The forthcoming all-electric Polestar 5 will feature an advanced LiDAR system as part of an expanded partnership with Luminar. Polestar says the expanded partnership will allow it to collaborate on the industrial design and integration of Luminar’s 3D laser scanning technology. Already, Luminar will supply the Polestar 3 with its LiDAR technology and orders for a LiDAR-equipped Polestar 3 are already being accepted before the first deliveries start in 2024.
The Polestar 5 will be a four-door GT with
a design inspired by the Precept concept from 2020. The EV will feature an
800-volt architecture and sport a pair of electric motors combining to deliver
872 hp and 900 Nm of torque. While the Swedish automaker has not
yet revealed how quick the 5 will be, it will comfortably be its most powerful
vehicle and likely hit 96 km/h in the low-3 second range, if not even
quicker.
Underpinning the 5 will be a bonded
aluminum platform that was developed in-house by Polestar’s R&D team in the
UK. Polestar says this structure is lightweight and rigid and will help to
improve efficiency, range, safety, and dynamics of the sedan.
