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.
An experimental Polestar 2 made a surprise appearance at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed, and this long range, dual-motor electric sedan now makes a combined 476 hp. Other upgrades include a wider track (+10 mm on each side), lower ride height (-30 mm) and widened wheel arches to house large 9×21-inch wheels wrapped in 275/30R21 Pirelli PZero Rosso performance tires as well as 6-piston Akebono front brakes from Polestar 1.
Polestar is set to debut an all-new concept at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show next week, and it’s called Precept. Unlike the automaker’s other production vehicles, the “1” and “2”, this one has a Polestar SmartZone instead of a traditional grille, representing a shift from breathing to seeing. This area now houses technology for safety sensors and driver assistance functions.