Polestar Confirms 7 Compact SUV, Next-Generation Polestar 2

Polestar calls this the largest product offensive in the brand's short history: four new models in three years.

Polestar on Wednesday announced the next step in the brand's expansion. Following on from the launches of the Polestar 3 and 4, the Swedish brand will next release the high-performance 5 sedan this summer, with three additional models arriving by 2028—including Polestar's first second-generation model.

Yes, that's right: the Polestar 2 is returning. The brand's first fully electric model arrived in 2020 but has since exited our market. It wasn't initially clear if Polestar would keep the badge or simply adopt a new one, as the brand's sequential naming convention doesn't align with segments in any conventional way.

Based on the blurry teaser image, the 2 will no longer sit somewhere between a sedan and crossover but instead be low-slung like the 884-horsepower Polestar 5. The design is already clearly evolved too, with what appears to be a thin grille extending across the nose, between the DRLs of the headlights. The next-generation Polestar 2 will arrive next year, so we suspect we'll see the design in full soon-ish.

The announcement also includes a first look at the Polestar 7, which will arrive in 2028 to take on the likes of the BMW iX3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC EV. Polestar previously confirmed the 7 would pair with an as-yet-unnamed Volvo EV and be built in Košice, Slovakia, making this the first of the brand's models built in Europe.

"With Polestar 7 we are entering the largest EV segment in Europe, the compact SUV segment, which accounts for approximately one-third of total BEV volumes in 2025," said Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller. "We are convinced that we can offer customers a progressive performance-driven car for a very attractive price point, built in Europe."

Last but certainly not least, the Polestar 4 looks to be ditching its most controversial feature: the lack of rear window.

Our Take: Polestar has been a brand battered by trade and tariffs, which is a shame as the products are all good; people simply need exposure to them. The P2 was a solid entry point into the brand, and bringing it back as an honest-to-goodness car now that the crossover and SUV side is covered by the P3 and P4 is music to our ears. The Polestar 7 targeting the largest EV segment simply makes sense, too. The one big question remaining after this announcement, however: what's up with the gorgeous Polestar 6?

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