- Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller says that the Polestar 2 will get a direct car-shaped successor, made in Europe.
- Lohscheller says it and its SUV sister, the Polestar 7, are years away.
- Each it and the Polestar 7 will use the identical ground-up EV-only platform.
Final week, Polestar elaborated on it plans to diversify its all-electric lineup of automobiles. The Polestar 5 super-sedan is due out this 12 months, following the lately launched Polestar 3 crossover and upcoming Polestar 4 coupe-crossover. However one other all-new mannequin is coming quickly too: a small, made-in-Europe SUV known as the Polestar 7 that was as soon as tipped to exchange the Polestar 2 as the most cost effective providing within the lineup.
Properly, here is some excellent news for followers of the Polestar 2. The Polestar 7 gained’t really change that sedan. As a substitute, the Polestar 2 is anticipated to get its personal direct successor, someday earlier than 2030.
Final 12 months, former Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath advised media retailers together with the UK’s Autocar that the Polestar 7 could be the de-facto substitute for the Polestar 2. In spite of everything, whereas the Polestar 2 helped put the model on the map and has a loyal following right now, a crossover will inevitably promote greater than a sedan can—and Polestar wants to maneuver some steel.
However now, based on the newest reporting from Autocar, Polestar’s new CEO Michael Lohscheller is singing a special tune. He advised the outlet that the model’s core lineup would proceed as-is: This implies the three, 4, 5 and 6 will go on as their respective SUV, coupe SUV, four-door coupe and two-door sports activities automobile designations.
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He additionally stated that the two will proceed because the entry-level hatchback mannequin, whereas the 7 is available in as a mannequin described as “mid-sized.”
Nonetheless, Lohscheller stated that the two and seven will use the identical platform, and each be made on the identical line at a brand new plant in Europe. We nonetheless don’t know what both mannequin will appear to be, or when both mannequin will come to market precisely. Lohscheller says that each automobiles have “years to go,” with the Polestar 2’s substitute even additional behind its SUV sibling.
In a world the place every thing is an SUV, this can be a nice shock to see Polestar’s dedication to sedans and hatchbacks. Nonetheless, I do query if this mannequin’s substitute is coming quickly sufficient.
The Polestar 2 has executed so much to ascertain the model globally; Lohscheller says that it’s his favourite mannequin and represents the model at its finest. However proper now, it is made in China, which implies it is getting hammered with excessive tariffs that destroy the mannequin’s profitability. It’s unclear if the automobile will proceed to be bought within the U.S. after 2025. This would depart an enormous hole for a (considerably) reasonably priced automobile in Polestar’s lineup.
Apparently, Lohscheller did say that the Polestar 7 SUV could be mid-sized. Sadly, that doubtless tells us that it gained’t be a Polestar model of the Zeekr X or Volvo EX30. Maybe Polestar will do up a Zeekr 7X as a substitute?
We’ll simply have to seek out out when it goes on roads by 2027.
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