Polestar 2 is Polestar’s first fully electric, volume model. Revealed in February 2019, Polestar 2 is a premium electric performance fastback that brings a Swedish premium electric alternative to the compact electric segment.

Launching in Polestar’s original launch markets in mid-2020 with two electric motors and high specification, Polestar 2 brought the desirability and performance tonality first exhibited by the Polestar 1 to a wider audience. Since launch, Polestar 2 has expended to include single-motor versions with varying battery capacities, and it receives regular over-the-air updates to introduce new features and optimise existing functionality. In 2023, Polestar 2 received a number of key upgrades including larger batteries, more powerful motors, rear-wheel drive for the single-motor versions and a lightly updated front end which features the Polestar SmartZone, which debuted on Polestar 3.

Polestar 2 is a driver’s car as standard, with as much as 335 kW (455 hp) and 546 lb-ft of torque in Long range Dual motor guise with the optional Performance Pack. Honed dynamics developed by the same engineers behind the Polestar 1 ensure that the driving experience is enjoyable and engaging, no matter the derivative. The optional Performance Pack allows more enthusiastic drivers to enjoy a heightened experience with more power and torque, manually adjustable Öhlins Dual Flow Valve dampers, 4-piston Brembo brakes, forged alloy wheels and, naturally, Polestar’s signature gold detailing inside and out.

Polestar 2 was the first car in the world to feature an infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS, with Google built-in. Developed in collaboration with Google, the Android system revolutionises the way car infotainment systems can be integrated, and with Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store integrated, owners can benefit from the best voice and navigation systems in the world. The user interface is bespoke to Polestar 2, developed in-house and to exacting brand standards. With an open developer portal that features an Android Automotive OS emulator, Polestar also provides app developers the ability to develop apps that have the potential to be used in the car – the fruits of which have already seen new apps released for Polestar 2 in extremely short timeframes compared to the traditional car industry’s need to develop apps for unique operating systems.

With a vegan interior as standard that particularly addresses plasticisers, and a number of structural and battery-related carbon reduction optimisations rolled out since launch, Polestar also makes strong sustainability statements with Polestar 2. It was with Polestar 2 that Polestar released its first Life Cycle Assessment report in 2020, with full methodology and transparency, and with a call to the industry at large for a uniformly open and transparent way of disclosing the carbon footprint of electric vehicles from all manufacturers. In early 2021, Polestar took this transparency a step further by integrating a Product Sustainability Declaration into its retail Spaces and on its website, and will continue to disclose such information going forward.

Polestar 2 is produced in a shared production facility in Taizhou, China, for the local market and exported to markets in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.