Volvo Polestar Upgrade

The Wiki description of the geartronic box is an automated manual, not a TC, Birder.

Who's emailing Volvo to ask them? 🤔

nope - wikis description is manumatic i.e manual auto not auto manual and thats exactly what it is - an auto that can be driven as a manual

 

https://itstillruns.com/geartronic-transmission-7784643.html

 

Who’s going to edit Wiki, then?

Who cares, really?😎

I have an XC70 D5 and  your mileage figures are not too different to mine. I had a letter from Volvo offering me the polestar upgrade and recall it wasn't just an engine remap but also changed the gearbox management. How much that would help mpg I can't say as I chose to leave it standard. I tend to set the cruise control at 57 when towing and get around 26 mpg by doing so. Just a couple of mph more drops mpg to low 20's.

Thanks for your answer, I think it is supposed to be intelligent.

We have just phoned Volvo about the electrics, as they weren't working correctly. They are going to rewire it for us so that may make a difference.

We haven't tried towing with sports mode. In normal drive, it revs a lot higher than we would have driven the manual. So if it does target the gearbox, it may be worth it.

What's wrong with the electrics ? ATC ?

It was only wired for a 7 pin (with a 13 pin adaptor) rather than the 13pin wiring. On our first outing, we didn't have the fridge, battery charger or ATC working.

It's going back to Volvo next week to get sorted.

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I am on my 3rd XC70 D5 and all have been Polestar’d.  The last one I did cost me over £800 in Oct 15.  Polestar is a product of a Swedish Racecar Group who re-program a selection of Volvo cars.   Not all of the engines are suitable.   Polestar is a Volvo option and does not affect your insurance, I checked.     Many back-street re-chips are lost at the next service when the engine is plugged into the garage computer, but not Polestar.

it certainly makes a difference to performance, especially mid-range tourque.     I towed with Volvo’s for 28 years and had no complaints.  Now I have a MH I enjoy driving the XC70 solo.     I think the OP’s fuel consumption sounds pretty reasonable.    However, I was fanatical about fuel when I was towing in France.      I could leave home and head for the tunnel with a full tank of Sainsbury’s fuel and, using the awful A303 and M25 get 27mpg, that was with a very full load, big caravan, awning etc and two big dogs.    But after filling up at the services just outside of the tunnel in France my mpg would drop to 19 mpg.    And considering the improved road conditions, the A26, I put this down to very poor fuel quality in France.     Not all regions are the same, it varies. I once tried the Shell High Power 98 stuff and instead of getting better my mpg it went down.    It’s a lottery!

If you can afford it, get it!    If you can’t, you wont miss it.   You have a great car and a great Geartronic box, enjoy!

BillC