Polestar on Wednesday offered a fresh glimpse at its Polestar 3 established for debut in Oct.
The Polestar 3 is a mid-measurement electrical SUV twinned with Volvo’s forthcoming electrical successor to the XC90 (which may be identified as an Embla), and equally are established to be designed at Volvo’s plant in Charleston, South Carolina, the place the Volvo S60 is at this time built. Production will also be handled in China for that marketplace.
Production is owing to commence in early 2023, which means we will very likely see the vehicles arrive as 2023 types. Underpinning them is assumed to be a edition of Volvo’s SPA2 system created from the onset for electrical autos but able of supporting hybrid powertrains.
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The two SUVs will have distinctive styling, with the Polestar 3’s design obviously affected by Polestar’s the latest Precept principle (shown in movie) whilst the XC90 successor will more intently resemble Volvo’s Recharge strategy. The Volvo is also anticipated to sport a flatter roof in comparison to the curved roof of the Polestar 3.
Both equally automobiles will offer you a twin-motor all-wheel-generate method and adequate battery potential for in excess of 300 miles of range, in addition to crafted-in lidar for a planned self-driving system for highways.
The Polestar 3 will be more differentiated from its Volvo sibling by a bigger emphasis on performance. In a 2021 interview with Motor Authority, Polestar Americas boss Gregor Hembrough claimed Polestar’s concentrate on is Porsche.

L to R: Polestar 2, Polestar 3, Polestar 4 and Polestar 5
The Polestar 3 is anticipated to take aim at the Porsche Cayenne in specific, whilst subsequent Polestar 4 and Polestar 5 models will target the upcoming electrical Macan and Taycan, respectively, according to a 2021 presentation outlining the forthcoming lineup. The Polestar identify originated with an independent race group and tuning enterprise that was later purchased by Volvo, following all.
With the new styles, Polestar needs to expand its income ten-fold from somewhere around 29,000 models in 2021 to 290,000 by the end of 2025.
To enable access the aim, Polestar is also speedily increasing its income community. The business has just entered its 25th market, up from only 10 as just lately as 2020, and will boost this quantity to 30 by the finish of 2023.