The much talked about Polestar 5 prototype made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week, and this four-door GT electric vehicle was developed in the UK. Its reportedly the company’s embodiment of their ambitions for design, technology, and sustainability, all rolled into one EV.
Limited to 230-units worldwide, the Polestar 2 BST Edition 230 electric sedan has exclusive green Nebula paint on the outside as well as MicroSuede upholstery inside the vehicle. Power comes from two electric motors making 476 hp and 502 lb-ft of torque, enabling it to hit 62 mph in 4.4-seconds, while topping out at 127 mph.
Swedish automotive brand Polestar may not have announced an electric hypercar, but that didn’t stop automotive designer Alexey Semenov from coming up with the Polestar_21 Aero Coupe Concept. The closest thing to a performance model you can find on the market today from the automaker is the Polestar 2 BST edition 270, which has two electric motors making 476 hp and 502 lb-ft of torque, enabling it to hit 60 mph in 4.2-seconds.
Based on the Volvo XC90 platform, the 2024 Polestar 3 electric SUV is ready to take on the Tesla Model X / Y. Priced from $83,900 USD in the US, the base R1S model comes equipped with a dual motor setup that makes 483 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque, enabling it to hit 62 mph in 5-seconds, while topping out at 130 mph. On a full charge you can expect a 379-mile range.
Photo credit: Jeroen Claus
Automotive designer Jeroen Claus’s Polestar 1:1 concept is essentially an electric single-seat supercar that aims to bridge the gap between the physical and digital dimensions. Rather than a traditional windscreen and instrument cluster, there’s a high-tech widescreen dashboard that shows all the information a driver would need.