The up to date 2024 Polestar 2 begins at $51,300 and is scheduled to start deliveries in August, the automaker introduced Tuesday.

That base worth, which features a necessary $1,400 vacation spot cost, is $1,500 greater than 2023’s beginning worth, however the brand new mannequin yr brings many adjustments and enhancements.

Polestar has been boosting its vary little by little, however this yr brings an particularly massive enchancment. The bottom single-motor rear-wheel drive model is predicted to get 320 miles from an enlarged 82-kwh battery pack, in comparison with an EPA-rated 270 miles for the 2023 mannequin.

2024 Polestar 2

Twin-motor all-wheel drive fashions, priced from $56,700 with vacation spot, get an estimated 276 miles with a 78-kwh pack, up from an EPA-rated 260 miles for 2023. The utmost DC fast-charging price for all-wheel drive fashions stays 155 kw, however will increase to 205 kw for single-motor fashions.

Single-motor variations additionally at the moment are rated at 299 hp—68 hp greater than earlier than—and 361 lb-ft of torque, permitting for a Polestar-estimated 0-60 mph time of 5.9 seconds. Twin-motor fashions produce 421 hp and 546 lb-ft, with 0-60 mph in an estimated 4.3 seconds.

Polestar additionally claims extra normal gear, together with blind spot monitoring, cross site visitors alert, park-assist sensors, a 360-degree digital camera system, and auto-dimming mirrors. The Pilot Pack can also be normal in all-wheel drive fashions, including adaptive cruise management and different driver aids.

2024 Polestar 2

The Polestar 2 is made in China, and thus would not qualify for a $7,500 federal EV tax credit score for purchases. However Polestar was one of many first automaker to notice overtly in a press launch that their car qualifies for the IRA Clear Automobile credit score on lease transactions—the EV tax credit score loophole, because it’s turn into identified.

It is intently associated to the Volvo XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge, which this yr additionally make a shift towards rear-wheel drive or a rear-wheel bias for all-wheel drive powertrains.

At the moment Polestar’s sole mannequin, the two can be joined by the Polestar 3 SUV subsequent yr. This bigger mannequin has been delayed by software program points, together with the associated Volvo EX90.