Polestar 6 delayed again: electric roadster pushed to 2029
Polestar 6 delayed again: electric roadster pushed to 2029
Polestar 6 delayed again: electric roadster pushed to 2029
The open-top EV from Polestar slips three more years. Buyers who paid a $25,000 deposit now face a longer wait for a $200,000 car.
2026-05-01T21:28:02+03:00
2026-05-01T21:28:02+03:00
2026-05-01T21:28:02+03:00
Polestar 6 is back on hold. The open-top electric sports car, originally promised for 2026, is now scheduled to arrive only in 2029. For the 500 customers who have already placed a deposit, the delay stings: $25,000 went down at booking, and the full price of the car sits at around $200,000.
The model grew out of the Polestar O2 concept shown in 2022. Back then it stood out for its 2+2 body with an electric folding hardtop — and for the idea of a built-in drone that would film the car on the move. That gimmick almost certainly won’t reach production: experts doubted that a compact drone with small rotors and a tiny battery could keep up with a vehicle moving at up to 90 km/h.
The hardware behind the Polestar 6 is more serious than the show-car gloss suggests. Two electric motors deliver a claimed 884 hp and 1,015 Nm. The target 0–100 km/h time is 3.2 seconds, with top speed pegged at around 250 km/h. The car rides on a bonded aluminium platform with high structural stiffness — the same architecture that underpins the four-door Polestar 5 GT. The electrical system runs at 800 volts.
Materials get the same level of attention: thermoplastics, recycled polyester in the cabin, aluminium components with a share of secondary content. The 2+2 layout means the rear seats are best treated as occasional, but that’s par for the course in a sports car.
The delay isn’t down to engineering alone. Japanese outlet WEB CARTOP reports that Polestar is currently focusing on more profitable segments, including the upcoming Polestar 7 SUV. Against that backdrop, the Polestar 6 timeline could slip yet again.
The Polestar 6 still looks like a striking flagship for the brand. But by 2029 it will be competing not against the expectations of 2022, but against a far more mature market of fast electric cars.
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Michael Powers
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Polestar 6 delayed again: electric roadster pushed to 2029
The open-top EV from Polestar slips three more years. Buyers who paid a $25,000 deposit now face a longer wait for a $200,000 car.
Michael Powers, Editor
Polestar 6 is back on hold. The open-top electric sports car, originally promised for 2026, is now scheduled to arrive only in 2029. For the 500 customers who have already placed a deposit, the delay stings: $25,000 went down at booking, and the full price of the car sits at around $200,000.
The model grew out of the Polestar O2 concept shown in 2022. Back then it stood out for its 2+2 body with an electric folding hardtop — and for the idea of a built-in drone that would film the car on the move. That gimmick almost certainly won’t reach production: experts doubted that a compact drone with small rotors and a tiny battery could keep up with a vehicle moving at up to 90 km/h.
The hardware behind the Polestar 6 is more serious than the show-car gloss suggests. Two electric motors deliver a claimed 884 hp and 1,015 Nm. The target 0–100 km/h time is 3.2 seconds, with top speed pegged at around 250 km/h. The car rides on a bonded aluminium platform with high structural stiffness — the same architecture that underpins the four-door Polestar 5 GT. The electrical system runs at 800 volts.
Materials get the same level of attention: thermoplastics, recycled polyester in the cabin, aluminium components with a share of secondary content. The 2+2 layout means the rear seats are best treated as occasional, but that’s par for the course in a sports car.
The delay isn’t down to engineering alone. Japanese outlet WEB CARTOP reports that Polestar is currently focusing on more profitable segments, including the upcoming Polestar 7 SUV. Against that backdrop, the Polestar 6 timeline could slip yet again.
The Polestar 6 still looks like a striking flagship for the brand. But by 2029 it will be competing not against the expectations of 2022, but against a far more mature market of fast electric cars.
