The first prototype versions of the upcoming Polestar 1 have gone into production as they get ready for their road verification processes, including crash tests, weather testing and driving assessments. Volvo’s Polestar brand, which has been assigned to provide electrified performance vehicles kicking off with the 1, is planning to […]
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Polestar 1 to make driving debut at Goodwood Festival
Volvo’s upcoming Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid sports coupe will make its “dynamic” debut (driving debut) at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month, giving fans an opportunity to see how the car goes for the first time. The Polestar 1 is just one of many new models being planned by […]
Pre-orders for Polestar 1 now open in 18 countries
Hybrid sports car fans will be eager to hear pre-orders for the new Polestar 1 are now open, in 18 countries around the world. The announcement was made during the car’s first public appearance at the Geneva motor show, still underway. The Polestar 1 is the Volvo brand’s first bespoke […]
First Polestar stores ‘Spaces’ to open in China, Germany, USA
Polestar will open its first completely bespoke showrooms in China, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the US before any other region, the company has confirmed. The stores will be called Polestar Space. Its first model, creatively named Polestar 1, was unveiled earlier this year as a grand touring coupe […]
Volvo S60 & V60 Polestar World Championship Editions announced
Volvo’s performance division Polestar is celebrating its FIA World Touring Car Championship win by introducing special edition versions of the Volvo S60 and Volvo V60, called, fittingly, the World Championship Editions. The Polestar World Championship Editions are available in D4, D5, T5, and T6 variant grades, packed with the catalogue’s […]
Polestar Production Centre getting customer test track
Volvo’s new stand-alone brand, Polestar, will begin producing its first model in 2019 at a newly made factory in China called the Polestar Production Centre. Polestar has today announced construction of the manufacturing facility – its first facility – is now underway. The factory is being set up in Chengdu, […]
Polestar 1 revealed with new 600hp hybrid powertrain
Following the teaser from yesterday, Volvo’s Polestar arm has now unveiled its first bespoke vehicle. Creatively, it’s called the Polestar 1. As you can probably tell the Polestar 1 shares some foundations with the Volvo S90. In particular, the Scalable Platform Architecture (SPA), which provides a 2+2 seating configuration for […]
Polestar’s first car previewed again, looks fat
Volvo’s Polestar performance arm has sent out the last and most revealing teaser yet of its first bespoke model, showing the fat-arse rear end of a coupe with Polestar’s new badge sitting in the centre. Polestar was recently spun off as the new brand for Volvo-based performance cars. It’s going […]