2021 Polestar 1 Interior
The interior of the Polestar is both stylish and comfortable, with beautiful double-stitched Nappa leather and vast expanses of carbon fiber broken up by a 12.3-inch driver info display and a nine-inch touchscreen infotainment display. It's vastly spacious in the front seats, with plenty of headroom and legroom, but the rear seats are suitable only for youngsters. Fortunately, Polestar admits this and doesn't hide behind exaggerated claims of comfort for all passengers. Other notable features include a UV-blocking fixed panoramic glass roof and a standard head-up display. The front seats are also heated, and the overall look and feel is one of luxury, albeit not quite as opulent as you may expect from a vehicle with a six-figure price tag.
2021 Polestar 1 Interior Photos
Seating and Interior Space
The Polestar 1 is a 2+2, provided that the latter two are small children. Thanks to the large doors, getting in and out is relatively easy once you remember to step over the side skirts that jut out, but those rear seats are certainly not suitable for anyone approaching adulthood. In the front, it's a vastly different story, with plenty of headroom and legroom for front occupants, each of which has power-adjustable seating. Visibility all around is excellent and finding a commanding driving position is a simple matter too. That clear roof helps aid the feeling of spaciousness in front, and both front seats offer plenty of support and comfort for long drives, although it's not as luxuriant as it would be in something like a Bentley.
2021 Polestar 1 Interior Dimensions:
| Polestar 1 Trims | Base |
|---|---|
| Seating | 4 |
| Headroom Front Seat | 38 in. |
| Headroom Back Seat | 33.3 in. |
| Legroom Front Seat | 42 in. |
| Legroom Back Seat | 20.9 in. |
| Hip Room, Front | 56.3 in. |
| Hip Room, Rear | 49.7 in. |
Interior Colors and Materials
Just two options are available for the interior in terms of color, each of which dyes Nappa leather. Charcoal or Charcoal with Zinc are your options, while the dash is wrapped in leather too, with a massive carbon-fiber trim insert offset by brushed aluminum. Alloy pedals also feature, and the lashings of gloss black in the center console act as the framework for a crystal gear lever, expertly crafted by Swedish company Orrefors. Golden color seatbelts come standard too. Customization is therefore not high on the Polestar 1's priority list, but the finished product is beautiful nonetheless.
2021 Polestar 1 Trunk and Cargo Space
While the rest of the car boasts simple and elegant design principles and colors, popping the handsfree and soft-close trunk shows you a gaudy mess of orange wires closed off by a clear case. This is where the batteries lie and it's a stark contrast to the rest of the vehicle. It also takes up a lot of space, leaving you with just 4.41 cubic feet of volume, enough for a pair of carry-on cases, but not much else.
In the cabin, the rear seats can be used for overflow storage, but other options are relatively limited. The door pockets are long but narrow and the glovebox is shallow, as is the center armrest bin, but at least there's a tray in the center console for your phone.
2021 Polestar 1 Trunk and Cargo Space Photos
2021 Polestar 1 Cargo Dimensions:
| Polestar 1 Trims | Base |
|---|---|
| Trunk Volume | 4.3 cu. ft. |
2021 Polestar 1 Infotainment and Features
Features
The Polestar doesn't offer any options beyond paint and interior color scheme, but you do get a fairly long list of features that includes a 12.3-inch configurable digital driver info display, a panoramic glass roof, an adaptive rear spoiler, adjustable suspension dampers, and ambient lighting. You also get dual-zone automatic climate control, a heated steering wheel, and heated front seats, as well as a head-up display, LED headlights and fog lights with a cornering function, keyless entry and ignition, and rain-sensing wipers. Also included are adaptive cruise control with forward-collision warning, and automatic emergency braking. Traffic-sign recognition, parking sensors, hill start assist, a hands-free soft-close trunk, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, parking sensors, a 360-degree camera, and forward and rear collision mitigation systems are all included too.
Infotainment
The infotainment system is borrowed directly from Volvo, with a nine-inch Sensus Connect touchscreen display handling output to an excellent Bowers & Wilkins 16-speaker sound system that is all but unparalleled in automobiles. Unfortunately, the infotainment interface itself is not flawless. It works in a tablet-like fashion, which makes it fairly easy to acclimatize to, but some icons can be too small to avoid distraction while driving and it can be laggy on start-up. Fortunately, voice control is included. You also get Bluetooth connectivity, a pair of USB ports, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, SiriusXM satellite radio, and navigation with real-time traffic updates.