Yahoo Autos 2024 Polestar 3 electric SUV is the young brand's mission statement
Polestar took a significant step towards becoming a mainstream luxury brand by unveiling the 3, an electric SUV positioned at the top of its range. The young company's first entry into the hotly-contested SUV segment blazes a path that future additions to the lineup will follow.
In many ways, the 3 represents Polestar's mission statement. Its first and second models — the aptly-named 1 and 2 — were Volvo offshoots; the 3 was designed for the brand from the get-go, though it's built on Volvo's new SPA2 platform. It's bigger than it might look in photos: it stretches 193 inches long, 64 inches tall and 83.5 inches wide including the door mirrors, and it weighs between 5,696 and 5,886 pounds depending on how it's configured. In comparison, the current-generation Volvo XC90 stretches 195 inches long, 70 inches tall and 84.3 inches wide, and it tips the scale between 4,387 and 5,145 pounds depending on the options and the powertrain selected.
Visually, the 3 inaugurates the design language that will permeate future Polestar models. Its front end wears a new version of the T-shaped LED daytime running lights seen on the 1 and the 2 and a bumper with a horizontal insert where you'd expect to find a grille. The roof line leans more towards style than utility, though it steers clear of four-door-coupe territory, and the rear end is dominated by a thin light bar.
Minimalism is the order of the day in the cabin. The driver faces a three-spoke steering wheel, a digital instrument cluster and a dashboard with horizontal trim pieces that augment the sense of width. Don't look for buttons on the dashboard or on the center console; every function is lumped into a 14.5-inch, portrait-oriented display programmed with the next evolution of the 2's Android-powered infotainment system.
