Polestar 3 stock runs out in Australia, but it’s coming back with major 2027 upgrades

Stock of the Polestar 3 has effectively flee out in Australia with the lush SUV getting into a local hiatus length between the 2025 and 2027 model years.

When the absolutely electric crossover returns to the Australian market in the 2nd half of 2026 in MY27 invent it may maybe well well accept as true with long gone thru substantial mechanical and software program upgrades.

These will consist of a transition from a 400- to 800-volt architecture, enabling quicker charging at supported DC chargers whereas a unique, in-dwelling developed rear motor adds rather more energy.

What won’t be on the menu is a label reduce, with Polestar Australia managing director Scott Maynard telling Chasing Cars that he intends to lend a hand agency on the SUV’s top rate pricing that sits above the lush automobile tax (LCT) threshold.

Pricing now now not anticipated to be reduced from circa-$116K heights

“Polestar 3 will withhold a identical label role to where it’s now, and [will] lend a hand a identical market role. It is a ways a terribly high quality product that’s understandably dear to invent,” stated Maynard.

Polestar Australia executives acknowledge that the resolution to lend a hand pricing arrangement the present model’s legit cost of between $116,754 and $154,454 earlier than on-facet road costs will withhold a lid on gross sales.

In 2025, Polestar delivered 332 examples of the Polestar 3 in Australia — a arrangement match for the BMW iX (417 fashions) however a result that trailed the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV (961).

Discounting campaigns had been damaged-down with regularity to underpin native demand for the Polestar 3 — a methodology Aussie boss Maynard says the logo needs to pass away from.

The Polestar 3, which has a top rate internal and remarkably crisp riding dynamics, is the reigning Chasing Cars Luxury Automobile of the Year.

“It will want to expose its high label. We have a reasonable idea on the automobile, and valid kind, reasonable views on its [sales] quantity that can enable it to lend a hand and withhold a elevated label,” Maynard outlined.

That is never any subject earlier demand existing in Australia for EVs priced above the LCT threshold of $91,387 (excluding registration and worth duty).

Fundamental updates to hardware and software program inbound

World Polestar chief executive Michael Lohscheller stated the MY27 updates to the Polestar 3 “are so intensive it’s esteem an fully unique automobile.”

A three-variant lineup will continue, albeit with simplified names: Rear Motor, Twin Motor, and Performance.

One backwards step sees the headline WLTP riding range of the Rear Motor step again from 706km to 604km as the battery dimension for the destructive model has been reduced from 107kW (usable) to a smaller, lighter 88kWh (usable) pack built by Chinese language agency CATL.

Strength is up across the range. The Rear Motor now makes 245kW/480Nm; the Twin Motor 400kW/740Nm; and the Performance 500kW/870Nm.

All grades accept as true with the advantage of a unique steering tune, updated anti-roll bars and a more grand NVIDIA Force AGX Orin processor.

Existing owners need now now not be disgruntled as Polestar will provide a free retrofit of the unique NVIDIA unit.

Each and each all-wheel power fashions (Twin Motor and Performance) additionally come by a unique CATL battery pack measuring 106kW in usable ability. The longest-range neat will now be the Twin Motor, at 635km (WLTP).

The shift to an 800-volt electrical architecture will enable peak DC charging speeds of 310kW (Rear Motor) or 350kW (Twin Motor and Performance) on acceptable chargers with a handiest-case 10 to 80 percent charge time of 22 minutes. AC charging peak remains 11kW.

Nonetheless, it remains to be considered whether the Polestar 3 will, esteem the 800-volt Zeekr 7X additionally made by mother or father firm Geely, will likely be tempo-puny when charging at more frequent 400-volt chargers.

Tiny adjustments were made to the ideas construction, with adaptive air suspension now frequent valid for the Performance grade and cost-optionally accessible for the Twin Motor.

A novel High pack combines the oft-ordered Pilot, Plus and Climate packs whereas frequent seat upholstery turns into recycled MicroTech fabric with nappa leather closing a costly chance.

Local pricing and a more impregnable birth date for the MY27 Polestar 3 will likely be equipped in due path.