Polestar 2

80sDiesel · 27-02-2019 3:16pm #1

https://www.polestar.com/uk/cars/polestar-2

polestar_2_002.jpg?itok=gaZQ2JTG

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-polestar-2-revealed-sub-%C2%A335k-tesla-model-3-rival

27-02-2019 3:18pm

I would drive that.

Mike9832 · 27-02-2019 3:19pm

Looks class

400bhp
78kWh
150kW ccs

59k limited edition to start with
40k model in 2021

Only negative is its probably low volume

Would take one over Tesla Model 3

27-02-2019 5:11pm

It's not a very large car, which is great. The wheelbase is only 35 mm longer than LEAF and length is about 120 mm more and about 90 mm shorter than Model 3. Great size actually. I still don't know if this is a hatchback or saloon. If hatch that would be a great improvement over the Model 3. interior looks busy in comparison but seems very nicely appointed. 400 km realistic range (500 WLTP is the target) would be savage.

dloob · 27-02-2019 5:19pm

samih wrote: »

It's not a very large car, which is great. The wheelbase is only 35 mm longer than LEAF and length is about 120 mm more and about 90 mm shorter than Model 3. Great size actually. I still don't know if this is a hatchback or saloon. If hatch that would be a great improvement over the Model 3. interior looks busy in comparison but seems very nicely appointed. 400 km realistic range (500 WLTP is the target) would be savage.

I’ve seen a few articles on top gear and Autocar saying it’s a hatchback or fastback as polestar is calling it.

Petetheroadie · 28-02-2019 9:38am

I'm not the biggest fan of the styling on the outside. Interior looks great though! More competition in this price bracket can only be a good thing!

Oafley Jones · 28-02-2019 10:04am

Petetheroadie wrote: »

I'm not the biggest fan of the styling on the outside. Interior looks great though! More competition in this price bracket can only be a good thing!

Normally love Volvo's design work, but this looks like an awkward mashup of a Volvo and a Citreon.

ELM327 · 28-02-2019 10:06am

That is fugly, would not have one.
I'm still firmly an admirer of Teslas, iPace and etron

Petetheroadie · 28-02-2019 5:19pm

ELM327 wrote: »

That is fugly, would not have one.
I'm still firmly an admirer of Teslas, iPace and etron

The iPace is Fuglier than this though. Etron is ok, but not as sleek as any of the Teslas though...

listermint · 28-02-2019 9:09pm

I think it looks class.

Tesla is now boring as fk to look at . I see various model s on the road daily and they are a snore fest

Tom Dunne · 05-03-2019 9:15am

This is possibly the first EV that I am drooling over.

I think it looks fantastic.

Now, to get those Euromillions numbers tonight....

Ryath · 05-03-2019 9:37am

More than a hint of the BMW X6 about it and I thought the GT 5 series was the ugliest BMW until I saw that . The liftback looks wrong on such a high car Polestar would look much better with a normal hatchback/estate style rear.

Pity they didn't put more of the concept car into the design.

05-03-2019 11:53am

Ryath wrote: »

The liftback looks wrong on such a high car Polestar would look much better with a normal hatchback/estate style rear.

I'd say the liftback is done to improve the aerodynamics. Estate bodystyle increases the drag quite a bit and hatchback to a certain extent too. It's not a coincidence that Tesla Model S/3 and Ioniq have a liftback like profile and have the best high speed efficiency compared to other EVs.

hardybuck · 27-08-2019 9:34am

Have any of these arrived in Ireland?

Old diesel · 27-08-2019 9:44am

Polestar 2 styling is a real disappointment when compared to Volvo's ICE efforts .....

An EV with the styling direction of Volvo's ICE range would fly out the gate ......

Look at the XC40 and the V60 and V90 - those are on a different planet styling wise

15-09-2019 9:41pm

Bjørn Nyland has first impressions video on now. I think this car really looks impressive. Love the styling both inside and out.

The navigation system and the instrument cluster looks very very good with the exception of the front centre console. And it's a hatchback with a very generous size boot. Samih likes a lot.

https://youtu.be/XfUNFBt8qAU

unkel · 15-09-2019 10:17pm

I like it a lot too. I guess it's a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3 LR AWD. Probably similarly priced (mid to late €50k here)? Or I guess more of a competitor to Model Y being a hatchback?

Drive tunnel in the back and very limited rear head space are not good though if you have 3 kids and some of them will be taller than Bjørn.

krissovo · 15-09-2019 11:14pm

Did Volvo buy up the old stock Saab 9-5 platforms?

16-09-2019 1:56pm

krissovo wrote: »

Did Volvo buy up the old stock Saab 9-5 platforms?

No, but plenty of their engineers used to work for SAAB. The 9-5 were based on GM platforms but the company was in middle of developing a new own independent platform when it went down. NEVS continued the work and the further developed Phoenix 2 platform for BEVs will be the end result.

Old diesel · 16-09-2019 2:02pm

If those engineers are the same bucks who took a 1988 GM platform to a place where it was achieving euro NCAP 5 stars then I'm delighted to see them coming to BEVs .

Fine news .

Gives me happy vibes about this car that the styling couldn't bring

TOLLOT · 16-09-2019 2:42pm

I was quite taken with the look & spec of this too so I sent an e mail to
Polestar asking about launch in Ireland.
There no plans to launch it here at the moment I’m afraid.

unkel · 16-09-2019 2:54pm

krissovo wrote: »

Did Volvo buy up the old stock Saab 9-5 platforms?

You ask that because of the similarity in looks between the Polestar 2 and the 9-5? Maybe that's why I like it, I had one of those. And I believe samih did too?

krissovo · 16-09-2019 4:10pm

unkel wrote: »

You ask that because of the similarity in looks between the Polestar 2 and the 9-5?

To me they are identical and I do not mean in a bad way, 9-5 design is maturing like a good wine. Nice to see it live on was genuinely wondering if the design & tools was sold on.

KCross · 27-09-2019 11:26am

https://www.carsuk.net/new-polestar-2-launch-edition-costs-49900-and-previews-the-new-electric-volvo-xc40-tech/

Expectations of a lower spec version for £35k

unkel · 27-09-2019 11:29am

As expected roughly in line with the Model 3 pricing. Lower spec model will be interesting though. It's a lot cheaper!

Old diesel · 27-09-2019 12:49pm

An XC40 EV with a 78 kwh battery sounds like the basis of a fine machine .

XC40 well rated by reviewers as an ICE car - would take an inexplicable mess up to end up with an EV that's undesirable from that starting point

27-09-2019 1:30pm

Yea, looks like the Polestar 2 is just a fancy XC40 with slighlty less space. And electric XC40 itself will also be introduced soon enough (2021 was mentioned). I wouldn't be a least bit suprised if that car was my next vehicle to eventually replace the L40.

traco · 27-09-2019 7:56pm

That is a nice car.

krissovo · 27-09-2019 8:02pm

That photo makes it look a little like American muscle, camero from the front? Interesting look as the rear screams dentist style Saab but not in a negative way. XC40 is an interesting choice of launch EV, the 60 is more of an all rounder so must be a cost driven choice.

JohnC. · 04-10-2019 7:11am

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/polestar-2-will-cost-fifty-grand

Top Gear say £49,900, sitting between Model 3 Long Range and Performance. Cheaper version to come.

BigAl81 · 01-07-2020 1:44pm

Got a Goggle add for Polestar today. I had a look at the website.

Taking orders now and "on the road in 2020", possibly September, which is only 3 months away!

https://www.polestar.com/uk/polestar-2/

Looking like a great addition to EV options.

Petetheroadie · 01-07-2020 5:56pm

Not a fan of the styling to be honest, it looks more like a Skoda than a Volvo, but good that there are more options coming for EV buyers

irelandjnr · 12-07-2020 4:03pm

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TOLLOT wrote: »

I was quite taken with the look & spec of this too so I sent an e mail to
Polestar asking about launch in Ireland.
There no plans to launch it here at the moment I’m afraid.

Typical.

VW triplets are apparently not coming here either. We could always buy from UK and import, yeah?

irelandjnr · 12-07-2020 4:06pm

JohnC. wrote: »

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/polestar-2-will-cost-fifty-grand

Top Gear say £49,900, sitting between Model 3 Long Range and Performance. Cheaper version to come.

£47K on Polestar UK website.

Silent Running · 12-07-2020 4:11pm

irelandjnr wrote: »

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Typical.

VW triplets are apparently not coming here either. We could always buy from UK and import, yeah?

IIRC there was a thing you could do years ago where you could order a new RHD car in Germany - or any EU country - and bring it back to register it here. Mercedes were trying to scupper it though, as their dealer network here were kicking off big time about it.

It was a long time ago, but it was an EU thing where you could buy new anywhere in the EU. You'd still have to pay VRT on import, but you could get models and spec you couldn't get here.

Importing from the UK is likely to get prohibitively expensive when they "take back control". :rolleyes:

liamog · 12-07-2020 4:25pm

The only difficulty with purchasing abroad is that you lose the SEAI grant, and don't get to take advantage of a different countries grant.

Silent Running · 12-07-2020 4:40pm

liamog wrote: »

The only difficulty with purchasing abroad is that you lose the SEAI grant, and don't get to take advantage of a different countries grant.

Good point. The time I remember was well before EVs, so it wasn't an issue.

I wonder if you could do it with the assistance of a dealer. What are the restrictions for the SEAI grant? If you're bringing in a new car through a dealership, and the first registration was in Ireland, would the grant not be available? The VRT reductions would probably apply as they do for a second hand car.

liamog · 12-07-2020 5:20pm

The SEAI grant has to done through a dealer registered with the SEAI. Technically I don't think they can stop a dealer from abroad registering, but in practice its enough of a hurdle to prevent the action

Silent Running · 12-07-2020 5:23pm

liamog wrote: »

The SEAI grant has to done through a dealer registered with the SEAI. Technically I don't think they can stop a dealer from abroad registering, but in practice its enough of a hurdle to prevent the action

No, I meant with the help of a friendly dealer in Ireland.

liamog · 12-07-2020 5:47pm

I wonder if Volvo dealers are able to source cars from Polestar. Cupra only have one dealer in Ireland, but SEAT dealers are able to act as agents.

Zenith74 · 28-07-2020 7:13pm

Very very positive review from Robert @ Fully Charged - https://youtu.be/_cwD50F_RWw

Mickeroo · 28-07-2020 7:16pm

Zenith74 wrote: »

Very very positive review from Robert @ Fully Charged - https://youtu.be/_cwD50F_RWw

Johnny Smith reviewed it recently too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teukcgZ_yVI

Kramer · 28-07-2020 7:22pm

Zenith74 wrote: »

Very very positive review from Robert @ Fully Charged

He gushes about anything & everything "green".

I'd check out expert reviewers, like Bob Flavin for instance, for more impartial reviews

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Zenith74 · 28-07-2020 8:29pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Johnny Smith reviewed it recently too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teukcgZ_yVI

Didn’t realise he left Fully Charged to go to another review channel, shame!

liamog · 28-07-2020 9:00pm

He didn't go to another channel so much as rekindle his own, details were never provided on the exact reason for the split, but he's got a good mix of new car content and some other interesting car related stuff

return guide · 28-07-2020 9:19pm

Kramer wrote: »

He gushes about anything & everything "green".

I'd check out expert reviewers, like Bob Flavin for instance, for more impartial reviews .

I like Bob , but he is no expert.

Kramer · 28-07-2020 9:58pm

return guide wrote: »

I like Bob , but he is no expert.

It's on his Youtube channel though

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Oafley Jones · 28-07-2020 9:59pm

Can we actually order this here?

Kramer · 28-07-2020 10:00pm

A Volvo dealer told me the Polestar 2 wasn't due to be released here, or, if released, certainly not before next year.

I like Volvos - just put an S80 T6 through the NCT, great car.

unkel · 31-07-2020 12:44pm

Some real life tests "auf der Autobahn". Polestar vs Tesla Model 3 (two direct competitors)

As can be expected, the Polestar uses 25% more electricity at speed (200km/h), this is not very important in terms of fuel costs, but it does mean with a similar battery capacity that the Polestar has 25% less range. And when it comes to filling up, the Polestar is pretty quick, but 25% slower than the Tesla. I guess it depends on your needs if this is relevant or not. I guess only if you regularly do very big distance driving (at speed) will it matter a lot. It is more quiet though at speeds, the reviewers are impressed with the quality of the car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFdhVOomDx0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAeVzgW-WnI

carsfan2 · 26-08-2020 7:28pm

Anybody know if this will be available in Ireland?
I can’t believe they would build it in right hand drive for the U.K. and not sell it here too.
I emailed Volvo Ireland asking about it and got no reply.

Polestar 2

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