Polestar 5 grand tourer emerges

Polestar has provided a sneak peek at the production version of its all-new 2024 Polestar 5 grand tourer in a new video detailing how the EV car-maker will evolve the Precept concept.

Locked in for a 2024 launch, the latest glimpse reveals how the Polestar 5 will keep the concept's four-door coupe silhouette and come with a steeply raked roofline.

Differences include pop-out door handles, new lower integrated side skirts and a tweaked rear-end.

Looking like it will shape up to become a bona fide rival for the current Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S, the Precept concept was first unveiled back in April.

There's no word if it will keep its original dimensions that saw the concept measure in at 4.7m long, with a 3.1m wheelbase making it more of a Mercedes-Benz S-Class alternative size-wise.

Set to be underpinned by Volvo's next-generation SPA2 architecture that's due to be used on the all-new 2022 Volvo XC90 replacement, the Polestar 5 will also benefit from the car-maker's latest self-driving hardware that includes new state-of-the-art sensors and LiDAR tech developed from US firm Luminar.

Unlike the Precept, it looks like the production car might lose the concept's roof-mounted LiDAR (that was claimed to be the optimal position) for a more conventional spot behind the Polestar 5's grille.

Created to be the new halo for the brand, the Polestar 5 is set to be made entirely of recycled and plant-sourced material within, thanks to a partnership with Bcomp which has already created a flax-based composite alternative to plastic that could be used for the dash and seats as well as some body panels.

Set to be built at a new factory in China, the new production facility will also be carbon-neutral.

Unlike the former Polestar 1 flagship, the new 5 GT will not be made in limited numbers and will be a series-production vehicle.

Instead of squeezing in the biggest battery possible, the Polestar 5 will have a 500km range and a battery that is likely to be compatible with ultra-fast charging.

Commenting on how the Precept concept will inspire the production car pictured, Polestar exterior designer Nahum Escobed said "there's definitely a lot of things we still need to solve" but emphasised that the design tweaks will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

"From concept to production, we are very close to that idea," he said.

Before the Polestar 5 arrives, the Sino-Swedish car-maker says it will launch the Polestar 3, a large pure-electric SUV built to rival cars like the Jaguar I-PACE and the Mercedes-Benz EQC in 2022.

To be built in a Volvo plant in South Carolina in the US, the large SUV is also set to share the new SPA2 platform and some powertrains with the upcoming Volvo XC90.