Two grades, two performance levels and plenty of sophistication.

POLESTAR’S push into the premium sector here will hit full noise with arrival flagship model just revealed in Germany.

New Zealand brand manager Bruce Fowler has confirmed the new 5 is set to the join the Sino-Swede’s local presence.

Regional availability of two grades - a Dual Motor and a Performance - has been signalled but pricing here has yet to be sorted, though all indications are they will reach toward $200,000, fresh territory for a make that presently tops out in the $150k zone.

Conceivable rivals include the Mercedes Benz EQE, the Audi e-tron GT and BMW i5.

Said Fowler: “We are in the process of finalising our pricing and expect to be in a position to release before the end of the month.”

Revealed in Munich as part of the IAA mobility and car show, this flagship model maintains close resemblance to the Precept concept revealed in 2020.

In addition to its low, sleek lines it will deliver impressive performance figures and outputs.

A dual-motor setup incorporates a ZF permanent magnet synchronous motor up front and an in-house motor at the rear, for all-wheel-drive traction.

The Dual Motor pumps out 550kW of power and 812Nm of torque to achieve 0-100kmh in 3.9 seconds. The Performance packs 650kW/1015Nm and lends a 0.7s advantage to the sprint.

Zip is drawn from a 800-volt lithium-ion 112kWh NMC battery that lends the Dual Motor a WLTP driving range of 670km and energy use of 17.6-18.3kWh/100km. The Performance checks out at 565km and its consumption rises to 20.9kWh/100km.

DC charging peaks at 350kW and Polestar says a 10-80 percent boost should take 22 minutes. AC capacity is 11kW and a full charge is a 11 hour faff.

Carried from the Precept concept, which the company says is inspired by aviation, is the low slung sports car-like profile with a sleek nose, ‘dual-blade’ headlights with Pixel LED tech standard, cladding on the doors and squared off slimline LED tail-lights with a lightbar, rear vents and a diffuser.

Dimensions are 5087mm long, 2062mm wide, 1425mm tall and with a 3054mm wheelbase, which is about 200mm longer than the current most expensive offer, Polestar 4. It is about 12mm taller than a potential rival, the Audi e-tron GT.

Rear cargo space falls victim to the styling - it stands at just 356 litres, the car also provisioning a front trunk offering 62 litres - but rear-seat interior space hasn’t. As with Polestar 4, the rear header structure is behind the rear occupants’ heads and there’s no rear window. Instead, it uses a digital rear-view mirror. But there is plenty of glass above occupants’ heads - it has the biggest panoramic glass roof of any Polestar model.

Although it has seats for five, the model is being called a four-plus-one seater, suggesting the middle rear is for emergencies only.

Natural materials have been used throughout, including for the seats, the luggage area and many other parts of the car, while the company is using a more sustainable alternative to carbon fibre. Recycled materials are used in the carpets, roofliner and door inserts.

It achieves a 9.0-inch driver’s display connected to the steering column, a 9.5-inch head-up display and a 14.5-inch portrait multimedia display. The latter runs a Polestar-specific Android Automotive operating system and Google built-in, a 10 or 21-speaker Bowers and Wilkins audio system and active noise cancellation.

Safety systems run to 11 vision cameras, one driver monitoring camera, one mid-range radar and 12 ultrasonic sensors, and eight airbags.

The 5 is underpinned by a new bespoke aluminium platform that forms the basis of Polestar Performance Architecture (PPA). It’s lighter, torsional rigidity is improved and the battery forms part of the structure.

Bespoke Michelin tyres are part of the schtick and the Performance grade comes with adaptive dampers.