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New models - Polestar - 5Polestar 5 super sedan baits Porsche’s TaycanAt $171K + ORC Polestar 5 undercuts comparable Porsche Taycan by $50K, here next year9 Sep 2025 By TOM BAKER PREMIUM electric vehicle brand Polestar unveiled its long-awaited ‘5’ super-sedan during the 2025 IAA motor show in Munich, ahead of initial Australian deliveries of the Porsche Taycan rival in the first half of 2026.
Pricing commences at $171,100 plus on-road costs for the high-powered ‘entry’ grade, dubbed the Dual Motor, with the positioning undercutting the most affordable (and single-motor) Taycan sedan by $10,100 and the equivalently powered Taycan 4S by around $50,000 in Australia.
The reveal of the production version of the Polestar 5 took place more than five years after the Precept concept upon which the sedan is based was first seen.
Styling of the ‘5’ was not kept secret, and in recent months prototype versions have been tested in Australia wearing only light camouflage.
The ‘5’ sits above the Polestar 3 large SUV in the manufacturer’s Australian line-up and becomes the brand’s most expensive model sold in the local market.
It is the first to be built upon a bespoke bonded aluminium Polestar Performance Architecture (PPA) platform.
Speaking with Australian media, Polestar global chief executive Michael Lohscheller invited comparisons to the Taycan.
“The Polestar 5 is our brand on wheels. We want to ensure it competes with the likes of Porsche. It is a really important car for us,” he said.
Two dual-motor variants will initially be offered. The standard grade delivers 550kW/812Nm, achieving a 0-100km/h time of 3.9 seconds, while the Performance lifts outputs to 650kW/1015Nm with a 3.2 second 0-100km/h time. Both models are limited to 250km/h and use a single-speed transmission.
Common to both Polestar 5 variants is a 112kWh nickel manganese cobalt traction battery manufactured by Korea’s SK Innovation.
Its 800-volt electrical architecture supports 350kW (DC) and 11kW (AC) charging, with WLTP range rated at 670km for the Dual Motor and 565km for the Performance.
The rear axle carries most of the powertrain’s load with a Polestar-developed PX2 permanent synchronous magnet motor contributing up to 450kW/660Nm supported by a ZF-supplied front motor.
Measuring 5087mm long, 2062mm wide (including mirrors) and 1425mm in height (on a 3054mm wheelbase), the Polestar 5 tips the scales at a hefty 2500kg.
Suspension is by way of a double wishbone design, with the Performance upgrading to semi-active MagneRide dampers in place of the Dual Motor’s twin-tube passive setup.
Wheel sizes range from 20 inches on the standard car to 21s on the Performance, upgradable to 22s, over 400mm front brake discs.
Inside, the Polestar 5 integrates a 14.5-inch central display and 9.0-inch slim digital instrument cluster based on Google’s Android Automotive operating system with online connectivity and over-the-air updating capability.
Luggage capacity is a modest 365L in the boot, plus 62L in the frunk.
Options reflect the luxe positioning of the ‘5’ with customisation possibilities including Bridge of Weir leather ($11K-$13K), a Bowers & Wilkins noise cancelling stereo ($8000), matte paints ($10,000), and 21- and 22-inch wheels ($3000-$7000).
Polestar initially intended to extend the PPA platform rapidly to the ‘6’ model – a special order convertible – but the company’s resources have been redirected to an upcoming compact SUV now due in 2028.
2026 Polestar 5 pricing*:
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