The concept previews the brand’s next-gen designs, which will influence new production cars in the next two years.

Polestar revealed a Formula 2030 concept car at a media drive event for the Polestar 4, and while it’s not headed for production, the electric carmaker says some of its design language will preview the next-generation Polestar 2 as well as the upcoming Polestar 7. The four-door concept has a rear hatch and is unmistakably Polestar, as evident by the brand’s signature “Dual Blade” headlights and minimalistic design. However, its low-slung profile and flared rear fenders give it an aggressive, performance-oriented silhouette.

The car’s coach doors remove the need for a B-pillar, and the A-pillar is disguised to give the windshield and windows a wrap-around effect. Interestingly, the concept has a single windshield wiper. Glass replaces a traditional roof, and the trunk gets a large window—a stark deviation from some of Polestar’s other windowless rear ends. The trunk’s floor is also transparent, and race-inspired Öhlins dampers peek through underneath.

Polestar calls the concept’s rear end “UFO-esque.” And instead of the single long light bar that angles downward on previous models, the concept car’s lighting signature is more subtle, with just two thin taillights located under the trunk.

Nitrogen, a new exterior color that debuts on the Formula 2030 concept, shows up in three different finishes around the exterior. Polestar’s tone-in-tone treatment uses a mix of glossy, matte, and satin finishes to distinguish details like the side cladding and aero bits. Even the 22-inch wheels are color-matched, with Swedish Gold-colored Brembo brake calipers as an accent.

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