Polestar revealed the Formula 2030 concept on November 10, 2026, a compact four-door electric sports car that previews design features the company says will appear on the next-generation Polestar 2 and the forthcoming Polestar 7.
The concept is the first show car created under head of design Philipp Römers, and Polestar describes it as the physical manifestation of its wider Formula 2030 strategy. It measures 4,680 mm long and 2,021 mm wide on a 2,780 mm wheelbase, and its 1,350 mm roof height is lower than that of the Polestar 5 Grand Tourer. Polestar says those dimensions place the car between the forthcoming Polestar 2 and Polestar 7.
The concept’s Dual Blade headlights preview the face of the next-generation Polestar 2, which the company plans for 2027. At the rear, Polestar removed the lightbar and introduced its Single Blade rear lights ahead of series production. The concept also uses 22-inch center-lock wheels, Brembo brake calipers, Öhlins dampers, and a LiDAR unit that stays hidden beneath an aerodynamic shroud until the driver uses the car’s autonomous drive capabilities.
Inside, a 20-inch curved driver display that Polestar calls the HyperDIM is mounted directly to the steering column, and a 12.2-inch center screen is integrated into the center tunnel. A panel of eight customizable physical controls sits below the center screen, and users can choose between control types such as rocker switches or rotary controllers. Performance, Normal, and Autonomous drive modes adjust the center screen and the driving position. “As a performance brand, we see a renewed focus on the driver, and so we re-balance the digital and physical,” said Juan Pablo Bernal, head of interior design at Polestar.
The exterior is finished in Nitrogen, a color specific to the concept, with Swedish Gold accents on the brake calipers, valve caps, and seat belts. The seat backs use a bio-based composite of European flax and bio-based polypropylene, and the trunk area exposes Bcomp’s natural fiber composite. Polestar plans to launch the Polestar 2 successor in 2027 and introduce the Polestar 7 compact SUV in 2028.