Is this the new Polestar 2?
A little over a week ago, Polestar held a Strategy Update where they talked about their plans for the coming years. In that meeting they announced four new cars in the next three years: Polestar 5 halo car, a Polestar 4 wagon, the Polestar 7 small SUV and an updated Polestar 2 that is expected in 2027.
The new Polestar 2 is what interested me the most and 2027 is only a year away. Exciting! In the Strategy Update, Polestar only showed a sneak peak that indicates this new Polestar 2 will have the new signature Polestar split “blade” headlights instead of the previous “Thor’s hammer” headlight (which are really more of a Volvo thing at this point).
There have been lots of articles being posted since then that speculated what this all meant.
Today, Auto Express, a UK automotive site related to Carwow, posted an article called “New Polestar 2 to lose SUV looks and embrace its sporty saloon side“.
For us Yanks, a saloon is a sedan.
The most interesting thing about the article is an “exclusive image” of this new Polestar 2. This is a small thumbnail, go visit Auto Express to see the full image.
To be clear, this is not a spy photo or anything real. It is simply an AI photo of what Auto Express thinks the new Polestar 2 might look like.
To me it looks like the front end of a Polestar 4 glommed onto an existing Polestar 2, with some fancy wheels. I think it looks nice enough, but it’s just an AI guess so don’t get too attached to it.
Many outstanding questions about the new Polestar 2 remain and likely won’t be answered until next year.
Will it still be a hatchback/liftback?
Will it remain the same size or get longer?
Will it have a vertical or horizontal infotainment screen?
Will it be available in the US and Canada?
There is one rumor that the car could be up to 30cm longer (that’s about a foot), which would not thrill me. I like the relatively compact size of the current Polestar 2 and don’t want a car that is as long as an Ioniq 6 or BMW i4.
Otherwise, no one really knows anything about the new Polestar 2 and won’t for some time. I’m just happy to know a new one is on the way and am keeping my fingers crossed that it can make it over to the US.
In the meantime, it would be great if Polestar could improve their service situation in the US. During the Strategy Update, CEO Michael Lohscheller hyped up Polestar’s great service, with 1200 service points, but that is definitely a European thing. The service situation in the US is rather dire where there are only about 30 service points.
If you’re curious, you can watch the full Strategy Update below. It’s about 30 minutes.
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