High-performance Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 EVs confirmed

Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath has announced a new family of faster and more extreme variants of its latest EVs, confirming high-performance versions of both the Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 are inbound.

Speaking to carsales at the North American launch of the Polestar 4 at the New York motor show last week, Ingenlath said: “We would love to introduce much more power options within the Polestar brand.

“We did it with [Polestar 2] BST and we definitely want to continue it with Polestar 3 and 4.”

Ingenlath didn’t confirm whether the faster models would also wear the BST badge – an abbreviation for ‘beast’ – but it’s thought highly likely.

When asked for an exact timescale of when the faster versions will arrive, Polestar’s boss replied: “Over the lifecycle of both the Polestar 3 and 4 we will add these variants.”

Ingenlath did not specifically confirm when the first model would arrive, but hinted that a concept would star at Britain’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.

“In Goodwood we’ll give a little more of a clue of how we want to evolve and embrace the power and performance aspect of the brand,” he said.

It’s hotly tipped the company will unveil a concept for the Polestar 3 BST that will involve a big power boost, comprehensive chassis upgrade with stiffer springs, new dampers and bigger brakes, and new hardware like a limited-slip differential.

Finally, expect an extreme aero that will introduce extra cooling for the motors and batteries, plus extra vents for the brakes, while a large rear diffuser and tailgate spoiler will boost downforce.

There’s no word on just how much power the Polestar 3 BST will pack, but it’s thought the high-performance take on the large EV will get a power-up between 50kW and 100kW.

It’s understood to have been developed by Polestar’s British R&D facility in Coventry, England, where engineers created the Porsche Taycan-rivalling Polestar 5.

As well as revealing plans to expand its high-performance offering, Ingenlath confirmed his brand would not follow the trend of abandoning traditional facelifts for multiple unannounced upgrades during the life of each model, excluding over-the-air enhancements of infotainment system.

“You cannot just spontaneously do it… [It] maybe sounds like a more traditional approach, but it [a facelift] has big advantages for the customers because it makes things much more structured and clear.”

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