The brand also plans a 75% increase in retail spaces through 2026
- Polestar confidently rolls on with its bizarro naming convention
- The new Polestar 7 will be a compact crossover
- A speedy (and spendy) 5 is expected before year’s end
If you’re thrown off by all those numbers, don’t worry – it’s understandable. Polestar chose to create a naming convention which simply calls the vehicle a new number in order of its introduction in the lineup. The model 2 was released before the 3, after which came the 4, and so forth. Trouble is, such a scheme gives no clues as to the size of these crossover-type vehicles, with the forthcoming 7 likely to be sized between the 3 and 4. Worse still, there are some four-door sedan-type machines in the mix as well.
But that’s a rant for another day. This is the first we’ve officially heard from Polestar about the 7, described as a premium compact crossover and set to play in a deadly competitive (but lucrative) segment. A key point is Polestar pointing out the 7 will be built in Europe, no small detail since other machines from this brand at assembled in China and therefore subject to tariffs – both present and planned. Polestar is technically owned by Geely, remember.
As for the 5, a car planned for later this year, that’ll be a large and luxurious four-door set to make north of 800 horsepower in some configurations and pack at about 480 kilometres of range out of its 103-kWh battery pack. This machine will use Polestar’s own bonded-aluminum platform, a departure from other models in its line. For example, the 3 shares structure with the Volvo EX90 and the 4 is underpinned by gear also found in Geely vehicles like the Zeekr 001 over in China.
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