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Polestar has unveiled the first picture, left, of its new 3 electric performance SUV — the firm’s first crossover — ahead of its world premiere in October.

At launch, it will feature a dual-motor drivetrain and a large battery, with a target range of 372 miles. Production is expected to begin in early 2023 in the U.S. and China. It marks the start of an ambitious drive to launch a new car every year and increase production tenfold to 290,000 cars by the end of 2025.

A smaller electric performance SUV coupe — the 4 — will follow next year. And the 5, a sleek electric performance 4-door GT — engineered in Nuneaton — follows in 2024 as the production version of the earlier Precept concept car. But I hear it’ll make its dynamic UK debut up the hill at this month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.