Polestar has a new look with its Formula 2030 concept
Perhaps only a small percentage of Ars readers will care about the Polestar 2030 concept, debuted today by the electric automaker.
Key points
- Spun out of Volvo—once upon a time, Polestar was a racing team—the brand has leveraged the resources of parent-automaker Geely to create electric vehicles that marry a modern minimalist style with rewarding driving dynamics.
- Successfully packaging the rear seat passengers and a lithium-ion battery pack is something a concept needn’t worry about, after all.
- (In many ways, Polestar has adopted Saab’s mantle.) Credit: Polestar These rear lights will show up in production Polestars.
The Formula 2030 is about the same length as a Polestar 2 but with a very low roofline.
Credit: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Polestar says the concept fits into its own segment somewhere between the next Polestar 2 and the Polestar 7—it numbers its cars chronologically (mostly), not based on size—although it’s not saying if the hatchback form factor will go into series production.
Additional details
- In 2008, Saab showed off the Aero-X concept.
- But you now can’t buy any Polestars in the US, since Geely is Chinese, and banning Chinese-owned car brands enjoys remarkable bipartisan support in Congress.
- If anything, the two-box shape reminds me of the Saab Aero-X, one of the final concepts from the then-terminal Swedish automaker.
- Rather, it’s a styling exercise, or more than one.
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