Polestar 5 UK price and specs: £89,500 flagship EV GT now taking orders

News · 2 Jun 2026 · Car Deal Expert Editorial Team

The Polestar 5 UK price is now confirmed and the order books are open, with the four-door electric GT starting at £89,500 and climbing to £104,900 for the Performance version. Polestar pitches this as a direct rival to the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S, and on paper it has the numbers to back the claim. Here is what each trim gives you, how it reads on salary sacrifice, and who should order now rather than wait. Worth reading alongside our Browse all CDE electric vehicle coverage.

What the Polestar 5 UK price gets you

Two versions launch together. The Dual Motor sits at £89,500 and produces 550 kW (about 737 bhp), with a 421-mile WLTP range and 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds. The Performance jumps to £104,900 for 650 kW (about 871 bhp) and a 3.1-second 0 to 60 mph time, but range drops to 346 miles. Both share the 112 kWh battery and an aluminium-bonded body that Polestar says gives the car its stiffness without the usual EV weight penalty. The figures come straight from Polestar’s UK Polestar 5 specifications page, checked 2 June 2026.

The £15,400 gap buys 134 more bhp and seven tenths off the 0 to 60 time, while costing 75 miles of range. That is the central decision for most buyers, and the standard car’s 421-mile range is one of the longest in the class.

The charging and battery story

Polestar quotes 350 kW DC rapid charging for both versions, taking the 112 kWh pack from 10 to 80 percent in about 22 minutes on a fast enough charger. That is competitive with the Taycan, long the benchmark for charging speed, and it beats most of the Tesla Supercharger network’s peak rates. The 800-volt architecture makes those numbers possible, which is why the Polestar 5 suits anyone covering long motorway distances. At 11 kW AC at home, a full charge takes around 11 hours, so an overnight top-up is straightforward on a standard wallbox.

How it stacks up against the Taycan and Model S

On price, the Dual Motor at £89,500 lands below a comparably powerful Porsche Taycan, which climbs past £90,000 with the options most buyers want. Its 421 miles outpaces the Taycan and beats most Model S configurations sold in the UK. All three sit in the same fast-charging tier, though the Taycan’s real-world consistency is a known quantity while the Polestar is brand new. If you are weighing the used route, our Porsche Taycan used guide sets out the battery and warranty checks that apply to any high-voltage GT.

The cited specs side by side

The salary-sacrifice angle on a six-figure GT

This is where a flagship EV gets interesting for higher earners. Per HMRC’s company-car appropriate-percentage tables (checked 2 June 2026), the Benefit-in-Kind rate for a zero-emission car in 2026/27 is 4 percent, far below the rates on petrol and diesel cars. On a P11D value close to the £89,500 list price, the taxable benefit is therefore modest relative to the price, which is what makes an expensive EV viable on payroll for a 40 percent or 45 percent taxpayer. The catch is real: this is a list-price flagship, the gross sacrifice is large, and the BiK rate rises each year, so check the sums against your own salary and scheme. We work the maths in our Polestar 4 salary sacrifice 2026 breakdown, and the same method applies to the 5.

For where the 5 sits against cheaper payroll EVs, compare the numbers in our Tesla Model Y Long Range salary sacrifice 2026 guide; the gross sacrifice on a £45,000 car is roughly half what a £89,500 GT demands.

Order books are open now, which matters for salary-sacrifice buyers who often need a scheme order placed before a quote window or lease rate expires.

Range versus power: which trim to pick

The Performance is the headline act, but for most UK buyers the Dual Motor is the smarter order. Going from 737 bhp to 871 bhp shaves only seven tenths off an already supercar-quick 0 to 60 mph, and you will rarely use that pace on a British road. In exchange you give up 75 miles of WLTP range, the difference between a comfortable long run and an unwanted charging stop. The Performance is a buy only for drivers who value the last sliver of acceleration. Everyone else gets the better all-rounder, and saves £15,400.

Who should order now and who should wait

Order now if you want a long-range premium GT, have a salary-sacrifice scheme that will take a car at this list price, and you are happy running a brand-new model. Wait if you would rather see independent UK reviews of real-world range before committing six figures, or if you suspect a longer-range variant might follow. There is no plug-in grant at this price, so the decision rests on trim choice, charging fit and tax treatment. If you are still building a deposit, our premium EV deposit strategy guide covers the order of play. The same exercise on the EV buyer incentives UK 2026 after the plug-in grant ended arrives at a different answer.

Our take

The Polestar 5 UK price is aggressive for what it offers: a 421-mile range, 350 kW charging and genuine Taycan-rivalling pace from £89,500 is a strong opening hand, and the salary-sacrifice angle makes the Dual Motor more attainable for higher-rate taxpayers than the sticker suggests. Our view is that the Dual Motor is the one to order. The Performance is quick to the point of irrelevance on UK roads and the range hit is the wrong trade for most drivers. The risks are those of any first-year flagship: unproven real-world range, a charging network that does not always deliver 350 kW, and a large gross sacrifice that must fit your scheme. We would order the Dual Motor with confidence, but only after confirming the BiK sums against your own pay. A longer-range or cheaper single-motor variant within months would flip that. For a side-by-side, see our Polestar 2 salary sacrifice.