The 2026 Polestar 5 has debuted within the digital world, confirmed to hitch the Gran Turismo 7 car grid in time for Christmas.
Introduced on the Gran Turismo World Collection occasion in Los Angeles this week, the Polestar 5 shall be a part of a free recreation replace in December obtainable to all Gran Turismo 7 gamers throughout PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles.
Additional, the electrical car (EV) model will proceed to develop its partnership with the online game franchise, confirming a particular time trial competitors and an upcoming documentary collection on YouTube.
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“Working particularly carefully with skilled racing driver and sim-racer Igor Fraga, recognized for his expertise and aggressive lap instances in Gran Turismo, the groups have faithfully translated the dynamic qualities of the Polestar 5 into the sport,” Polestar says in its media launch.
“Fraga was given particular entry to prototype Polestar 5 automobiles and R&D specialists at Polestar’s improvement amenities in Sweden earlier than ultimate sign-off on the Manufacturers Hatch circuit in England.
“The specialists at Polyphony Digital then utilized that real-world car suggestions to their class-leading dealing with and dynamics simulation, making a exact digital illustration of the automobile.
“With the precise individual behind the wheel, lap instances in-game and in actual life are straight comparable.”
The Polestar 5 will develop into the model’s flagship mannequin when it arrives through the first half of 2026, debuting a brand new in-house 800V electrical car platform dubbed Polestar Efficiency Structure.
Orders for the Chinese language-made electrical GT are already open, with costs ranging from $171,100 plus on-road prices. All variations in Australia characteristic the identical 112kWh gross (106kWh internet) nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) lithium-ion battery that’s a burdened a part of the Polestar 5’s construction.
The Twin motor has 550kW of energy and 812Nm of torque for a claimed 3.9 second 0-100km/h time, with the Efficiency decreasing that to three.2 seconds courtesy of its greater 650kW/1015Nm outputs – each variations topping 250km/h.
There’s as much as 670km of WLTP electrical vary within the Twin motor, with the Efficiency providing 565km. To assist obtain these distances, the electrical grand tourer has the power to disconnect its rear motor, whereas DC quick charging at speeds of as much as 350kW allows an 80 per cent cost in round 22 minutes.
Whereas Polestar’s gross sales in Australia are up in 2025 (admittedly off a low base), the corporate has well-documented struggles at a world stage – particularly gradual gross sales and the specter of being delisted from the Nasdaq inventory change.
Initially shaped as a motorsport agency, Polestar has gone from Volvo’s tuning arm to turning into its personal standalone premium electrical efficiency automobile model, with backing from Volvo Automobiles and China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group – the mother or father firm of Volvo in addition to Geely, Zeekr, Lotus and Sensible.
Headquartered in Sweden, Polestar at the moment gives the two, 3, 4 and 5 that are all electrical, with plans to launch the Polestar 6 and seven within the coming years.
A documentary movie showcasing the collaboration between bodily and digital Polestar 5 shall be obtainable on Polestar’s YouTube channel when the time trial competitors goes reside – the place the winner will obtain an unique journey to Fukuoka, Japan to attend the World Finals of the 2025 GT World Collection.
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