Volvo have announced that they will officially enter the Australian V8 Supercars Championship in 2014.
The company stated that a Polestar Racing Team will race an S60 in next year’s championship round, which brings together big V8s from Ford, Holden, Nissan and Mercedes-AMG in a blaring adrenaline fest.
Volvo Car Australia will join forces with Volvo Car Group’s global motorsport partner Polestar to create a partnership with the well-renowned V8 Supercars team Garry Rogers Motorsport, and form Volvo Polestar Racing Australia to compete in the championship with a V8-powered S60. The challenger will run a 5.0-litre engine packing about 600 PS which will be sent to the rear wheels.
The announcement comes a week after Volvo’s Swede outfit Volvo Polestar Racing celebrated a championship record 1-2-3-4 win in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, where the team has a long-term presence and has won many titles.
Derek Crabb, Executive Motorsport Director of Volvo Car Group, stated, “We are extremely happy to expand our motorsport activities and offer a Volvo Polestar Racing team to fans in Australia and all over the world. The V8 Supercars championship is one of the most competitive touring car championships in the world with fans across the globe. With the new Car of the Future regulations, it offers a perfect platform for our Volvo S60.”
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