Polestar held its innaugural Polestar Day on Thursday in Los Angeles, California, the place the automaker made quite a lot of product bulletins and supplied a primary take a look at the 5 electrical sedan in manufacturing guise.

The 5 is the manufacturing model of 2020’s Principle idea automotive and is scheduled to make its formal debut in 2024. It can doubtless attain U.S. showrooms the next 12 months as a 2026 mannequin.

The Porsche Taycan rival was proven along with the 2024 Polestar 3 mid-size SUV and 2025 Polestar 4 compact crossover, plus an idea of the deliberate Polestar 6 roadster. Polestar’s not too long ago revealed Synergy supercar idea, a life-size mannequin of the main design of a current design competitors, was additionally on show.

The design of the 5 could be very near the Principle idea. There are variations, although. The 5 has misplaced the coach-style rear doorways of the idea in favor of typical doorways. It additionally options typical facet mirrors as an alternative of stalk-mounted cameras.

Polestar 5

The 5 stands out as Polestar’s first mannequin primarily based on an in-house developed platform. That platform is a bonded aluminum design that in accordance with Polestar boasts higher torsional rigidity than some two-door sports activities automobiles and even some supercars—which is vital contemplating Polestar sees itself as competitors for Porsche.

No new specs have been divulged, although Polestar has beforehand stated it targets a most of 884 hp from a dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain. Polestar has additionally beforehand confirmed an 800-volt electrical structure, which can allow high-speed charging. The automaker hasn’t stated what battery capability or vary to anticipate however stated throughout the Polestar Day occasion it was testing StoreDot battery cells in 5 prototypes. The cells promise to ship 100 miles of vary in 5 minutes of charging, utilizing a DC quick charger.

Polestar additionally introduced in June it plans to undertake Tesla’s propriety charging connector, often known as the North American Charging Customary (NACS). Polestar stated its automobiles delivered in North America will come customary with the NACS connector beginning in 2025, which means the 5 will doubtless have it.

Polestar 5 platform testing StoreDot batteries

Different bulletins made by Polestar throughout Thursday’s Polestar Day included plans to construct the 4 compact crossover in South Korea, in addition to China. The transfer will allow Polestar to ship 4s to the U.S. freed from tariffs, as a result of a free commerce settlement between the U.S. and South Korea.

Polestar additionally introduced it’s going to use Luminar lidar for automated driver-assist options, beginning with the 4 compact crossover which is earmarked to run a model of Mobileye’s Chauffeur eyes-off driver-assist characteristic when the characteristic is prepared.

Polestar additionally stated it’s exploring the possibillities of bidirectional charging, together with vehicle-to-grid expertise that has the potential to avoid wasting house owners cash. Polestar sister model Volvo can also be exploring the expertise and not too long ago established the brand new enterprise Volvo Automobiles Vitality to cater to the sector.