Polestar 2 to be replaced by Polestar 7 in new Apple iPhone-style naming plan
The next-generation Polestar 2 will be called Polestar 7 in a move to a new chronological naming strategy
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Polestar has announced that future models will be named chronologically upon their release, rather than use the numbers of the existing models they replace. That means the current Polestar 2 will be replaced by a similar model in future called the Polestar 7.
Polestar is growing its range of all-electric vehicles with the Polestar 3 large SUV and Polestar 4 coupe-SUV, the upcoming Porsche Taycan-rivalling Polestar 5 and the drop-top Polestar 6. A new Polestar 1 has been ruled out, however, with the Swedish firm saying it’ll keep increasing model name numbers with each new release.
At a recent event, Auto Express was told by a Polestar representative that the strategy “will be like Apple iPhones” and the replacement for the Polestar 2 “will have a new name”. The model arriving after the Polestar 6 will probably be the next-generation Polestar 2 so that car is in line to take on the Polestar 7 name.
The Polestar 6 will launch in 2026 and with the Polestar 2 gaining a hefty update last year we’re not likely to see the 7 until the end of the decade. By then it’ll have fresh competition in the shape of BMW's 3 Series-sized Neue Klasse and the production version of Mercedes’ Concept CLA Class.
We expect the Polestar 7 will sit on new Sustainable Experience Architecture like the new Polestar 4 instead of the 2’s Compact Modular Architecture which is used on the Volvo XC40 and C40. Range for the Polestar 4 stands at up to 385 miles, but if the supposedly smaller Polestar 7 gets the same 94kWh battery and some technological improvements, by the time of its release a figure north of 400 miles would seem likely.
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