At 10:38 - nice to see in a Mat Watson video, a comparatively simple 1960's 55 year old Austin Cambridge or Morris Oxford 'Farina' appearing in a review of a computerised Chinese techno-car! Good stuff. Quiz: was it an Austin or a Morris!
Basic buttons should be mandatory : Drive selection, indicators, wipers, heating and cooling of seats, drive mode, cabin temperature control, mirror control, seat controls. ( and a button we can setup to disable all the warnings/ nannys )
Tesla started this BS and other need to follow to make cheaper cars for competition. It is a joke of "revolution" in the car interiors. Voice controls are still soooo bad with native languages. This touch screen bs has so many problems now. Also as it is software there is always bug risk - physical buttons rarely has any.
@@MaksRybalchenkoa single country could never regulate something like that, the car companies would need to make a specific version for each country's regulations. Only entity that seems capable of regulating tech is the EU, e.g. USBC for iPhones
@terryhayward7905 false, batteries are $50 per kWh in bulk now. Considering no gearbox and all the complexities of an ice they should already be cheaper.
For a volvo i'd say it is, volvo is pretty underrated in the car industry, very reliable vehicles for the most part, they tend to be expensive but atleast u more than likely will feel like got what u paid for unlike many of their competitors
I do not understand why are they so adamant about removing physical buttons/knobs/wheels for everything?! How is operating this ipad wannabe any different than using mobile phone while driving?!
Cheaper to make innit. You're going to have a screen regardless, may as well cram all of the functions in it so you don't have to design, manufacture and install a load of buttons as well.
Kia are thankfully still using lots of physical buttons, knobs and paddles on their EVs as apparently even young Koreans prefer them. Do Mercedes, BMW etc actually think all touchscreen operation is premium and Ultra cool or just a money saver for them?
The only thing you should be using while driving is really the AC. Rest you should use while stoped. Thats why the glove compartment button gora away. Driver should Never open it while driving.
@@demonstructie Maybe it is but by how much? Quality displays aren't cheap and I am fairly certain that they are more expensive than the group of plastic buttons. I think its just interior designer laziness. If you cram everything into a giant display you do not have to do any type of UX on how buttons are positioned, where they are positioned etc. You just shift responsibility of the UX to software designers doing the tablet system.
Matt about vertical infotainment screen in Renault Scenic: screen is nice, but placed vertically, which looks a bit outdated. Matt about Polstar vertical screen: amazing design, I like it!!! Looks awesome!!! …
@@bmw9146 This is so true. When you put regular pop music on, and you put it on the Gothenburg Concert Hall setting, it sounds way off. But when you put something symphonic on, it's a transformative experience!
Interesting that the £4M Bugatti Tourbillon has all physical controls and mechanical, analogue dials. Ironic, really, that this is now the peak of automotive luxury. Let's hope those lower down the pecking order follow suit.
The rich always mimic the poor and vise versa, chavs dress like the rich, rich dress like they're shopping in charity shops, the working class are taught good manners (some) from hard working parents, the rich are rude (some) and have poor etiquette, the poor will buy a small smart phone because they can only afford a cheap crap one from Tesco, the rich will buy the latest iPhone because they don't need to be like the masses and their smart phone will also be small and compact! A poor person will have 2003 skoda fabia with analogue everything in the interior, the rich will have the Pagani with analogue switches. They mirror each other because they are the extreme end of their class, so ironically they are so apart they come together, the middle class/upper middle aren't actually wealthy their money is normally tied up in possessions, cash in the bank yes but still need to work hard like the working class, they keep up with Jones's and think they're classy but ironically they're the poorest because vast money goes into all their belongs, and they're possessions like all fashionable parafanalian date fast if not updated after a few years harhahaharrr snarf snarf.
Yes because it adds more steps to the production. Thats why TESLAs profit margin has always been HUGE. People pay premium from nothing. The whole interior is empty 🤣of course it is cheaper to make, takes less time as less options etc....
Back in 2006 the users of the mobilphones said: Nokia, we want 4 weeks of standby of our mobilephones instead of three, and we want an additional game instead of snake. Steve Jobs did what?
Saw a review of it on track in China, and this Polestar 3 is actually quick around the corner, the best electric SUV so far, thanks for the suspension actively compensating the weight.
So profoundly useful and forward thinking that you didn't dare to even conceptualize it in your mind's eye. Well, that's why the Jobs', Tesla's and Edison's of the world exist.
A 485 litre boot isn’t really good enough on a large family SUV. That’s smaller than the boot on a £15k Skoda Rapid. No physical climate control is also a bit of a trade off. The rest of the car looks great though.
It's absolutely tiny considering the foot print of this beast. My Dacia Logan has a 500+ litre boot, granted it's a poverty car but it's damn practical.
Surprising it has such a small boot. The rear seats are low so will be fun without thigh support on long journeys. Then the lack of climate control buttons. This feels like it's in need of a refresh already.
So - another cookie cutter "premium" "SUV" that does away completely with physical buttons and knobs and throws everything on a tackilly tacked on giant Ipad in the middle of the dashboard. Blurgh! 🤮 I've said it before and I will say it again: The PROPER way to show a car as luxury / premium and above the common riff-raff cars would be by having PREMIUM MATERIALS FOR THE CONTROLS, not by getting rid of controls altogether. Odin help me I hate this shitty modern trend of touchscreens and no buttons!
You would have been one of the people talking smack about those pesky moving carriages while shoveling horse shit! 🤷♂️ Good thing the world moves on without individuals like you!
Apple fanboy here driving a Polestar 2. Yes, you have to plug in for carplay, but you don’t need to and I never do. The car screens and system is already synced to your existing Google account so you just use native Google Maps and get an Android-compatible music or podcast player for the car which you can also have on your iphone to sync up playlists. It would be super if Android Auto had apple podcast and music apps, but it’s a trivial inconvenience to use another app instead. Because the Polestar system is already a smartphone, you just don’t need to connect your phone to it.
I have to say the Polestar 3 is the best car I have ever driven, absolutely amazing and better than I expected. I don't want a big SUV (Please make an estate Polestar!) But seriously a very good car!
I got mine a week ago and so far very happy. Some comments about too few buttons but the big nob for sounds etc and the buttons on the steering wheel you can doa lot with. Amazing drive and powerful enough. I agree with the glove box though however the once a month I use the glove box I can take the 7 seconds it takes to open it via the screen :)
@@quavohuncho6156 That's what people don't get. This car is ultra-refined and very well built. Just because it doesn't have some known name on it doesn't mean it isn't a fine car. It's a really refined sporty Volvo, that's what it is.
@@benjaminsmith2287 Exactly, My friend owns a Porsche and was very impressed regards the handling of my Polestar 2 performance. Imagine buying a ugly BMW IX for a much more expensive price tag instead of this Polestar 3.
I rented a Polestar2 while on Holiday and it is the most impressive and frustrating car ever. Acceleration is incredible, drive is fun, tech is futuristic but all that fades away after a day. Had no idea how to unlock the car, had to use the touch screen to start the engine after going through a few swipes, going up hill doubles the battery consumption, opening the boot takes up 1% battery life 😅. My first day was done to 60% at noon. And I still haven't mentioned about the charging experience. Never again.
Just specked one by the time I’ve a deck neck and back cushions 98k nice car but not that nice. Mile per kw pathetic too. Sorry but still only one game in town. I just wish they’d make them better looking.
@@Kurre. If you think Audi's quality is worse than Polestar or BMW, something is wrong with you. Also, handling? The Audi Q6 e-tron is based on Porsche's PPE platform and has the unbeatable Torsen quattro AWD system.
@@N1ckZ Have you been inside of a Q6? Well equipped trims are filled with black plastic and all surfaces you touch feel hollow… The headliner is rough and feels cheap, the sound insulation is not good for a car of that class and the Quattro versions cost at least 5k € extra and the larger battery is also an option making a decently specced Q6 15k more expensive than the equivalent polestar
They may have come a long way in terms of performance but they've taken a massive step backwards in terms of tech and electronics. It's so intrusive and confusing it's basically dangerous!
That's because everyone knows the £85k BEV will be £20-£25k when 3 years old. It's also why Dacia sells hundreds of thousands of their BEV Spring because it's £15k new and does everything one needs from a BEV. If you want to travel the world or do high mileage journeys you won't buy an BEV unless you are a masochist.
I think the EV manufacturers are crying themselves to a fitful sleep rather than having a laugh. The niches in the EV market are not really fully established and finding one you can make a profit in might not actually exist yet. They aren't making any money, even at that price...at least for a good long while.
I'm not sure if automotive execs are even looking at reviews from popular channels like carwow. It's like Polestar saw the nonsense that Volkswagen tried to popularise and thought: "how can we make this even worse? " No sane person asked for a glove box that can only be accessed via the infotainment system! And the copious amounts of extremely reflective black plastic trim... in 2024? _Why?_ At least make it matte (pun not intended since we're on carwow) so it's less distracting.
Sorry , the Chinese have so many choices for 25-35% cheaper with more power , range , luxury , standard equipment, voice control , heated ventilated Napa leather seats , mini fridge , entertainment screen , mind blowing sound system , LiDAR , self parking etc etc etc. Like the BYD Yangwang.
"Vegan leather". Bovines are vegans. How much electricity is used to make soy and whatever else into plastic? Does this last longer than the failing wire insulation used in the 80s and 90s?
Very few cars use genuine leather anymore, even BMW, Mercedes and the usual suspects. Although 95% of people would never be able to tell the difference, and synthetic lasts longer, doesn't crease or tear, doesn't stain and is easy to clean.
All the things you have said you like about this car are from Volvo, seat fold, electric tow bar, boot storage for the parcel shelf, button for lowering the car, infotainment system. A couple of things you don't like are not on the Volvo, lack of rear window control and Volvo has a physical button for the glove box. XC90 also has more space. Both are big money though and electric values drop like a stone. Who wants a 3 year+ electric car, when the range has depleted? Some but not many.
When Jay Leno took apart his Bentley electric seat.. made incidentally about 20 years ago... Jay Leno said the electrics were neat and tidy and perfectly engineered. Its behind the bonnet that counts.
People who buy this types of cars, sometimes I wonder where they work, because I've been a doctor for more than 8 years and I have still not gotten my dream car.
Hahahaha😄😄😄😄😄 Of course this type of cars are not meant for salary earners because salary job is just like modern slavery. You work for 8 years and you couldn't buy a car
Of course this type of cars are not meant for salary earners because salary job is just like modern slavery. You work for 8 years and you couldn't buy a car while some people are just investing little coin in the stock market and they're making millions of dollars.
Check the most richest men in the world, they're all entrepreneurs, no salary earner can be successful. Any salary earner who claims to buy this car must have loot the company's money in one way or the other. 🤪
Really liked the scoop on the Polestar 3, but man, that IWC Top Gun watch just grabbed me. Gotta fess up, I'm kind of a watch geek. Cheers for spotlighting them both, Mat!
True. But I care, I want them to depreciate more. I love my Y company car. Just finished a 3.5k trip to Spain in it. I want another Tesla but they hold their prices too much.
I like the fact that they are all doing “green” recyclable interiors rather than leather. And yet charging a premium now. I like the fact that everything is controlled through touchpads and yet charge you more for it. I like the fact that interiors are lower quality and yet charge more for it. It’s relentless the way car costs have increased over the last few years. What will it be like when they are on,y allowed to manufacture electric cars. Will everyone be buying 30 kilo wat battery pick cars with a range of 150 ,lies as that is all they can afford. Where are on earth will the 60 + % of all,people who only have off street car parking charge. When are these variable going to be sorted.
A bit hard to understand but I get your drift. If you own a diesel or petrol car you cannot charge at home either. Times are a changin' as they say, and in a few years it will be as easy and as cheap to charge on a public DC charging station as visiting a gas station now. Tec is moving fast and so is the ev revolution, as the business case improves, so will the rest follow, just like in the 1920s when everyone suddenly decided a model T or A had to be part of their lives.
It's gonna be a long way until infrastructure will be built out in existing cities. Just imagine a terraced house street in any normal UK city for example. Decade long work at least.
I just finished test driving both models 3 & 4 .. polestar is so underrated! These are made in super good quality, performance, feel and price! Try it! Don’t judge it from a video.. go test drive it and you will be amazed!
Buy one and be part of the CCP mass surveillance system. Good luck to you. Just dont; say anything negative about panda Xi while you're driving around.
@@biafo4541 Because these old farts reckon that EVs are the burden of the earth and that anyone who drives one must be immediately punished. When yummy mummies have been pottering around town for years in something WAY heavier.
@carwow, Mercedes E-Class pop out handles work flawlessly. You are not supposed to press the dimple though. That’s to lock it. You’re supposed to swipe on the surface with your fingers. That was user error. I mentioned it because you specifically put the name of the car on screen.
I'm not sure if the UV tinted protection on the roof works very well. I was in a C40 and it's 45°C outside and the glass roof was too hot to touch from the inside. It may block UV but not the heat.
@@gandalfkenobi007 Yeah it's part of the Chinese brand strategy, they are hard sell under they local name (BYD is trying through). They either take part in EU Brand or just buy them (MG, Lotus ...)
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I'm a little perplexed to see her mentioned here too, I didn't know she was good with so many people too, this is wonderful, I'm on my 5th trade with her and it's been great.
It’s not meant to be affordable to common people like you. It’s an topend luxury vehicle. It’s intended for people who have money, not peasants like yourself
I wanted a Polestar 3, had one on order from October 2022, but it was delayed over 12 months, so I ordered a BMW iX, which I’ve been driving since December 2023. Seeing the software issues which Polestar still haven’t resolved I’m glad I went BMW. [I had a Polestar 2 for 3 years, so hoping Polestar do well !!]
I bought a Polestar 2 over a 3 series last year. Would probably buy the Polestar 3 over an X5 if i was in the market for that sort of thing (and could afford it).
Many people do, including myself. You only care about the ”badge” if this Polestar had a BMW logo on it , you would say the opposite. Polestar is just better , accept it.
Thank you, finally, something new. An episode without Lamborghini and other steam-powered carriages. That's an achievement already. Watched the episode from start to finish.
New EV’s😂 my mrs has a Volvo C40 Recharge 47k new … 16k miles 12 months old. Go on see how much it’s worth, believe me you will laugh 😂just as well it’s leased.
@@benweston9158 so true! I have a new Focus (13 x ford and Focus number 9) on 3 year ford options which is basically a lease with the option to buy (why would you?) so god only knows what I’ll get when that goes 🤷🏻♂️
@@lorins8687 not too bad tbh, 220 real range, comfortable on smooth surfaces and well put together. Feels very heavy and the suspension can’t handle the weight over undulations. Feels choppy on bumpy surfaces. Not much tech inside, no driver modes, no Apple CarPlay. EV’s have moved on.
@@benweston9158 that’s a good deal in a car where they’re not selling, but most deals I see show you paying > 10% interest and price in low retained value.
Been waiting this review for so long! I truly love this car. Been seated in the back seat feels amazing and the proportion, the design and sound is very appropriate. Great video
@@jerehada Do you live in China or Australia? If that’s the case you will get a version built in China but all cars headed to Europe and the Americas are being built in the US…
(9:20) … doesn’t matter how much UV protection the glass roof has … it’s still very breakable & scratchable, and solar glare WILL bother car occupants, and it’s always difficult to keep roof glass clean … and you can’t close off the glass easily with the push of a button … Solution:: make metal roofs standard, save the weight & cost, and let people who want glass roofs pay extra for it
Polestar is owned by Geely, a Chinese company that also owns Volvo, Lotus and part of Aston Martin. Geely had 60 billion dollars revenue in 2022. Even if the Polestar brand dies, there is a big company behind it that can continue to support it and will be held accountable.
Why is adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors on the screen always a big deal for you car testers? I really don’t get it: I myself set it up one time, then I need to adjust that seetings maybe two or three times within the first week and after that I never ever touch those settings again for the whole other years I keep the car. I really like teslas approach to have the menu open themselve when you are adding a new driver and then in the future you don’t have any annoying knobs or switches arround all year that you have to clean and nobody is using anyway…
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Save yourself tens of thousands by buying the Volvo EX30 instead. It’s also a second quicker to 60 mph.
@@user2144 Yeah but EX30 is a different category lol
A stripper buying this could put 'pole star' as the licence plate and that would just be dandy. innit?
@@user2144EX30 also as fast as Megane 2.0 16V terms of overall acceleration.
At 10:38 - nice to see in a Mat Watson video, a comparatively simple 1960's 55 year old Austin Cambridge or Morris Oxford 'Farina' appearing in a review of a computerised Chinese techno-car! Good stuff. Quiz: was it an Austin or a Morris!
Depreciated £20k during this 17 minute video alone
I think you are right….😂
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That made me chuckle 😂
Having to use a touch screen to open the glove box is ridiculous.
The Toyota Alphard Veilfire doesnt have a touch screen to open the glove box...
Nothing new
Tesla is the culprit
Yes. Really stupid.
Because you use the glove box every 5 minutes? Bro stay open minded and dont cry about Innovation
People buying teslas made everyone think it's OK to have a bland cost cutting interior. Blame them.
Basic buttons should be mandatory : Drive selection, indicators, wipers, heating and cooling of seats, drive mode, cabin temperature control, mirror control, seat controls. ( and a button we can setup to disable all the warnings/ nannys )
Agreed. It's so difficult to use a touchscreen on a car stationary or while I'm a passenger, forget about wanting to use it while driving!
@@positiveslip yeah cause voice assistant has always worked perfect huh? So, tell me why is siri so bad?
Tesla started this BS and other need to follow to make cheaper cars for competition. It is a joke of "revolution" in the car interiors. Voice controls are still soooo bad with native languages. This touch screen bs has so many problems now. Also as it is software there is always bug risk - physical buttons rarely has any.
I would even add that having such basic functionality only on a touch screen is dangerous. It's strange that no government still regulates it.
@@MaksRybalchenkoa single country could never regulate something like that, the car companies would need to make a specific version for each country's regulations. Only entity that seems capable of regulating tech is the EU, e.g. USBC for iPhones
The hell is up with car prices!?! These companies need to calm the F down.
The problem is still battery prices, EV prices will not drop until cheap solid state batteries come on the market.
Yeah, salary goes up on average 3% a year, but cars have doubled in price in 5 years.
@@terryhayward7905just imagine trying to replace those floor batteries in these EVs
@@dennwilliams3342 Its not hard to do, pull a few plugs, undo a lot of bolts, raise the car off the battery, and reverse the process with the new one.
@terryhayward7905 false, batteries are $50 per kWh in bulk now. Considering no gearbox and all the complexities of an ice they should already be cheaper.
I test drove the Polestar 3 today and WOW! It’s superb
No wonder, car manufacturers are in trouble when they launch 85k SUVs...............simply not worth it for car
Get it from China
I see so many iXs and Merc EQBs around: someone is buying them.
For a volvo i'd say it is, volvo is pretty underrated in the car industry, very reliable vehicles for the most part, they tend to be expensive but atleast u more than likely will feel like got what u paid for unlike many of their competitors
@@timaustin2000 Have seen how much depreciation the iX has..., and I don't see many EQB.
@@timaustin2000 you're comparing Mercedes, and BMW to some random Stripper car name "Pole Star"
I do not understand why are they so adamant about removing physical buttons/knobs/wheels for everything?! How is operating this ipad wannabe any different than using mobile phone while driving?!
If you don’t know it by now …. You will never never never know 😂
Cheaper to make innit. You're going to have a screen regardless, may as well cram all of the functions in it so you don't have to design, manufacture and install a load of buttons as well.
Kia are thankfully still using lots of physical buttons, knobs and paddles on their EVs as apparently even young Koreans prefer them. Do Mercedes, BMW etc actually think all touchscreen operation is premium and Ultra cool or just a money saver for them?
The only thing you should be using while driving is really the AC. Rest you should use while stoped. Thats why the glove compartment button gora away. Driver should Never open it while driving.
@@demonstructie Maybe it is but by how much? Quality displays aren't cheap and I am fairly certain that they are more expensive than the group of plastic buttons. I think its just interior designer laziness. If you cram everything into a giant display you do not have to do any type of UX on how buttons are positioned, where they are positioned etc. You just shift responsibility of the UX to software designers doing the tablet system.
Matt about vertical infotainment screen in Renault Scenic: screen is nice, but placed vertically, which looks a bit outdated.
Matt about Polstar vertical screen: amazing design, I like it!!! Looks awesome!!! …
It must be that luxury car cost.
Yeah, I recognized that as well.
When are car companies going to realise that we don't want climate controls through a touch screen, it's both dangerous and annoying.
'Which version of Polestar would I go for ?' Answer: 'A used one.'
Used EV. A BAD decision!!!
@@peterwilson9699 you have 8 year warranty on the battaries on average. You can get an EV after 2-3 years for half the price.
@@peterwilson9699how? Batteries are good for about 15 years
Bowers and Wilkins was the best audio system I had in a car. That was over 10 years ago. Few have come close.interesting to hear this one.
I often look at used Volvos just to see if they have the Bowers system. Tempted to buy one just to have the best sound.
If you buy a volvo and you love listening to music, especially classic music, get B&W, it's a have too!!!!
@@bmw9146 This is so true. When you put regular pop music on, and you put it on the Gothenburg Concert Hall setting, it sounds way off. But when you put something symphonic on, it's a transformative experience!
@adjust.clinic it truly is! Thee b&w sound system transforms your car into a moving symphony of eargasm
I'll pick one up next year for 30k then 😂
I'll pick one up never and laugh at the idiots who buys these chinese shitboxes
Try 10k 😂😂
Grapes you can't pick turn sour. They're not for you.
@@hanssiegling8262In fairness, you aren’t very intelligent, so your comment is mostly meaningless.
@@azozazoz4117 in this case I'd rather wait until it's wine 😂
Interesting that the £4M Bugatti Tourbillon has all physical controls and mechanical, analogue dials. Ironic, really, that this is now the peak of automotive luxury. Let's hope those lower down the pecking order follow suit.
So do all Kia EVs
The lack of physical buttons for key functions will cause a lower safety rating by Euro NCAP. So I think these touch screens have reached it's peak.
The rich always mimic the poor and vise versa, chavs dress like the rich, rich dress like they're shopping in charity shops, the working class are taught good manners (some) from hard working parents, the rich are rude (some) and have poor etiquette, the poor will buy a small smart phone because they can only afford a cheap crap one from Tesco, the rich will buy the latest iPhone because they don't need to be like the masses and their smart phone will also be small and compact!
A poor person will have 2003 skoda fabia with analogue everything in the interior, the rich will have the Pagani with analogue switches.
They mirror each other because they are the extreme end of their class, so ironically they are so apart they come together, the middle class/upper middle aren't actually wealthy their money is normally tied up in possessions, cash in the bank yes but still need to work hard like the working class, they keep up with Jones's and think they're classy but ironically they're the poorest because vast money goes into all their belongs, and they're possessions like all fashionable parafanalian date fast if not updated after a few years harhahaharrr snarf snarf.
Yes because it adds more steps to the production. Thats why TESLAs profit margin has always been HUGE. People pay premium from nothing. The whole interior is empty 🤣of course it is cheaper to make, takes less time as less options etc....
Drivers: We are users of the car! We want physical buttons!
Manufactures: Yes, But but but touch! touch is the future
No - it is just cheaper to make. Teslas profit margin is huge because of this.
@@silakkasnot only, but also because of this.
Back in 2006 the users of the mobilphones said: Nokia, we want 4 weeks of standby of our mobilephones instead of three, and we want an additional game instead of snake. Steve Jobs did what?
Saw a review of it on track in China, and this Polestar 3 is actually quick around the corner, the best electric SUV so far, thanks for the suspension actively compensating the weight.
I never once wished my glove box was powered. Nor my door handles.
So profoundly useful and forward thinking that you didn't dare to even conceptualize it in your mind's eye. Well, that's why the Jobs', Tesla's and Edison's of the world exist.
@@cbotten106 and Edison wanted the battery. Tesla said it was a dumb idea.
@@cbotten106 Reinventing the wheel, is not innovation.
@@cbotten106did u just throw Edison in there 😂, how, with Jobs and tesla
@@cbotten106 Really stretching the definition of "useful" to breaking point there lol.
Not a fan of EVs but Polestars design is certainly tempting for a daily driver.
Well, many people do not agree with you on the design. It's horrible imo.
@@stefan2796 Looks too Chinese. Arbitrary and irrelevant.
@@stefan2796the overall design concept of the Polestar 3 is fine btw...
You’re not a fan of EVs because you don’t daily drive one.
Not at all£85k it’s not
A 485 litre boot isn’t really good enough on a large family SUV. That’s smaller than the boot on a £15k Skoda Rapid. No physical climate control is also a bit of a trade off. The rest of the car looks great though.
It's absolutely tiny considering the foot print of this beast. My Dacia Logan has a 500+ litre boot, granted it's a poverty car but it's damn practical.
Surprising it has such a small boot. The rear seats are low so will be fun without thigh support on long journeys. Then the lack of climate control buttons. This feels like it's in need of a refresh already.
Love the Austin Cambridge in the background in the early part of the driving section. Yesteryear meets today!
The industry panicking but unironically releasing +80K electric SUVs.
Its the best looking of the three. God the BMW is ugly.
BMW designer was smoking something seriously illegal to come up with the Beaver Overbite grille.
@@PaulMansfield Mexican herbs tea. These cars are horrific, but still people buy them (probably to annoy other drivers).
@@PaulMansfieldthe iX also is quite considerably heavier than even Isuzu SUV cars.
But not better then the macan EV. That thing is gorgeous
@@mtylerw "best looking" isn't saying much
There should be some buttons.
Buttons are the new cash cow, they will be on the options list soon...
No, thanks. Buy an old car and let us enjoy our massive beautiful screens.
Polestar are good at the no button thing.
Grapes you can't pick turn sour. They're not for you.
You soon learn to not need them. The esthetic in a polestar is excellent
So - another cookie cutter "premium" "SUV" that does away completely with physical buttons and knobs and throws everything on a tackilly tacked on giant Ipad in the middle of the dashboard. Blurgh! 🤮
I've said it before and I will say it again: The PROPER way to show a car as luxury / premium and above the common riff-raff cars would be by having PREMIUM MATERIALS FOR THE CONTROLS, not by getting rid of controls altogether.
Odin help me I hate this shitty modern trend of touchscreens and no buttons!
I wish I could like your comment more than once
You would have been one of the people talking smack about those pesky moving carriages while shoveling horse shit! 🤷♂️ Good thing the world moves on without individuals like you!
Amen to that. I switched off when he said £85k!
@@colingoode3702 a ugly stupid bmw ix is 110k. Polestar 3 is a steal compared
Buddy you already have plenty of knobs to fiddle with
You really need to review their driving systems as well. There is a massive difference in the adaptive cruise, lane assistance and so on.
Apple fanboy here driving a Polestar 2. Yes, you have to plug in for carplay, but you don’t need to and I never do. The car screens and system is already synced to your existing Google account so you just use native Google Maps and get an Android-compatible music or podcast player for the car which you can also have on your iphone to sync up playlists. It would be super if Android Auto had apple podcast and music apps, but it’s a trivial inconvenience to use another app instead. Because the Polestar system is already a smartphone, you just don’t need to connect your phone to it.
I love that this video is just titled "New Polestar 3 Review"
We need more titles like this on RUclips
Edit: bruh
erm, they changed it
LOL @@MartinBradbury
Hahahaha
pain
Don't feel bad, them changing the video title and the thumbnail 4 or 5 times in the first hour of upload has already become a meme.
It really does look nice much better than the BMW electric models. Hate the BMW kidney grilles
Nearly every other EV without a fake grill looks better. I don‘t get why german automakers need to include a big fake grill.
yeah bmw in general just doesnt look good...
They are a pair of lungs now
kidney grill used to look awesome, but nowadys they look as shitty as it gets, they really ruined the design by oversizing them SO MUCH
How about an AEC Regent rear entry bus grill?
I have to say the Polestar 3 is the best car I have ever driven, absolutely amazing and better than I expected. I don't want a big SUV (Please make an estate Polestar!) But seriously a very good car!
I got mine a week ago and so far very happy. Some comments about too few buttons but the big nob for sounds etc and the buttons on the steering wheel you can doa lot with. Amazing drive and powerful enough. I agree with the glove box though however the once a month I use the glove box I can take the 7 seconds it takes to open it via the screen :)
2:39 you got the- *MUSIC PLAYS*
The music is: Dolby Atoms For Cars Part One - Ray Tracing Audio 7.1.2 By Jennifer Athena Galatis
lol
The "flaps" at the rear corners actually have an important function- they help reduce turbulence and drag to improve aerodynamic performance 🧐
Oh, thank goodness for that.
Enjoyed every min of this video! You did great!
Really like this format. A bit faster paced (in the beginning) but not too much like some RUclips shorts, etc.
85K is ridiculous.
almost like they want us to buy chinese crap, why???
Why? German rivals are like 110k and the Polestar is much nicer to drive
@@quavohuncho6156 That's what people don't get. This car is ultra-refined and very well built. Just because it doesn't have some known name on it doesn't mean it isn't a fine car. It's a really refined sporty Volvo, that's what it is.
@@benjaminsmith2287 Exactly, My friend owns a Porsche and was very impressed regards the handling of my Polestar 2 performance. Imagine buying a ugly BMW IX for a much more expensive price tag instead of this Polestar 3.
@@quavohuncho6156 These are even more ridiculous.
I rented a Polestar2 while on Holiday and it is the most impressive and frustrating car ever. Acceleration is incredible, drive is fun, tech is futuristic but all that fades away after a day. Had no idea how to unlock the car, had to use the touch screen to start the engine after going through a few swipes, going up hill doubles the battery consumption, opening the boot takes up 1% battery life 😅. My first day was done to 60% at noon. And I still haven't mentioned about the charging experience. Never again.
You unlock with the key, the engine starts when you sit, opening the boot shouldn’t take even 1/100 of a percent lol. Musta had a lemon
85k , holy smokes what a joke our society has become
all the options on Polestar 3 website is not £85k it is currently £97,800
This one has pleather & plastic trim interior. Gotta (really) pay for the good stuff.
Just specked one by the time I’ve a deck neck and back cushions 98k nice car but not that nice. Mile per kw pathetic too. Sorry but still only one game in town. I just wish they’d make them better looking.
How many people can actually afford this!? Thats why industry is in trouble.
This car is a perfect way to get BMW quality with Porsche dynamics for the price of an Audi
@@Kurre. Then I would just buy an Audi.
@@N1ckZ And loose quality and handling? Sounds quite stupid tbh…
@@Kurre. If you think Audi's quality is worse than Polestar or BMW, something is wrong with you. Also, handling? The Audi Q6 e-tron is based on Porsche's PPE platform and has the unbeatable Torsen quattro AWD system.
@@N1ckZ Have you been inside of a Q6? Well equipped trims are filled with black plastic and all surfaces you touch feel hollow… The headliner is rough and feels cheap, the sound insulation is not good for a car of that class and the Quattro versions cost at least 5k € extra and the larger battery is also an option making a decently specced Q6 15k more expensive than the equivalent polestar
Cars nowadays have come so far in terms of performance... that 4.5 seconds 0-100Km for a big family car is considered MISERABLE... 😅
A stock Ford Sierra Cosworth could do sub 5 seconds 30 years back and cost about £20k new.
@@BMH1965google says 6.8 secs, also that’s not half the car of the polestar so my guess is your price is wrong too
@@BMH1965lol more like 6.5
@@BMH196520k back then is 45k now, OMG INFLATION EXISTS, anyways the new Golf GTI to which it compares costs 45k soo I don't get your point
They may have come a long way in terms of performance but they've taken a massive step backwards in terms of tech and electronics. It's so intrusive and confusing it's basically dangerous!
£85k Range Rover...no problem! £85k EV SUV... urgh, whinge, whine.
That's because everyone knows the £85k BEV will be £20-£25k when 3 years old. It's also why Dacia sells hundreds of thousands of their BEV Spring because it's £15k new and does everything one needs from a BEV.
If you want to travel the world or do high mileage journeys you won't buy an BEV unless you are a masochist.
Nice Trabant in the background 11:17
Trabant in the UK must be rare. I guess it is a Morris Oxford or Austin Cambridge or similar british car.
I can't help but think that manufacturers are absolutely having a laugh at our expense with the EV prices.
They are when you drive it off the forecourt. Most salesman are sticking their middle finger up to you as you leave…….
@@Caneandunablewhat about the EV twinturbo cars?
@@purwantiallan5089 What about them ….
Great car at three years old when it will be £35k
I think the EV manufacturers are crying themselves to a fitful sleep rather than having a laugh. The niches in the EV market are not really fully established and finding one you can make a profit in might not actually exist yet. They aren't making any money, even at that price...at least for a good long while.
Least this one has a rear window 😅
Good one! 🏆
I'll wait until this has depreciated to the £40k mark. So by the time these cars are a week old, then it'll be in my budget! 😂
You'll still have to pay the higher tax.
@@stevewhitmill2037not for EVs, no luxury car tax on EV
Battery will be in good condition then.... not........
@@samuelhall2397 In a few years? The battery will basically be not much different condition to New.
Grapes you can't pick turn sour. They're not for you.
I'm not sure if automotive execs are even looking at reviews from popular channels like carwow.
It's like Polestar saw the nonsense that Volkswagen tried to popularise and thought: "how can we make this even worse? "
No sane person asked for a glove box that can only be accessed via the infotainment system!
And the copious amounts of extremely reflective black plastic trim... in 2024? _Why?_ At least make it matte (pun not intended since we're on carwow) so it's less distracting.
Sorry , the Chinese have so many choices for 25-35% cheaper with more power , range , luxury , standard equipment, voice control , heated ventilated Napa leather seats , mini fridge , entertainment screen , mind blowing sound system , LiDAR , self parking etc etc etc. Like the BYD Yangwang.
For £85.000 I expect genuine leather and wood instead of vinyl and high gloss plastic. 🧐
They are just one package away from reality, At least on the U.S. configurator.
@@cbotten106 luxury materials have been sacrificed in place of tech expenditure.
"Vegan leather". Bovines are vegans. How much electricity is used to make soy and whatever else into plastic? Does this last longer than the failing wire insulation used in the 80s and 90s?
Very few cars use genuine leather anymore, even BMW, Mercedes and the usual suspects. Although 95% of people would never be able to tell the difference, and synthetic lasts longer, doesn't crease or tear, doesn't stain and is easy to clean.
@GlitterGuru but they charging as if it's genuine leather 😂
Poor people can now smugly claim their unfeatured cars are just Minimalist in Design...
Most poor people aren't pretentious enough to try and sell that line of BS.
I kinda like the fact that used and recycled materials are now expensive 😂😂
All the things you have said you like about this car are from Volvo, seat fold, electric tow bar, boot storage for the parcel shelf, button for lowering the car, infotainment system. A couple of things you don't like are not on the Volvo, lack of rear window control and Volvo has a physical button for the glove box. XC90 also has more space. Both are big money though and electric values drop like a stone. Who wants a 3 year+ electric car, when the range has depleted? Some but not many.
When Jay Leno took apart his Bentley electric seat.. made incidentally about 20 years ago... Jay Leno said the electrics were neat and tidy and perfectly engineered. Its behind the bonnet that counts.
1:52 the flaps that you called pointless are for aerodynamic efficiancyso they re actually a fully functional part of the car
Bullshit
People who buy this types of cars, sometimes I wonder where they work, because I've been a doctor for more than 8 years and I have still not gotten my dream car.
Hahahaha😄😄😄😄😄
Of course this type of cars are not meant for salary earners because salary job is just like modern slavery. You work for 8 years and you couldn't buy a car
While Musicians, governments and other Celebrities invest there money to make good profits, that's why you can see them lavish money 🤑 to stupor
Of course this type of cars are not meant for salary earners because salary job is just like modern slavery. You work for 8 years and you couldn't buy a car while some people are just investing little coin in the stock market and they're making millions of dollars.
Stock investment has been the most lucrative way to make money and succeed in today's world, no doubt.
Check the most richest men in the world, they're all entrepreneurs, no salary earner can be successful. Any salary earner who claims to buy this car must have loot the company's money in one way or the other. 🤪
Finally another car I won't afford 👏🏽
Really liked the scoop on the Polestar 3, but man, that IWC Top Gun watch just grabbed me. Gotta fess up, I'm kind of a watch geek. Cheers for spotlighting them both, Mat!
I like that with every video matt has a unique entrance or take, it keeps it interesting. You're a naturl matt. 👍
I think alot of people look at the EVs as they get them through work so dont really care about the depreciation...
Exactly !
My £100k BMW iX only costs me £750 per month and that includes insurance, maintenance and tyres.
True. But I care, I want them to depreciate more. I love my Y company car. Just finished a 3.5k trip to Spain in it. I want another Tesla but they hold their prices too much.
I’m not seeing $113,000 USD. Anywhere.
Sure - difficult to ‘see’ performance and quality on a RUclips video. These are things you feel 😊
Its 80k USD in America
I’ll take this over a Mercedes S class anyday!
@@magnuswallin58 fr
I like the fact that they are all doing “green” recyclable interiors rather than leather. And yet charging a premium now. I like the fact that everything is controlled through touchpads and yet charge you more for it. I like the fact that interiors are lower quality and yet charge more for it. It’s relentless the way car costs have increased over the last few years. What will it be like when they are on,y allowed to manufacture electric cars. Will everyone be buying 30 kilo wat battery pick cars with a range of 150 ,lies as that is all they can afford. Where are on earth will the 60 + % of all,people who only have off street car parking charge. When are these variable going to be sorted.
A bit hard to understand but I get your drift. If you own a diesel or petrol car you cannot charge at home either. Times are a changin' as they say, and in a few years it will be as easy and as cheap to charge on a public DC charging station as visiting a gas station now. Tec is moving fast and so is the ev revolution, as the business case improves, so will the rest follow, just like in the 1920s when everyone suddenly decided a model T or A had to be part of their lives.
It's gonna be a long way until infrastructure will be built out in existing cities. Just imagine a terraced house street in any normal UK city for example. Decade long work at least.
Most exciting car brand at the moment! Love their design
I just finished test driving both models 3 & 4 .. polestar is so underrated! These are made in super good quality, performance, feel and price! Try it! Don’t judge it from a video.. go test drive it and you will be amazed!
Tesla needs to make the Y a lot better looking.
Yep, it's pretty generic.
I really like Polestar, just a very respectable car.
Buy one and be part of the CCP mass surveillance system. Good luck to you. Just dont; say anything negative about panda Xi while you're driving around.
2.5 Tons : owners should pay double road tax !
Lighter than a Discovery 3 or 4...
@@H.K_Rwhy did you say this 😂
@@biafo4541 Because these old farts reckon that EVs are the burden of the earth and that anyone who drives one must be immediately punished. When yummy mummies have been pottering around town for years in something WAY heavier.
@carwow, Mercedes E-Class pop out handles work flawlessly. You are not supposed to press the dimple though. That’s to lock it. You’re supposed to swipe on the surface with your fingers. That was user error. I mentioned it because you specifically put the name of the car on screen.
I'm not sure if the UV tinted protection on the roof works very well. I was in a C40 and it's 45°C outside and the glass roof was too hot to touch from the inside. It may block UV but not the heat.
That's a beautiful car! The Swedes know how to design beautiful and solid cars!
Isn't it half Chinese through ?
@@TheSkyline35 I looked it up, you're right! That's kind of a shame though
@@gandalfkenobi007 Yeah it's part of the Chinese brand strategy, they are hard sell under they local name (BYD is trying through).
They either take part in EU Brand or just buy them (MG, Lotus ...)
@@TheSkyline35 Designed and Engineered in Sweden and production just started in the US. Who cares that the owners are chinese?
@@quavohuncho6156designed and made in China also for international market you dingus.
back looks like Ocean fiscker!!
from the rear door back especially!
Ikrrrr!
@@thoughtofinnermind9352 Exactly my thoughts.
Or even the Fisker Ocean 😂
The dash / screen are exactly the same too.
8:08 creep? lol
Have you tested the car camera during night? I used polestar 2 and went pitch black during night time.
Why would you change the mirrors or steering wheel while driving?
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Another electric suv. Hurray..... I guess.
Another affordable EV.... oh wait!
It’s not meant to be affordable to common people like you. It’s an topend luxury vehicle. It’s intended for people who have money, not peasants like yourself
Loving this raw POV format
I wanted a Polestar 3, had one on order from October 2022, but it was delayed over 12 months, so I ordered a BMW iX, which I’ve been driving since December 2023.
Seeing the software issues which Polestar still haven’t resolved I’m glad I went BMW. [I had a Polestar 2 for 3 years, so hoping Polestar do well !!]
Literally NOBODY is walking passed BMW, Mercedes and Audi to spend 85k on a Polestar, crazy pricing from an upstart car company.
Polestar is Volvo's premium brand, predominantly sold in Europe until recently. It's been around a while. Not an upstart.
I am. Just ordering full spec....can't want to get it
Well not "nobody" but definitely, as the say, a very select clientele. Volvo groupies most likely.
I bought a Polestar 2 over a 3 series last year. Would probably buy the Polestar 3 over an X5 if i was in the market for that sort of thing (and could afford it).
Many people do, including myself. You only care about the ”badge” if this Polestar had a BMW logo on it , you would say the opposite. Polestar is just better , accept it.
Thank you, finally, something new. An episode without Lamborghini and other steam-powered carriages. That's an achievement already. Watched the episode from start to finish.
You mean you watched the advert from start to finish…well done you 😂
@@Caneandunable I think you understood what I meant. Otherwise, read it again.
@@Anzori1980 Please see my comment It’s self explanatory. 👍
10:38 is the blue car in the background the car of shame which you will have to use if your battery runs out.
Is that a Trabant? 10:38
@@ofirs5830 I think it was an Austin Cambridge or a Morris Oxford.....
Matt- what’s your fave IWC watch to wear ? Asking for a friend……
Controls thru the screen on Tesla? Which controls on a Tesla do you need to use the screen while driving that you don't on the Polestar?
New EV’s😂 my mrs has a Volvo C40 Recharge 47k new … 16k miles 12 months old. Go on see how much it’s worth, believe me you will laugh 😂just as well it’s leased.
I've got a brand new Peugeot e-308 GT on lease. £41K car. £240/month with no initial deposit. Only an idiot BUYS a new car these days.
@@benweston9158 so true! I have a new Focus (13 x ford and Focus number 9) on 3 year ford options which is basically a lease with the option to buy (why would you?) so god only knows what I’ll get when that goes 🤷🏻♂️
@@paulhaskin73How good is the Volvo C40 recharge?
@@lorins8687 not too bad tbh, 220 real range, comfortable on smooth surfaces and well put together. Feels very heavy and the suspension can’t handle the weight over undulations. Feels choppy on bumpy surfaces. Not much tech inside, no driver modes, no Apple CarPlay. EV’s have moved on.
@@benweston9158 that’s a good deal in a car where they’re not selling, but most deals I see show you paying > 10% interest and price in low retained value.
Long Range in 3 years please...near 500bhp for about £30K
I think you meant 300k
looks like volvo and ocean fiscker had a child!!
All very good but how long will the battery last and how much is it worth then ….!?
Been waiting this review for so long! I truly love this car. Been seated in the back seat feels amazing and the proportion, the design and sound is very appropriate. Great video
>Forget every German SUV
Ofc because China is better at making cars than Germany 😂
😂
I wonder how much they paid carwow for such a title lmao
The Polestar 3 for the Euromarket is made in the USA South Carolina. It shares the same platform as the Volvo EX90. Which is also build there.
Look at this piece of recycled plastic with displays inside.
VERY EXPENSIVE AND MADE IN CHINA
It’s made in South Carolina…
@@Kurre. Or Chengdu
Yup. China car now. Pretty much guarantees I'll never buy one.
@@jerehada Do you live in China or Australia? If that’s the case you will get a version built in China but all cars headed to Europe and the Americas are being built in the US…
@@Kurre.surely UK cars will come from China. Would South Carolina really do a RHD model for the UK only?
(9:20) … doesn’t matter how much UV protection the glass roof has … it’s still very breakable & scratchable, and solar glare WILL bother car occupants, and it’s always difficult to keep roof glass clean … and you can’t close off the glass easily with the push of a button … Solution:: make metal roofs standard, save the weight & cost, and let people who want glass roofs pay extra for it
Protect the piano black interior with Zirconite ZG-365. Works a treat.
That's a nice looking Fisker Ocean you got there
Polestar is owned by Geely, a Chinese company that also owns Volvo, Lotus and part of Aston Martin. Geely had 60 billion dollars revenue in 2022. Even if the Polestar brand dies, there is a big company behind it that can continue to support it and will be held accountable.
I believe the flaps/lips at 1:51 are to help shed air easier and make the car more aerodynamic/efficient.
Why is adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors on the screen always a big deal for you car testers? I really don’t get it: I myself set it up one time, then I need to adjust that seetings maybe two or three times within the first week and after that I never ever touch those settings again for the whole other years I keep the car. I really like teslas approach to have the menu open themselve when you are adding a new driver and then in the future you don’t have any annoying knobs or switches arround all year that you have to clean and nobody is using anyway…
The only thing i love about the intro is ....PREMIUM
Hi Matt, UV light doesn't heat you. IR light does this.
A luxurious window should have both UV and IR light protection
The lack of physical buttons already killed it for me
That load cover looks near identical to the one in my 2014 Volvo V70.
Out of curiosity, will this model be available for Asia Market? I’m definitely down to buy the performance pack!
The best looking car in it's class by a mile.