Polestar is a Swedish automobile brand, which has been giving a good electric car. They were established in 1996 by Volvo cars. The good features of their electric cars are quite popular. So in this article, we are going to discuss their new electric car which is Polestar 2.
You get the two different variants to choose from in Polestar 2 Electric Car which are a Long-range Single motor and another is a long-range Dual Motor. This article is about the long-range single motor.
So letโs start with the basic information
BASICS
Polestar 2 is powered by an electric motor or the engine type of the 2022 Polestar 2 is electric. You get a single-speed automatic transmission in this electric car and the drive train that you get is a front-wheel drive.
BODY AND DESIGN
This electric car has a sedan-type body style. The number of seats that you get in this car is 5 which is quite comfortable. Polestar 2 comes under the midsize car category. The trunk volume of Polestar 2 is 405 liters and when the rear seats are folded the trunk volume extends to around 1,100 liters.
BRAKES
The brake discs are 345X30mm in front and 320X20 in the rear and these discs are ventilated discs. The calipers are dynamic, front and rear with 1 piston.
You get emergency braking which is applied with full-powered if the pedal is not pressed hard, during an emergency condition.
SPEED
According to carandddriver website, the front-drive modelโs top speed is found to be around 101 mph. This can go from 0-62 in 7.4 seconds which is not bad for the electric car cause the electric cars are not made for the speed, although there are cars that have good speed the speed with polestar 2 i.e is 0-62 in 7.4 seconds is average.
BATTERY AND RANGE
The single motor Polestar 2 is provided with a 170kW motor. The battery in this electric car is 74 kWh lithium-ion with 27 modules. The battery is the same for long-range dual-motor also.
The charging time for this 74kWh battery is 40 minutes with public charging or DC charging and it can charge from 10-100% in just 7 hours in-home charger or AC charging. The charging speed is quite impressive compared with the other models in the same price range. 7 hours to charge from 10-100% in AC charging is good.
Now letโs talk about the range of this electric car with full charging it can go up to 335miles with 100% of charge.
DIMENSIONS OF 2022 POLESTAR 2
Polestar 2 has a wheelbase of 107.7 inches. The length of this electric car is 181.3 inches, the width is 73.2 inches, the height of this car is 58.3 inches, and the performance package is 58.1 inches.
GROUND CLEARANCE
The front ground clearance of this electric car is 5.9 inches and the performance package is 5.7 inches. The rear ground clearance is 6.9 inches and 6.3 inches with the performance package.
INTERIOR
You get a 3D etched deco with geometric pattern decor panels. The steering wheel on Polestar 2 is provided by WeaveTech(vegan) which has 14 functions. The lighting provided with this electric car is at footwells, glove compartment, reading lights, vanity lights, in luggage space, in gear leave and you also get a mood light.
Talking about the display monitor that you get in this electric car is a 12.3-inch digital driver display and an 11.15-inch portrait central display and the display is quite good colors are too good for this car.
MORE INTERIOR
- Automatic Two-Zone Climate system with air conditioning.
- Power Operated seat cushion
- USB-C charging ports, sliding armrest, cupholder.
EXTERIOR
You get a touch-sensitive locking and unlocking, which will require the owner to have the car remote control or you shave the polestar app else the locking and unlocking will not work.
The rear light is a 288 LED Light blade that has an intelligent intensity.
INFOTAINMENT
The operating system on Polestar 2 infotainment system is google android automotive. As this is provided by Google so the voice control is also google assistant.
The in-car apps that you get are google maps, and easy park parking app, and native in-car versions of popular media apps.
PRICE OF 2022 POLESTAR 2
2022 Polestar 2 has been announced at the price of $44,064. The price is appreciable for the features that you get in this car although there are some cons in the car there are many plus points in the cars like the range of this car is quite good.
| 2022 POLESTAR 2 PRICE | $44,064 /- |
CONCLUSION
So this was everything about the new 2022 Polestar 2 single motor variant. I think this electric car is good compared with the other competitors it has like the 2022 Volvo XC40, and the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E in a similar price range. What do you think about this electric car let us know in the comment section below.
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