New cars this week

Volvo's performance division turned EV marque has rolled out its first full-electric model. Imaginatively named Polestar 2, it is the companies first mass-market vehicle after the limited-edition Polestar 1 hybrid. Tough called a sedan, the car has a quite bulky exterior, thanks to its shared platform with the Volvo XC-40 compact crossover. The interior is also pretty much all Volvo, with one exception. The Polestar 2 is the first car to incorporate an Android infotainment system, a feature that we think was a long time coming. Power comes from a 78 kWh battery pack making 408 HP and 487 lb-ft of torque, with a 0-100 of 4.7 seconds.

Moving from electric to dino juice, Hyundai's best-selling crossover just got a new redesign. The 2022 Hyundai Tucson now has the same folded paper aesthetic found in the new Elantra, with a new headlight arrangement that looks like a partly lit bat signal at night. The new interior is larger and has received the modern Hyundai treatment, such as the tiller steering wheel and all screen interface. The base model will be powered by a 2.5-litre inline-four delivering around 190 HP and 182 lb-ft of torque, more than enough for its expected mall crawling duties.