Swedish electrical car maker Polestar stated Tuesday that a well-liked electrical roadster that it confirmed off previous this yr will formally move into manufacturing. But consumers should wait greater than 3 years to get their fingers at the new fashion.

Polestar’s O2 roadster idea, first printed in Los Angeles in March, will input manufacturing in 2026 because the Polestar 6, the corporate introduced.

“With the overpowering shopper and press reaction, we took the verdict to place this shocking roadster into manufacturing and I’m so excited to make it a truth,” stated CEO Thomas Ingenlath.

The fashion will function a retractable hardtop roof, an 800-volt electrical structure making an allowance for fast recharging, and a large number of energy: Up to 884 horsepower, Polestar stated, from a dual-motor powertrain that can catapult the edgy roadster from 0 to 62 mph in 3.2 seconds.  

Polestar has a protracted to-do listing to finish prior to the roadster is going into manufacturing. The corporate has already introduced plans to launch three new models — an SUV, a coupe-like crossover and a flagship luxurious sedan, referred to as Polestar 3, 4 and 5, respectively — by means of the tip of 2025. The first of the ones, the Polestar 3 SUV, will move into manufacturing at a U.S. Volvo manufacturing facility this autumn.

The new roadster will percentage key techniques with the Polestar 5 sedan, together with that 800-volt structure, the corporate stated.  

Polestar, based as a three way partnership between Volvo Cars and Chinese automaker Geely, went public by the use of a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in June. The corporate stated closing month that it is on the right track to ship 50,000 cars in 2022, a key step towards its longstanding function of marketing 290,000 cars international in 2025.

Polestar stated that consumers could make a reservation for the roadster beginning Tuesday. But take into account: pricing hasn’t but been introduced.