Polestar’s electrical fastback, the Polestar 2, delivers extra energy, vary and content material for the brand new mannequin 12 months — together with a better sticker value. The 2024 mannequin arrives in August.

The up to date Polestar 2, like its XC40 and C40 siblings from main shareholder Volvo, receives a new-generation everlasting magnet electrical motor and new silicon carbide inverters to assist enhance effectivity and efficiency. It additionally will get bigger, improved lithium ion batteries.

For 2024, the single-motor Polestar 2 begins at $51,300, together with delivery — a 3 p.c premium over the present mannequin. The one-motor variant shifts from front- to rear-wheel drive.

A brand new motor produces 299 hp, 68 hp over the present mannequin. The automotive guarantees 320 miles of driving vary and a 0 to 60 mph time of 5.9 seconds.

The twin-motor Polestar 2 now begins at $56,700, together with delivery — a 6 p.c value hike over the 2023 mannequin. The rise is offset by a beforehand non-compulsory $3,400 driver-assistance and security bundle now included as customary tools.

An all-wheel-drive variant, now with a rear-drive bias, produces 421 hp and delivers as much as 276 miles of driving vary. The entrance motor might be disengaged when not wanted to spice up effectivity and lengthen vary.

The Polestar 2, which launched in 2020, is the Volvo affiliate’s sole mainstream mannequin. The automaker delivered 9,874 autos within the U.S. final 12 months.

A fleet of extra highly effective, higher-priced Polestar fashions geared toward U.S. customers, together with a midsize crossover, crossover coupe, massive sedan and roadster, will arrive over the subsequent few years.