Recently, Polestar released a new concept car in Beverly Hills, USA - Polestar O2, which is in Los Angeles, with the title of "the world's most noble residential area", which is a representative and symbol of wealth and fame. Polestar's debut exhibition of a new concept car in this rich and regal fantasy place shows the strength and ambition of this Polestar O2.
See the new car in one minute:
1. The new car adopts a new design language
2. It is a 2-door 4-seat hard-top roadster
3. Based on the new SPA2 architecture
Polestar O2 is not 02, but the meaning of oxygen element O, so the color used in the new car is also called "oxygen blue", which is a 2-door, 4-seat hard-top roadster.
This reminded the professor of Volvo's previous classic C70, but the new car's low-lying and wide body, short front suspension and long wheelbase, and 2+2 compact cockpit design are obviously the product of two eras.
The new car is equipped with an automatic aerial drone in the rear, developed in collaboration with Aerofugia's consumer electronics brand Hoco Flow, which can assist it in achieving L4 level driving assistance functions, completing take-off at 30km/h or more, and the top speed of automatic follow-up shooting has reached 90km/h, which is a good idea but this is just an easter egg.
The Polar Star model currently on sale can be said to be the same design language as Volvo, and the hammer headlights derived from Swedish mythology are impressive.
Although the design of the Polestar O2 is very different, it can still see the shadow of Volvo, and it is obviously evolved on the current Polar Star model, but it is injected with a more simple and modern electric style.
Specifically, the Polestar O2's Quake headlights are separated into two sides, the corners of the B-pillar windows and the raised lines on the rear arches are similar to Polestar 1, and the taillights are simplified to only one line.
As can be seen from the body shape, the Polestar O2 is very particular about aerodynamics, which is extremely important for an electric sports car.
The height of the front of the car is pressed very low, and the wind shroud in many places can reduce the spoiler, and the solution to reduce the wind resistance is somewhat similar to the Tesla Model 3, which leads to a similarity in the front shape of the two.
The high-angle tilting front windshield and slipback shape also further optimize the wind resistance, and there is a large diffuser at the bottom of the rear to reduce the creation of negative pressure zones. Whether it is an open canopy or a closed canopy, the body shape is the same, which is difficult to achieve in a hard-top convertible.
The interior design of polestar O2 is also based on simplicity, but the layout is still relatively traditional, and the vertical screen of the central control is similar to the Polestar 2.
Polestar 2
The biggest highlight of the new car is the use of a new thermoplastic monomer recyclable synthetic material, including foam, adhesive, 3D knitted fiber and non-woven fabric lamination, which can reduce weight and waste.
In fact, polestar O2 is based on the earlier release of the Precision concept car to build, in addition to continuing the design concept, the new car also uses the same platform to build, the same SPA2 architecture, and the new generation of Volvo XC90 shared.
Precept Concept Car
The current SPA architecture has been a product of ten years ago, the current Volvo XC90 and Lynk & Co 09 are in use, safety and rear suspension blade springs are the biggest features, and SPA2 as a new architecture, I believe it will inherit this advantage.
SPA architecture rear axle
The new car was also developed jointly with the team at Coventry R&D Centre in the United Kingdom, adding all-aluminum bonding technology, which has the advantages of lightweight, high stiffness, high performance and environmental protection.
All-aluminium bonding technology body
The engineers have rich experience in the development of F1 racing cars and small batch customized high-end sports cars, which further highlights the pursuit of control by the Polar Star brand.
According to the planning of the Polar Star brand, a new pure electric product will be launched every year in the next few years, and the layout of this product is not slow.
Among them, the pure electric coupe SUV Polestar 3 is expected to be launched at the end of this year, with a size close to that of the Volvo XC90, which also shares the SPA2 architecture.
The Polestar 4, a mid-size all-electric SUV, is scheduled to be released in 2023 and will be built on the SEA Haohan architecture of the Extreme Kr 001.
Polestar 3
The production version of the Polestar Concept Polar 5, the last Polestar Concept car, will be positioned as a large GT sedan, and the size will be close to that of the Tesla Model S.
SEA vast architecture
As for the pure electric hardtop convertible concept sports car Polestar O2 introduced today, the official said that it has not yet determined whether it will be mass-produced, and it will need to wait for the public's reaction before making plans.
The professor believes that since the new car is on the same platform as the Polestar 5, it is not difficult to achieve mass production, but no manufacturer will be willing to do loss-making business, and it is necessary to predict the prospects of the future convertible market.
Through this Polestar O2 concept car, we can see the future development direction of the Polestar brand. Now electric vehicles are telling you absolute power performance, like polar star also pay attention to the handling of the feeling is very little. However, under the leadership of the new power brand, consumers pay more attention to the experience of after-sales service and intelligent technology, which is the short board that PoleStar needs to make up for the most.