Polestar 3 reveal gives us our first glimpse at the new all-electric SUV

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Polestar has one thousand ambitions for the future of its make, that much we know, and the Polestar 3 SUV is the next one heading to the production line. It'southward also set to be the first Polestar motorcar manufactured in the United States.

The premium SUV isn't set to officially launch until adjacent yr, yet Polestar has only given us a glimpse of what's to come up. The car may be covered in camouflage, but it does give usa an idea of what to wait.

Naturally things are quite different from the Polestar ii, which is a v-door sedan more akin to the Tesla Model Due south or Model 3. Meanwhile the Polestar iii is a premium SUV, which volition probable exist competing with the Tesla Model 10 or the Jaguar I-Pace.

That means the motorcar has a bigger profile and sits college than its predecessor, like whatsoever good SUV does. That also means at that place's a college rear, which will practice wonders for people who regularly need to pack far besides much stuff in the trunk. However, it'south not articulate how much storage space in that location will be.

Other features on bear witness include a hefty set of cycle, and a glass roof, though both of those are pretty commonplace on electric SUVs. it does, nevertheless, retain the same sparse headlight profile as the Polestar 2.

The big news is that the Polestar 3 will come with Volvo's semi-autonomous Highway Pilot system. The system sounds similar to Full general Motors' SuperCruise tech, and will enable the motorcar to drive itself without commuter involvement on select highways. In other words a level three organisation, which doesn't require total commuter attention at all times.

This will be accomplished with a mix of democratic driving software and external sensors. Primal to those sensors is the LiDAR module, which volition be discreetly tucked away in the windshield of compatible cars — including the Polestar 3 and Volvo XC40 Recharge.

There's yet a lot nosotros don't know well-nigh the Polestar 3, including price, range, speed and other features. Nonetheless, deliveries on the car are expected to begin in Q1 2023. And nosotros can reasonably expect the car to offer some impressive functioning, given Polestar's history as a racing and performance motorcar visitor.

Whether it will join the Polestar two every bit on of the best electric cars, has yet to be seen.

Tom is the Tom's Guide's Automotive Editor, which means he tin usually be found articulatio genus deep in stats the latest and best electric cars, or checking out some sort of driving gadget. Information technology'southward long way from his days as editor of Gizmodo U.k., when pretty much everything was on the tabular array. He'due south usually found trying to squeeze another giant Lego prepare onto the shelf, draining very large cups of coffee, or complaining that Ikea won't let him buy the stuff he actually needs online.