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The upcoming Polestar 5 is making the climb at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, and while it’s there, the EV maker has revealed more details about its future four-door grand tourer. It will apparently “target” 884 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque from its new dual-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain and reportedly uses an 800-volt architecture. The Polestar 5 should arrive in 2024.
Polestar’s statement describes the rear motor as “superior,” and the front motor is only “high-output,” which sounds like this car will be rear-biased. Not surprising in the slightest when you learn that, in addition to the new powertrain, the Polestar 5 will ride on a new bonded aluminum platform that should boast sports car-level lightness and rigidity. “The platform combines low-volume performance car attributes with modern technological advances to bring light-weight, high-rigidity sports car chassis technology into mass production,” said Polestar UK R&D head Pete Allen.
Aesthetically, it will be based on the Precept concept and, as we can already sort of tell, look pretty stunning. Luxury EV styling tropes such as a long, liftback-style rear end and flush door handles appear on the Polestar 5 prototype, although I doubt the two hood pins at the front will make it to the showroom.
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High curb appeal and big power is basically required for the Polestar 5, considering it’ll compete against Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan. In its current, top Plaid trim, the Model S produces 1,020 HP, while the Taycan Turbo S is good for 750 horses with launch control. The Polestar 5’s projected 884 HP, which puts it in the right ballpark.
A lightly camouflaged Polestar 5 development prototype will appear at Goodwood this week where it will run up the hill twice every day of the event as part of the “First Glance” group.
The Polestar 3 and 4 SUVs will come after the Polestar 5’s debut in 2024.
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