Pricing lowered for Polestar 3 large electric SUV, now with added standard features and up to 500kW on offer

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Polestar has confirmed its upgraded ‘3’ large electric rival to the Lexus RZ and Audi Q6 e-tron will start from $116,700 before on-road costs in Long Range single-motor guise. That’s down $1720, despite a sizable mechanical update inbound later this year.

Pricing for the ‘3’ Dual Motor and Performance will also decrease, now from $131,100 (down $5120) and $146,700 (down $1220) respectively. No Polestar 3 variant sits below the current Luxury Car Tax threshold of $91,387, despite weak demand existing above this price point. 

Set to debut by mid-year, the upgraded Polestar 3 will feature a shift from 400-800V architecture, increased DC charging peaks, faster charge times, and improved combined outputs. 

The 3 Rear Motor will exchange its 107kWh battery for a new 92kWh CATL unit, with driving range decreasing from 706km to 604km WLTP. Combined output improves, now 245kW/480Nm, as does rapid 10-80-percent DC charge time, now 22 minutes, thanks to an improved charging peak of 310kW. 

The middle-spec 3 Dual Motor features a 106kWh CATL battery and claims a driving range of 635km WLTP. It now outputs 400kW/700Nm, with an improved peak DC charge rating of 350kW.

The range-topping 3 Performance Dual Motor features a 106kWh CATL battery and a combined output of 500kW/870Nm — a new benchmark for Polestar. Driving range is resultantly lower than the Long Range, at 593km, with a peak DC charge rate of 350kW.

Combined efficiency for both Dual Motor Polestar 3 variants is quoted as 23.4kWh/100km, while the Rear Motor sees a more efficient figure of 21.6kWh/100km. Both WLTP. 

All three vehicle variants will additionally gain Polestar’s Plus pack as standard equipment. The package was previously a $9,000 option.

The Plus package includes additional features such as Bowers & Wilkins active road noise cancellation and head rest speakers, heads-up display, power-operated steering column, Soft-close doors, and a foldable boot floor. 

Other model-year tweaks inbound for the Polestar 3 include a new steering tune, updated anti-roll bars and a more powerful NVIDIA Drive AGX Orin processor, the latter being offered as a free retrofit for existing customers. 

Small changes have been made to the options structure, with adaptive air suspension now standard only for the Performance grade and cost-optional for the Dual Motor. 

Interior styling tweaks will make it easier to differentiate between Polestar 3 trim grades, with seat belt colour being solid black for Rear motor, black and gold for the Dual motor, and all gold for the Performance.

Polestar Australia has confirmed that the ‘3’ will hit showrooms by the second half of year, though offers no further specific timing.

Polestar 3 2026: prices in Australia

All prices listed are before on-road costs.

• Polestar 3 Rear Motor: $116,700
• Polestar 3 Dual Motor: $131,100
• Polestar 3 Performance: $146,700