The Polestar 1 EV Costs More Than A Mercedes-AMG S 63 Coupe

New technology is always expensive, but the Polestar 1's numbers are eye-widening when compared to conventionally-powered high-end cars...
The Polestar 1 EV Costs More Than A Mercedes-AMG S 63 Coupe

The Polestar 1 electric coupe will be priced from £135,500 in the UK, but as we already know, it’s left-hand drive only. That’s a bit more expensive than predicted.

Prices have been announced at the Beijing Motor Show, including a starting point of €155,000 in mainland Europe. The price point puts it up against the likes of the £125,600 Mercedes-AMG S 63 Coupé and the V12-powered BMW M760Li xDrive, which will set you back £138,335 plus options.

The Polestar 1 EV Costs More Than A Mercedes-AMG S 63 Coupe

Polestar would rather lease it to customers, though, through an all-in monthly payment that covers insurance, road tax where charged, maintenance and so on. It’s not going to be cheap, but details haven’t been released yet.

The two-door Polestar 1 musters a combined 592bhp from a 338bhp 2.0-litre petrol engine coupled to the front wheels, an integrated starter motor/generator that adds 39bhp and two electric motors at the rear that bundle another 215bhp into the equation. It can sprint to 60mph in less than four seconds.

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Comments

Anonymous

Worth it. Beautiful volvo interior and exterior.

04/25/2018 - 12:56 |
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HAYABUSA

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Absolute nonsense. I love Volvo just as anyone here but 135.000 quid ??? Get out of here.

04/25/2018 - 14:49 |
37 | 6
Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

But being electric, it won’t have the Volvo reliability.

04/25/2018 - 15:23 |
10 | 2
Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

But all Volvos look the same inside and outside. Might aswell just buy an s90.

05/03/2018 - 06:56 |
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Anonymous

But seriously, what car is it rivalling?

04/25/2018 - 12:57 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

  1. They call it a true sports car, not a GT.
04/25/2018 - 13:07 |
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Anonymous

Correction: looks better in and out than the Mercedes s63 amg

04/25/2018 - 13:01 |
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Klush

Give me now!

04/25/2018 - 13:06 |
0 | 0
Adisk

Meh

04/25/2018 - 13:10 |
6 | 0
Anonymous

I’d have it over any of the similarly priced cars, its beautiful

04/25/2018 - 13:12 |
6 | 2
Anonymous

I don’t like this car for what it is.
IMO needs a proper engine and proper AWD.

04/25/2018 - 13:19 |
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Erich Mohrmann

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Why not RWD

04/25/2018 - 14:13 |
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Anonymous

I would rather have an S500 convertible.

04/25/2018 - 13:22 |
2 | 0
Anonymous

TBH I rather have a S63 over this. A Tesla Model S is more of a steal compared to this.

04/25/2018 - 13:36 |
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Tomislav Celić

Worth it IMO

04/25/2018 - 13:41 |
4 | 2