“Volvo-style” upgrades for the Polestar 2 too

The Polestar 2 is updated with better powertrains and longer ranges for cars on sale in March.

Five-door electric hurry back it gets a bigger battery, increased power and autonomy and becomes the first Polestar and rear-wheel drive only.

The cosmetic operations carried out as part of its renewal are minimal Polestar 2 and obviously the improvement of its electrical parts is more important. We are talking about a huge power output that now reaches 300 hp (instead of the previous 231). This inevitably leads to an improvement in performance values.

For example, we mention that in its original form, the model needed 7.4 seconds to reach 100 km/h from standstill, while now. 6.2 seconds are sufficient for the same process. Their battery 82 kWh now offers a range of up to 635 km. A new feature of the model range is the “basic” version with an engine that has rear-wheel drive.

This version intended for markets outside of the United States, shows a power of 272 hp and runs to 100 km/h from a standstill in just 6.4 seconds, while the battery of 69 kWh offers a range of up to 518 km. If these data seem familiar to you, it is because we “saw” them respectively in Recharging the Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge.

It is also important that its improvement Polestar 2, it has also improved battery charging time, with the car able to accept a faster charger connection 205 kW DC in the version with a large battery and up to 135 kW for those with smaller batteries. Cars that will have these improvements will be on the market from Next March.

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