{"id":80373,"date":"2025-02-11T09:03:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80373"},"modified":"2025-02-11T09:03:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:03:26","slug":"1145707_polestar-5-hot-weather-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80373","title":{"rendered":"Polestar gives glimpse at 2026 5 sedan&#8217;s hot-weather testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Swedish performance EV marque Polestar&#8217;s next model is the 5 performance sedan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New video shows some of the hot-weather testing Polestar 5 prototypes had to endure<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Polestar 5 launches in 2025 with up to 884 hp<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Polestar is nearing the end of the development road for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1143795_first-ride-2026-polestar-5-performance-sedan-targets-tesla-model-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 performance sedan<\/a>, which debuts later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The automaker has been <strong>documenting the development<\/strong> via a video series on its official YouTube channel, and the latest video gives a glimpse at the hot-weather testing prototypes\u2014and what their engineers had to endure.<\/p>\n<p>The testing took place in the deserts of Dubai, where ambient temperatures can <strong>soar well above 105 degrees F<\/strong>, with cabin temperatures getting even higher. Ensuring a vehicle performs as expected under such extreme conditions requires extensive testing.<\/p>\n<p>For urban environments, where cars experience tight turns, a lot of stopping and starting, and varying speeds, the engineers use a network of roads in an unfinished development known as the Half Desert, on the outskirts of Dubai. For testing of more spirited driving, they head out to the <strong>Jebel Jais mountain range<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P7upIEqUAXY?si=AkOACSaZCacCmuRC\" width=\"560\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The real challenge is ensuring the car and its key components remain cool in a consistent and efficient manner, and here <strong>software is playing an increasing role<\/strong>. Polestar said its software that controls the 5&#8217;s various cooling systems is able to recognize different driving styles and prioritize cooling accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>The 5, a <strong>rival to the Porsche Taycan<\/strong> and high-end versions of the Tesla Model S, was first previewed in 2020 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1127241_polestar-precept-concept-electric-sedan-model-s-taycan-rival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polestar&#8217;s Precept concept car<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1136180_2026-polestar-5-spy-shots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">camouflaged prototypes suggest<\/a> the production version will stay true to the lines of the original show car. The car uses an aluminum platform developed in-house at Polestar, and in terms of performance, Polestar has said it is targeting up to 884 hp from a dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain.<\/p>\n<p>The 5 was scheduled to be followed in 2026 by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1145612_polestar-6-sports-car-won-t-arrive-in-2026-polestar-7-takes-priority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 sports car<\/a> using a shortened version of the 5&#8217;s platform, though Polestar in January said the 6 is being put on the back burner as the company focuses on a higher-volume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1145523_polestar-7-small-suv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 small SUV<\/a> that is expected to arrive around 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swedish performance EV marque Polestar&#8217;s next model is the 5 performance sedan New video shows some of the hot-weather testing Polestar 5 prototypes had to endure The Polestar 5 launches in 2025 with up to 884 hp Polestar is nearing the end of the development road for its 5 performance sedan, which debuts later this 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