Polestar 2 Returns to Canada After a Tariff Timeout

Polestar is bringing the 2 hatchback back to Canada for the 2027 model year after skipping 2026 entirely. The car is built in China under Geely ownership, and import tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles made the 2026 model year untenable in Canada.

Driving.ca reports the returning version is simplified to a single Long Range Dual Motor AWD trim rated at 421 horsepower and 546 lb-ft of torque, with a claimed 4.5-second 0-100 km/h sprint and 447 km of NRCan-rated range.

Pilot, Plus, and Climate packages are now standard equipment, along with 19-inch wheels and a choice of five exterior colors. Polestar has also fitted a new infotainment processor for faster response.

Pricing opens at $69,900, and the company says it has sold more than 7,300 Polestar 2 examples in Canada to date.

The 2 now sits alongside the 3 and 4 in a three-car Canadian lineup. Polestar has committed to four new models over the next three years, including a successor to the 2 expected as early as next year.

Cross-border shoppers feel this one immediately.

Canada's EV shelf keeps diverging from what Americans see, and the Polestar 2 is a clean example: available north of the border, absent for a model year, then back as one take-it-or-leave-it spec.

For Asian Canadian families in Metro Vancouver or the GTA who already cross-shop European EVs against Tesla and Hyundai, that single-trim strategy removes the trim-spreadsheet headache but also removes the escape hatch of a cheaper base model.

$69,900 is real money in a market where a Model 3 or Ioniq 5 still undercuts you on sticker.

The bundled Pilot, Plus, and Climate equipment is the compensating story, and the 447 km NRCan figure matters more than horsepower bragging rights if your commute runs Highway 1 or the 401 in winter.

You are paying for a fully loaded spec whether you wanted every package or not.

There is also a timing question for patient buyers.

Polestar is filling out a three-car lineup with the 3 and 4, and a successor to the 2 is expected next year as part of four new models over three years.

If you are the kind of shopper who waits for the next refresh, this 2027 return reads less like a long-term bet and more like a bridge model holding the fort until tariffs settle and the replacement arrives.

For fans who liked the original 2's Scandinavian-minimal aesthetic, the comeback still signals that Polestar intends to stay on Canadian dealer lots.

More than 7,300 units sold is not a niche experiment.

It is proof that a China-built European badge can find a home here when the price and equipment story land right.