In May 2022, Polestar officially confirmed the Polestar 3 will launch to the world in October this year and now we have a debut date announced by the automaker. The electric SUV will be displayed in full during a special launch event on October 12 in Copenhagen, Denmark, which will feature the company’s CEO Thomas Ingenlath.
Based on the new platform to be shared with the next-generation Volvo XC90, the Polestar 3 will be sold as a performance electric product from the SUV segment and will be Volvo/Polestar’s most luxurious and expensive SUV. But in the Polestar world, performance means more than just performance in the straight line and the new model will be equipped with two-chamber air suspension and active dampers. Suspension settings will be switchable between comfort and sport settings.
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The first Polestar 3 to arrive will have a rear-biased dual-motor powertrain with electric torque vectoring on the rear electric motor using a dual-clutch system. When equipped with the optional Performance Pack, the Polestar 3 will produce 510 horsepower (380 kilowatts) and 671 pound-feet (910 Newton-meters) of torque. This track-inspired package will also include chassis tuning from the Polestar Engineered team for a sportier feel behind the wheel. Polestar CEO further highlights the overall concept:
“The instant ability to transform from a comfortable cruiser to a sharp and agile performance car in a short period of time makes the Polestar 3 special as an electric performance SUV,” explains Ingenlath. “It also benefits from a low center of gravity and wide track for ultimate stability, and a pleasant feeling behind the wheel.”
No other details of the technology are known, although, earlier, Polestar announced that it was targeting a distance between two payloads of 372 miles (600 kilometers) based on the European WLTP test cycle. A more efficient single-motor model is expected to join the lineup at a later date, but there is no information about it yet.
The Polestar 3 will be produced in the United States and China. The first examples are planned to roll off the assembly line early next year and the order book will open soon after the official debut October 12.
