Polestar2 is an all-electric family saloon that brings EVs to a broader and increasingly progressive audience. It offers avant-garde design and an unique customer experience in its class. It is the first electric car to compete head-on with Tesla Model 3, with the range starting at a guide price of 39,900 Euros (the price of the launch edition set at 59,900 Euros for 12 months).
Featuring two electric motors and a 78kWh battery capacity, for a targeted range of 310-miles, it is based on Volvo’s adaptable Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform. The battery pack contributes to the rigidity of the chassis as well as improving the car’s noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) levels, with road noise being reduced by 3.7dB compared to a traditional chassis.
Polestar is setting up strategic collaborations to give Polestar2 owners easy and glitch-free access to the world’s largest public charging networks. Naturally, performance underpins the driving experience, the EV set-up developing 408bhp, allied to 487lbs ft of torque, giving a 0-60mph time of just over 4.0s. Polestar2 can be specified with Öhlins dampers, Brembo brakes and unique 20.0-inch diameter forged wheels in a Performance Pack.
Thanks to an Android developed range of connectivity, embedded Google services are brought to a car for the first time, including the Google Assistant, Google Maps with support for electric vehicles and the Google Play Store. Voice control and a new 11.0-inch touch screen bring the new interface to life. Smart features, like enlarged graphics in the instrument cluster, allow the driver to check charging status and range before entering the car. Polestar 2 can also predetermine the driver’s next move to create a seamless experience with a prepared cabin and quick start sequence.
An avant-garde design stance gives Polestar2 an edgier, bolder image that also introduces a vegan interior with progressive textiles that appeal to a forward-thinking audience. Design-led features include Pixel LED headlights and proximity lighting which provide an unique welcome sequence, Polestar’s now-signature frameless side mirrors and the illuminated Polestar logo, which is projected onto the car’s panoramic glass roof.
Polestar 2 will only be available for ordering online. Subscription pricing will follow at a later date. Production of Polestar 2 begins in early 2020, in China, for global markets in both left- and right-hand drive. It makes its first public appearance at the Geneva International Motor Show, before embarking on a global roadshow in Europe, North America and China throughout 2019. It will also be available in a network of soon-to-be-opened Polestar Spaces that will provide physical viewing and test drive opportunities.
Initial launch markets include China, the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK. Other markets are under consideration for future expansion.
