Don’t fear if you happen to thought the Polestar 2’s efficiency was someway tepid. Polestar has introduced a manufacturing model of the performance-tuned “Beast” EV it confirmed on the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Polestar 2 BST version 270 now produces 476HP from its twin motors (up from 408HP), and you will additionally see modifications like a lowered trip peak, stiffer springs, adjustable Öhlins dampers, a entrance strut bar and Polestar 1-influenced 21-inch wheels with customized Pirelli P Zero tires. This is a Polestar EV you possibly can take to the monitor, to place it merely.
The BST version 270 is not fairly as succesful because the Beast. You’ll must make do with the same old four-piston Brembo brakes as a substitute of the six-piston Akebonos from final yr’s one-off mannequin. Even so, the improved driving dynamics and 4.4-second dash to 62MPH ought to make it a viable various to rivals like Tesla’s Model 3 Performance.
This variant shall be very troublesome to get. As the title implies, Polestar is making simply 270 examples to promote throughout China, Europe and North America. You’ll must register simply to be invited to purchase one; if chosen, you will pay $75,500. Production is poised to start out in the course of the yr, with deliveries beginning within the fourth quarter.
The debut of this restricted model is smart. Polestar was initially Volvo’s badge for high-performance fashions, and it spun out from Volvo (and Volvo’s dad or mum Geely) with a give attention to pace. In that regard, the BST version 270 is a reminder of the model’s roots, and a touch that tasks just like the Polestar 3 SUV and O2 convertible idea are simply extensions of that go-fast technique.