Tuesday 14th June 2022

All-new Polestar 5 lined up for Goodwood debut

Production version of the Precept concept will feature alongside new Polestar 2 BST edition 270

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Silent it may very well be, but the Polestar Precept concept cut through the noise at last year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed with its sharp design and sleek silhouette. Now the EV maker has announced that it will go one better and show the forthcoming production version, called the Polestar 5, at this year’s event. 

Granted, the car is still in its development disguise to hide some of the finer details of its design, but there are a few changes from the concept car that the wrap hasn’t obscured. For instance, the concept’s Rolls-Royce-style suicide doors look as though they’ll be replaced by conventional rear hinges, and Polestar appears to have switched out the wing cameras for regular door mirrors (though they could be added as optional extras). We won’t be able to spot the finer details until the wrap comes off - which isn’t expected to happen at Goodwood - but for now it seems the Polestar 5 has stayed true to the concept’s striking design. 

Technical details are predictably scarce, but the manufacturer says the 5 uses a bespoke, lightweight bonded aluminium chassis that’s both easy to produce and is better for the environment. It comes with performance benefits, too, with Polestar claiming that the new platform will offer greater torsional rigidity than a “traditional two-seat sports or supercar.” Which is impressive. 

Polestar boss Thomas Ingenlath says the Festival of Speed is the ideal place to show off its four-door coupe in “an enthusiast environment”, suggesting the EV could pack quite a punch. He added: “Our UK R&D team is doing an amazing job developing the car, and we are proud to be able to highlight their hard work at this early stage.”

Expect some more details to emerge next week - but even without them we have high hopes for Polestar’s design-led flagship. Especially as the firm continues to head in the right direction elsewhere in the range. Having treated us to a preview of its 476hp development car last year - dubbed ‘the beast’ - Polestar has since announced that a car very much like it will make it to production as the Polestar 2 BST edition 270. 

The new model packs the same twin-motor setup, and will apparently manage 0-60mph in just 4.2 seconds. You get adjustable Ohlins dampers that are bespoke to the BST, as well as upgraded Brembo brakes, Pirelli P Zero tyres and an aluminium strut bar. No pricing has been confirmed yet, but if you like what you see at FOS - where it will be showcased alongside the Polestar 5 - you can already pre-register your interest.

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[sidesauce]

Front end looking like an 80s throwback. In a good way...

[Dimebars]

Where is the Polestar 3 and 4?

[Superflow]

Looks good from front back not so much.

[anonymous-user]

Dimebars said:

Where is the Polestar 3 and 4?

The 3 is being launched (and made available to order) in October – https://www.polestar.com/uk/polestar-3/

[ChrisCh86]

Looks expensive.

Good to see something that's not an SUV though!

[Silvanus]

I do like the look at that

[nismo48]

Me too

Silvanus said:

I do like the look at that

[BeillyNoy]

The 5 looks a lot like a Tesla.
Just sayin’.

[Demonix]

Quite like the look of the Polestar 1 - just not the £139000 price, the 2 and 3 are Meh and the 5 is impressive on the stats but a bit average visually but least it's not yet another E-SUV....

[Robertb]

The Polestar 1 was the best looking. The others all look a bit odd toward the rear… a bit too like a coupe -SUV for my liking.

With all theses EVs being launched at Goodwood it promises to be riveting. It will soon be renamed the Goodwood Festival of Silence.

[JAMSXR]

For a boring EV it looks great, I would like one to utility me about. Very niiiiice.

[Wab1974uk]

That reminds me. I really must look for a new Fridge Freezer

[sxmwht]

Looks really fking good to my eyes. If it was out now, I'd be buying one

[pycraft]

"Polestar has since announced that a car very much like it will make it to production as the Polestar 2 BST edition 270."

Missed a trick, not launching that on the last weekend in March.

[SgHawk]

ChrisCh86 said:

Looks expensive.

Good to see something that's not an SUV though!

They've already ticked that box. The 3 is coming later this year

https://www.polestar.com/uk/polestar-3/

Honestly, I quite like it. Don't need an SUV so won't be in the market but it's a decent looking brick.

[Jim the Sunderer]

Probably can't fit a Filofax in the panel gaps like a Tesla.

I quite like these for being contrary.

[dukeboy749r]

BeillyNoy said:

The 5 looks a lot like a Tesla.
Just sayin’.

No one else is brave enough.

Too bland to be distinctive. Seems to suit this size of EV

[frenchie TVR]

without reading the test I though, looks like a new Alpine, a 4 seater Alpine...

[anonymous-user]

I know they’d be a royal pain, but I wish they’d kept the suicide doors.

[Global Nomad]

so sounds like Geely is getting all its parts to work together nicely....bonded aluminium and UK R&D suggests a lot of Lotus input...