The Polestar 2 electrical liftback could possibly be about to observe within the wheel tracks of the top-selling Tesla Model 3 and go rear-wheel drive.
Polestar co-parent firm Volvo lately introduced single-motor variants of its XC40 and C40 Recharge electrical crossovers are switching from front-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive as a part of a 2024 mannequin 12 months replace.
Because the Polestar 2 is predicated on the identical CMA structure because the Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge and made in the identical Chinese language manufacturing facility, it isn’t out of the query that it, too, may swap to rear-wheel drive.
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Whereas the corporate would neither verify nor deny single-motor variants of the Polestar 2 are going rear-wheel drive, CarExpert understands a 2024 mannequin 12 months replace is on the horizon.
“Polestar and Volvo Vehicles are two separate corporations and don’t essentially observe the identical timing or specs on product updates,” mentioned a Polestar Australia spokesperson.
A variety of rivals to the single-motor Polestar 2 are already rear-wheel drive-based, together with the Tesla Mannequin 3, Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 6and BMW i4.
It is unclear at this stage what the 2024 mannequin 12 months replace to the Polestar 2 will convey, however the Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge additionally obtained a rejigged dual-motor possibility, extra claimed vary and tweaked exterior styling.
The Polestar 2 was the fourth top-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Australia final 12 months with 1524 examples bought. It was outsold by the Tesla Mannequin 3 (10,877 gross sales), Tesla Model Y (8717 gross sales), and BYD Atto 3 (2113 gross sales).
The recently-floated Polestar as an organization estimates it sold 51,500 vehicles last yearup 80 p.c year-on-year and buoyed by a sizeable fourth-quarter supply determine of 21,000 autos.
It expects to extend gross sales to 80,000 models in 2023 as gross sales of its entry-level Polestar 2 develop and it information its first deliveries of the Polestar 3 SUV.
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