The Polestar 5 is an 884hp fastback sedan that should make Porsche nervous

It’s been five years since Polestar archetypal introduced the Precept, a conception car that the electrical automaker described arsenic “a manifesto of things to come; a declaration.” Well, travel they have, due to the fact that contiguous Polestar yet revealed the accumulation car that’s based connected this manifesto: the Polestar 5.

And wow, these specs: up to 460 miles of range, 800-volt architecture for ultra-fast charging, 884 horsepower, 0–60mph successful an oomph-inducing 3.1 seconds for the Performance trim. It surely makes those 5 years consciousness similar worthy the wait.

In last form, the Polestar 5 is an perfectly stunning fastback sedan with melodramatic proportions that are sized likewise to the Porsche Panamera. The 5 volition beryllium built connected a bespoke supercar-like bonded aluminum level that’s was developed astatine Polestar’s ain installation successful England. And similar the Polestar 4, it lacks a rear window, relying alternatively connected a high-definition rearview camera.

There’s a batch more, truthful let’s excavation into it.

Power

At launch, determination volition beryllium 2 versions of the Polestar 5: a Dual Motor trim with 748hp (550kW), 599lb-ft of torque (812 Newton-meters), and a 0–60mph clip of 3.8 seconds; and a Performance bundle with 884hp (650kW), 749lb-ft (1,015Nm) of torque, and 0–60mph acceleration successful 3.1 seconds. Both versions are speed-limited to a maximum of 155mph — seemingly successful the tone of erstwhile genitor institution Volvo’s information maxim of limiting conveyance max speed to 112mph.

The 800-volt architecture is caller to Polestar, and should alteration 350kW charging erstwhile plugged into a suitable charger. That means 10–80 percent charging successful “as little” arsenic 22 minutes, the institution says. Owners tin expect a WLTP estimated scope of 670km (416 miles) for the Dual Motor trim and 565km (351 miles) for the Performance one.

The Polestar 5’s artillery contains 112kWh of energy, 106kWh of which is usable. The SK One-supplied NMC (nickel cobalt manganese) battalion consists of 8 modules with 192 cells. And its plan forms portion of the 5’s alloy structure, which Polestar says brings information benefits.

Design

The Polestar 5 is built connected the company’s Polestar Performance Architecture (PPA), which uses a bespoke, hot-cured aluminum operation for improved value and rigidity. That framework consists of 13 percent recycled aluminum and 83 percent aluminum from smelters (no connection connected the remaining 4 percent), which helps little the 5’s c footprint erstwhile compared to modular sourcing.

(Keep successful caput that Polestar has positioned itself arsenic 1 of the fewer automotive startups that inactive gives a crap astir clime change. The company’s CEO precocious utilized his keynote astatine the IAA Mobility league successful Munich, wherever the Polestar 5 volition marque its debut, to impulse EU leaders to instrumentality to their strict zero-emission goals.)

The Performance variant is slated to person a sport-tuned suspension with semi-active dampers. There are besides bespoke Michelin tires, designed specifically for the Polestar 5, ranging from 20 to 22 inches depending connected the trim level.

Inside, you’ll find a 14.5-inch representation show alongside a 9-inch instrumentality clump down the steering wheel. To chopped down connected distractions, determination volition beryllium a 9.5-inch heads-up show projected connected the windshield. And a driver-monitoring camera makes definite the operator keeps their eyes connected the roadworthy portion the operator assistance strategy is engaged.

The beforehand fascia features Polestar’s SmartZone, which consists of galore of the vehicles’ sensors, similar radar and the beforehand parking camera. In total, the Polestar 5 has 11 imaginativeness cameras, 1 operator monitoring camera, 1 mid-range radar, and 12 ultrasonic sensors. (Unlike the Polestar 3 and 4, the 5 won’t diagnostic a lidar sensor.) The conveyance besides uses interior radars to observe the number, position, and benignant of occupants to “deploy the close information measures successful the lawsuit of an accident.”

There’s a batch of high-end marque names scattered passim this announcement: Brembo for braking, Bowers & Wilkins for a premium audio system, and Bridge of Weir nappa leather arsenic an optional interior. The driver-assist strategy is powered by Mobileye, portion the infotainment strategy runs connected Google’s embedded Android software.

While designed arsenic a four-seater, the rear limb remainder tin beryllium lifted to accommodate a 5th passenger. Polestar chopped retired a abstraction successful the battery, known arsenic the ft garage, down the beforehand seats to springiness occupants an other ft of abstraction for a much earthy seating position.

Availability

Polestar didn’t uncover an nonstop motorboat day — lawsuit deliveries are planned for the archetypal fractional of 2026 — or starting terms for the 5, lone to accidental they are coming soon. Suffice it to accidental it won’t beryllium cheap. The Performance mentation of the expansive tourer is expected to commencement determination northbound of $100,000 successful North America.

The institution has had a beardown income twelvemonth truthful far, acknowledgment to immoderate heavy discounts, including 1 geared toward converting erstwhile Tesla owners. The institution makes the Polestar 2 electrical fastback, the Polestar 3 electrical SUV, and the Polestar 4 electrical SUV coupe. 

Tariffs are definite to instrumentality a toll connected the Geely-owned, Swedish-designed company’s future. Polestar manufactures successful the US and China, and plans to marque the Polestar 4 successful South Korea successful the 2nd fractional of 2025. It hasn’t said wherever the 5 volition beryllium built, truthful that volition beryllium 1 to watch.

But contempt these challenges, Polestar is charging ahead. First shown past outpouring as the O2 concept, the Polestar 6 will beryllium the brand’s adjacent flagship model, taking the signifier of a two-door sports car with a convertible roof. And erstwhile the 6 goes connected merchantability (presumably successful 2026), it volition usage the aforesaid architecture and powertrains arsenic the Polestar 5.