Polestar 3 Gets High-Powered Update for 2026
Polestar announced a high-powered updated for the Polestar 3 for 2026. The all-electric crossover is gifted a stronger 800-volt architecture and will deliver lots more output as well a faster charging speeds.
2026 Polestar 3 – What’s new?
Says Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller, “The upgrades to Polestar 3 are so extensive, it’s like an entirely new car. ... The already amazing Polestar 3 is now better than ever.”
We’ll see about that when the test drives begin, but in the meantime, here are the facts: the Polestar 3’s SPA2 platform now welcomes an 800-volt architecture. That means faster charging and a peak speed capacity of 350 kW. Polestar now promises the 10-80 percent charge trick can be done in as little as 22 minutes (about 25-percent faster than before).
For 2026, the 3 also gets a new permanent magnet synchronous rear motor developed by Polestar, which combines with the front motor to deliver a maximum of 500 kW or 671 hp (in the Performance version). The new rear motor also creates a more rear-biased drive.
That front motor now has a disconnect feature – seen previously on the Polestar 2 - that kicks in automatically when the motor isn’t needed, which should deliver efficiency gains (the company puts those at 6 percent).
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