Polestar & Volvo Mate To Produce C30 ‘Junior Nissan GT-R’

When it comes to heavy weight cars with high horsepower, the general majority will turn their heads to the current Nissan GT-R. But starting early this year, we could turn to something different. Volvo’s and Polestar’s C30 could be a “junior Nissan GT-R”.

Volvo and Polestar has successfully presented its first ever, hot hatch C30 prototype to the world as to what happens when a Swedish touring car were tuned down for road use. A 2.5L tubocharged inline-5 with 405bhp, Haldex all-wheel drive, massive brakes and various other performance add-ons shows how this menacing little devil can live up to the title of “Junior Nissan GT-R”.

Recently, the detuned C30 was put through its paces around Volvo’s proving grounds where it was found that the hatch feels like a well-sorted version of Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution, with a close resemblance to being a “Junior Nissan GT-R”.

However, it is highly unlikely that we would be able to see a production version of this vicious C30 anytime soon. But this exercise has proven one thing, and that is the partnership between Volvo and Polestar should be acknowledged. Look out BMW’s M and Audi’s S/RS divisions.