Important new features come to the more affordable Polestar 2. The electric saloon of the Swedish sports brand, already on sale in Spain, debuts important improvements taking advantage of the spring, with more power, more autonomy, also affecting the exterior and interior design section, which expand the choices of customers.
The Polestar 2 It is one of the best-selling electric models in its category in Europe. A very interesting model that has been become a reference and that, progressively, has been spreading throughout the main European countries, also including Spain where it has been for sale for a few weeks. Now, the firm has taken advantage of spring to offer an important package of new features in the most basic version.
This is the one for the front-wheel drive Polestar 2. The Gothenburg-based sports brand’s zero-emission sedan increases customer appeal with more customization options. Those of Polestar have expanded the catalog of paints for the bodywork, with new colors such as “Space Black” and “Jupiter Pink”, both metallic and with cost, while the only one without additives is «Magnesium Grey». The brand has also redesigned the design of the alloy wheels, keeping the standard 19-inch ones and in option the 20 inches.
The Polestar 2 FWD 2022, more elegant, technological and sporty
For the interior, the novelties come with a new Nappa leather upholstery in the color “Zinc”, in addition to incorporating a sun blind for panoramic roof glass, which until now was not available or as an option. In addition, the air conditioning system has been improved with a new filter and particulate sensoran equipment that is part of the “Plus” package, as well as a more efficient heat pump whose operating range has been extended from -7º to 25º C.
Equipped with an electric motor on the front axle, which yields a maximum power of 170 kW, equivalent to 231 CVand a battery housed between the axles with a net capacity of 64 kWh, this has been replaced by one that now offers 69 kWh. For many, an insignificant increase, but nothing is further from the truth, since the maximum autonomy estimated at 440 kilometers, now extends to no less than 474 kilometers, according to the WLTP cycle. And that’s not all, because it also brings with it an increase in charging power, going from 125 kW to 130kwwhich shortens the loading time.
For those more interested in benefits, the front-wheel drive Polestar 2 can also have the “Performance Pack” which is already available in other European countries. An update that is downloaded directly through the infotainment system and that allows to increase performance in a very generous way, taking maximum power to more than double: 350 kW -476 CV- and 680Nm. Some improvements that will reach the markets, starting next july.