Polestar 2

The concept car was originally called Volvo Concept 40.2. It was designed by Thomas Ingenlath along side with Volvo Concept 40.1 which later became the basis of the XC40. These two concept cars were both unveiled in 2016. However, Volvo decided to shift more focus on small crossovers later that year.[9] Therefore, Polestar picked the 40.2 as their basis for their Polestar 2 design.[10] Volvo's exterior design chief Maximilian Missoni tweaked the car's taillights, grille, and wheels in order to differentiate as a standalone vehicle.[11]

The production version was officially unveiled on 27 February 2019 during an internet livestream and made its first public appearance at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, also in February.[12] The prices are expected to start at US$63,000 and €59,900.[13]

It is the second car under the Polestar brand after the Polestar 1. Polestar 1 is however a plug-in hybrid, making the Polestar 2 the first BEV in the Volvo Car Group.

The Polestar 2 is also the first car with Google's Android Automotive operating system built in.

The Polestar 2 is designed to protect the battery pack during an impact and automatically disconnect it after a collision. On both front ends a SPOC (Severe Partial Overlap Crash) block is attached to mitigate the crash forces and prevent any material entering the occupant compartment. The Polestar 2 also features a centre airbag to protect from far-side impacts.[14]

In October 2020, Polestar issued a recall on all Polestar 2 models due to a software defect that caused loss of power to the vehicle whilst driving. As the vehicles were not capable of OTA software updates it required all of the vehicles to be recalled to a service centre for a manual software update. [15]

Later the same month a second recall was issued due to faulty inverters. [16]

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