Polestar (an EV brand co-owned by Volvo and Geely) has always upheld a pure and sophisticated design language. With the introduction of their forthcoming electric SUV, the Polestar 3, this remains true and further attests to how the Swedish carmaker has evolved its style. It makes sense then that the brand inaugurated a new studio dedicated to cultivating their lexicon of design. Visually and architecturally, …
“The Polestar 3 is the anchor, the car that is the core of our brand,” says Thomas Ingenlath, the company’s CEO, in Copenhagen this week at the vehicle’s world premier. While Polestar is now five years old and this is their third production model, it’s really the first to be designed and built entirely within the company as previous models were germinated at Volvo before …
It’s impossible to spend a handful of days staring at automobiles—new, old, restored, conceptual—and not be impressed by them. But when the one-of-one, light blue and black 1932 Duesenberg J Figoni Sports Torpedo claimed best of show at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Élegance, a long weekend’s worth of car musings clicked: the roadster is roaring back. Perhaps it’s an appreciation of fresh air and …
