Limited-Production 2023 Polestar 2 BST Edition 230 Is Cool but Feels Awfully Familiar

• Polestar has a new special edition based on the already unique Polestar 2 BST edition 270.
• The BST edition 230 is an aesthetic upgrade with a "focus on performance design details."
• As the name implies, only 230 of these limited-run Polestar 2s will be made, with just 60 destined for North America.

This time around, Polestar has chosen to focus on what it calls "performance design details." CEO Thomas Ingenlath says, "Limited drops like the BST edition 230 allow us to explore colors, graphics, and materials in faster and more creative ways."

Changes include all the mechanical enhancements enjoyed by the OG BST, plus green Nebula paint, suede upholstery, a recycled Nubuck leather wheel, and an optional full-length body stripe. That stripe was also available on the BST edition 270, where it cost an extra $1,000; the stripe, in both applications, comes with the large "2" etched in the middle. If customers aren't fans of the green (and they should be), black is also available, even with the stripe optioned. All told, the new BST edition 230 produces the same 476 horsepower and 502 lb-ft of torque as the BST edition 270 and more typical dual-motor models equipped with the Performance Pack.

You'd be correct in thinking this is essentially a rerun in a killer new color. Both BST models have identical mechanical upgrades, including Öhlins dampers, springs that are set 20% stiffer than normal, a new front strut bar, 21-inch wheels, and Pirelli P Zero tires for some extra traction. The Swedes also lower the ride height by nearly an inch for better body control.

Clearly, Polestar tapped into something the people liked and wants to capitalize without commodifying these limited-production models. That said, we'd love if the new Nebula green was added to the standard Polestar 2 lineup.

Edmunds says

Polestar's go-fast BST edition 230 looks killer. In making it, Polestar has nearly doubled the production run for what was initially going to be a limited run of 270 cars.