Polestar 5 performance Grand Tourer officially revealed

Words by Mark Slack

Polestar, the increasing popular Swedish electric car brand has revealed its new Polestar 5 model, a four-door performance Grand Tourer. Created and designed  from the Precept concept car, first unveiled in 2020 the Polestar 5 is that future vision realised in production. As with other Polestar models there are some unusual features, such as a virtual rear window.

Developing the Precept concept car into production with minimal changes, the Polestar Design team has created a 5-metre long Grand Tourer sleek roofline. The Polestar 5 uses 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. 

Inside, the 4+1 seat electric performance GT the front seats have been designed in collaboration with Recaro and come finished in Charcoal MicroTech as standard or optional Bridge of Weir Nappa leather. 

Designed primarily as a four-seater the 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. 

Braking is courtesy of Brembo four-piston callipers up front, which are shared with Polestar 3, but in combination with the lightweight 400mm two-piece discs save 12kg over the system in its SUV sibling, improving un-sprung mass and handling. 

The Dual motor has sophisticated BWI passive dampers and internal rebound coil springs, while the Polestar 5 Performance uses BWI MagneRide adaptive damping. The dampers read the road up to 1,000 times per second and can react within three milliseconds thanks to magnetorheological fluid. 

Polestar 5 employs an in-house developed electric rear motor that contributes up to 450kW and 660Nm to the Polestar 5 Performance’s 650kW and 1,015Nm total power output. This allows the Polestar 5 Performance to accelerate from 0-60mph in just 3.1 seconds, while the 550kW Polestar 5 Dual motor takes just 3.8 seconds to complete the same test. Both versions are electronically limited to 155mph.  

Available to order now, Polestar 5 Dual motor Launch edition (550kW, 812Nm) is priced from €103,154/£89,500. The Polestar 5 Performance Launch edition (650kW, 1,015Nm) is available from €120,903/£104,900. 

Words by Mark Slack