Polestar 5 Reviews

At the recent Australian launch of the Polestar 3, CarsGuide spoke to Scott Maynard for one of his first media engagements as the head of Polestar Australia to see what the present and the near future looks like for the Swedish brand.

From next year, starting at $118,420 before on-road costs, the Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor will join the existing Long Range Dual Motor and will boast the longest driving range of the model’s line-up.

On paper and after having reviewed well overseas, signs are good for the new Polestar 3: plenty of power, stacks of features and a properly premium look. It's finally here in Australia, so we're going to find out just how well it handles conditions here in Australia.

The Polestar 2 has been given a stack of new standard equipment and a price cut. For 2025, all Polestar 2 variants will be priced well below the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) threshold, starting at $62,400 (before on-road costs) for the entry-level single motor standard range variant, and rising to $80,830 for the top-spec long range dual-motor with Performance Pack.

Geely already operates at a large scale in Australia, but currently hides behind a diverse array of brands.

Can you hear what’s coming over the horizon? Probably not, because it’s a swathe of near-silent Electric Vehicles (EVs), set to supersede the bog-standard gas-guzzling Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) car within the next decade or two. 

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Polestar’s radical new concept gives a glimpse at the electric car brand’s future.The Chinese-owned car maker has debuted its Concept BST electric car at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK today.BST is a throw back to the brand’s experimental Polestar 2 from the 2020 Goodwood Festival of Speed nicknamed “The Beast”.That vehicle was a reworked version of the 2 designed to push the envelope of its electric performance.This time “The Beast” is a head-turning concept, which twists the dial all the way up and brings a motorsport flavour to the EV brand.It features bespoke bodywork with flared wheel arches, a wide track and giant 22-inch alloy wheels give it a stout muscular stance.There are plenty of aerodynamic features with a vented front bonnet, front splitter and a massive rear wing.Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said the Concept BST was designed to push the boundaries of performance for Polestar.“This car is a demonstration of how far we can push our performance brand - Polestar turned up to 11 if you will - and a demonstration of how we could apply the BST formula to our line up in the future,” said Ingenlath.Polestar has also debuted the 6 Concept, a sharp looking electric roadster concept.The Polestar 6 is built on the same platform as the Polestar 5, a future swoopy electric sedan due in 2027, and will sit atop the brand’s global line-up.The Polestar 5 and 6 could be in line for a game-changing new battery, too.Polestar has previously shown off groundbreaking battery technology in a 5 prototype.In a world first demonstration, a Polestar 5 prototype vehicle fitted with a new battery design from Israeli company Storedot,  and was able to recharge from 10 to 80 per cent in 10 minutes, or the equivalent of 320km of driving range.Ingenlath said the company needed to take the next step to address one of the biggest barriers to electric car ownership.“With this new technology, on longer journeys when drivers do stop they’ll be able to spend less time charging and be back on the road faster than before. In fact, that stop time will be more akin to what they experience with a petrol car today.”

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Volvo's EV sister brand, Polestar, has released its most important model to date in the Polestar 4. Aimed at the Tesla Model Y, the Chinese-built mid-sized SUV/crossover blends striking design with an exceptionally roomy cabin and advanced driver-assist safety tech. Whether in single-motor rear-drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive, Polestar has priced and positioned the 4 to stand out and succeed.