Polestar announced that bonded aluminium unibody technology does away with the mixed metal structures and the 3,500-4,000 rivets normally used in traditional manufacturing, making use of adhesive and oven curing instead. While boasting some serious advantages, it has previously proven difficult for mass production. Both labour-intensive and challenging to scale up without sacrificing quality, bonded aluminium has been restricted to the rarefied air of low-volume performance cars. That is, until the Polestar UK R&D team developed a new method, applying their combined experience from the worlds of Formula 1 and bespoke sports cars to create a process which develops both body and platform in unison.This combined Polestar 5 platform and body is predicted to weigh less than cars from smaller segments, increasing range and responsiveness while maintaining the highest safety standards. Additionally, this innovation allows for a high degree of design flexibility, as adjustments for factors like different wheelbases can be achieved with comparative ease.This is Polestar’s first in-house platform, developed to the same exacting standards as everything else Polestar. This enables the creation of a production car (Polestar 5) that is as close as possible to the concept car (Polestar Precept) that inspired it.
Polestar announced that bonded aluminium unibody technology does away with the mixed metal structures and the 3,500-4,000 rivets normally used in traditional manufacturing, making use of adhesive and oven curing instead. While boasting some serious advantages, it has previously proven difficult for mass production. Both labour-intensive and challenging to scale up without sacrificing quality, bonded aluminium has been restricted to the rarefied air of low-volume performance cars. That is, until the Polestar UK R&D team developed a new method, applying their combined experience from the worlds of Formula 1 and bespoke sports cars to create a process which develops both body and platform in unison.This combined Polestar 5 platform and body is predicted to weigh less than cars from smaller segments, increasing range and responsiveness while maintaining the highest safety standards. Additionally, this innovation allows for a high degree of design flexibility, as adjustments for factors like different wheelbases can be achieved with comparative ease.This is Polestar’s first in-house platform, developed to the same exacting standards as everything else Polestar. This enables the creation of a production car (Polestar 5) that is as close as possible to the concept car (Polestar Precept) that inspired it.
