Polestar offers end of financial year discounts of up to $29,000
A free Plus Pack upgrade is now available for selected pre-configured Polestar 3 large SUV, Polestar 4 mid-size SUV and 2025 Polestar 2 fastback vehicles ordered between June 2 and June 30, 2025, and delivered by July 31, 2025.
Polestar says that for vehicle configurations with or without the Plus Pack, an equivalent discount will be applied, ie: $3900 for the MY25 Polestar 2, $8000 for the Polestar 4 and $9000 for the Polestar 3.
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The Plus Pack discount offer cannot be combined with any other Polestar campaign incentives, fleet incentives, finance offers, or discounts, except for the Drivetrain Upgrade now also available for pre-configured Polestar 3s.
Indeed the biggest discounts are reserved for the Polestar 3 flagship electric SUV, in the form of a free dual-motor powertrain valued at up to $20,000, in addition to the free Plus Pack upgrade valued at $9000.
Polestar 3 buyers will therefore not only receive a Long range Dual motor version for the price of a Long range Single motor, but also a complimentary Plus pack bringing several interior, exterior, comfort and charging upgrades.
Among the pre-configured examples listed as being available in New South Wales on the Polestar Australia website is a MY25 Polestar 3 Long range Dual motor for $115,654 drive-away, rather than $142,954 drive-away – a saving of $27,300.
Both the range-wide Plus Pack upgrade and the Polestar 3 drivetrain upgrade applies to all pre-configured vehicles ordered between June 2, 2025 and June 30, 2025, and delivered by July 31, 2025.
Buyers of pre-configured MY23 and MY24 Polestar vehicles ordered by June 30 will also pay just $54,000 drive-away for the entry-level rear-wheel drive variant – down from the normal price of $62,400 before on-road costs.
Until June 30, Polestar Australia is also offering new customers a $200 saving on the purchase and standard installation of a solar-ready Evnex home charger.
End of financial year novated lease deals are also available for the Polestar 2 and Polestar 4, priced from $199 and $249 per week respectively, including running costs.
This is based on a fully maintained novated lease administered by Leaselab over a five-year term, after which a residual value of 28.13 per cent of the purchase price is payable.
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