A limited production run of 1,500 cars took place over three years, from 2019 to 2022, for the left-hand drive market only.

[8] The Polestar 1 was unveiled on October 17, 2017, at the Shanghai Auto Show, making its world premiere and first public appearance.

This matte-gold Polestar 1 was designed to commemorate the final run of production and featured no difference to the original car other than the paint.

[15] The Polestar 1 has a total capacity of 34 kWh[15] arranged in three battery stacks (two packs), fitted behind the rear seats and along the central tunnel.

These planetary gear sets enable torque vectoring, a technology used in racing to bring both acceleration and stability through curves.

Practically all exterior panels of the Polestar 1 upper body, including doors, bonnet and boot-lid, are made of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) for maximum stiffness, torsional rigidity and lightness.

Polestar claim that using steel panels would have increased the car's weight by 500 lb (230 kg).

Polestar 1 comes with a fixed panoramic glass roof, stretching all the way from the top of the windscreen to the upper edge of the rear window.

The interior features handcrafted leather detailing and a carbon fibre wing that stretches to the full height of the instrument panel.

The trunk can accommodate 4.3 cu ft (0.12 m3) of cargo, as most of the space is occupied by the high-voltage traction battery.