Polestar 1

Polestar's halo PHEV grand tourer — built in Chengdu, China, in a carbon-fibre-bodied limited run of just 1,500 cars worldwide. Volvo SPA platform, 2.0-litre supercharged-and-turbocharged four-cylinder driving the front wheels through an 8-speed auto, plus twin rear electric motors fed by a 34 kWh battery — combined 619 bhp and 1,000 Nm. EV-only range was around 70 miles on the WLTP cycle, which made it (briefly) the longest-range PHEV in the world. Öhlins manually-adjustable dampers, Akebono six-piston front brakes, carbon body panels saving ~230 kg over a steel equivalent. Production ended in 2021 — Polestar pivoted to pure EVs. The 1 was a statement of intent, not a volume car. On the used market it's the cheapest carbon-bodied 600+ bhp GT you can buy — but service support is Volvo-dealer-dependent and parts are scarce.