The Polestar O2 electric roadster concept is going into production, and will launch as the Polestar 6 — the most striking of the company’s models so far.
Polestar may know how to make a good-looking electric concept car, but it also knows how to give EV fans some good news. Today, the evidence of that is confirmation that the Polestar O2 electric roadster concept is going into production, and will launch as the Polestar 6 and arguably the most striking of the company’s models so far.
Revealed in March 2022, the Polestar O2 was the automaker’s vision of a “hero car” for its brand, according to CEO Thomas Ingenlath. A 2+2 with a removable targa top and a beguiling combination of short overhangs, creases, and curves, it used the same bespoke aluminum architecture as underpins the upcoming Polestar 5.
The upshot there is a cut in overall weight, vital when you’re making a pure electric sports car that needs to be nippy on the road. Polestar didn’t make any performance promises at the time, but the fact that it was thinking so far ahead as to platforms left us hopeful that the O2 concept would be more than just a styling exercise. Now, those dreams are coming true.
Inside the concept, meanwhile, Polestar had been experimenting with more of its sustainable luxury strategy. Recycled polyester, 3D knit fibers, and non-woven lamination all came together for a cabin that looked no less premium than what’s in more mainstream high-end coupes, but which would be greener to build and also easier to recycle at the end of the O2 concept’s lifespan.
