Polestar 2
About the Polestar 2
Last updated Jun 07, 2024Polestar has released pricing for its updated 2024 Polestar 2 range, with hikes of between $3000 and $4000 across the line-up.
These coincide with significant mechanical updates, including a switch from front- to rear-wheel drive for single-motor variants, and greater range. The Polestar 2 has also seen a significant increase in the amount of standard safety equipment.
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2023 Polestar 2 review (inc. 0-100 & autonomy tests)
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Polestar 2 Range Guide
All 2024 Polestar 2 models come standard with the following:
- 11.15-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Android Automotive with Google built-in
- Apple CarPlay
- DAB+ digital radio
- Google service connectivity included for three years
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- 4 x USB-C ports (two up front, two in the rear)
- Wireless phone charger
- Eight-speaker 250W sound system
- Dual-zone climate control
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Keyless entry and start
- Power tailgate
- Charcoal headliner
- Embossed textile ‘vegan’ upholstery in Charcoal or Zinc with 3D etched deco
- Semi-electric front seats with four-way power lumbar and driver’s memory
- Heated front seats
- 60/40 split/fold rear seats
- ‘Mid-level’ interior illumination
- LED headlights
- Automatic high-beam
- 19-inch alloy wheels in Michelin Primacy 4 tyres
- Metallic paint
The Plus Pack ($6000) adds:
- Heat pump
- 13-speaker 600W Harman Kardon sound system
- Heated windscreen washer nozzles
- Heated rear seats
- Heated steering wheel
- WeaveTech ‘vegan’ upholstery in Charcoal or Slate with Black Ash deco
- ‘High-level’ interior illumination
- CleanZone with air quality app
- Panoramic roof
- Fully electric driver’s seat with memory
- Fully electric passenger seat
- Mechanical cushion extension for front seats
- Tinted rear window
- Hands-free power tailgate
- Polestar Digital Key
The Pilot Pack ($3500) adds:
- Adaptive cruise control
- Pilot Assist
- Emergency Stop Assist
- Pixel LED headlights with adaptive high-beam
- LED front fog lights with cornering function
The Performance Pack is a $9000 option on the Long range Dual motor. It adds:
- 350kW/740Nm system output
- 20-inch forged alloy wheels
- Continental SportContact 6 (245/40R20) tyres
- Brembo four-piston calipers with ventilated and drilled front discs
- Öhlins Dual Flow Valve (DFV) manually adjustable dampers
- Gold brake calipers, valve caps and seat belts
Standalone options, depending on the variant, include:
- Semi-electric folding tow bar
- 20-inch alloy wheels in Continental PremiumContact 6 tyres
- Ventilated Nappa leather in Zinc with Light Ash deco
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Interior
Standard across the 2024 range are a wireless phone charger and auto-dimming exterior mirrors, while there’s a new 20-inch forged alloy wheel design for the optional Performance Pack that aligns the car visually with the upcoming Polestar 3.
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Polestar 2 Price
- 2024 Polestar 2 Standard Range Single Motor: $67,400 (+$3500)
- 2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor: $71,400 (+$3000)
- 2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor: $76,400 (+$3000)
- 2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack: $85,400 (+$4000)
Cost of Ownership
The Polestar 2 is backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. There’s also an eight-year, 160,000km warranty for the battery, with a promised 70 per cent state of health at the end of this period.
All models come with free servicing and roadside assistance for five years.
How it Drives
The 2024 Polestar 2 offers a choice of three electric powertrains.
Single-motor variants get a new, more powerful electric motor with 220kW and 490Nm – up from 170kW and 330Nm, respectively. That reduces the 0-100km/h time by 1.2 seconds to 6.2 seconds.
Dual-motor variants now have a rear-wheel bias “that increases driving pleasure and performance”, with the rear motor now the primary drive source. It’s joined by a new asynchronous motor on the front axle which can be disengaged when not needed.
Outputs are increased from 300kW and 660Nm to 310kW and 740Nm, and the 0-100km/h claim is 4.5 seconds.
With the Performance Pack, power is bumped up to 350kW and the 0-100km/h time is cut to 4.2 seconds. This extra grunt can also be purchased and download over-the-air on any eligible Long Range Dual Motor vehicles.
There’s a new 82kWh battery for Long Range models sourced from CATL, with DC charging speed now up to 205kW – up from 155kW. The base battery continues to be a 69kWh unit, but it’s now supplied by LG Chem.
Range is up by 58km in the Standard Range Single Motor, 114km in the Long Range Single Motor, and 111km in the Long Range Dual Motor.
Polestar 2 Safety Rating
For 2024, All models now come standard with blind-spot monitoring and assist, cross-traffic alert and assist, reverse autonomous emergency braking and a surround-view camera, though adaptive cruise control remains an option.
The Polestar 2 has a five-star Euro NCAP rating.
It received an adult occupant protection score of 93 per cent, a child occupant protection score of 89 per cent, a vulnerable road user protection score of 80 per cent, and a safety assist score of 86 per cent.
Standard safety equipment includes:
- Autonomous emergency braking with cyclist and pedestrian detection and steering assistance
- Oncoming Lane Mitigation (steers the car back into its lane if you veer into the path of an oncoming vehicle)
- Run-Off Road Mitigation (steers the car back onto the road if it detects you’ll veer off of it)
- Lane-keep assist
- Traffic sign recognition
- Driver attention monitoring
- Eight airbags
- Reversing camera with front and rear parking sensors
Polestar 2 Warranty
The Polestar 2 is covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty with an eight-year, 160,000km battery warranty.
All models come with free servicing and roadside assistance for five years.
Polestar 2 Boot Space
There’s 405L of boot space, expanding to 1095L with the rear seats folded. Under the boot floor, there’s a 41L compartment. There’s also a 41L front storage compartment.
Polestar 2 models feature a tyre repair kit.
All models have a braked towing capacity of 1500kg.