Yahoo Autos Polestar 5 is ready for its debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Polestar may have started life as Volvo’s motorsport arm, but the company has evolved into a unique, interesting electric vehicle maker. The Polestar 1 and Polestar 2, sold in the United States, are gorgeous vehicles, and the Polestar 3 isn’t far off. The automaker is readying its fifth vehicle, the Polestar 5, for a debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The sleek four-door GT will show off its massively powerful electric powertrain during the hillclimb at the event.
The car gets a new electric powertrain that includes a rear electric motor with 800-volt architecture and a powerful front motor. Polestar says it’s targeting 884 horsepower and around 664 pound-feet of torque with the setup, so acceleration should be brisk.
Jörg Brandscheid, Polestar CTO and R&D Head, said that the system “will set a new brand benchmark in our high-performing cars. Combining strong electric motor engineering ability with advances in lightweight platform technology is leading to truly stunning driver’s cars.” Polestar’s UK R&D team developed a unique bonded aluminum chassis to work with the new platform, and Polestar says the package delivers a high level of rigidity along with the light weight.
