A few years ago, not many people knew the name Polestar. Not unless they’re really into Swedish motorsport and Volvo trivia. But times are changing, and now Polestar is one of the biggest names in high-performance electric vehicles. 2024 Polestar 5 looks set to continue that legacy.
The Polestar 5 is one of three electric vehicles that Polestar plans to launch over the next two years. But unlike the Polestar 3 and 4, which will follow the design of an SUV, the Polestar 5 will offer something somewhat sporty.
In fact, we already have an idea of what to expect. Polestar has confirmed that this will be the production version of the previously unveiled Polestar Precept concept car. While there are still some unknowns, here’s everything we know about the Polestar 5 so far.
Polestar 5: Price and Availability
So far we don’t have any confirmation of how much the Polestar 5 will cost when it arrives. We can’t imagine it would be particularly cheap, seeing as how it will likely be the best that Polestar has to offer.
The Polestar 3 aims for a €75,000 price tag, which comes out to about $79,000, and the Polestar 4 aims for a more acceptable €45,000 ($47,400). Polestar 2 starts at $48,400. Expect the Polestar 5 to cost more than the three cars when it finally arrives.
As for a possible Polestar 5 launch date, all Polestar has said is that all three upcoming Polestars will arrive before 2024. Expect the car to be officially revealed at the end of this year, or early 2023, just in case.
Polestar 5: design and interior
The funny thing about Polestar 5 is that we’ve already seen exactly what it looks like. Polestar has confirmed that the car will be a production version of the Polestar Precept, the concept car that was revealed in 2020.
Concepts rarely reach production without a few changes, but luckily we’ve already had a look at what the production Polestar 5 model has to offer. A teaser video gave us a glimpse of an unfinished version of the car, while Makes official (Opens in a new tab) It was disclosed thanks to a filing from the European Intellectual Property Office.
As you can see from the photos, the design hasn’t changed much from the concept stage. The car is raised a bit, the hood is flatter and more compact, but the overall shape of the car is much the same.
This means we get a sedan with a sleek, modern look, similar to a Tesla Model S or Mercedes EQS. It’s slightly slimmer than the Polestar 2, with a shape that should be more aerodynamic than any other Polestars you’ll find on the road now.
The rear of the car is unmistakable Polestar with a full-length light bar, which is no different from the Polestar 2. The automaker must have had quite a few brands worthy of thriving after all. There’s also a full-size glass roof, which is standard on any luxury electric vehicle these days.
If you’re looking for actual dimensions, the Polestar 5 is tuned to be 15.4 feet tall with a 10.1 foot wheelbase.
Polestar has also revealed a look at a prototype, which will appear at the Goodwin Festival of Speed at the end of June. There are no real surprises there, although the car’s design discussion is hampered by the fact that it’s a prototype and covered in camouflage.
We can’t measure much about the interior, considering that the prototype is still only half built. It also has a bunch of buttons and switches that we’re sure won’t get into in the final design.
However, things are a lot like Precept as we can tell. Which makes it a good place to start.
Polestar has been upfront about sustainability, even making plans for the Polestar O2 – the first carbon-neutral EV. These ideals have made their way into the interior of the Precept, and likely tell us what kind of materials we might see in the Polestar 5.
The interior is 100% vegan, with an emphasis on “high levels” of recycled content, and the replacement of virgin plastic with flax-based compounds. According to Polestar, this reduced plastic consumption by 80% and the weight of internal components by 50%. Seat covers are plastic, but claimed to be 3D knitted with 100% recycled PET bottles.
From a hardware point of view, the packages in the infotainment “evolution” are already in the Polestar 2. That means there’s a 15-inch touchscreen, presumably powered by Android Automotive OS and featuring Google Assistant. Likewise, there is a 9-inch display behind the steering wheel, which contains the usual important information.
Conceptual photos show a very incredibly simple interior. Much like Tesla, there is a distinct lack of buttons, indicating that dual monitors will do most of the work.
However, the concept feels incredibly roomy, with plenty of legroom in the back seat and a cut-out center console that feels more open than you’d expect in the likes of the Polestar 2. Driving, it can feel a little claustrophobic in the driver’s seat.
The concept also features proximity sensors, to sense where your hand is and adjust screen conditions accordingly. Polestar also claims that it will be able to recognize drivers as they approach the vehicle.
This has obvious security capabilities, as well as the promise that the Precept will customize settings according to who was driving the car.
It’s not clear how much of the interior will go from concept to production at this point. The principle is a concept, after all, and is meant to have features that wouldn’t normally work with a car moving into mass production
The Precept’s butterfly doors, also known as wagon doors or suicide doors, are a great example. European renderings are already showing that the car will adopt the traditional tailgate design – keeping the door hinge at the front, rather than the rear of the car.
Which is a good thing. While the reverse door design looks good on paper, it is impractical (and dangerous) to use it in a road car. We just need to wait and see what other elusive features Polestar will leave on the design floor.
Polestar 5: Battery, Range and Charging
Those people expecting Tesla or Lucid rivalry’s range levels were not so lucky. Polestar CEO Thoma Ingenlath suggested it Express (Opens in a new tab) That Polestar 5 will have no more than 500 km (310 mi) of range. It is not clear if this is the scope of the WLTP classification, which is the standard in Europe, or the more conservative EPA test cycle. Hopefully this will be the last.
The idea here is that Polestar wants to focus on offering competitive levels of range, rather than “drifting too far in this race to get to the range.” Like Elon Musk, who has declared that anything over 400 miles of range is meaningless, Ingenlath believes 450-550 kilometers (280-341 miles) of range is the right place, after which there is no need to add more.
Instead, Polestar wants to focus more on faster recharge options. Currently, the Polestar 2 can handle charging speeds of up to 155 kW, so we can probably expect a much larger number in future Polestars. Maybe up to 350 kW, like other new electric cars, if we’re lucky.
To be clear, Enginlat said he’s involved in making electric cars more efficient. However, the Polestar won’t be squeezing extra kilowatt-hours into the battery just to look good on paper. That would conflict with the automaker’s own sustainability goals – something I’ve talked about in great detail in the past.
Polestar 5: Power and Performance
Polestar hasn’t revealed any details about what kind of performance is expected from the Polestar 5 or the Precept concept.
But sports cars are known to go fast, and with that in mind we can expect some solid performance. How solid is the question we can’t answer at the moment, but hopefully have something closer to the 1.99-second 0-60 time of the Tesla Model S than the 4.5-second AWD Polestar 2.
We’ll likely see an AWD Polestar 5 hit the road, although whether there will be an FWD like the Polestar 2 is less clear.
Polestar 5: Autonomous Driving
Polestar hasn’t revealed what kind of autonomous driving systems we can expect in the Polestar 5. However, we can safely assume that it will have the same features as the cars that preceded it – and possibly some extras that haven’t been made available yet. announced.
The Polestar 2 already offers adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist, provided you buy the $3,400 Pilot package. Meanwhile, the Polestar 3 will come with Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities, although it won’t arrive until soon after launch. Details are still scarce but Polestar said the system would be for highway driving, not city streets.
Meanwhile, the Polestar Precept is designed to include eye tracking, to ensure the driver is paying attention to the road when necessary, and to link Google Maps with ADAS (Advance Driver Assistance System). This seems to make the maneuvering safer and provide better traffic redirection.
Polestar 5: Expectations
Although there is a Polestar principle concept to reference, there are still many unknowns regarding the Polestar 5. We have an idea of what the car should look like, and some of the features inside. But it’s like putting together all the end pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and trying to figure out what the final picture will look like.
Then again, we’re still in the very early stages. The Polestar 5 isn’t slated to arrive until 2024 at the earliest, which means we’re far from seeing its final form. This is assuming there are no delays, all of which are very common thanks to ongoing supply chain issues.
But from what we’ve seen, things look good, especially in terms of the exterior design.
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