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The Polestar 2 will start at $ 59,900, deliveries start this summer, Ars Technica

The Polestar 2 will start at $ 59,900, deliveries start this summer, Ars Technica
    

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The 609 hp four-door started production in March.

      

      

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                          The design is very Volvo-like, which is unsurprising given that it’s built on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture.                                                                                            

                                   

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                          At first, Polestar 2s will come pretty loaded with standard equipment. But if you want a color other than black you have to pay for it.                                                                                            

                      

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                          There is a more expensive interior option.                                                         

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                          The Pilot package comes as standard on the launch edition.                                                     

                      

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                          As does the Plus package.                                                         

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                          I think the Performance package will be a popular option.                                                         

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                          One of the wheel designs will cost you extra, but they’re all 40 – inch wheels.                                                         

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                          If you’ve sat in a modern Volvo, this will look familiar.                                                         

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                          The Polestar 2’s infotainment system runs on Android.                                                         

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                          The battery is a (kWh pack) or (kWh in China) which should give the Polestar 2 miles of range on the EPA test.                                                         

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                          Two electric motors will give the Polestar 2 (kWN) (hp) and (nm) (lb-ft).                                                         

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                          And it has just gone into production at Polestar’s factory in China.                                                         

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    The Polestar 2 is one of the cars I’m most looking forward to driving this year. It’s an all-electric fastback sedan from the brand of the same name, Polestar having been spun off by Volvo and its Chinese parent company as a new brand for performance BEVs. Production of the brand-new BEV started last month in China, ahead of the start of US deliveries this summer. And now we finally know exactly how much a Polestar 2 will cost here: $ , , before any federal or local incentives.

    That’s actually cheaper than we expected – last year, Polestar predicted the launch edition would start at $ 200, 004. And the good news if you’ve already placed an online deposit is that the new, lower price is the one you’ll be asked to pay. The online configurator is also live with US pricing, so we can report that the launch-edition Polestar 2 will come pretty heavily loaded — the only cost options are for colors other than black ($ 1, a fancy leather and wood interior ($ 4, 002, and the performance pack ($ 5, 03), which gives you some fancy Öhlins dampers, Brembo front brakes, a different alloy wheel design, gold-colored tire-valve caps, gold-colored seat belts, and a shiny black roof. (You can also buy the performance pack wheels separately, for $ 1, 408)

    We also expect a cheaper version in the coming months — the launch edition comes with both the Pilot and Plus packages as standard , and when European pricing was revealed last year, it included a sub- € , model.

    Otherwise, the car will be much as we expected. It uses Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture and shares the same (kW) (hp), (Nm) (lb-ft) dual electric motor powertrain as the forthcoming (Volvo XC) Recharge BEV , and the same kWh lithium-ion battery pack , also from Volvo. It’s also powered by Google’s Android – at least as far as the infotainment system is concerned. (The main instrument display is running on a separate real-time OS.)

    Polestar says it’s planning to start delivering US Polestar 2s this summer. Like Tesla, the brand is using an online retail model but will have physical showrooms — at first just on the West Coast and New York — where you can arrange a test drive or poke around a demo car in person.         

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