Volvo Polestar Gallery/ Samantha Cooper / March 5, 2018 2:53 PM

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    The styling doesn't stray far from Volvo's 'muscular box' design language.
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    Polestar expects the car to appeal to fans of grand tourers, who drive a lot and like performance.
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    All four corners have dramatic lighting.
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    The Polestar 1 will be offered as a subscription—a kind of lease on steroids, with insurance and maintenance included
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    The car will be built at a new production centre in Chengdu, China.
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    A hybrid powertrain uses an internal combustion engine to power the front wheels, and twin electric motors at the rear, drawing on 34 kWh of battery power.
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    Polestar is only planning to build 500 1s per year, but may increase that number if demand is there.
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