Polestar, the Swedish electric car brand, with Chinese manufacture, officially revealed the Polestar 5 four-door performance Grand Tourer. Polestar 5 employs an in-house developed electric rear motor that contributes up to 450 kW and 660 Nm to the Polestar 5 Performance’s 650 kW and 1,015 Nm total power output. The car will be available to buy in 2026.
This allows the Polestar 5 Performance to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds, while the 550 kW Polestar 5 Dual motor takes just 3.9 seconds to complete the same test. Both versions are electronically limited to 250 km/h.
For increased efficiency the rear motor of the Polestar 5 can disconnect, and the Polestar 5 Dual motor can achieve up to 670 km (WLTP) on a single charge while the Polestar 5 Performance can drive for up to 565 km (WLTP).
The Polestar Design team has created a bold, 5-metre long Grand Tourer with modern, minimalist surfacing free of unnecessary embellishment. Aviation was a primary inspiration, evidenced by taut surfacing stretched over an aerodynamic wing-like profile with Kamm-style tail.
The low nose, featuring the SmartZone first seen on Precept, is flanked by Polestar’s signature dual blade headlights complete with Pixel LED technology as standard. The relationship between wheel and bonnet line is especially close, a feat made possible by the car’s platform and unique to segment front suspension design. Gloss black or Shade cladding along the lower section of the doors reduces the visual height of the 142 cm tall car while the glasshouse matches the wing-like profile and sleek roofline.
This shape has been made possible without compromising rear seat space by moving the rear header structure backwards behind rear seat occupants’ heads and employing the digital rear view mirror and virtual rear window as on Polestar 4. Polestar 5 also features the largest panoramic glass roof of any Polestar so far – at just over 2-metres long and 1.25-metres wide – ensuring second-row occupants appreciate a truly light-filled and spacious feeling.
At the rear, the Polestar 5 uses a specially designed aero-efficient lightbar with rear vent detail and integrated rear diffuser to improve airflow. With its flush frameless glass and retractable door handles the resulting Cd is just 0.24 for the Polestar 5 Dual motor.
Polestar 5 is available in six colour choices, including two matte paint options – Storm, a strong, purposeful dark grey and Magnesium, a lighter silver-like finish.
Inside, the 4+1 seat electric performance GT is created with equal focus for driver and passengers. Front seats designed in collaboration with Recaro mix an especially low hip-point with supportive bolstering and typical Swedish comfort. They come finished in Charcoal MicroTech as standard or optional Bridge of Weir Nappa leather in Charcoal or Zinc. This animal welfare secured, chrome free, natural by-product of the food industry also adds ventilation and massage to the standard heating and electrical adjustment.
Designed primarily as a four-seater, with the central armrest in its lower position, rear seat passengers can control the four-zone climate system, seat heating, ventilation, and massage functions. These rear seats follow the same form design as the Recaro fronts and can be individually reclined for comfort. Raising the armrest creates a fifth seating position, the staggered configuration offering greater shoulder space, and turns the performance GT into a practical five-seater.
Polestar 5 continues to use recycled materials seen on other Polestar vehicles, including Econyl, a recycled material made from fishing nets and other waste materials, for the carpets, recycled PET for the headlining, and a knitted second deco wrapping round the upper section of the doors.
The driving position of the Polestar 5 is deliberately reclined with low-slung seats and upright angled steering wheel brought close to the driver. A 9-inch driver display is mounted directly to the electrically adjustable steering column. Finally, the 9.5-inch head-up display completes the driver focused information displays found in Polestar 5.
