The Polestar 3 SUV will pack a Tesla-rivalling punch when it debuts on October 13.
The big electrical SUV will produce 380kW of energy and 910Nm of torque with the optionally available Efficiency Pack; an identical energy output to the Porsche Taycan 4S (390kW on overboost), and an identical torque output to the Taycan Turbo (850Nm on overboost).
At launch, the Polestar 3 will solely be provided in dual-motor all-wheel drive guise. Polestar says it’s rear-biased, with a torque vectoring system on the rear axle because of a dual-clutch system inside the electrical motor.
The automotive will trip on a dual-chamber air suspension and adaptive dampers as customary. The dampers are able to adjusting their behaviour each two milliseconds, and drivers will have the ability to manually select between consolation or agency settings.
Underneath the pores and skin, the Polestar 3 shall be constructed on a model of the brand new electrical structure set to underpin the upcoming Volvo EX90 SUV.
The big SUV will go head-to-head with the BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV when it launches, and is ready to spearhead the Polestar model’s cost within the USA. It’ll be made in China and the USA, with manufacturing to kick off early in 2023.
Polestar is focusing on greater than 600km of vary on the WLTP take a look at cycle from its dual-motor powertrain; the longest-range iX will do as much as 620km.
The model has confirmed it’ll characteristic a LiDAR sensor and NVIDIA processing to supply semi-autonomous freeway driving.
Australia is taken into account an vital launch marketplace for Polestar, and we totally count on the three to be produced for our market in right-hand drive.
Polestar has daring growth plans. It needs to launch a brand new yearly between now and 2024, and can develop into 30 markets by 2030. It additionally intends to develop its gross sales from 29,000 per yr to 290,000 per yr by 2025.
Past the Polestar 2 sedan and Polestar 3 SUV, the corporate has the 2024 Polestar 5, a premium GT impressed by the 2020 Principle idea.
Polestar is a Sweden-based three way partnership firm run by Volvo and its Chinese language guardian Geely Holding, and earlier this yr was listed on the NASDAQ after a SPAC IPO.
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