The new Polestar 5 Grand Tourer has the Porsche Taycan in its sights – and yes, there's still no rear windscreen

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After much teasing and arguably one of the best-looking concept cars of 2024, Polestar has finally taken the wraps off its rather handsome Polestar 5 Grand Tourer.

Clearly created to tackle the mighty electric super sedans from Porsche, Audi, BMW and Lucid, Polestar’s 5 comes in two distinct flavors – both of which sport very impressive statistics.

The Dual Motor Launch Edition, which will cost £89,500 (around $120,000 / AU$171,000), features a 112kWh battery pack that’s good for 416 miles on a single charge, while the potent powertrain kicks out 737bhp and 812Nm of torque for a 0-62mph sprint time of just 3.9 seconds.

Customers can tick the 'go faster' box and opt for a Performance Launch edition that costs an extra £15,400 but sees the output rise to an unfathomable 871bhp and 1,015Nm of torque. Rest to 62mph takes 3.2 seconds, but range drops to 351 miles.

Those sort of numbers see it lurk in the same high-performance pool as the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and GT, as well as the Audi e-tron GT models, with the Launch Edition bettering both when it comes to electric range.

As you’d expect from a modern premium EV, an 800V electrical architecture is in place to support rapid charging of the monster 112kWh battery packs. Polestar says it can charge from 10-80% in around 20 minutes from 350kW outlets.

Designed predominantly with four people in mind, the front seats have been designed in collaboration with racing specialist Recaro, while the sculpted rear pews offer plenty of space for two adults, with a nice arm rest in the middle. You can likely squeeze a fifth little person in if you must.

The Swedish marque has maximized rear headroom by moving the rear header structure backwards and – brace yourselves – getting rid of the rear window. That’s right, it will feature the same camera-based rear-view system as the Polestar 4, which divided opinion.

Inside, Polestar sticks with the same Android Automotive operating system that offers live route planning through Google Maps and all manner of downloadable apps on a slick 14.5-inch portrait display.

The Polestar 5 is also capable of semi-autonomous driving functionality thanks to its suite of cameras, radars and ultrasonic sensors. It offers its Pilot Assist cruise control at speeds of up to 93mph... if you like speeding tickets.

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The crisp exterior styling, minimalistic interior and monster performance figures make the Polestar 5 feel like the car the brand has been itching to make.

After all, the company was previously the performance arm of Volvo and hit the market with a bang when it launched the high-powered hybrid with manually adjustable Ohlins suspension in the form of the Polestar 1.

Since then, it has found success with the sleek Polestar 2 and the more recent 3 and 4 SUVs, but none of those have ticked all of the boxes for driving enthusiasts. The Swedish marque hopes the 5 will do such a thing.

While it likely won’t be a huge volume seller, given the fact that it costs so much, the Polestar 5 will undoubtedly act as a halo product to attract newcomers to the brand.

It has been experiencing strong sales in recent months, with a 51% increase in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous year.

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