Automobile USA – June 2019

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THE SPOILER LIP,

like the front of the

hood, is a single,

smooth transverse

line, very elegant.

THE CRISP

horizontal datum

line emphasizes

body width.

Rear

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Interior

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car in a simple plane.

3. The Tesla-like tablet face
   is large and legible ...


4. ... and its background
   recaptures the orange color
   accents outside.
   5. Interior design leader
   Juan Pablo Bernal is
   proud of the careful
   texturing of this panel,
   the one immediately
   below it, and on the

2. This cowl above

the instruments would

not be out of place

in a sporty GT car. It

flattens on the sides

and carries across the

inside of the center

console “bowl,”

justly so.

6. Plain in appearance,
   the seats are supremely
   comfortable.

THE POLESTAR 2

cabin may appear to

be a black hole, but the

formal simplicity and the

richness of the materials

negate that. This is a

great place to be.

1. The choice-of-

direction control (you

can’t really call it a

shifter) is an open loop

that feels really good in

the hand.

1. The roof is elegantly

thin and rather flat,

assuring the maximum

of interior room.

2. There is a great deal of play

of surfaces, plans, and depths

in what seems a simple linear

taillight ensemble. The sharp

points theme is expressed in

the inner ends of the upper

loop and in the badge.

3. Unobtrusive, elegantly

rounded in plan view,

the red elements suggest

concern for precision

and formal elegance.