Polestar introduced the stunning 1 coupe last
October and now the company has revealed some new details about its upcoming 2
which will battle the Tesla Model 3. Speaking with Roadshow, Polestar CEO
Thomas Ingenlath said the upcoming 2 will be built on Volvo’s Compact Modular
Architecture (CMA) which underpins the XC40 and Lynk & Co 01. The model
will debut in mid-2019 which coincides with the launch of the 1.
Little is known about the car but the company has
previously said it will have a fully electric powertrain and become the “first
battery electric vehicle (BEV) from the Volvo Car Group.” At the time, Polestar
stated the mid-sized EV will “join the competition around the Tesla Model 3.”
A few years later, Polestar will introduce the 3 and
Ingenlath confirmed it will ride on the “electric architecture of SPA 2.” The
executive went on to say the 3 will be the first vehicle to bring the platform
to market.
Polestar has already confirmed the 3 will be a
“larger SUV-style BEV” which will slot between the 1 and 2 in terms of pricing
and volume. Despite being based on Volvo platforms, Ingenlath said the upcoming
models are “not just electric Volvos. They stand for something different.”
We’ll get a better idea of that separation once the
Polestar 1 is launched. The car is based on the SPA platform and has a
2.0-liter four-cylinder engine as well as two electric motors that power the
rear wheels. This setup enables the model to produce a combined output of 600
hp and 1,000 Nm of torque.
