Polestar 5: The Electric GT for London’s Elite

If you spend long enough in London, especially around Canary Wharf, you become accustomed to noticing some very nice cars driving amidst the shadows of glass towers, writes our motoring journalist, Tim Barnes-Clay Audi RS e-tron GTs, Porsche Taycans, and the occasional Aston Martin or Bentley are commonly seen. Now Polestar the Swedish automotive marque that makes premium, design-led electric cars is offering professionals something a tad different to drive around in. The new Polestar 5 is an electric grand tourer that blends supercar performance with the luxury and long-distance competence you might expect from a high-end legacy whip. And Polestar UK Managing Director Matt Galvin has a good idea of who will want it. I d say it s the thinking man s Porsche Taycan, he tells me. That is a confident statement, but after sampling both flavours of the Polestar 5, I can see why he makes the comparison. Style and Substance Developed from the Precept concept with