Polestar details Australian release plan for delayed 3, on-time 4 and future 5

Beginning late in the second quarter of 2024 (April-June) with the Polestar 3, the EV specialist’s range will swell from one to four.

The Polestar 3 will be a luxury SUV, effectively twinned in development with Volvo’s all-electric EX90, with the lone confirmed Long Range AWD to command $132,900 before on-road costs.

Originally slated for a release by the end of this year or early 2024, the Polestar 3's release was delayed by software-related issues that have also affected the Volvo EX90.

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Very shortly afterwards – in mid-2024 according to Polestar – the medium-sized Polestar 4 will arrive.

This is the car that ought to cement the brand’s sales numbers in Australia, as it’ll compete in the most populous luxury segment.

Polestar is yet to announce pricing and specification details for the 4 SUV, but as it sits between the 2 and 3 in size, we’d estimate it’ll be priced between those two as well. Think of a starting price in the vicinity of $85-90K, with a hot top spec kicking up to $130K.

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Following the volume-oriented Polestar 3 and 4 will be the brand’s new performance flagship – the four-door 5 Grand Tourer. Think of this as a rival to the Tesla Model S Plaid, Audi e-tron GT and Porsche Taycan.

Underneath is a bonded aluminium platform bespoke to the Polestar 5, and the brand is anticipating outputs of 650kW and 900Nm sent to all four wheels. With Polestar’s Öhlins tie-in, you can bet it’ll have a good set of dampers underneath.

Polestar is targeting an Australian release in early 2025 for the four-door 5, by which point it will sell four models locally. Pricing is yet to be confirmed for the Polester 5, but it’s safe to guess that high-end variants will push beyond the $200K barrier locally.

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Polestar is currently the 10th best-selling premium brand in Australia outselling Jaguar and Alfa despite only offering one model. Its sales are up 121.5 per cent year-to-date, and it accounts for 3.1 per cent of all EVs sold in Australia.

It's all held on the Polestar 2 at the moment, which has notched up 1453 sales this year for sixth place in the best-selling EV race.