The Polestar is the first car produced by this advanced Volvo division. Recently, the two companies were still under the same roof, but at Volvo they decided to establish the Polestar brand and under its name manufacture their most powerful "Swedes". The Polestar 1 Coupe is the long-awaited hybrid sports car, which hides as much as 600 horsepower under the hood.
Polestar 1 Coupe has a seductive and clean line that works particularly well right in polar cold white color. White or pure color also best illustrates his hybrid drive and the clean, Swedish lines of the car. Polestar 1 has a drive installed Electric Performance Hybrid. They make this up two electric motors in rear wheels and 2-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine. In fully electric mode, the Polestar 1 Coupe offers 218 horsepower and up to 150 kilometers range. With the full participation of all engines, the total power is just 600 horsepower and a whopping 1000 Nm of torque.
The body of the Polestar 1 Coupe is made entirely of carbon fiber, which ensures a significant reduction in weight and 45 % greater torsional strength. Unfortunately, the performance figures have not yet been revealed, but judging by the most powerful version of the Volvo S90 with the T8 engine, the Polestar 1 will be much faster than it. Volvo S90 T8 needs from 0 to 100 km/h 5.2 seconds and reaches terminal velocity at 250 km/h. Compared to it, the Polestar 1 Coupe has as much as 200 more horsepower and 360 Nm more torque. According to these comparative data, we can really expect an aggressive beast from Polestar.
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Production of the Polstar 1 Coupe begins in the middle of 2019 with limited 500 series copies annually. Before that, Volvo has to complete the factory in Chengdu, China, in which it will invest 640 million euros. Later in 2019, the Polestar 1 will be joined by another Polestar 2, which will be a fully electric car and the most direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3.
Image gallery: Polestar 1 Coupe
More information:
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