The 2024 Polestar 2 may have higher vary, stronger motors and a SmartZone sensor suite

For those who simply purchased a 2023 Polestar 2, hoooo boy are you about to be mad. The corporate on Tuesday confirmed off among the, ahem, quite a few updates that the upcoming 2024 mannequin 12 months PS2 will sport, together with next-generation motors, a slew of recent commonplace tools, a stronger battery pack and the SmartZone sensor suite first teased on the Polestar 3. Additionally, the beforehand front-wheel drive single motor Polestar 2 — that is RWD now, so let the drifting start!

The Polestar 2 is now a totally RWD platform for the single-motor variant that arrived in March. It makes use of newly devised everlasting magnet motor and silicon carbide inverter applied sciences to extend the horsepower output from 231 to 299 hp. Torque equally jumps from 243 lb-ft to 361, placing it in step with the Tesla Mannequin 3’s output, whereas the 0-60 determine drops greater than a full second in comparison with the previous motor, to five.9 seconds. 

The twin-motor AWD model will see equal efficiency positive factors — 421 hp and 546 lb-ft, up from 408 hp and 467 lb-ft — in addition to improved traction and a 0-60 of 4.3 seconds. Go for the 2024 Efficiency pack and the horsepower jumps to 455 and the 0-60 drops to 4.1 seconds. The powertrain and torque ratios within the dual-motor model have been given a rear-wheel bias and, when the additional efficiency of AWD is not crucial, the second (entrance) motor could be disengaged to enhance effectivity and vary (utilizing the bigger battery of 82 kWh) as much as 300 miles, a ten p.c improve. 

The PS2’s battery is receiving some slight chemistry tweaks as properly. It to now provide a max 205kW cost price whereas requiring 1.1 fewer tons of carbon emissions to provide — now simply 5.9 tons per battery pack! Word nevertheless that this particularly applies to the Lengthy Vary single motor variant, the dual-motors each are caught with the prevailing 78 kWh packs charging at 155 kW. 

“Altering from front- to rear-wheel drive within the single-motor variants, and re-calibrating the torque ratio within the dual-motor variant for an elevated rear-wheel drive really feel, elevates the Polestar 2 driving expertise to an entire new degree,” Joakim Rydholm, Head of Chassis Growth, mentioned in a press launch. “The up to date Polestar 2 is an much more playful and agile automotive, retaining its compactness and full sense of management, whereas on the similar time turning into extra mature with added consolation.”

Subsequent 12 months’s PS2 shall be fairly a bit smarter than its predecessor due to tech first proven off by its successor, the PS3. Polestar’s SmartZone, mounted within the automobile’s vestigial entrance grille, homes an improved mid-range radar array and front-facing digital camera. A lot of ADAS methods will come commonplace as properly. For instance, the Pilot Pack (which incorporates the 360-degree digital camera, parking help and adaptive cruise management) will now come commonplace on the long-range twin motor PS2, whereas each trim degree will get wi-fi system charging. And for folk that buy the Efficiency bundle (Brembo brakes, 20-inch rims and a efficiency software program improve) will obtain the Plus bundle (Harmon Kardon stereo, panoramic glass roof, air high quality software program that appears like one thing everybody ought to get identical to the system charging) for no further price. Deliveries are anticipated to start later this 12 months and Polestar’s on-line order window has already opened.