Polestar 2

[ian_c_uk]

Mikehig said:

Autocar has just done a brief review of the single motor base model:
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/polestar/2/fi...
Torque steer gets a mention.

Thanks - I think the fact it’s fwd combined with electric torque bothers me more than the lower power. Drove a 200bhp enyaq and it was more than adequate, but rwd.

Decisions. Decisions.

[greggy50]

I would always go Duel Motor as for 10% more cost wise it offers twice the power and the range isn't that different.

I am getting 230+ miles easily out of mine now.

[SWoll]

At a 27mph average speed in summer. What does it manage on a motorway run averaging twice that speed in winter conditions is what most owners want to know I'd imagine?

[ajap1979]

greggy50 said:

I would always go Duel Motor as for 10% more cost wise it offers twice the power and the range isn't that different.

I am getting 230+ miles easily out of mine now.

For a private purchaser it's £6000 more, or a 15% uplift over the standard single motor car. That's a huge chunk of money for most people.

[greggy50]

SWoll said:

At a 27mph average speed in summer. What does it manage on a motorway run averaging twice that speed in winter conditions is what most owners want to know I'd imagine?

About 190-200 miles from experience.

With my driving it was about 20 more than a Model 3 Short Range and 30 less than a Model 3 Long Range having driven them all.

Just had a run from Chester to Birkenhead sat at 90 nearly all the way and averaged 35.8 kw/h.

[greggy50]

ajap1979 said:

greggy50 said:

I would always go Duel Motor as for 10% more cost wise it offers twice the power and the range isn't that different.

I am getting 230+ miles easily out of mine now.

For a private purchaser it's £6000 more, or a 15% uplift over the standard single motor car. That's a huge chunk of money for most people.

Didn't realise it was that much my appologies!

Its the large battery single motor that seems silly as the different is £3k then looking. I would either get the basic one or the duel motor.

[ajap1979]

greggy50 said:

ajap1979 said:

greggy50 said:

I would always go Duel Motor as for 10% more cost wise it offers twice the power and the range isn't that different.

I am getting 230+ miles easily out of mine now.

For a private purchaser it's £6000 more, or a 15% uplift over the standard single motor car. That's a huge chunk of money for most people.

Didn't realise it was that much my appologies!

Its the large battery single motor that seems silly as the different is £3k then looking. I would either get the basic one or the duel motor.

Yeah, agree on that, £3k would be a no brainer.

[SWoll]

ajap1979 said:

greggy50 said:

I would always go Duel Motor as for 10% more cost wise it offers twice the power and the range isn't that different.

I am getting 230+ miles easily out of mine now.

For a private purchaser it's £6000 more, or a 15% uplift over the standard single motor car. That's a huge chunk of money for most people.

Most will likely be leased though, the difference on a 3 year 30k mile deal is around £80 per month (£540 to £620) which seems pretty reasonable for the added performance, range and AWD ability over the base model?

[ZesPak]

ajap1979 said:

For a private purchaser it's £6000 more, or a 15% uplift over the standard single motor car. That's a huge chunk of money for most people.

Pocket money for the average PH company director, isn't it?

[Diderot]

ZesPak said:

ajap1979 said:

For a private purchaser it's £6000 more, or a 15% uplift over the standard single motor car. That's a huge chunk of money for most people.

Pocket money for the average PH company director, isn't it?

In all seriousness though, £6k for a bigger battery, longer range, 408bhp and 4WD is excellent value IMO. It’s about the same difference between a 318i and a 330i.

[hanny1973]

Just considering my options at the moment re EV's and the PS2 is definitely on the short list.

Does anyone have a guess when these are likely to be available 2nd hand? Not sure my budget will stretch to ordering a new one.

TIA.

[South tdf]

hanny1973 said:

Just considering my options at the moment re EV's and the PS2 is definitely on the short list.

Does anyone have a guess when these are likely to be available 2nd hand? Not sure my budget will stretch to ordering a new one.

TIA.

Has been out about a year now and there have been a few for sale on Cinch, maybe there is a tie up with BCA and Polestar to try and keep residuals high.

[greggy50]

South tdf said:

hanny1973 said:

Just considering my options at the moment re EV's and the PS2 is definitely on the short list.

Does anyone have a guess when these are likely to be available 2nd hand? Not sure my budget will stretch to ordering a new one.

TIA.

Has been out about a year now and there have been a few for sale on Cinch, maybe there is a tie up with BCA and Polestar to try and keep residuals high.

I have hardly seen any 2nd hand... The ones I have seen cost more than they were new as launch spec ones were 47k and would cost more like 54k now for the same spec.

It will be another 12 months before they drop below 40k I would say for one of the early ones which would then be 2 years old.

They were a couple available direct with Polestar that had about 5k miles on when I looked a week ago for 49k (launch spec) and 53k (launch spec with dampers) and both appear to have sold.

Edited by greggy50 on Thursday 19th August 22:12

[AJB88]

There is one on Cinch now

[hanny1973]

AJB88 said:

There is one on Cinch now

Yeah, saw it this morning, thank you!

No leather though which I think I want.....although maybe beggars can't be choosers!

[JonnyVTEC]

jay2000 said:

What I dont get is.... if we dont need a grill for ventilation, why dont they get rid of it and make the car as aerodynamic as possible? Surely, efficiency is primary for EVs.

Cos it still needs cooling with air not much cooler than the fluid (unlike ICE). Also it’s how the heat pump gets heat from the air and condenser area for markets where the battery is happier at temps cooler than ambient…

Tesla has a lower opening to a large multi radiator system with various active vanes. Whether it’s good enough for global market demands? I don’t know.

[SWoll]

hanny1973 said:

AJB88 said:

There is one on Cinch now

Yeah, saw it this morning, thank you!

No leather though which I think I want.....although maybe beggars can't be choosers!

Leather is a £4k option and only available in one colour. You're also forced to spec the plus pack for an additional £4k.

They'll be as rare as hens teeth.

[greggy50]

SWoll said:

hanny1973 said:

AJB88 said:

There is one on Cinch now

Yeah, saw it this morning, thank you!

No leather though which I think I want.....although maybe beggars can't be choosers!

Leather is a £4k option and only available in one colour. You're also forced to spec the plus pack for an additional £4k.

They'll be as rare as hens teeth.

This, I am on the Polestar forum and I would suspect they is literally 10 or 12 that have made it to the UK with leather due to the cost as £4k is a joke really.

The standard seats are nice anyway they are a bit like wetsuit material almost and feel high quickly.

I would prefer prope leather but its better than some of the cheap plastic type leather you get in a lot of cars nowadays.

[dgswk]

greggy50 said:

This, I am on the Polestar forum and I would suspect they is literally 10 or 12 that have made it to the UK with leather due to the cost as £4k is a joke really.

The standard seats are nice anyway they are a bit like wetsuit material almost and feel high quickly.

I would prefer prope leather but its better than some of the cheap plastic type leather you get in a lot of cars nowadays.

Agree, standard seat material is superb, very much like a wetsuit and seemingly very hard wearing. I’d choose it over leather every time now I’ve had it for a bit. Doubt I’d spec leather again.

[hanny1973]

Morning all - I'm wondering if anyone in Berkshire has a Polestar 2?

I saw a white one in Bracknell on Tuesday but it was going in the other direction so I couldn't follow it!