Polestar Racing  was a racing team which began modifying Volvos for racing in the late 2000s. In 2009, the brand became the official Volvo partner to modify existing models, under the brand Polestar Performance. Volvo eventually bought the company in July 2015 and began selling Polestar-enhanced models.

Polestar is a Swedish automotive manufacturer that produces electric cars. Owned by Volvo Cars, the company is headquartered in Torslanda outside Gothenburg, Sweden. With an "asset-light" approach in development and manufacturing, Polestar does not have its own manufacturing facility. It produces cars in facilities controlled by Volvo Cars or its parent company Geely Holding in several countries, including China, the US, and South Korea.

 

Headquarters  Torslanda, Sweden

2 2020-now

The Polestar 2 is a battery electric 5-door liftback produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo under its Polestar sub-brand. Based on the CMA platform, production began in March 2020 at the Luqiao CMA Super Factory in Luqiao, Zhejiang, China.

Polestar 2 is the second car under the Polestar brand after the Polestar 1. Polestar 1 is however a plug-in hybrid and limited production vehicle, making the Polestar 2 the first battery electric vehicle and mass production Polestar vehicle in the Volvo Car Group.

An updated Polestar 2 was revealed in January 2023 for the 2024 model year, with rear-wheel drive becoming the standard drivetrain for the entry-level model instead of the previous front-wheel drive. The single motor model was upgraded to produce 299 hp.

The powertrain of the dual-motor model's output was raised by 13 hp for a total of 421 hp.

The Polestar 2 obtained a 5-star 2021 Euro NCAP rating with a 92% score for protection of adults, 89% for protection of children, 80% for protection of vulnerable road users and 86% for safety assist.

Polestar 2 (youtube.com)

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The Polestar 4 is a battery electric compact luxury crossover SUV produced by Swedish automaker Polestar since 2023. The vehicle is manufactured by Geely Holding in a factory in Hangzhou Bay, China. The 4 is the third vehicle to use the rear- and all-wheel drive based platform, Sustainable Experience Architecture. The vehicle is a coupe SUV that went into production in November 2023, and from launch will have two powertrain options.

Positioned between the smaller Polestar 2 compact executive liftback and the larger Polestar 3 mid-size luxury crossover, it belongs to the D-segment size segmentation. Having no rear window, it is replaced by the roof-mounted camera system.

The 4 is a two-row coupe crossover, that has a choice of the rear-wheel drive model where the motor is placed at the rear axle, or the performance all-wheel drive model where the motors are placed at both the front and rear axles.

The 4 consists of 2 models, the Single Motor RWD, and the Dual Motor AWD. The Single Motor generates 272 hp and 343 N⋅m, with a top speed of 180 km/h and a 0–100 km/h of 7.4 seconds. The Dual Motor generates a combined output of 544 hp and 686 N⋅m using both of its motor, with a top speed of 200 km/h and a 0–100 km/h of 3.8 seconds. Both models use a 400 V, 102 kWh lithium nickel manganese cobalt battery.

Polestar 4 (youtube.com)

3 2024-now

The Polestar 3 is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by Swedish manufacturer Polestar, released in 2024. The 3 is the first vehicle to use the all-new SPA2 platform, a vehicle platform which is dedicated to battery-electric vehicles.

The vehicle is the flagship for the brand, positioned above the 4 compact SUV, and is based on the similarly sized EX90 crossover.

Despite being similarly sized to the Volvo EX90 third-row vehicle, the 3 is exclusively a 5-seater. It comes exclusively in all-wheel drive. Trim levels include the 'Long Range' and the 'Performance Pack', similar trims to the EX90. Both trims run on the same battery.

The 3 has a choice of 2 models: the Dual Motor, and the Dual Motor Performance Pack. The base Dual Motor has a combined output of 483 hp and 840 N⋅m, and a WLTP-rated range of 610 km. The Performance Pack model has a combined output of 510 hp and 910 N⋅m, with a WLTP-rated range of 560 km.

Both models have two permanent-magnet synchronous motors, with one at each axle. Both models use a single-speed transmission, and a 111 kWh battery.

Polestar 3 (youtube.com)

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