Polestar Precept given production green light; will be named Polestar 5
The Polestar 5 is
Just look at it. The high waistline, that menacingly raked roofline. The Polestar 5 is one handsome beast. Derived from the Precept concept car in 2020, it’s pleasing to see not a huge amount has changed on the exterior of the vehicle from Polestar’s original concept.
The Precept was created to highlight the automaker’s broad and bold vision; one of sustainability including recycled materials for vehicle components as well as carbo n neutral vehicle production, of impressive performance and advanced safety, and of cutting edge in-vehicle technology. Such was the public response to this car that Polestar decided to green-light its production.
Polestar has revealed a little bit more about the Precept, in its multi-part online documentary series From Concept to Car. According to Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO, “With the Precept documentary series we are intentionally doing something car companies usually don’t – going behind the scenes with transparency as we turn this stunning concept car into production reality. It makes me very proud to see how much of the concept car’s design is making it into the Polestar 5 – a great achievement by our designers and engineers alike,”
Exterior design cues from the Polestar 5 are also expected to tease the production version of the first full-size SUV from the brand, the Polestar 3. Not much is known about this car at the moment, except that it is scheduled to be revealed in 2022, and will run Polestar/Volvo’s dual motor AWD battery electric drivetrain.
The Polestar 3 will be a very important car for the brand, and will be manufactured in the United States - at least for the North American market - to go head to head with other luxury and internal combustion engined SUVs from the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Cadillac and Porsche.
The Polestar 5 is expected to be unveiled in late 2023, ahead of Northern Hemisphere customer deliveries in 2024.
Polestar’s Precept is the inspiration for the Polestar 5.
The Precept’s interior features many sustainable and recycled materials, but expect more conventional appointments in the finished production version.