The Polestar 6 electric sports car will arrive after the recently confirmed Polestar 7 SUV, meaning it will likely miss the original 2026 launch window.
The news was first reported by Australia’s CarExpert and subsequently confirmed to Green Car Reports by Polestar spokesperson Mike Ofiara.
Polestar O2 concept
“The highly anticipated Polestar 6 will arrive at a later stage,” Ofiara said. Polestar’s immediate priority is to follow through on the rollout of the 3 and 4 SUVs, followed by the launch of the Polestar 5 fastback later this year, then the 7 SUV, and finally the 6, he said. Exact timing for the Polestar 7 still hasn’t been confirmed.
Polestar first previewed the 6 in March 2022 with the O2 concept car. It confirmed production plans for 2026 a few months later as well as opening reservations at that time. The 2026 target was still in effect last July when, when Polestar showed the Concept BST at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, hinting at a spicier version of the convertible sports car.
Polestar O2 concept
The Polestar 7 that’s now taking priority is likely to be a higher-volume model than the niche Polestar 6. The compact SUV will be manufactured in Europe, allowing it to avoid steep tariffs currently placed on Polestar’s Chinese-made vehicles. It will introduce a new architecture to be used on all subsequent Polestar models other than the 6, which is expected to use a shortened version of the Polestar 5’s bonded aluminum platform.
While there still aren’t many details, the Polestar 7 has been hinted at as far back as 2022. It was previously rumored to replace the Polestar 2 as the brand’s entry-level model, but more recent reporting indicates Polestar is planning a direct successor to that model later in the decade. The next-generation Polestar 2 will likely use the same architecture as the 7, and could be produced in Europe as well.