After 2 comes … 7? Polestar doesn’t understand how car names work

Polestar’s model range now consists of the 2, 3 and 4. Which of the three is the biggest? Hint: it’s not 4. So that makes the name of the future successor of Polestar 2 very controversial: Polestar 7.

Who are we to say how car names work? But we still dare to say that there is some automatism in it. If you read the 5-Series and 7-Series, you’ll know right away which is bigger and more expensive. The same applies to E-Class and S-Class, A6 and A8, 308 and 508.

Polestar chooses chronology

But Polestar doesn’t care about that. That distributes the numbers according to the date of introduction, it seems. The Polestar 1 was more expensive than the 2, but it came to market earlier. And the Polestar 4 is smaller than the 3, but it was presented later.

In this way, the Chinese-Swedish brand continues to count, because after the big 5 (a competitor to the Tesla Model S) and the 6 sports (electric), the 7 follows, which will take the place of 2. However, according to the boss of Polestar Thomas Ingenlath, will be a completely different car.

Three more years in production

The Polestar 2 was launched in 2020 and is said to remain in production for another three years, after which it will be followed by the 7. It will be slightly larger than its predecessor and is said to have a range of over 600 km. The model’s top charging speed will be 200 kW.

Average goals

Ingenlath told British Autocar that his company will open in 2025 approximately 160,000 vehicles annually wants to sell. Last year there were 55,000. Just below the target of 60,000. According to Ingenlath, the situation in the EV market is currently difficult.

Volvo is pulling out

For this reason, Polestar has announced that it will cut 15 percent of its workforce. About 450 jobs will be lost at the carmaker. The fact that Volvo has recently moved away from its old sports label was always the intention, according to Ingenlath.