Polestar teases new coupe, to debut on October 17

Polestar teases new coupe, to debut on October 17

Polestar, after separating from Volvo last month, has published a set of teaser pictures on its Instagram account, hinting at the possibility of a new high-performance two-door coupe. There’s a date – October 17, 2017 – to go with it, and it’s rumoured to be an all-electric model that lines up with the company’s interest to take on EV giants Tesla Motors and BMW’s i division.

When the puzzle pieces are arranged (done by Swedespeed forumers), the car seems to bear strong resemblance to the Volvo Concept Coupe, which later went on to shape the S90 and V90. If so, it’s also possible that the car may be built on Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture. The Concept Coupe had a 395 hp and 600 Nm plug-in hybrid powertrain.

Polestar teases new coupe, to debut on October 17

The rear end of the Polestar vehicle draws inspiration from the Volvo Concept Coupe

It’s unclear right now whether the Polestar debutant will be a concept or an actual production model. There’s absolutely no details with regards to its mechanicals as yet, but they may very well receive chassis tuning input from Lotus, following Geely’s (Volvo’s parent company) acquisition of the British sports car brand.

What do you think of this – is the world ready for a high performance Polestar-branded (not Volvo) sports coupe?


GALLERY: Volvo Concept Coupe

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An ardent believer that fun cars need not be fast and fast cars may not always be fun. Matt advocates the purity and simplicity of manually swapping cogs while coping in silence of its impending doom. Matt's not hot. Never hot.

 

Comments

  • 12yrsold on Oct 06, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    WOW, Polestar is telling AMG, BMW’M’ division & Audi RS to take notice bcos this is not a normal teaser. IT is a serious Warning. Think of it as a Volvo in disguise in wolves(Polestar) clothing.

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  • tokmoh. on Oct 06, 2017 at 2:01 pm

    Polestar > all

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    • Heely Tan on Oct 06, 2017 at 5:11 pm

      Another > all on low RV model.

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 28
      • Audi Fans on Oct 07, 2017 at 2:07 am

        Same goes for MERC , BMW ,AUDI, VW >>> all these also low RV too even selling slightly higher volume!!

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        • Colvok fans on Oct 07, 2017 at 3:15 pm

          Please compare volvo with Saab, Alfa and Infiniti

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          • Moron Terminator on Oct 10, 2017 at 3:03 am

            Absolutely Volvo quality and safety wise is much higher than Alfa and Infiniti.

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  • Sgt Scoop on Oct 06, 2017 at 2:37 pm

    Wow, what a fantastic looking car.

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  • Lotus Volvo Geely > all

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    • Ruby Marathon on Oct 06, 2017 at 5:12 pm

      Same proton category. Perdana better

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 4 Thumb down 30
      • Red Baron on Oct 07, 2017 at 5:46 pm

        OMG ! such a stupid and ridiculous statement can just come out from a primitive and cave mentality person thought.

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  • azrai on Oct 06, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    Next Proton R3.

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  • targa on Oct 06, 2017 at 2:57 pm

    Wow… C70? Bring back The Saint!

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  • Hnnghhh bring it

    Tired of AMG M and rs already..

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  • ayoyo on Oct 06, 2017 at 5:34 pm

    please dont relate anything to proton. this insulted the car designer. what is nice design~

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  • Daniel Fleming on Oct 06, 2017 at 7:47 pm

    Tesla $300+/share never has made a profit, Geely/Volvo/Polestar/Lotus growing in products, performance, and yes profits $3/share this is a no-brainer. Watch out Tesla, a real car company is in your rear view mirror and coming on fast!

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  • CarLuv on Oct 07, 2017 at 4:37 pm

    Swee! as elegant as the c70

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  • simontemplar on Oct 08, 2017 at 10:43 am

    looking forward to the convertable

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