IT COULD have all turned out so differently.

Instead of browsing a page full of bright blue high-performance Volvos, you might just as easily be staring at a blank page, if it wasn’t for the insatiable desire of Australian petrol heads for high-quality Euro super-sedans.

That’s because, of all the regions of the world, Swedish car-maker Volvo chose Australia as the country to decide the fate of its potent top-performing S60 Polestar in a make-or-break public trial.