Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY), the Swedish electric performance car
company, confirms plans to put the Polestar electric roadster
concept into production. The production car is expected to launch
in 2026 as the Polestar 6 electric performance roadster. Interested
customers in all active Polestar markets are able to reserve a
build slot online starting August 16, 2022.
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“With the overwhelming consumer and press response, we took the
decision to put this stunning roadster into production and I am so
excited to make it a reality,” says Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO.
“Polestar 6 is a perfect combination of powerful electric
performance and the thrill of fresh air with the top down.”
Revealed in Los Angeles in March as the Polestar O₂, the
electric roadster concept builds on the design, technology and
sustainability ambitions laid out by the Polestar Precept and
showcases the brand’s vision for future sports cars.
The hard-top convertible will be built on Polestar’s bespoke
bonded aluminum platform. Developed in-house, it will feature the
high-performance, 800-Volt electric architecture already confirmed
for Polestar 5. This includes output of up to 884 hp (650kW) and
663 lb-ft (900 Nm) from a dual motor powertrain, a targeted 0-62
mph (0-100 km/h) sprint time of 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 155
mph (250 km/h).
To celebrate the launch, 500 numbered units of a special ‘LA
Concept’ version, the ‘Polestar 6 LA Concept edition’, are planned
to be produced. They will exclusively feature the unique ‘Sky’ blue
exterior, light leather interior and unique 21-inch wheels of the
original Polestar O₂ concept.
The production confirmation headlines the brand’s attendance
with the electric roadster concept at the Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elegance and ‘The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering’ events during
Monterey Car Week in California, August 18-21, 2022.
Further technical details and specification confirmations will
be released as the production car becomes reality, leading up to
the expected launch in 2026.
For more information and to reserve a build slot, visit
polestar.com/polestar-6.
About Polestar
Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (Nasdaq: PSNY) (“Polestar”)
is a Swedish premium electric vehicle manufacturer. Founded by
Volvo Car AB (publ.) (together with its subsidiaries, “Volvo Cars”)
and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (“Geely”), in 2017,
Polestar enjoys specific technological and engineering synergies
with Volvo Cars and benefits from significant economies of scale as
a result.
Polestar is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and its
vehicles are currently available and on the road in markets across
Europe, North America, China and Asia Pacific. By 2023, the company
plans that its cars will be available in an aggregate of 30
markets. Polestar cars are currently manufactured in two facilities
in China, with additional future manufacturing planned in the
USA.
In the US, the local Polestar office is located in the New York
metro area, in Mahwah, New Jersey. Polestar Spaces have been opened
in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Orange County,
Calif.; New York City; Denver, Colorado; Boston; Central and
Southern New Jersey; Dallas and Austin, Texas; Detroit;
Minneapolis; Phoenix; Seattle; Atlanta; Charlotte, North Carolina;
Connecticut; South Florida; and Washington D.C., with more to
follow in Central California, the Pacific Northwest, and
Hawaii.
Polestar has produced two electric performance cars. The
Polestar 1 was built between 2019 and 2021 as a low-volume electric
performance hybrid GT with a carbon fiber body, 619 hp, 738 lb-ft
of torque, and an electric-only range of 52 miles (EPA) – the
longest of any hybrid car in the world.
The Polestar 2 electric performance fastback is the company’s
first fully electric, high-volume car. The Polestar 2 model range
includes three variants with a combination of long- and standard
range batteries as large as 78 kWh, and dual- and single-motor
powertrains with as much as 476 hp and 502 lb-ft of torque.
From 2022, Polestar plans to launch one new electric vehicle per
year, starting with Polestar 3 – the company’s first electric
performance SUV which is expected to debut in October 2022.
Polestar 4 is expected to follow in 2023, a smaller electric
performance SUV coupe.
In 2024, the Polestar 5 electric performance 4-door GT is
planned to be launched as the production evolution of Polestar
Precept – the manifesto concept car that Polestar released in 2020
that showcases the brand’s future vision in terms of design,
technology, and sustainability. As the company seeks to reduce its
climate impact with every new model, Polestar aims to produce a
truly climate-neutral car by 2030.
In March 2022, Polestar revealed its second concept car, an
electric performance roadster which builds on the design,
technology and sustainability ambitions laid out by Precept and
showcases the brand’s vision for future sports cars. The hard-top
convertible presents an evolution of the unique design language
first shown by Precept and emphasises a dynamic driving experience.
The concept further develops the focus on sustainability and
technology, aiming towards greater circularity. Polestar confirmed
in August 2022 that a version of the concept will be produced as
the Polestar 6 electric performance roadster, with launch expected
in 2026.
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Jonathan Goodman PR & Communications, Global
jonathan.goodman@polestar.com
John Paolo Canton PR & Communications, North America
jp.canton@polestar.com
Bojana Flint Investor Relations bojana.flint@polestar.com
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