2023 Polestar 2

The Polestar 2 has a five-star Euro NCAP rating.

It received an adult occupant protection score of 93 per cent, a child occupant protection score of 89 per cent, a vulnerable road user protection score of 80 per cent, and a safety assist score of 86 per cent.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• Autonomous emergency braking with cyclist and pedestrian detection and steering assistance
• Oncoming Lane Mitigation (steers the car back into its lane if you veer into the path of an oncoming vehicle)
• Run-Off Road Mitigation (steers the car back onto the road if it detects you’ll veer off of it)
• Lane-keep assist
• Traffic sign recognition
• Driver attention monitoring
• Eight airbags
• Reversing camera with front and rear parking sensors

The 2022 Polestar 2 has energy consumption of 17kWh/100km in the single-motor variants and 19.4kWh/100km in the Long Range Dual Motor.

Polestar claims range of up to 474km in the Standard Range Single Motor, up to 540km in the Long Range Single Motor, and up to 480km in the Long Range Dual Motor. These figures are based on the stricter WLTP test cycle.

The Standard Range Single Motor supports DC fast charging at up to 130kW, while the Long Range models can be charged at up to 155kW.

The 2023 Polestar 2 offers a choice of three electric powertrains.

The Standard Range Single Motor features a 69kWh battery and a front-mounted electric motor that produces 170kW of power and 330Nm of torque.

The Long Range Single Motor upgrades to a 78kWh battery, with outputs of 170kW and 330Nm.

The flagship Long Range Dual Motor also uses a 78kWh battery, but produces 300kW of power and 660Nm of torque.

0-100km/h times are 7.4 seconds for single-motor variants and 4.7 seconds for the dual-motor version.

The Polestar 2 is covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty with an eight-year, 160,000km battery warranty.

All models come with free servicing and roadside assistance for five years.