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A 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar with roughly 1,800 miles on the odometer is live on Bring a Trailer, and with the bidding at $20,000 and about a day left, it is one of the most overlooked performance cars on the auction block right now. It is a wagon, it wears a Volvo badge, and it hides a 345-horsepower turbocharged inline-six. The auction ends Wednesday, October 14 at 2:21 p.m. ET.
A Swedish Wagon With a Real Edge
Polestar, Volvo’s longtime racing partner, was handed the S60 and V60 for the 2015 model year, and it did far more than add stickers. The 3.0-liter inline-six got a new turbocharger, intercooler, recalibrated engine computer and a stainless steel sport exhaust, lifting output to 345 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. Power goes through a six-speed automatic with paddle shifters and a Polestar-developed Haldex all-wheel-drive system, good for 0-62 mph in about five seconds, according to Volvo.
The chassis got the same treatment. Öhlins dampers and springs that Volvo said were 80 percent stiffer than the R-Design’s sit at each corner, with 20-inch wheels and 14.6-inch front discs squeezed by six-piston Brembo calipers. It is a serious package, and the lineage runs straight back to the car Volvo’s 850 T-5R wagon proved in the 1990s: a family hauler can keep up with sports sedans.
Why Almost Nobody Remembers It
Volvo capped the 2015 Polestar run at 750 cars across the S60 and V60, and it was sold in only 13 countries. The seller says just 30 came to Canada. This one is the wagon, with an automatic gearbox and a badge most performance buyers were not shopping for, so it slipped past the crowd that chases manual BMWs and Audis. Critics noticed anyway: the V60 Polestar won Best New Sports/Performance Car over $50,000 at the 2014 Canadian Car of the Year awards, ahead of the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, according to Volvo.
It also fits neatly into the sleeper tradition, the same spirit that made the Mercury Marauder a cult favorite, and the same enthusiast corner where hot Volvos like the V70 R have been quietly gaining value.
The Car Itself
The V60 has remained with its original owner in Alberta, Canada, and shows 2,800 kilometers, or about 1,773 miles. It is finished in Black Sapphire Metallic over Charcoal Nubuck and textile upholstery with blue contrast stitching. It rides on 20-inch Polestar wheels wrapped in 245/35 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires and has the Climate Package with heated front and rear seats and a heated steering wheel, plus Harman Kardon audio, blind spot information and adaptive cruise control. The Carfax report shows no accidents, and the seller says the car has lived in a climate-controlled garage alongside several collectible Porsches.
The listing is upfront about the details: a “maintenance overdue” message shows in the cluster, the oil was last changed and the brake fluid flushed in 2020, a video notes blemishes in the paint protection film, and Carfax lists an open recall entry for the front seatbelt from June 2020.
The Catch for U.S. Bidders
The car is in Calgary and sold on an Alberta registration, so American buyers will need to import it. The seller says it carries the EPA sticker, has no outstanding recalls and should be U.S.-compliant, and estimates a 15 percent duty plus transport and brokerage costs, but stresses that bidders must verify customs, tariff and compliance requirements themselves.
What It Is Up Against
Recent Bring a Trailer results show how much room there is in this market. A 21,000-mile 2015 V60 Polestar sold for $50,500 in December 2024, and a 2016 example brought $46,000 in February 2026, while a higher-mileage 2018 T6 Polestar sold for $28,750 in September. A 1,800-mile car with the original six-cylinder is about as fresh as these wagons get, and it has 16 bids so far with a day still to run.
For anyone who likes their performance cars understated, this is one to watch before the clock runs out.
