Polestar 2 LR SM refresh range test 

Hi Bjørn, me again. Suggestion for RU-vid presentation. This may be just me, I'm over 70, but I find it difficult to identify the relevant performance parameters you show on some of the app screen shots. The Excel spreadsheets are ok with the helpful highlighting but I find some of the phone app screen shots overwhelming, I'm trying to listen to your valuable commentary and spot which parameter you are talking about at the same time. Freeze framing does not help. Any chance you could either dim out the other numbers or put some sort of marker frame around the relevant figure? To use an old expression I can't see the tree for the forest!

As a reference, I drove my LRSM (MY23) on a road trip in Norway this summer (from Sweden), average consumption 14.7 kWh/100km, 3448 km and average speed 61 km/h :)

Thank you Bjørn. Great that you have already tested the Polestar 2 LRSM. Would love it, if you could set it also into perspective vs. the BMW i4 edrive 40. ✌🏼

In the range assistant click on the arrow on the right side to get a timeline reading of you consomption including the battery heating. My LRSM 22 is averaging 15.8kwh/100km on mixed driving conditions in summer and 24-25 in winter (Canada here so, -10 to -20C)

I test drove one of these last month, having previously tested the SM and DM. It was nice. I then drove the BMW i4. BMW got my order.

Nice to see they switched to RWD for their single motor variant. Five years ago this car would have been super impressive, but now we have so many great choices, we can be picky. Thanks for the tests and for your insights.

"Saab fighter jet" those were the times, my dad drove a 9-5 kombi (wagon) We loved that car

I've got over two years and 50K km on my 2021 P2, I noticed the "slack" in the cruise control was new with one of the many OTA software upgrades. I assumed as you did that the change was in the interest of slightly improving efficiency. I'm a bit jealous of the charging speed improvement with the new model, although to date, here in Canada there aren't even many chargers that can deliver the 150 kW I can take with ideal conditions. I love all the geeky details and thorough EV testing you do. Thanks for all your great work:)!

You can notice that the battery is heating if you check the new screen under Range Assistant. You have to press the "arrow" there to get the screen with consumption data per km.

Not sure a good idea the car over-speeds downhill because some fix speed radars have very tight margin (can be down to a few km/h in France for instance). When I pick a fix speed I would like the car to keep it precisely and not worry about that...

I think moving the single motor to the rear is a nice upgrade by itself. The front wheel drive version had traction issues. It was weird having the front wheels squeal all the time when powering away from a stop.

We've got an Anoris-T and our kid loves it :)

Hello, Bjørn. I noticed that a new Fisker Center+ had an official opening at Vestby on this Tuesday. South-east of Oslo. Yesterday they delivered around ten Ocean One to customers. Maybe you have an opportunity to get your hands on one from Fisker Norway at that facility soon?

Thanks Bjørn! Looking for a new EV next year. The 2024 Polestar 2 is on my shortlist (currently driving a 2017 Tesla MX) .

Please do the dual motor as well

I rented the 2023 model of the PS2 LRSM 3 weeks ago for 4 days. Driving on the Autobahn most of the time, going between 105 and 115km/h (about 800km) and another nearly 200km in the city and out of the city (not on the Autobahn) I got an overall consumption of 13.9 kw/h per 100km as displayed by the car. Wheels were 19" and weather was dry and hot at 29 degrees celsius. AC was turned on to 23 degrees celsius. According to your results the 2024 Model is no improvement to the previous versions, Björn. I have to get my hands on a PS 2 LRSM Model year 2024 and see how it performs in my hands. I had a 2020'Tesla Model 3 SR for nearly two years, which I sadly had to sell after that. With that car I had an average consumption of 13.9 at the end. Between April and November average consumption was about 12.8kw/h on 18" all season tires. I test drove the 2023 Model 3 SR a few weeks ago and it felt like it was more powerful than the one I had although, on paper, it is slower to accelerate. It was such a joy to ride. The new Model 3 (2024) which was just released doesn't appeal to me from a design point of view. I miss the wood trim and the front end lacks exitement. I loved the old drl and front. I would so much love to buy one of the last Model 3 SR but I sadly lack the money. PS 2 MJ 2024 and Tesla Model 3 are my absolut favourite cars. I just love both of them. PS needs to do something about the price, though. But as mentioned before, I have no money for neither of those at the moment. I really enjoy your reviews, Björn. Your style is fun and you show the facts and things I like to know about the EVs you present.

Having to buy the Plus pack just to qualify for the leather seat upgrade turns it into a AU$12000 (82000Kr) upgrade for me... LOL.

The Polestar looks really Nice 😊

Currently I own an Ioniq 5 (Great car, but won't be a while until we get access to NACS in North America unfortunately, so I have been looking at different cars (not Tesla, though). I had Volvos before, and this car I think I'd like. It has some nice thigns it does (Looks fantastic, good range, okay charging speed on LRSM model, one of the best software integration, and I like the Its a Hatch that looks like a Sedan thing, plus Polestar has nice colors liek Thunder & Midnight); however, this car has a few niggles that, when coming from my Hyundai, would seem like a downgrade (smaller interior room, doesn't have some features like how Hyjndai shows you blind spot on console when youturn on turn signals, doesn't have the 235 kwh speeds of Ioniq nor 800 volt architecture, Hyyundai drives a bit more confortable and HDA2 is Great on road, whil Polestars is iffy, but okay, but I would change on looks alone, and I'd like the battery pack of the LR Sm on the Performance, to boost charging from 150kwh to the 205 of the new 82kw battery, but if you want AWD you loose that charging speed). Also, despite range and charging speed, I think charge to 80% is listed at 40 minute where as Hyundai acan do about 20?) (though due to chargers I NEVER GET OVER 150 speeds, so do I really loose anythign goign for a Mach-E or Polestar that has slower charging? Only if Tesla superchargers are available on Hyundai/Kias, which from what I hear may not happen for another year or so.... Hense, Polestar 2 is tempting! even in RWD (this trim)

So this car is advertised as 406 miles on the Polestar website but at a constant speed of 120km/h it gets 225 miles. This shows that WLTP testing values mean nothing and should at least include an average consumption with speeds at 90km/h and 120km/h.

Thanks again for the presentation with interesting information, good humour (keep it!) and the typical Bjørn style!!!

Was expecting more from the new Volvo motors

Hi Bjørn, I like the driver control layout in the Polestar range and this car is a nice uplift. Thank you for the review. I still feel that the Tesla MY is a better fit for my requirements. Too many options have to be added to the Polestar to bring it up to the same capability. Having said that RWD is a more driver experience orientated architecture than FWD and separates power delivery from the steering. I like the external look of the car and obviously it is very well put together. But Tesla has the integrated sat nav and supercharger network making range anxiety a thing of the past - at least where I am. I much prefer manual controls to touch screens but that's a trade off I am prepared to make for other perceived Tesla advantages. Again, thanks for posting - it all takes a lot of time and trouble.

I wish they would bring out a polestar Wagon.. 😎

He is showing us the future, where you eat in your car while it charges, where cuisine meets the road.

Hi Bjorn! How comfortable are those leather seats on long drives? Thank you for all the amazing reviews 😊

Winter is Coming - Game of thrones 😁

I ❤ Polestar ❤

Better efficency with the 19inch wheels.615KM is WLTP with these 20 inch tires.

I bought a polestar 2. 3 weeks later it lost 5000€... I'd say it's the car of the 90s farmer. It's solid, but otherwise it's not that great. The pluses : - quiet up to 90 km/h - the interface is practical and fluid - torquey engine - it's not a tesla Minuses - not a very incisive drive - much less efficient than the tesla - few storage spaces, somes really not pratical - rear seats for children - no car parking (crazy eh) - opening the boot with your foot works one time out of 2 - the adaptive cruise control makes you puke - the polestar app is ultra slow Clearly, my next car won't be a Polestar.

Random comment both for teh algorithm, but also because I find it very interesting as a potential used car buyer. I'd love more videos like Bosch inspecting worn/used cars. I know everything about my old Corolla and what to keep an eye out for, I love knowing weak designs of model 3, polestar etc you need to keep an eye out as a user or when buying a used car.

Great abrp implementation! What car are you driving? Lol

my conti tires blew after couple years is that normal? volvo man i was visitng the tire place to fill up air more than usual like every month and then it blew in the middle of the highway

Hi Bjorn any plan to get a fisker ocean one and test it?

Is Polestar 2 a 'pure EV' platform? I thought that the platform was shared with the Volvo XC40

Would be curious about how RWD version drives in snow... Its a Volvo, I'd imagine good enough (I'm thinking to get this version, LR SM Plus) to replace AWD Hyundai Ioniq 5 Limited.... MOstly because in North America we get NACS (Tesla Supercharger) access, where as Hyundai won't likely get that for at least another year (Hyundai/Kia) and while my Hyundai theoretically can charge faster, due to poor network maintenance, I rarely get to charge above 140-150 kwh here, so while its nice when I get 235 kwh charge speed, and the 18 minute 10-80 percent, I rarely see that, and am often about 30 minutes in chargers during long trips. WOuld be nice to have this car with quite a bit more range, but more importantly, this version can go to about 205 kwh O believe, and it can charge at the more reliable Tesla Superchargers (v3?) so, Yeah, I'd take this on road trips! (also, I had a Volv V60R, and this car matches it in specs, but has more torque and is about a second faster 0-60 mph... So, Yeah, Toughest choice, Midnight or Thunder for the color? THought even the magnesium looks good!, I wish we had VOlvo's Fjord blue, but.. THunder looks good on this car, so does midnight) I also Like the fact that it is a Hatchback, BUT looks like a sedan and has plenty of cargo room) WHile I LOVE the Hyundai, and HDA2 and driver aids tend to be superior, I asume this has VOlvos lane keep assist, which was alright on XC60 I rented a while back and should be fine for Long trips. Also, I own older XC90, hybrid (PHEV) and that car drives nice on cruise control with the lane keep assist thing. so... Yeah, I'd be fine with that)

can you advice them to sell in thailand? ASIA? right hand drive

It’s fun to read the Tesla fan-boys comments. Not even sure why they feel the need to get involved. We get it, Elon’s army at duty. I like both brands, it’s a fresh breath of air in the automotive industry, we should be grateful there is competition.

wheight 2240 kgs, next year in France, with the tax for all cars above 1600 kgs, this model will not sell well

Is there a way to change efficiency stats to mi/kwh or km/kwh?

Isn’t it starting to feel a bit old now? Good looking car but it’s getting close of needing an upgrade and updated design.

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Cmon with that tesla model 2...🙄😉🌞⚡

Hei Bjørn :)

you could be like "Blippi" and get another version of you...franchise Bjorn 😅

No scanner tool available for Polestar 2 to check battery temperature etc? Instead of wondering/guessing?

Is the interior space still cramped?

Tesla Owners club is union and Elon dislike unions. Hm hm?

Now I have tasted that salad... move on

Honestly this car is still not efficient enough, I’d expect something around 160 Wh/km at 120 for a car of this segment

Why anyone would buy this over a Tesla model 3 or Y is simply beyond me.

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