Volvo could be planning an entré into the World Touring Car Championship with its C30 Polestar. The model currently competes in the Swedish touring car championship, but has been taking part in what’s described as ‘evaluation races’ in WTCC this year. The possibility that the C30 Polestar will be a permanent entrant in the WTCC is taking on the air of being official as Volvo says:

“We can conclude that we are progressing in the right direction. Last season we were trailing the quickest cars by 0.6 seconds here. This year we are just 0.3 seconds off. This is very encouraging as WTCC is increasingly becoming an option for us in the future.”

Volvo and Polestar hold the number one spot in the Swedish touring car championship rankings and it’s possible that Polestar has put the pressure on to compete on a full-time basis in the WTCC. A second ‘evaluation race’ is for the ethanol-powered C30 Polestar is planned for October 31st in Japan, and according to further reports, Volvo has charged Polestar with preparing a financial and technical plan for the 2011 WTCC which would include homologation of the C30 to FIA standards.

Polestar has been working with Volvo since 1996 on its touring racing models and in 2009 the partnership had a hugely successful year at the Swedish touring cup. Polestar also developed the C30 Polestar Performance model which included a whole 405 hp on a four-wheel-drive model.

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