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It may never happen—as is the fate with many "concept cars"—but it's pretty cool in any case.
The Polestar O2—the second concept car from Polestar after the company's 2020 Precept—is a 100-percent electric sports car that's a hard-top convertible. Included with the "concept" is a Polestar-designed autonomous drone hidden in the trunk that appears and launches with a button push from the sportster's cockpit touchscreen.
WATCH IT FLY!
DRONE ONBOARD!
ABOUT POLESTAR
Established in 1996 by Volvo partner Flash/Polestar Racing—and later acquired by Volvo (and then sold to China's Geely)—Polestar is a Swedish carmaker that designs electric performance autos. The headquarters are in Gothenberg, Sweden, and automobile production is based in China. a division.
Polestar currently has two cars available to the public:
• The hybrid-performance Polestar 1 (introduced in 2017), which was limited to 1,500 models manufactured, and now in its final stages of production. Prices start at $150,000 MSRP.
• The affordable Polestar 2 (introduced in 2019), which is priced starting at $38,400 MSRP. The Polestar 2 is available for online orders (design your own) or acquisition of pre-configured models HERE.
The company plans to manufacture three more production models—the Polestar 3 in 2022, the Polestar 4 in 2023, and the Polestar 5 (formerly the concept car, Precept) in 2024.