Swedish electrical automobile maker Polestar is increasing its high-performance lineup with plans to carry a Porsche 911 competitor to america and Canada round mid-decade.

The Volvo Automobiles affiliate mentioned Tuesday it can flip its O2 idea into its subsequent halo automotive, anticipated to go on sale in 2026.

The 884-hp roadster, known as the Polestar 6, would be the automaker’s strongest and costly mannequin and — at the least in its considering right now — promote within the vary of US$200,000.

As a six-figure electrical sports activities automotive, the Polestar 6 won’t be a high-volume product, however it can “shine a highlight” onto the Polestar model, AutoPacific President Ed Kim mentioned.

Polestar will construct the hardtop convertible alongside the Polestar 5 luxurious sedan in Chongqing, China.

The vehicles will share Polestar’s new light-weight bonded-aluminum platform and an 800-volt electrical structure. The Polestar 6 will dash from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and boast a prime velocity of 250 km/h.

Presently, there are not any full-electric premium convertibles within the U.S. or Canadian markets, the place the gasoline-powered Chevrolet Corvette and 911 are premium droptop stars. Tesla has marketed its Roadster EV in earlier years and is now anticipated to return to the phase subsequent yr, probably with a detachable glass roof.

“Virtually each carmaker is delivering EV vehicles, however nobody [is making] an electrical convertible,” mentioned Nicholas Lengthy, vendor principal at Polestar Princeton in Lawrence Township, N.J. The Polestar 6 “will catch the attention of the customer occupied with a two-door, high-performance, ultraluxury sports activities automotive, however totally electrical.”

The convertible joins an increasing Polestar lineup that can embrace two new crossovers and a four-door GT mannequin.

“With its portfolio of quantity merchandise fleshed out, it is applicable for the model to consider model extension merchandise that may encourage shoppers who hadn’t but thought-about a Polestar to take discover,” Kim mentioned. “The Polestar 6 roadster stands to be such a product.”

It isn’t a coincidence that Polestar is revealing information about its forthcoming halo automotive proper earlier than an look of the O2 idea on the Pebble Seashore Concours d’Magnificence, deliberate for this weekend in California.

In 2018, the model appeared on the unique occasion to indicate off its first halo automotive, the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid premium coupe.

On the time, Polestar was barely a yr outdated as a standalone enterprise. It had no autos on the street and no gross sales shops.

At this time, Polestar is a Nasdaq-listed firm that goals to have a presence in 30 international locations by yr finish and to extend gross sales to 290,000 by 2025 — a tenfold enhance over final yr’s deliveries.

Polestar determined to make the Polestar 6 due to “the overwhelming client and press response” to the O2, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath mentioned in a launch.

To capitalize on that momentum, Polestar will begin taking orders for the primary 500 items of the hardtop convertible right now. The price to order a “construct slot” for the automotive is US$25,000, which is refundable.

These items will likely be a part of the Polestar 6 LA Idea version, which is able to carry over the sky-blue exterior, mild leather-based inside and 21-inch wheels from the O2 idea, which the automaker debuted on the rooftop of a Beverley Hills, Calif., workplace constructing in March.

The O2 offers clues to how the Polestar 6 will look. The idea automotive sits low and broad and options quick entrance and rear overhangs, a compact 2+2 cabin design and an extended wheelbase.

Polestar maximized aerodynamics via disguised design options, akin to built-in ducts that enhance airflow over the wheels and physique sides, and hind lights that operate as air blades to cut back turbulence behind the automotive.