► Polestar 7: the first details
► Will be a ‘premium compact SUV’
► Expected to launch from 2026 onwards
Polestar has announced at its 2025 Strategy Update that it will launch a new model in the coming years called the 7. It’s designed to be a ‘premium compact SUV’ – as if we needed another of those…
Details are light but, given Polestar’s place within the wider Geely group and the expected size of this new model, it’s likely the Polestar 7 will share a lot with the Volvo EX30 and Smart #1 and use the SEA2 platform. That allows rear and all-wheel drive models with high power outputs and fast charging speeds.
As for the look – don’t expect anything too outrageously different from the clean, cool looks of the rest of the Polestar range. ‘Polestar is known for its progressive design, with each car standing out and creating its own buzz – so too will Polestar 7,’ says new head of design, Philipp Römers.
‘It’s incredibly exciting to bring Polestar’s design ethos to a new segment. Polestar 7 will be everything our customers expect from us, both in terms of design and performance.’
For context, Römers designed the Audi A6 e-Tron and Q6 e-Tron, as well as other Volkswagen Group models like the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf.
Polestar confirms that it will be produced in Europe. ‘With production already in place in the USA, South Korea and China, Polestar continues to strengthen its global position with a well-balanced international manufacturing network,’ the brand says in a statement.
No official launch date is given thus far but, as part of Polestar’s future business plan and its aim to be profitable in the years to come, we’d expect a 2026 or 2027 launch.