Polestar details the light sports car’s approach to its rival for the Taycan, the Model S Plaid
Polestar is based in Sweden and has close ties to Volvo. But they take a much more performance-focused stance on how their electric vehicles are conceived — and it highlights that difference with the Polestar 5, a capable four-door “GT” fastback. eyes in 2024.
On Tuesday, Polestar detailed how it used a large UK-based R&D team to develop and design a special bonded aluminum platform, as well as the surrounding manufacturing process. it, for the upcoming Polestar 5.
Polestar bonded aluminum platform to debut in 2024 in Polestar 5
The bonded aluminum platform is claimed to be light and stiff, offering both performance and environmental advantages. It will also offer a motorsport-influenced manufacturing process that develops both the body and the platform together — potentially enhancing the ride quality while allowing the team to bring the bike to market in less time. shorter time.
Polestar says that the torsional stiffness of the large ‘5’, which as a concept rides on a 122.4-inch wheelbase and is about the same size as a Tesla Model S, is superior to that of two-seaters. or super car. The white body behind the sheet metal is expected to be heavier than the much smaller models.
The Polestar Precept . concept
Polestar 5 is expected to follow very closely the design of the Concept car concept was first revealed in February 2020. As Polestar confirmed, the result is due to the same arena as the Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model S Plaid and Lucid Air – which will be manufactured at a new facility in China. will be carbon-neutral and “One of the smartest and most connected car manufacturing facilities in the world.”
The company does not limit its products exclusively to body hardware; it’s also growing its own electric motor, battery and electric architecture.
L to R: Polestar 5, Polestar 4 and Polestar 3
After Polestar 2 Currently sold in single- and dual-engined forms, the Polestar 3 will arrive later this year and be built in South Carolina, based on the same platform as the all-electric version of the Volvo XC90 but aimed at the Porsche Cayenne. Before the Polestar 5, a Polestar 4 “SUV coupe” will go head-to-head with the Porsche Macan. The brand’s goal, globally, is close to 300,000 annual sales by 2025.
It is likely no coincidence that this announcement and the big budget Polestar Super Bowl advertisement, happened last week. Polestar, which is financially backed by Volvo Cars and its own global parent company, China’s Geely, is currently participating in SPAC with Gores Guggenheim. Expected to take place over the next few months, the massive $20 billion merger could allow the brand to achieve an even greater degree of independence.
