The 2025 Polestar 3 simply bought cheaper with the addition of a single-motor, rear-wheel drive mannequin to the lineup.
Now reside on Polestar’s configurator, the rear-wheel drive powertrain drops the three’s base worth to $68,900 with a $1,400 vacation spot cost. That is down from $74,800 beforehand, when solely a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup was out there.
2025 Polestar 3
Dropping the entrance motor drops output to 299 hp versus the dual-motor 3, which is rated at 489 hp in normal kind and 517 hp with the non-obligatory Efficiency Pack. However vary will increase to an EPA-estimated 350 miles, in comparison with 315 miles for the usual dual-motor mannequin and 279 miles with the Efficiency Pack. All variations use the identical 111-kwh battery pack.
Regardless of the cheaper price, the single-motor Polestar 3 options related tools to the dual-motor model. This consists of 20-inch wheels, Brembo brakes, heated facet mirrors, LED headlights, an influence tailgate, and Polestar’s Pilot Pack suite of driver aids. That features a surround-view digicam system, cross visitors warning, and Pilot Help freeway driver-assist system.
2025 Polestar 3
In-built South Carolina, the Polestar 3 began U.S. deliveries earlier this month after software-related delays. It is a platform-mate of the Volvo EX90, which is assembled on the identical plant, however is obtainable solely with two rows as a substitute of the Volvo’s three, and goals for a sportier character.
Polestar goes in the wrong way relating to pricing and configurations of its different present U.S. mannequin. The 2025 Polestar 2 drops its single-motor possibility and is accessible solely in a single fully-loaded grade costing $66,200—up from $51,300 from the earlier base worth of the single-motor mannequin. Nonetheless, Polestar instructed Inexperienced Automotive Reviews that it’s dedicated to a three-model U.S. lineup with the two, 3, and the new-for-2025 Polestar 4 coupe-like SUV.