60 Polestar or the owner's careful modification, they have brought us a different Volvo brand.
Perhaps it is under the influence of this unique brand gene that the Auto Home Modification Planet "Super Modification" has the idea of modification of the Volvo S60. On the last day of 2021, this modified car called Volvo S60 Interstellar Wanderer Edition, which took fifteen days to build, came to Shanghai Pegasus Circuit to let more people know the unique charm of Volvo S60.
Visually speaking, this Volvo S60 modified car reveals the design elements of "sport, performance and wildness" everywhere. Volvo's iconic waterfall mesh on the front face has been transformed into a cross-framed design, and the blackened middle net, as well as details such as the wide body design, wide lower grille, and the front lip of the modeling series, further enhance the momentum of the front face. Due to the replacement of the middle network, Volvo's logo was changed to the front of the cover, which has a bit of Polestar's charm.
In addition, the Volvo S60 modified car is also equipped with heat dissipation and diversion design on the cover and roof, but these are only decorative parts, and there is no practicality, which is a good reference case for the "potted plant party".
Because the original four-door design and smooth lines are difficult to match the wild and sporty style of this modified car, the rear door and the wide body are cleverly integrated while installing the wide body of the tail, and then matching the decorative plate between the C column and the D column to form a two-door coupe visual effect. In order to create a low-lying effect, the Volvo S60 modified car also added custom trims to the side skirt, bringing a more low and stable visual look, coupled with the raised grain and reflective light bar of the rim cover, further strengthening the sports atmosphere.
If you want to say that the "potted party" favorite modifications, the big tail wing must occupy a seat. Therefore, the Volvo S60 modified car is equipped with a very large carbon fiber tail, with a flying angle design, both aesthetic and practical. In addition, the redesigned enlarged rear diffuser also adds a lot of color to the modified car, coupled with the double diagonal tail throat, the elegant and low-key Volvo S60 successfully transformed into the "Bonsai Party"'s favorite racing style.
Compared to the big renovation of the exterior, the interior is much flattering. The layout of the center console still continues the style of the original car, which is also the routine operation of car modification. In order to create a sense of sport in the cockpit, the Volvo S60 modified car is based on black, with the embellishment of polar star blue trim panels and stitches, plus carbon fiber trim panels, black fur and other details, the sports temperament is pinched to death.
As a racing-style modified car, the integrated sports seat must not be absent. The classic racing barrel chair shape, the Polar Star Blue five-point seat belt, and the black turned fur material are all familiar racing elements. Due to the closure of the rear door, the Volvo S60 modified car removed all the rear seats, which not only reduced the weight of the car, but also made it easy to install the car roll cage, killing two birds with one stone.
Due to the particularity of this Volvo S60 modified car, Volvo did not arrange a test drive of the modified car, but brought the same original suede car Volvo S60 T8 E drive hybrid model. The four-wheel drive structure of the front oil and rear power, with a 2.0T engine + 8-speed manual transmission, the system has a comprehensive power of up to 288kW, a peak torque of 640N·m, and an official acceleration time of 0-100km/h of only 4.6s, which is very good.
Driving in the multi-curved Pegasus Circuit, the combination of front double wishbone + rear multi-link independent suspension allows the vehicle to have excellent support when cornering, even if the full braking is connected to the turning head bend, the vehicle can maintain a very stable posture. It is worth mentioning that due to the test drive schedule, when I was driving, the battery level of the vehicle was almost zero, even in this state, the Volvo S60 T8 E-drive hybrid still brought me great surprises, aside from the results of professional acceleration instruments, it is difficult for you to feel the acceleration experience with a very small gap. Admittedly, it's also possible that the Volvo S60 T8 E-drive hybrid experience was so great that I was too passionate on the track.
In any case, the very powerful acceleration experience and handling really give the Volvo S60 a lot of modification potential and enthusiasm. At the same time, the performance that will never be ignored also makes the Volvo S60 change the stereotype of elegance and stability in the past, coupled with the infinite possibilities and fun brought by the Volvo S60 modified car to the "Bonsai Party", giving more meaning to the Volvo S60 and even the Volvo brand!