Polestar's newest car is a 2-row midsize performance EV created to be the "electric Cayenne". With 489 horse power standard, 517 ponies optional and more to come, this is luxury EV SUV for you if you desire more room and more luxury than a Model Y can supply. Desire a 3rd row? Check out the related Volvo EX90 for that.
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Nice review!
These look great
Great review.
But the vehicle is just another vehicle most people cannot afford.
Most people can’t afford a new vehicle. Is Alex supposed to review used vehicles that cost $10k that most American adults can afford? A lot of commenters think if they can afford X vehicle then it is “affordable.”
exactly if Alex only reviewed vehicles the average person could afford…. he would be out of business….
Looks nice but $80k+ is entirely unjustifiable. Hard, hard pass. I felt that $56k was expensive for my fully loaded Ioniq5 Limited, and I just don’t see where this is worth $25k – $40k more.
No need for any tax credits for EVs in this price range. People who can afford an $80-100k vehicle don’t need a tax credit. Save that money for the people who are struggling to afford even the least expensive EVs.
Bigger battery, bigger vehicle, more powerful motors, more gadgets, more hand stitching and hand assembly. Either those things are of value or they are not but it’s the same question when it comes to Dodge Charger vs Mercedes E class
@EV Buyers Guide understandable. Value is a relative thing. For me, where my money is important to me and not unlimited, I don’t see the value in paying 50-80% extra for frivolous things. Thanks for the reply though.
tariff on Chinese imports is 25%…. US version should be cheaper and could be eligible for the tax credit…. For those willing to wait…
Genesis BEVs would be a closer comparison
Robocop will like to drive the Polestar 3 police vehicles. I’m a fan of sci fi and futuristic technology.
Both Robocop and Terminator will like to drive the Polestar EV cars. Futuristic technology is part of sci fi technology.
the cyberduck holds that title
People are complaining about the price, which is fair, but compared to the competition – the BMW iX, Tesla Model X, Rivian R1S, etc it’s actually fairly cheap, especially considering it’s another 20k in options for the BMW to compare to the PS3. Big fan of the design at the rear, the front is decent enough but definitely agree with comments that an execution closer to that of the Volvo EX90 would’ve been preferred. Overall I’d very much buy this if I was in the market for one. As it is, I’ll be picking up the PS4 providing it has the same interior and tech that the PS3 has (except LIDAR, that’s already confirmed as only coming to the PS3 and PS5).
This is a Model Y sized… Not Y.
Good review as always! I wonder why someone in their right mind would buy this over an EX90?
The ex90 is longer and offers less room in the second row.
I would somebody buy an Acura of a Honda… a Lexus… etc etc etc?
Great looking vehicle! Choices, choices!
Adventure – R1S
Family – EV9
Sport – Polestar 3
Which to pick?!
Ex90
Bolt EUV
Alex, you are one of the best out there, and no gimmicks about silly “quirks and features and a lame scoring system”.
Shots fired 😂
I love the look of the polestar but DANG it’s priced way outside of reasonable.
They’ll start from about 65-70k once production has ramped up 🙂
The Chinese imported models, include a 25 percent tariff…. So when the USA version is available, the price should be lower…. Plus there may be an EV tax credit…
Less expensive models will come soon.
@N C The price on these configurations won’t drop, but there will be less expensive trims over time.
The future’s looking very shity right now … Cuz it looks like we’re not going to be able to afford the future 😞😅
I’m interested in looking at the upcoming Polestar 4 – smaller and more performance. The PS3 is a little too big for my use case.
Funny excuse, that for not having a front trunk should be a crash test issue – while some of the safest cars in the world ever have frunks 😅
Legacy automakers FTW!
Crash tests are performed with the frunk empty, so we don’t know how any EV will really perform with say a suitcase vs a gym bag vs bags of gravel from home depot etc because the tests aren’t public.
I was there yesterday at the San Jose location in the mall.
1. Visors finally extend out
2. B-pillar has an AC vent for window, but NOT for the rear passenger like Spa architecture based volvos.
3. Luminar LiDar available only 2025* model / starting with USA manufactured model.
Rear air vents for the 2nd row are in the center console, it only has side window defiggers for the rear
@EV Buyers Guide yeah, but that’s the same as the CMA architecture /xc40 /polestar 2 which is still disappointing for true Volvo fans.
@Vamonos The XC40 doesn’t have rear window defoggers like this
I wish they branded them as Volvo since Polestar is so obscure if you buy this, you will have to explain what it is to everyone of your friends
If you want an EV with a rear windshield wiper, it will cost you $83K.
Looks similar to my ID4
If you go to their website the 84k option has 2 packs selected that you can’t un-select, I’m guessing that they’ll give us the option of not having one or both of those once production moves to NA in order to have some trims that qualify for some portion of the tax credit.
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