The Concept BST is a re-imagining of Polestar’s 6 supersports car, “turned up to 11”. The firm unveiled the electric sportster at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The track-focused two-seater is based upon the upcoming 6 sports car. It is not the only BST concept, being a follow-up to the 2021’s Polestar 2 BST Edition 270.
![BST is short for Beast, the second such release from Polestar.](https://www.autocar.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Polestar-6_BST_Concept-2024-1600-01.jpg)
Based on the mechanicals of the forthcoming 6, it is essentially a track-oriented reworking of the 6 sports car. The renewed version features a removable roof and adds a fenestrated bonnet and front splitter. It also has a sizeable rear wing, muscular wheel arches and a significantly wider track.
The flyer sits on 22-inch alloy wheels and is the second BST variant. Originally the 2 BST Edition 270 debuted at Goodwood and then went into limited production. Whether or not this does is unclear. BST evidently stands for Beast.
![Big wing and aero aids suggest this means track business.](https://www.autocar.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Polestar-6_BST_Concept-2024-1600-02.jpg)
The new one uses the same bonded aluminium unibody as the 6. Powertrain details have not been revealed but the 6 features a dual motor set-up that gives it system power of 652kW and 900Nm. The output is divvied up to all four wheels. Expect an 800V architecture for fast-charging capability.
![Nice clear rear end, sans tailpipes of course.](https://www.autocar.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Polestar-6_BST_Concept-2024-1600-15.jpg)
Whether or not it goes into production is unclear but Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath suggested as much . He said it is “a demonstration of how far we can push our performance brand and how we could apply the BST formula to our line-up in the future.”
The 6 roadster upon which it is based was itself a limited edition run of 500, all of which sold out. It too was shown off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year.
![Sharply sloping black roof, another highlight of this good looking EV track star.](https://www.autocar.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Polestar-6_BST_Concept-2024-1600-04.jpg)