Polestar 2 is Polestar’s first fully electric, volume model. Revealed in February 2019, Polestar 2 is an premium electric performance fastback that brings a Swedish premium electric alternative to the compact electric segment.
Launching in Polestar’s original launch markets in mid-2020 with two electric motors and high specification, Polestar 2 brought the desirability and performance tonality first exhibited by the Polestar 1 to a wider audience. The optional Performance Pack allowed more enthusiastic drivers to enjoy a heightened experience with the fitment of manually adjustable Öhlins Dual Flow Valve dampers, 4-piston Brembo brakes, forged alloy wheels and, naturally, Polestar’s signature gold detailing inside and out.
Polestar 2 is a driver’s car as standard, with as much as 300 kW (408 hp) and 660 Nm in Long range Dual motor guise. Honed dynamics developed by the same engineers behind the Polestar 1 ensure that the driving experience is enjoyable and engaging, no matter the derivative. Single motor versions of the car became available in launch markets in mid-2021, enabling a lower starting price point for the car as well as an expansion of the way optional equipment could be configured – realising Polestar’s intentions to provide a car between the 40- and 60,000 euro marks.
The Polestar 2 model range now includes three variants – Long range Dual motor (300 kW/ 660 Nm), Long range Single motor (170 kW/ 330Nm) and Standard range Single motor (165 kW/ 330 Nm) – which combine with three optional packages – Pilot, Plus and Performance – to provide consumers with the perfect Polestar 2 for their needs, and without a long list of options to confuse and dilute the purchase process.
Polestar 2 was the first car in the world to feature an infotainment system powered by Google’s Android Automotive OS, with Google built-in. Developed in collaboration with Google, the Android system revolutionises the way car infotainment systems can be integrated, and with Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store integrated, owners can benefit from the best voice and navigation systems in the world. The user interface is bespoke to Polestar 2, developed in-house and to exacting brand standards. With an open developer portal that features an Android Automotive OS emulator, Polestar also provides app developers the ability to develop apps that have the potential to be used in the car – the fruits of which have already seen new apps released for Polestar 2 in extremely short timeframes compared to the traditional car industry’s need to develop apps for unique operating systems.
With a vegan interior as standard that particularly addresses plasticisers, Polestar also makes strong sustainability statements with Polestar 2. It was with Polestar 2 that Polestar released its first Life Cycle Assessment report in 2020, with full methodology and transparency, and with a call to the industry at large for a uniformly open and transparent way of disclosing the carbon footprint of electric vehicles from all manufacturers. In early 2021, Polestar took this transparency a step further by integrating a Product Sustainability Declaration into its retail Spaces and on its website, and will continue to disclose such information going forward.
Polestar 2 is produced in a shared production facility in Luqiao, China, and exported to markets in Europe, North America, China and Asia Pacific.
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