Polestar 2: 2021 carsales Car of the Year Highly Commended

Crossover-style electric fastback earns sold top-three placing in Australia’s top automotive consumer award

The first model to arrive in Australia from Volvo’s new all-electric sister brand has landed with a bang and our judges drove the ground-breaking Polestar 2 just in time for its inclusion in the carsales Car of the Year 2021 award, proudly presented by Bingle.

From the moment we first sampled the Polestar 2 in the UK in August we knew it would be a solid 2021 cCOTY contender if it arrived Down Under in time.

After the announcement of a sharp, Tesla Model 3-matching starting price of under $60,000 when the order book opened on October 1, the crossover-style electric fastback did just that and quickly joined our list of top 10 finalists – even if new orders will take up to six months to fill.

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[bendennis]

I'm sure it's a great car, but it's not available for purchase in Australia until January. Surely it shouldn't have even been considered until 2022 when it is released for sale in this country.

[TripleZme]

At the same price, Tesla M3 is a better option given it has proven history and supercharging network

[kelvpoon]

Seriously how much did polestar pay u guys?

[fijidesi]

Car was only released recently and already car of the year
Car 🚗 of the year should be Toyota GR Yaris