The New Polestar 3 Has Longer Legs And A Lower Price
Polestar initially launched its 3 SUV in two flavors — a Long Range Dual-Motor trim and a Long Range Dual Motor Performance.
Notably, single-motor variants were absent. That’s no longer the case, and while buyers might lose an electric motor, they gain a lot in return. The new 2025 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (LRSM) will hit an EPA-certified range of 350 miles compared to the 315 miles of the Long Range Dual-Motor and the 275 miles found in the Long Range Dual Motor Performance trim.
The new Polestar 3 LRSM uses a single motor placed on the rear axle paired with a 111-kilowatt-hour battery to arrive at this range figure. Obviously, this 3 asks that buyers trade four driven wheels for two in the name of better efficiency, but there’s another compromise: performance.
Thankfully, the new LRSM model should still feel plenty punchy with its 299 horsepower and 361 pound-feet of torque. It’s nowhere near the highs of the 489-517 hp found in the rest of the lineup, but anyone who’s driven a 300-horsepower anything will tell you that figure is plenty healthy.
Charging isn’t compromised, thankfully, and Polestar says the new single-motor still gets the same 250kW DC charging as the rest of the lineup, along with the automaker’s suite of driver aids. The new, entry-level Polestar 3 looks enticing, packing in plenty of range and performance, in addition to being the cheapest trim in the lineup. Pricing starts at $68,500.
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Chase is an automotive journalist with years of experience in the industry. He writes for outlets like Edmunds and AutoGuide, among many others. When not writing, Chase is in front of the camera over at The Overrun, his YouTube channel run alongside his friend and co-host Jobe Teehan. If he's not writing reviews of the latest in cars or producing industry coverage, Chase is at home in the driver's seat of his own (usually German) sports cars.
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