UK pricing details of the all-electric Polestar 2
have surfaced thanks to the company’s online configurator. First introduced to the world at
the Geneva Motor Show back in March, the Polestar 2 will be the company’s first
mass-market EV after the limited-run Polestar 1. In the UK, the Launch Edition
model will be available from £ 49,000 (US$ 60,422), putting it right in line with
the 59,900 euro price tag in Germany and its US$ 63,000 starting price in the U.S.
All versions of the Polestar 2 Launch Edition come
complete with the Performance Pack that includes uprated Ohlins dampers,
high-performance Brembo brakes, 20-inch alloy wheels and a number of gold
accents. The Launch Edition will be the only variant available for the car’s first
12 months in production.
Sitting beneath the bodywork of the Tesla Model 3
rival is Volvo’s CMA platform that incorporates a 78 kWh battery pack and a
pair of electric motors to deliver a combined 402 HP and 660 Nm of
torque. Polestar is targeting a range of 442 km under EPA standards
in the U.S. and 500 km in the European WLTP cycle.
While the configurator reveals pricing for the
Polestar 2 Launch Edition, it doesn’t offer details about the entry-level
model. However, we already know that pricing for this variant will start at
€ 39,900 in Europe. Polestar will build the 2 in China and intends on commencing global
deliveries in the middle of 2020 and it will initially be sold in China, the
U.S., Canada, the UK, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
