The Polestar 3 is here for 2025. It’s the brand’s first two-row crossover SUV. And it’s beautiful. Clean lines form the body, which tightly wrap around the chassis. Narrow, sinister looking headlights hang out on either side of a front wing incorporated to the top of the front fascia, with the Polestar logo mounted on top. You see a subtle front and less subtle rear fender flares baked into the body in profile, which make space for as large as 22-inch wheels. It’s hard to find something sharper without spending Lamborghini money.
This Launch Edition includes a 111-kWh battery and two-electric-motors, one for each axle. Each motor delivers equal power. Together you get 483 horsepower and 620 lb.-ft of torque to play with. It’s not slow. And it’s not the fastest version of the Polestar 3, the dual-motor performance pack raises those figures to 510 horsepower and 671 lb.-ft of torque. The 400 volt system will take a half-hour on a fast charger to charge from 10-80 percent. You need 11 hours to fully charge a depleted battery on a 220-volt charger.
This Polestar 3 Launch Edition starts at $80,300. For the money, you get a slick, modern, and comfortable interior. It includes a nine-inch digital instrument cluster, and a 14.5-inch center display that runs Android Automotive OS. Unfortunately, Polestar aggressively removed buttons from the interior. Many controls rely on the touchscreen and a few seemingly basic things lie two or three layers deep in the system. Fortunately, you get three-zone climate control, heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, and a heated steering wheel. It’s truly beautiful inside and out.
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