First pics of production-spec Polestar 5: four-door EV features 'extreme fast charging'

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Polestar has shown a production-spec version of its 5 four-door at its massive Polestar Day event in Los Angeles.

The undisguised car sat among Polestar’s entire rung of current and future production cars at the brand’s own event, where it announced a treasure trove of updates on its plans for the future. Chief among which was this completely uncamo’d version of the Polestar 5 (pictured below alongside the 6 convertible).

At the Polestar Day event, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath announced that the Polestar 5 would benefit from a new battery pack from StoreDot, which is capable of extreme fast charging.

Storedot is a battery company that’s been hard at work developing the latest in battery chemistries, including solid state cells in the future. The battery pack under the floor of the Polestar 5 feature’s StoreDot’s pouch cell design, and claims that the battery pack can give 100 miles of range in just five minutes. ‘StoreDot is making huge strides forward in the development of their extreme fast charging technology,’ says Ingenlath. ‘Combined with our upcoming top-of-the-line electric powertrain, it can revolutionise the ownership experience for EV owners.’

This comes around six months after Polestar slung 5 prototypes up the hill at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

‘We love showing our latest prototypes to the public at Goodwood. With production now starting in the first quarter of 2024, it’s time for Polestar 3 to take its first-ever run up the famous Hill,’ said Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO during the Festival. ‘The SUV for the electric age looks fantastic and will be an exceptional car to own. The latest Polestar 5 verification prototype is here, too. Developed in the UK, Goodwood is like home turf for our electric 4-door GT.’

With new models launching annually, by 2024 the Polestar electric car range will look something like this:

The Polestar 5, due in showrooms later in 2024, closely follows the template set by the Precept concept car of 2020. It’s a four-door GT grand tourer, although the final production bodywork remains hidden under the cladding of the