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2025 Polestar 3 price and specs: New base model cuts entry price
The Polestar 3 is now cheaper to get into thanks to the addition of a new rear-wheel drive variant, due early 2025.
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2024 Polestar 3
New from
$132,900 excl. on-roads
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Warranty
5 year
Fuel Efficiency
0 / 100km
About the Polestar 3
Last updated Dec 18, 2024Polestar is taking on the big luxury SUVs, with its new large electric SUV arriving next year in two well-specified variants with pricing close to that of the BMW iX.
The 2024 Polestar 3 is set to arrive in the first quarter of 2024, priced from $132,900 before on-road costs in Long range Dual motor guise.
Initially, it will come standard with both the Plus Pack and Pilot Pack. Whether that means a lower base price is coming beyond 2024 is unclear. The Performance Pack remains optional, bringing the price to $141,900 before on-road costs.
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2024 Polestar 3 Price
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| Automatic, 5-door SUV, Electric, 4x4 | $132,900 |
*excl. on-roads
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2024 Polestar 3 Dimensions
1614mm
1968mm
4900mm
The dimensions shown above are for the base model.
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2024 Polestar 3 Interior
The Chinese-backed company is also offering a range of sustainable materials for the cabin. You can choose between animal welfare secured Nappa leather or wool, or bio-attributed MicroTech vinyl.
The standard vinyl is made from renewable vinyl and recycled polyester textile. Instead of using crude oil in its production like typical polyvinyl chloride, it uses pine oil from certified renewable sources.
The wool features 20 per cent recycled content and comes from farms “with a responsible approach to managing their lands and animals”, while the leather comes from the well-known Bridge of Weir and is said to be 100 per cent traceable and chrome-free. Polestar claims the hides are sourced from “responsible suppliers” in the UK and Ireland, two of the highest-rated territories globally in the Animal Protection index.
2024 Polestar 3 Safety Rating
As standard, the Polestar 3 has five radar modules, five external cameras, and 12 external ultrasonic sensors.
An optional Pilot Pack with LiDAR is available to order, with vehicles so equipped expected to arrive from the third quarter of 2024.
This pack includes an additional NVIDIA control unit, plus three cameras, four ultrasonic sensors, and cleaning for the front- and rear-view cameras. As the name suggests, the pack includes LiDAR technology, which enables 3D scanning of the car’s surroundings and “helps prepare the car for autonomous driving”.
The Polestar 3 has yet to be assessed by ANCAP or Euro NCAP.
Standard safety equipment includes:
- Adaptive cruise control
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Steering support
- Vehicle, cyclist and pedestrian detection
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Front and rear cross-traffic assist
- Run-off Road Mitigation
- Oncoming Lane Mitigation
- Lane-keep assist
- Multi-collision brake
- Traffic sign recognition
- Driver attention monitoring
- Interior radar
- Reversing camera
- Surround-view camera
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Front, front-side and curtain airbags
- Driver’s knee airbag
2024 Polestar 3 Fuel Economy
The Polestar 3 uses a liquid-cooled 111kWh lithium-ion battery (107kWh useable) with nickel-manganese-cobalt chemistry.
The company touts a preliminary WLTP range figure of 610km, or up to 560km with the Performance Pack.
Energy consumption is 20.1-21.1kWh/100km in standard guise and 21.9-23.1kWh/100km with the Performance Pack.
AC charging capacity is up to 11kW and DC charging capacity is up to 250kW, the latter allowing a charge from 10 to 80 per cent in 30 minutes.
| Polestar 3 | Fuel Type | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic, 5-door SUV, Electric, 4x4 | Electric | - |
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How does the 2024 Polestar 3 drive?
Our expert take on Polestar 3 drivability.
We haven't had a chance to drive the new Polestar 3 just yet, however we do know that it comes standard with a one-pedal drive mode, plus torque vectoring on the rear axle. The rear electric motor can also be decoupled to allow the car to run only on the front motor, saving energy.
The Polestar 3 uses a NVIDIA Drive core computer to power its driver assist and monitoring features. There are two closed-loop driver monitoring cameras inside that track eye movements, warning drivers when they become drowsy; an emergency stop function can also activate if warning messages fail to rouse the driver.
The 2024 Polestar 3 has a rear-biased all-wheel drive system with dual electric motors, producing total system outputs of 360kW of power and 840Nm of torque. The 0-100km/h time is a claimed 5.0 seconds.
The optional Performance Pack bumps these outputs to 380kW and 910Nm, reducing the 0-100km/h time to 4.7 seconds.
2024 Polestar 3 Colours
What colours are available for the Polestar 3
Magnesium is standard, with the following finishes a $2000 option:
- Snow (white)
- Thunder (grey)
- Jupiter (bronze)
- Midnight (blue)
- Space (black)
2024 Polestar 3 Warranty
The 2024 Polestar 3 is backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, with a separate battery warranty of eight years or 160,000km with a 70 per cent state of health.
Included are five years of roadside assist and five years or 100,000km of servicing.
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Polestar 3 FAQs
The cheapest Polestar 3 is the Base that starts from $132,900.
The most expensive Polestar 3 is the Base that starts from $141,900.
The best towing capacity of a Polestar 3 is offered by the Base which can tow 2200 kg
The largest Polestar 3 is the Base which measures 1968mm wide, 4900mm in length and sits 1614mm tall.
The most powerful Polestar 3 is the Base which has 380kW of power from its null engine.
The Polestar 3 is built in USA and shipped to Australia.
The heaviest Polestar 3 is the Base which weighs 3080 kg (kerb weight).
The Polestar 3 uses electric.