Swedish electrical automobile maker Polestar mentioned Tuesday {that a} in style electrical roadster that it confirmed off earlier this 12 months will formally go into manufacturing. However patrons must wait greater than three years to get their palms on the brand new mannequin.

Polestar’s O2 roadster idea, first revealed in Los Angeles in March, will enter manufacturing in 2026 because the Polestar 6, the corporate introduced.

“With the overwhelming client and press response, we took the choice to place this beautiful roadster into manufacturing and I’m so excited to make it a actuality,” mentioned CEO Thomas Ingenlath.

The mannequin will characteristic a retractable hardtop roof, an 800-volt electrical structure permitting for fast recharging, and a number of energy: As much as 884 horsepower, Polestar mentioned, from a dual-motor powertrain that may catapult the edgy roadster from zero to 62 mph in 3.2 seconds.  

Polestar has an extended to-do listing to finish earlier than the roadster goes into manufacturing. The corporate has already introduced plans to launch three new fashions — an SUV, a coupe-like crossover and a flagship luxurious sedan, referred to as Polestar 3, 4 and 5, respectively — by the tip of 2025. The primary of these, the Polestar 3 SUV, will go into manufacturing at a U.S. Volvo manufacturing unit this fall.

The brand new roadster will share key techniques with the Polestar 5 sedan, together with that 800-volt structure, the corporate mentioned.  

Polestar, based as a three way partnership between Volvo Automobiles and Chinese language automaker Geely, went public through a merger with a particular goal acquisition firm in June. The corporate mentioned final month that it is on observe to ship 50,000 automobiles in 2022, a key step towards its longstanding aim of promoting 290,000 automobiles worldwide in 2025.

Polestar mentioned that prospects could make a reservation for the roadster beginning Tuesday. However take observe: pricing hasn’t but been introduced.