3/5/2023 0 Comments Convertible volvo crossover![]() ![]() ![]() The O₂’s interior isn’t fully functional but does showcase the automaker’s infotainment and driver information displays. Inside and out, the O₂’s materials take another step beyond the Precept’s sustainability efforts by simplifying the recycling process thanks to the use of mono-materials, rather than focusing on natural substances like hemp or previously recycled plastics. Missoni highlighted the bonded aluminum unibody, developed by the same engineering team that electrified London’s taxicabs, which allows for both the Precept and O₂ to ride on what he calls “scalable sports car architecture.” The O₂ concept reveals plenty of other future-facing processes that Polestar hopes to manifest in forthcoming vehicles. Advanced Materials Make up a Futuristic Design And the pre-production concept’s interior functions minimally, with none of the ocular tracking or hand-waving recognition but rather, a widget on the large central screen that tracks the drone overhead. Otherwise, the eventual Tesla Roadster at $200,000 or even a Rimac Nevera at well over $2 million round out the rest of the segment.Ī retractable roof does, however, forfeit the LIDAR pod that sits atop the Precept in anticipation of Level 4 autonomous driving. Where the 5 openly targets the likes of Volkswagen AG’s Porsche Taycan and Audi RS e-tron GT, as well as the Tesla Model S and Lucid Air, perhaps the only real competitor to the O₂ might arrive in the form of the next-generation, fully electric Boxster and Cayman siblings. After all, while cruising with the top down, enjoying the silence of nature without an internal combustion engine ruining the peace and quiet, why not capture a few selfies for social media?Īs an all-electric sports car-and in opposition to the super-hybrid Polestar 1, commuter Polestar 2 and grand touring Polestar 5-the O₂ concept would occupy an undoubtedly niche market if it does enter production. ![]() That open-topped layout allowed Missoni and his design team to fully explore the fun factor inherent to convertibles, to the extent that sharing space with the retracted hardtop beneath the rear clamshell lives a drone on an electromagnetic plinth, able to slide out and launch at driving speeds up to 30 kilometers per hour. A two-piece hardtop convertible layout and light blue paint that Missoni unofficially called “Oxygen” both help to reinforce what Polestar terms a “pure play” aesthetic. The O₂’s clean, muscular shapes deftly transition from smooth, curved surfaces to sharp angles while managing to avoid the weightiness common of electric vehicle design (and, to a certain extent, the massive Precept). It isn’t clear if the sportster will make it to production, but it was public response that led the company to transition the earlier Precept concept to a production-ready model due in 2024. This is all very Polestar, the aesthetics derived from technical functionality.” Sharp angles draped over clean, muscular curves make for a very slick-looking machine. “It’s the kind of craftsmanship that we apply, the traditional car design which we have learned to do, plus these extremely stringent architectural, technical lines and logics behind the car. “When you see this car, I think nobody will see it and think it has some Volvo DNA,” he said. The Pure Play EV CompanyĪt the O₂’s swanky Beverly Hills debut, Polestar Head of Design Maximilian Missoni discussed the evolving ethos revealed on both the Precept & the new design. As some readers may recall, the latter was involved with production of the current C70 up until a few of years ago.įollow Motor Authority on Facebook and Twitter.Regardless, the playful concept certainly indicates Polestar’s ongoing differentiation from Volvo, as well as a renewed commitment to building a fully carbon-neutral passenger vehicle by 2030. While it sounds like it may still be several years away, a car more closely resembling the Concept Coupe may still be launched, with limited production outsourced to a coachbuilder like Bertone or Pininfarinia. "The coupe concept car, we can put that into production and it will have an exposure on the brand.”Ī new C70 styled like the Concept Coupe could prove a worthy competitor to cars like the Audi A5 and new BMW 4-Series. ![]() "We had a C70 and that definitely had a great exposure on our brand," Kerssemakers said. Kerssemakers backed up these comments and added the possibility of the recent Concept Coupe forming the basis of the new two-door Volvos. Samuelsson said Volvo will look at launching a new coupe and convertible when the automaker is ready, meaning once volume models like the XC90, XC70, XC60, S80 and S60 are replaced. ![]()
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