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The Polestar 5 flagship EV will function an 800-volt electrical structure and highly effective dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain, Polestar confirmed Wednesday in a press launch.
Collectively, the 2 motors produce 884 hp and 663 lb-ft of torque. Polestar did not break down particular outputs for every motor, however famous that the rear motor is extra highly effective.
Polestar 5 prototype on the 2022 Goodwood Competition of Pace
A four-door electrical fastback that may take the highest place within the model’s lineup, the Polestar 5 seems in camouflaged prototype kind on the 2022 Goodwood Competition of Pace this week. That occasion has historically been aimed not at EV followers however extra at common automotive lovers—which could be the viewers Polestar is in search of.
The Polestar 5 is because of go on sale in 2024 and is closely primarily based on the Principle idea revealed in 2020—albeit subbing in typical doorways for the Principle’s suicide doorways. It is clearly focused to rival the Tesla Mannequin S, Lucid Air, and Mercedes-Benz EQS—in addition to the Porsche Taycan to a point.
Polestar 5 prototype on the 2022 Goodwood Competition of Pace
Polestar has been pivoting to grow to be a Porsche rival, and it is creating its personal electrical motors, batteries, and structure, though it would nonetheless share a lot with father or mother model Volvo. It is also transferring to distance its styling from its Volvo roots, as demonstrated by the Principle and the more moderen Polestar O2 roadster idea.
Previous to the Polestar 5, a United States-built Polestar 3 SUV is scheduled to reach in early 2023, adopted by a smaller, considerably extra coupe-like Polestar 4 SUV debuting later in 2023. With these new fashions, Polestar desires to develop its gross sales ten-fold from roughly 29,000 models in 2021 to 290,000 by the tip of 2025.
