{"id":37301,"date":"2022-12-01T12:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37301"},"modified":"2022-12-01T12:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:03:55","slug":"polestar-2-earns-nhtsa-5-star-crash-safety-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37301","title":{"rendered":"Polestar 2 crashes its way to 5-star safety rating from NHTSA – Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Polestar<\/a> is ending the year on a high note. It announced that the Polestar 2<\/a> earned a coveted five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/a> (NHTSA<\/a>), a score that makes the electric sedan one of the safest new cars<\/a> on American roads.<\/p>\n

NHTSA awarded the Polestar 2 a five-star rating<\/a> after putting the sedan through its standard testing regimen, which includes front, side, and rollover crashes. The 2 excelled in these three areas earning five stars across the board. It comes standard with several electronic driving aids including forward collision warning, a lane departure warning system, and autonomous emergency braking<\/a>. Polestar notes that, while it’s a standalone carmaker, it can dive into sister company Volvo’s<\/a> vast expertise in the realm of safety to ensure the cars it builds keep their occupants as safe as possible.<\/p>\n

European officials gave the 2 a five-star rating as well. They awarded it a 93% score for adult occupant protection, an 89% score for child occupant protection, an 80% score for vulnerable road users protection, and an 83% score in the safety assist department.<\/p>\n

With the limited-edition, plug-in hybrid Polestar 1<\/a> retired, the 2 stands out as the only current member of the Polestar range. It won’t stay on its own for long: It will soon be joined by a recently-unveiled electric crossover called 3<\/a> that should significantly expand the brand’s annual sales. Additional models will make their debut in the coming years, including a fastback-like crossover named 4<\/a> and a $200,000 drop-top<\/a>.<\/p>\n