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Remember a few months back when Volvo"s rare-groove performance arm, Polestar, announced it wanted to reinvent itself as the electric performance car brand?Well, it"s not messing about. This is the Polestar 1 (note logical naming policy, Audi) and it"s not a concept, it"s the real thing a 592bhp, plug-in hybrid, BMW M4-sized 2+2 coupe that you"ll be able to own from mid-2019.But wait, there"s more. While this car is a stop-gap between petrol and electric technology, Polestar has confirmed all subsequent models will feature pure electric drivetrains.These include Polestar 2 a saloon in late 2019 that "will join the competition around the Tesla Model 3" and Polestar 3, which is a larger SUV EV "sitting between Polestar 1 and Polestar 2 in terms of volume and pricing".Back to Polestar 1, the "halo" car of the group. Unlike most plug-in hybrids with their measly 31-mile (50km) EV-only range, it will travel a full 93-miles (150km) on a single charge. Enough for a proper-sized commute without troubling the 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine.Ask that to join in and you have 591bhp, 728lb ft of torque and four-wheel drive at your disposal. No performance or kerb weight figures yet, but we suspect 0-62mph in something beginning with a 3A pair of electric motors on the rear axle produce a total of 215bhp and are separated by a planetary gear set. Which means rear wheel drive when you"re in pure-EV mode, and proper torque vectoring when you"re on it.
Date written: 13 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9579
Remember a few months back when Volvo"s rare-groove performance arm, Polestar, announced it wanted to reinvent itself as the electric performance car brand?Well, it"s not messing about. This is the Polestar 1 (note logical naming policy, Audi) and it"s not a concept, it"s the real thing a 592bhp, plug-in hybrid, BMW M4-sized 2+2 coupe that you"ll be able to own from mid-2019.But wait, there"s more. While this car is a stop-gap between petrol and electric technology, Polestar has confirmed all subsequent models will feature pure electric drivetrains.These include Polestar 2 a saloon in late 2019 that "will join the competition around the Tesla Model 3" and Polestar 3, which is a larger SUV EV "sitting between Polestar 1 and Polestar 2 in terms of volume and pricing".Back to Polestar 1, the "halo" car of the group. Unlike most plug-in hybrids with their measly 31-mile (50km) EV-only range, it will travel a full 93-miles (150km) on a single charge. Enough for a proper-sized commute without troubling the 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine.Ask that to join in and you have 591bhp, 728lb ft of torque and four-wheel drive at your disposal. No performance or kerb weight figures yet, but we suspect 0-62mph in something beginning with a 3A pair of electric motors on the rear axle produce a total of 215bhp and are separated by a planetary gear set. Which means rear wheel drive when you"re in pure-EV mode, and proper torque vectoring when you"re on it.
Date written: 13 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9579
