Polestar to Make European Debut at Geneva Motor Show 2019

The Polestar 1 is an Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600hp, 1000Nm of torque and with 150km of range in Pure mode.

Polestar 1 is an electric Car

Polestar, the new electric performance brand, will make its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2018 with the company's first car, the Polestar 1, seen in public for the first time. Polestar, formerly an inbuilt division for Volvo making performance variants, and now an independent automaker that will make performance electric cars based on Volvo design and chassis showcased its first ever car - the 'Polestar 1' a while back and we've told you all about it. The Polestar 1 will be an hybrid performance car that will be built in a new purpose built factory in China alongside two other cars.

The Polestar 1 is an electric performance hybrid GT with 600hp, 1000Nm of torque and a range of 150 km in Pure mode making it the longest electric-only driving range of any hybrid car in the world. The Polestar 1 had its global reveal in Shanghai in October 2017 and will start production in mid-2019.

"We are looking forward to exhibiting at the Geneva Motor Show and are excited to hear feedback and see the reactions from the public on our first car and our new brand," says Thomas Ingenlath, Chief Executive Officer at Polestar.

The Polestar 1 will be the halo offering of the Polestar brand and is a four-seater 2-door coupe that is essentially a coupe version of the Volvo S90. The car is underpinned by the Volvo SPA that also underpins the S90 sedan in its standard form but has been modified by up to 50 per cent to accommodate the high performance batteries and motor.

Polestar’s CEO, Thomas Ingenlath said, “We are looking forward to exhibiting at the Geneva Motor Show and are excited to hear feedback and see the reactions from the public on our first car and our new brand. Our stand in Geneva will be a powerful incarnation of what our brand embodies: uncompromised, pure and progressive design.”