Polestar 5 Electric Sedan Patent Designs Reveal Hot-Looking Flagship

Unlike many conceptual flagship designs, Polestar has actually committed to building the stunning Precept electric sedan design study it showed off in 2020. Polestar promises the final version will retain much of the striking detail of the concept car and be called the Polestar 5. New illustrations published to the European Union Intellectual Property Office website this week reveal that should be the case indeed, as the 5's patent images show a design that's nearly identical to the concept's look, albeit with more normal-sized wheels.

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The patent filing for a new vehicle was published at the end of last month, and reported on this week by Car and Driver. The filing links seven new images of what appear to be the production-ready Polestar 5, filed by Polestar Performance AB. There's not much else detailed in the description of the patent filing, but the placement of the door handles suggests the rear suicide doors have been swapped for a traditional setup, and some chunkier, more production-feasible trim gives this away as a salable version of the concept.

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Polestar also hasn't been too tight lipped about what we can expect so far. The production 5 will ride on an all-new, designed-in-house bonded aluminum spaceframe platform, but it will share its 800-volt electrical architecture with the Polestar 3, which will introduce that feature to the Polestar lineup for the first time. Gone is a traditional rear window, with the 5 using camera systems for rear-view functionality instead. The large rear hatch will carry over to production, as will the glass roof and adaptive headlights.

The 5 is due to be Polestar's flagship model as the brand attempts to distinguish itself even further from its Volvo and Geely parentage. The automaker has previously said the 5 sedan will come after the 3 and 4 crossover models have been introduced, and will go on sale in 2024. We expect to see it in production form far before that, though, likely by the end of this year.