Hi all, small correction if I may: in the video I state that max efficiency with the optimal spec is 23.1kwh per 100km (or 2.68 miles per kWh). This is actually on the high end of the efficiency you get from the Performance model. In actual fact, the best efficiency figure you can achieve in the P3, without performance pack, with the smaller wheels etc is listed as 20.1kwh per 100km (or around 3 miles per kWh). Still not great in the grand scheme of things but decent for a 2.7 tonne whopper. Anyhoo, hope you enjoyed the vid!
Jack Jack you're a nice lad and a great presenter but PLEASE can we have less waffle and going off on tangents and just get more actual info on the car , it's hard going when someone is interested in the car but has to listen to all the extraneous rubbish as well .
PS3 looks good. I test drove the PS2 (chose a Tesla Model Y though in the end). One of the reasons I rejected the PS2 was that the rear passenger room, for tall people, was awkward due to the slope of the passenger doors (anything above 6' and your shoulder was right up against the glass of the door window). Has this been addressed at all in the PS3? I too loved the gold seat belts and wish they were an option without having to take the performance version (didn't see the point in that personally).
The technology isn't ready for true affordability, every new technology starts at the expensive end then works its way down to the cheaper markets, seatbelts, cruise controll, air conditioning, abs have all done this and evs will be no different
The best review I seen so far. Well done! AND kudos for including your height! As a tall person who has watched more videos on the Polestar 3 than I need to admit, THAT detail made this well-produced production worth more than the others, combined!
Hard agree with the points made at the end - 111kWh of battery and 2.7Tons of rolling mass is just not remotely "sustainable". I'm sure it'll sell like hot cakes though and will nudge plenty of 2.7Ton fossil burning SUVs off the road, but I can't be the only person out there who thinks efficiency is also sexy?
Smaller cars ofcourse are more sustainable, however it's meant for the same people that buy a big SUV now too. Electrification should be in every segment
There was a moment when Jack sounded like Robert with one of his 'funny' voice effects... Is it going to be a stepford wife effect.... Slowly changing into Robert 2? 😉
My reason for not going with a Polestar 2 was the bad efficiency. Hell of a good looking car, but I don't need an EV to burn more then the needed energy if other, even bigger Cars (like my Enyaq) have a better efficiency and range. It's a little to much form over function for my taste.
Love the design and most of the features, however the size and efficiency as you pointed out leave something to be desired. Probably the only good thing about the big honking battery would be in V2G/V2H situations, I could probably power my home for 3-4 days on that!
*I just sat in one at the dealer. I am 6"6" tall and I felt like a big grasshopper shoved into a small match box. NOT FOR TALL PEOPLE!!! I ended up with a Telsa 3 and I have plenty of room including my son who is 7" tall. (P.S. I did buy a KIA EV6 at first and it have total Electrical failure after only 3 weeks ownership and 500 miles and the dealer said it would take 5 months to fix so it had a MAJOR factory defect of some kind!!! Dealer refunded my purchase price only AFTER I spent $2000.00 to hire a real scary Lawyer and he faxed them a nasty letter! Kia is too new at the electric car game so better give them 5 more years to catch up or end up being their Guinea Pig like I was!!!)*
Love the polestar range, they all look so awesome and great cars in their own right. Would love to see a small Golf/Polo type size car, the PS2 still looks huge.
@@ragingsilver What i like about Polestar is that it's not mass market (so far) I wouldn't want to see Polestar everywhere in a golf size package like I see the incredibly boring Tesla 100 times a day
I had to have a 2 the second I laid eyes on it! I don't need another vehicle (well, maybe a track car...) but if I did, I'd probably be following your example and waiting for the 4as well
I loved the fact you said you weren't going to get into too much "design analysis" (meaning assessment of looks) because "it is so subjective". I wish more reviewers would take that approach and save us the baggage of their personal tastes on something we can see and judge for ourselves. As for functionality - bring on the discussion.
Whilst it’s an aesthetically pleasing design, with a high-end price tag, there’s no mention of the active occupant monitoring that polestar have enabled. On the interior shots, you see a piano black strip, just above the infotainment screen, there’s a series of cameras in there which are actively monitoring the occupants. Sandy Munroe covered this. Given this car is running google auto, polestar need to be very transparent about how that data is being used. Polestar have shown (in the munroe video) that the video monitoring can be used to record your facial expressions and what was happening in the cabin of the car. Advertisers and insurance companies are going to love all that telemetry!
It's impossible for a big fat SUV to be for 'a sustainable future'. These lumps are so heavy they tear up the roads like you wouldn't believe, and there are no environmentally friendly resurfacing options. I don't think you realise the scale of the extra damage involved with heavy cars. This thing will do approx 10x the damage of a medium sized combustion SUV, and approx 50x the damage of a normal hatchback car. Absolutely ridiculous.
Nice looking EV, but please where are the more affordable electrics for the masses? Come on manufacturers bring it on! Keep up the great work FCL Team. 👍
It looks/sounds great; being from Canada I have to half smile at the "giant SUV" comment; over here we have junk that dwarfs this; notably the Chev Suburban, Ford Expedition and Jeep Wagoneer; absolutely stupid big vehicles.
Honestly a lot has to do with the distance we need to travel to do day2day activities. 1 bigger car to haul all your kids/friends hockey equipment. If we could make multiple or shorter runs, we'd use our inexistant public transportation
4:45 NO! We don’t need any SUV. And on that subject: how do you defined one? How about: roof height>= 1.75m: ground clearance >= 28cm: headlight central line >= 80cm. This ‘3’ seems to sit below the roof line parameter, so it’s not definitive. Ideas please? P.S I think the name is Joaquin, or wackin as us monophones would say.. Over to you….
Have to agree with Jack on: Make Efficiency Sexy! Slightly disappointed with the market where everyone wanna have their own SUVs, but what to do man Also Jack, no need to rub at us Model3 owners on how squished-frog-looking they are every time 😅🤣
Bottom line is the first statement. The design is first and their boxy signature for polestar is never going to compete with a Tesla for drag. I do not think the back spoiler on this has anything to do with efficiency or downforce. I would imagine it is a drag inducing design element. If you want to look at transparency and sustainability read the 2022 Tesla impact statement.
Personally I think the model 3 looks better than anything polestar has in production. Now the polestar 5&6 maybe better when they are released but that hasn’t happened yet lol
Sorry my friend, this is just heavy green washing (2.7 tons heavy, to be precise). The math is: we have a biiiig car with moderate storage space, Bling-Bling features, production is not green at all but we will somehow compensate for it (there is no real compensation for harm that you do to the environment)... Man, just spend resources on three small simple cars instead! Or just be real and tell us that you don't care about the future, Polestar!
It’s like you guys are afraid of saying anything negative about electric cars, as if the companies won’t let you review their products if you’re honest about them.
Microlino, perfect. This, madness! I know people say that their work means a big range car, but how many of the jobs requiring that are actually essential? I am subscribed and find this channel wonderful on so many levels ... Best wishes from George
@@rp9674 Dear R P, I am not worried what people think of me! A have a few firm friends - all great people - whom I have known for decades. I don't need 500 Facebook friends! Bless you. best wishes from George
It's small because it's not really an SUV; it's basically a modified Volvo Cross Country (lifted) wagon. The height of the P3 is almost identical to the XC70 wagon. The P3 is a "crossover" if anything, but it's not really an SUV, despite what Polestar execs are pitching. See Jonny Smith's superb video of the P3 from this same event for more light on that (Jonny's video is by far the best P3 video so far).
One correction: in the Polestar 2 if you flip away from Maps in the center console, you CAN still see where you are going on the display behind the steering wheel.
Great review. As a happy XC40 EV owner I see some similar design cues. Volvo/Polestar could work some more on efficiency, I believe some is caused by the choice of permanent four wheel drive.
Really like the bit about the maps staying on the screen! My Dad would get annoyed because the maps would just… go away sometimes in our more modern Toyota with the screen. I think it was something to do with it reverting to homescreen or whatever, or when you get a call it would change or something. Which nice easy access for numbers you regularly call but the map situation not so much. I think you could fiddle around with the settings to change it but well for the average user’s experience who doesn’t want or know how to fiddle with tech I’m glad this vehicle has decided to just skip that step and go straight for maps always there. Speaking of haven’t actually asked them how their new EV’s map situation is like, but Mum’s been having fun tracking the charging etc. in the app, so far more interested in learning about the EV tech basics than they were the ICE.
Yeah it’s insane. Everything here is massive. They don’t fit on the roads, they don’t fit in parking spaces, they use about three times as much power as they should and they cost two years salary. None of this is even creeping towards solving any of the problems.
Here's a random question: With the back seats down, will three standard wooden pallets stacked on top of each other fit on the bed - like a Qashqai and unlike the new Defender?
I agree with Jack's analysis. I appreciate Polestar's sustainability efforts, but they need to improve their energy efficiency. Hopefully that'll happen over the next few years as some of the new battery chemistries get adopted.
Starting at $84k... Nope. I have a paid off car worth about 20k right now, I'm not going to spend $1,200 per month on a car payment just to save $160 per month on fuel. I like it, but electric brands need to get less expensive.
Great review, good looking car but how is this nearly 700kg heavier than equivalent Model Y? That is 10 average adults..just picture 10 people squeezed in to a Model Y... Crazy!
This is more of their model X equivalent. The polestar 4 should be comparable to the Y. Though keep in mind that polestar cars tend to be less efficient than Teslas. See PS2 vs M3
@@lt6532 are we comparing it to a Model X? Why doesn't it have more seats and cargo capacity then? Also Model X 100D is 2.5T while this is almost 2.7T. If we hate the Model X because it's big and heavy, we should hate the Polestar 3 even more.
@@alexiancu87 Because it isn't meant to have more seats and doesn't emphasize cargo capacity. The CEO explained that this is the sister car to the Volvo EX90 (next generation new EV only Volvo XC90). That's the car that will have more room and cargo capacity and have a 3rd row. This is a coupe design that has a lot of room for 4 to 5 passengers but cargo space wasn't a priority. The driving dynamics are and we won't know about those until the car is road tested by the auto media.
It really isn't that giant from an American perspective. The length is less than a Honda Pilot, which is considered "midsize," while also being considerably less boxy. The weight is definitely a lot, but in terms of dimensions and volume, SUVs don't start to seem really big until you get up to 3 rows, something like a Kia Telluride. But it doesn't stop there. The Chevy Suburban, at 5690 mm, 9 seats, and 22 mpg US, would make this look kind of small parked next to it.
Yet another very pretty car from Polestar, just wish they'd put more work into the efficiency of their vehicles. The figures quoted are clearly unreliable, 610km range from a 108kWh battery would require a 17.7kWh/100km efficiency, the quoted 'best case' efficiency was quoted at 23.1kWh/100kms, based on the 108kWh battery this gives it a 'best case' range of 468km. Still plenty of range for real world application, but falls so far below the claimed 610km it's little wonder people don't trust the range claims. I'm glad they got the weight distribution 50/50 this time, the Polestar 2 suffers from being nose heavy, a side effect of being an ICE car converted to EV. Look forward to the Polestar 4, a mid size SUV.
*I just sat in one at the dealer. I am 6"6" tall and I felt like a big grasshopper shoved into a small match box. NOT FOR TALL PEOPLE!!! I ended up with a Telsa 3 and I have plenty of room including my son who is 7" tall. (P.S. I did buy a KIA EV6 at first and it have total Electrical failure after only 3 weeks ownership and 500 miles and the dealer said it would take 5 months to fix so it had a MAJOR factory defect of some kind!!! Dealer refunded my purchase price only AFTER I spent $2000.00 to hire a real scary Lawyer and he faxed them a nasty letter! Kia is too new at the electric car game so better give them 5 more years to catch up or end up being their Guinea Pig like I was!!!)*
Not keen on the car or the review. The sensor panel got a mention but not it’s function. The front wing is ugly but bearable if there are real benefits - not obvious in the figures. Rear 3/4 vision looks bad but not mentioned. (I test drove a Polestar 2 but could not see out of it. Had to duck to see ahead beneath the mirror) I admit to buying a Tesla 3 but it only has 50KWh but does 7km/KWh. 111 KWh is a lot of electricity to find. Personal bias but I don’t think it’s an SUV unless you can fit two bikes and two dogs in the boot. It’s dear.
it would be okay to offer such large SUVs as well. The problem is that Polestar does not offer an alternative in the compact class. Let's wait and see how the market sorts itself out if cars like the MG4 or Smart #1 become successful.
Polestar is not going to offer what MG or Smart offers. The smaller car they'll offer is the Polestar 2. And that's the least expensive entry-level to the brand.
@@dstarley No. Both Volvo and Polestar are more upscale. If you want something based on Volvo then you go to a different brand like Lynk and Co. Geely has positioned Volvo to be a premium brand, Polestar as a more sporting and a bit higher-level premium brand and Lotus as a very high priced sporting and luxury brand. Lynk and Co. will have some Volvo tech but they're in a lower price point. And there's Zeekr that has a very exciting car, the Zeekr001, that is lower priced. Whoever told you Volvo is bringing out smaller EVs was incorrect. They'll make one smaller than the XC40 but it won't be that affordable. Volvo is moving up, not down market.
At that price range, it will hurt it because it does not qualify for the tax credits in USA, looks like they didn't think this through price wise. 55-65k is the sweet spot for a premium ev SUV.
I expect a price drop when they start building in the US. 1.) this is a first/launch edition with all the options. 2.) the 2023 models are coming from China with 26% import tariff.
@@rogerchristian5531 they sayng they se salt water to power the car , and greywater as emissons... i thnk they meant to say the saltwater acts as a battery, it dont power the car... not sure how that wold work either...
They make a high dollar, limited production coupe and 2 awkward looking crossovers. Why can't they make a sedan or a more affordable version of the coupe?
I don't know why people are going on about the price. It's what I expected. This car should be this expensive. That interior looks really premium. The launch edition comes with the plus pack so you get air suspension and a great Bowers and Wilkins Stereo, heated everything, Brembo brakes, this car is loaded. And to think it shares with the next generation Volvo EX90, a car that's going to probably start at $70,000 without the air suspension, Brembos or Bower and Wilkins stereo, how is this car all that expensive? Add the Polestar tuning and what do you have? Yeah you pay extra for the leather seats and even the paint color but that's true of the Polestar 2 as well. Why should the flagship SUV of a high-end marque not be expensive? Polestar will make the Polestar 4 more affordable but the flagship has to be expensive. It's nowhere near as expensive as the Tesla flagship SUV, nor the Porsche or Mercedes or BMW or Audi flagship SUVs. So I don't get all the comments about the price. This is an expensive and almost exquisite looking car that is likely to stand out on the road due to its distinctive styling.
I love my Polestar 2 as well!... but the cupholder issue 🤣 I'm glad you brought it up! I wonder if we will get that software in the 2 where the map always stays put?
Jack, it is a bold claim to say The Polstar 2 is 'so beautiful... it looks like a Volvo S40 and is based on Volvo not known to be the most desirable design but good cars nonetheless. The polestar 2 suits the middle-aged mindset with checked blazers and elbow patches.
Weight in itself doesn't need to be all bad as long as it doesn't reflect in range and charge times too much. Heavy cars are stable on winter roads and also safer if you would ever be in a crash
@@mackan7086 I disagree. For any vehicle, mass is the thief of energy. Don’t forget that F=MA so you can’t cheat. It takes energy every time you accelerate an EV. Yes, you can get some back (but not all) with regenerative braking. So, for any two vehicles with equally clever engineering, the lighter vehicle will always be more efficient than the heavier vehicle. It was no surprise that the original Tesla roadster was based on a Lotus platform, as lightness (minimum mass) is of the utmost importance when it comes to making an EV as efficient as possible. Lotus’ claim to fame has always been superb handling that was enabled by good balance and minimal weight (mass). This also facilitates less force required to change direction. I also have misgivings with the generalizations that heavy cars are more stable, better in winter and better in a crash as I believe there are far more factors to be considered before one could assert such broad claims.
It felt a bit like asking a Barbra Streisand fan to do a review of Barbra Streisand: amusing, entertaining, even charming but for sure not objective. That said, always a pleasure to see Mr Scarlett doing its thing.
I need to say. I’ve watched every review for the reveal of the PS3. Yours is by far the best / most entertaining. I was laughing my @$$ off when the lead designer was licking your mic 👅
Good review, Jack. I really like what Polestar is doing. The 3 is looking good, and you're looking rather spiffy yourself. Really looking forward to the Polestar 5...and 6.
A really great, honest review there Jack. I have no idea why the world went mad and decided SUVs needed to be a thing - but it's certainly a good looking one.
SUVs being a thing? If you mean why they created them, it's for people with families, they are great long travel vehicles and for vacations because of it's extra size for everyone in the car compared to being in a Sedan
Frankly SUV are Combis for narcissist which feel the need to compensate for something, waste both their own money and the well being of the planet. I have heard that for some wheelchair users SUVs are good but that is so far the only good argument I heard for anyone owning an SUV.
Oh just learned, Combi is apparently the Northern Europe name, Station wagon or Estate is the more normal name. In Sweden we also have "halfcombi" which is a cheaper version which is a bit smaller and often a lot cheaper.
I'm driving an XC90, it's my 8th Volvo and I'm waiting to see the EX90, but after seeing this I'm very tempted. I have to agree with Jack about it's battery size v it's range and its rather small boot and frunk, but nonetheless it looks gorgeous, definitely not in White, but the Blue looks fantastic so right now it's at the top of my list and yes I can justify a large SUV and I do need one, but having said that I'd look long and hard at an electric V90. Go for it Polestar/Volvo
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Do you think the XC90 is worth it's price? As a Swede growing up with Volvo being an affordable, less luxurious alternative to the German brans I'm having such a hard time accepting a Volvo costing around $100k 🙄
@ I understand where you're coming from Thomas, but when compare it with other SUV's to the same or similar specification I really don't think it's all that bad and given that mine has done a quarter of a million miles and I'm its sole owner I reckon that it's been pretty good value over the last 18.5 years, but having said that I want to get rid of it within the next 18 months or so and a large BEV is definitely all I'm interested in and probably Volvo or Polestar as I've had 8 of them so far and they have all been great cars.
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Wow, the longest I've owned a car is 6 years. And that's actually my Volvo XC60. I bought it when it was 3 years old for $30k, that felt ok. That's my wife's car now, and I drive a Tesla Model S myself. Definitely don't think that car has a $100k "vibe" but I love the tech etc! Don't like the aspect that Volvo/Polestar is owned by a Chinese company either 😑
250kW Charging compatibility, exterior look, seats, are great. Wondering about the left foot resting position and the central mirror rear window visibility? Autonomy, while on a day to day basis, it is acceptable, for a road trip - I assume you by a SUV for a family fun trip - that's a shortcoming. Acceptable for 2019, but in 2022, that's a no news, to say the least..
Jack is good but it wouldn't hurt for him to be more editorial - sometimes he just sounds like he's quoting from the manufacturer's brochure without comment, especially some of the obvious BS like "we made the boot smaller to allow for cabin space" - obvious PR nonsense.
Yes all their content is leaning heavily towards sponsored / branded content which I believe will soon-ish cost them a large chunk of their audience that is tiring of it
Why is it nonsense? It makes perfect sense that you have to decide where to put those rear seats (unless you make them movable). More cabin length, less boot length.
I think, FC, that the comments sum it up perfectly.... It's ridiculous and completely unnecessary in every respect!!! It really just shouldn't exist.......
It looks great both outside and inside, and performance, range, and driving seem promising. Unfortunately, it is very expensive, very heavy, has poor efficiency, and design compromised cargo space.
I have a Polestar 2 on lease which goes back in March. I was hoping to lease a polestar 3, but the prices are shockingly expensive. Shame as it's a lovely car.
It's not large in the USA and it isn't all that high priced in the USA. Polestar is an expensive brand but there are more expensive brands. Right now Lucid is a more expensive brand. Rivian is just as expensive. Tesla makes cars that are much more expensive. A Model X is 40K more than than this car so I don't know why people are going on about the price. Yes, it's expensive. But it isn't anywhere near as expensive as a lot of other cars that don't even have as good engineering specifications as this one does. If the market needs less expensive cars, then look at the brands to bring them. But why get on Polestar for making a fine car in the upper end of the market? Polestar is not a budget marque.
@@benjaminsmith2287 let me try to explain my point. £80,000 is a lot of money for “mister Everyman”, I would find it hard to spend even half that figure for a new car and I am not alone. Of course there are people out there who can afford these very expensive cars, they though, I believe, are in the minority. What’s needed are the smaller, less expensive cars, the type being manufactured in China like the atto 3, these are the cars that will drive the mass adoption to EVs along with a vastly improved charging infrastructure especially here in England. I hope that clears up where I’m coming from.
Unfortunately market seems to want SUVs. They sell far more than sedans and station wagons. I would like to see Volvo V60 type of EV, but have not seen too many of them so far...
As a transportation and recreation cyclist, I look forward to the silent terror of electric trucks and SUVs. Especially operated by short moms who if they were honest would acknowledge that they can't see out of their oversized cars or the octogenarians for whom we really ought to have a robust transit system they safely get around on.
@@samusaran7317 your cynicism isn't based on evidence. EVs have been getting more affordable to build and buy, and as they take over the market, this will have to continue, just as it did with the cell phones you and I are using. There will soon be EVs in every price segment where most can actually buy them.
@@samusaran7317 I think the main problem at the minute is that if they did somehow make EV at equivalent price points to fossil powered cars then they simply would not be able to keep up with the demand. So I believe it is a well known business practice of price to your demand going up and down as it changes.
i love and hate vertical main screen because it feels more compact when it's vertical and better for designing UI but having a horizontal screen allows for better content viewing while charging. they should allow the screen to rotate like some of the manufactures are doing. i know it's an additional point of failure but it's worth it. it can be manual rotate.
I think the PS3 is a great looking and probably the best looking EV SUV. It appears to have some great standard features. How it drives and how fast it can charge need to be shown. The big downside for me is the price. I would love PS or Geely to produce a hardtop convertible EV at a reasonable(= affordable) price. I own stock in a number of EV makers which include Polestar and its parent company, Geely. BTW, I bought Geely stock back in the 1990s when they stopped making refrigerators to make cars instead. Of the cars I own and have owned, my favorite to drive was to 1990 Plymouth Laser. I have owned a 1970 Triumph Spitfire but the Laser was far superior as a small sporty car. I own a Daimler-in-disguise, 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible. This is my favorite of 3 convertibles I have owned. As for SUVs, of the 4 that I have owned, I think the best one, all around, is the Subaru Outback best. VinGroup makes the Vinfast which looks good, affordable and seems to have many things going for it in the SUV market. The most efficient EV is the strange looking Aptera. The Tesla, to me, is an ugly EV. Like the Aptera, the SONO, which is not a pretty looking vehicle, has solar panels embedded in the vehicle. As for a camper style van, there is Stella Vita which is the world's first ever solar powered camper van which is capable of a staggering 600 Km on a single charge! P.S. After seeing this video, I will buy more stock in Polestar.
Gorgeous giant SUV, that makes me happy! Absolute love the emphasis on sustainability and the transparency. I wonder how it compares to the Fisker ocean in regards of sustainability. In regards to battery and the entire co2 footprint of the car I really would love other car makers to be as open as polestar. If I want to purchase an electric vehicle, the I want to know what it took to produce it.
Hi all, small correction if I may: in the video I state that max efficiency with the optimal spec is 23.1kwh per 100km (or 2.68 miles per kWh). This is actually on the high end of the efficiency you get from the Performance model. In actual fact, the best efficiency figure you can achieve in the P3, without performance pack, with the smaller wheels etc is listed as 20.1kwh per 100km (or around 3 miles per kWh). Still not great in the grand scheme of things but decent for a 2.7 tonne whopper. Anyhoo, hope you enjoyed the vid!
Jack Jack you're a nice lad and a great presenter but PLEASE can we have less waffle and going off on tangents and just get more actual info on the car , it's hard going when someone is interested in the car but has to listen to all the extraneous rubbish as well .
@@PhilipKerry Couldn't disagree more. Keep up the great work, Jack, and all at FC.
@@richardhall206 There's always one ...........
PS3 looks good. I test drove the PS2 (chose a Tesla Model Y though in the end). One of the reasons I rejected the PS2 was that the rear passenger room, for tall people, was awkward due to the slope of the passenger doors (anything above 6' and your shoulder was right up against the glass of the door window). Has this been addressed at all in the PS3? I too loved the gold seat belts and wish they were an option without having to take the performance version (didn't see the point in that personally).
@@richardhall206 agree entirely, I like his presenting style
Everything doesn’t have to be luxury. We need affordable vehicles!
MG4 or any MG
See Dacia et al for affordable. Polestar is what it is.
@@AdrianMcDaid They're not available world wide.
The technology isn't ready for true affordability, every new technology starts at the expensive end then works its way down to the cheaper markets, seatbelts, cruise controll, air conditioning, abs have all done this and evs will be no different
@@kurtpalmer3674 astra starts at 23k UK guess question is what price are we talking about ?
Polestar has my favourite visual design of basically any car brand right now.
inside could be more spacious (talking about polestar 2). outside it is quite remarkable design
@@pakosouthpark It's probably because it's based off the combustion Volvo XC40 platform.
A Polestar Golf would be my first new car purchase.
@@bim8498 if a Volvo XC40 and a Tesla Model X had a baby
I cant decide, NIO or Polestar,,,When I see NIO ET5/7 I think Nio is the best, but when I see polestars, I just think Polestars are the best LOL
The best review I seen so far. Well done! AND kudos for including your height! As a tall person who has watched more videos on the Polestar 3 than I need to admit, THAT detail made this well-produced production worth more than the others, combined!
Hard agree with the points made at the end - 111kWh of battery and 2.7Tons of rolling mass is just not remotely "sustainable".
I'm sure it'll sell like hot cakes though and will nudge plenty of 2.7Ton fossil burning SUVs off the road, but I can't be the only person out there who thinks efficiency is also sexy?
I agree 100% Youre better off with something like an Ioniq 6 with longer range and much less weight!
Couldn’t put it better myself, Daniel.
Smaller cars ofcourse are more sustainable, however it's meant for the same people that buy a big SUV now too. Electrification should be in every segment
Me: whisper something sexy in my ear
My wife: efficient vehicles and sustainable infrastructure
The Aptera is sexy. This thing is a slightly more aerodynamic brick.
I feel Robert’s influence on Jack. He’s got longer hair and a cardigan. Now we just need a Jack Rant and the conversion will be complete. 😆👍😎
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There was a moment when Jack sounded like Robert with one of his 'funny' voice effects... Is it going to be a stepford wife effect.... Slowly changing into Robert 2? 😉
Jack is a lot of fun to watch. Good energy (no pun intended) and timing.
Sounds great apart from the price
Great video mate
I'd be interested if it was much much cheaper, had a shorter nose and about half the overall length, was narrower and 4 in lower.
Ya is looking good, but the price, for that sort of monies I prefer and buy the RIVIAN R1S.
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Great job on the video folks! Thanks for making it.
Great. Another big luxury SUV. Small, light, affordable cars please.
Love your work 👍
it’s not that big
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Excellent commentary and videography as usual. Thank you. 🙏
My reason for not going with a Polestar 2 was the bad efficiency. Hell of a good looking car, but I don't need an EV to burn more then the needed energy if other, even bigger Cars (like my Enyaq) have a better efficiency and range. It's a little to much form over function for my taste.
It’s definitely my biggest gripe with my P2.
Large cars still needed - with a family of 5 - tbh biggest disappointment is the
Love the design and most of the features, however the size and efficiency as you pointed out leave something to be desired. Probably the only good thing about the big honking battery would be in V2G/V2H situations, I could probably power my home for 3-4 days on that!
*I just sat in one at the dealer. I am 6"6" tall and I felt like a big grasshopper shoved into a small match box. NOT FOR TALL PEOPLE!!! I ended up with a Telsa 3 and I have plenty of room including my son who is 7" tall. (P.S. I did buy a KIA EV6 at first and it have total Electrical failure after only 3 weeks ownership and 500 miles and the dealer said it would take 5 months to fix so it had a MAJOR factory defect of some kind!!! Dealer refunded my purchase price only AFTER I spent $2000.00 to hire a real scary Lawyer and he faxed them a nasty letter! Kia is too new at the electric car game so better give them 5 more years to catch up or end up being their Guinea Pig like I was!!!)*
Love the polestar range, they all look so awesome and great cars in their own right. Would love to see a small Golf/Polo type size car, the PS2 still looks huge.
Would absolutely love to see a Golf-size Polestar . I have no doubt it’ll come eventually!
There is a golf size electric car, it's the id3
@@sandersson2813 I know but I'm talking about a golf sized polestar car...
@@BlackMagickMike bmw 3 is still big in my opinion. I don't like driving big cars, prefer the smaller cars :)
@@ragingsilver What i like about Polestar is that it's not mass market (so far)
I wouldn't want to see Polestar everywhere in a golf size package like I see the incredibly boring Tesla 100 times a day
Love this car & brand, I own the 2. The 3 is however a bit above my budget, I’ll wait on the 4, which is targeting a 60k euro price range.
I had to have a 2 the second I laid eyes on it! I don't need another vehicle (well, maybe a track car...) but if I did, I'd probably be following your example and waiting for the 4as well
I loved the fact you said you weren't going to get into too much "design analysis" (meaning assessment of looks) because "it is so subjective". I wish more reviewers would take that approach and save us the baggage of their personal tastes on something we can see and judge for ourselves. As for functionality - bring on the discussion.
Whilst it’s an aesthetically pleasing design, with a high-end price tag, there’s no mention of the active occupant monitoring that polestar have enabled. On the interior shots, you see a piano black strip, just above the infotainment screen, there’s a series of cameras in there which are actively monitoring the occupants. Sandy Munroe covered this. Given this car is running google auto, polestar need to be very transparent about how that data is being used. Polestar have shown (in the munroe video) that the video monitoring can be used to record your facial expressions and what was happening in the cabin of the car. Advertisers and insurance companies are going to love all that telemetry!
Don't forget about that amazing sound system 👀
Had to cut that section for time but YES. The sound system is a highlight of my P2 and this one takes things up several notches
It's impossible for a big fat SUV to be for 'a sustainable future'. These lumps are so heavy they tear up the roads like you wouldn't believe, and there are no environmentally friendly resurfacing options. I don't think you realise the scale of the extra damage involved with heavy cars. This thing will do approx 10x the damage of a medium sized combustion SUV, and approx 50x the damage of a normal hatchback car.
Absolutely ridiculous.
For that price I could get an R1S tho 🤷♂️
Rivian? I don't think we're going to get those in Europe/ UK. Lucky you to have the choice.
Nice looking EV, but please where are the more affordable electrics for the masses? Come on manufacturers bring it on! Keep up the great work FCL Team. 👍
Play pause positioned perfectly for being hit when you return your cup without looking down.
It looks/sounds great; being from Canada I have to half smile at the "giant SUV" comment; over here we have junk that dwarfs this; notably the Chev Suburban, Ford Expedition and Jeep Wagoneer; absolutely stupid big vehicles.
Stupid unless you need that much carrying capacity.
@@jamesengland7461 It's strange that only people from north america "need" that capacity...
@@jamesengland7461 We just don't like driving around in tiny little shitboxes. Sorry if that offends you (not sorry).
Honestly a lot has to do with the distance we need to travel to do day2day activities. 1 bigger car to haul all your kids/friends hockey equipment. If we could make multiple or shorter runs, we'd use our inexistant public transportation
@@lt6532 a family of 7-8 might need that much capacity
4:45 NO! We don’t need any SUV. And on that subject: how do you defined one? How about: roof height>= 1.75m: ground clearance >= 28cm: headlight central line >= 80cm. This ‘3’ seems to sit below the roof line parameter, so it’s not definitive. Ideas please? P.S I think the name is Joaquin, or wackin as us monophones would say.. Over to you….
Have to agree with Jack on: Make Efficiency Sexy!
Slightly disappointed with the market where everyone wanna have their own SUVs, but what to do man
Also Jack, no need to rub at us Model3 owners on how squished-frog-looking they are every time 😅🤣
Bottom line is the first statement. The design is first and their boxy signature for polestar is never going to compete with a Tesla for drag. I do not think the back spoiler on this has anything to do with efficiency or downforce. I would imagine it is a drag inducing design element. If you want to look at transparency and sustainability read the 2022 Tesla impact statement.
Personally I think the model 3 looks better than anything polestar has in production. Now the polestar 5&6 maybe better when they are released but that hasn’t happened yet lol
Very well presented.
Jack, oh yes it does make us angry! How can this be saving the planet!
Sorry my friend, this is just heavy green washing (2.7 tons heavy, to be precise). The math is: we have a biiiig car with moderate storage space, Bling-Bling features, production is not green at all but we will somehow compensate for it (there is no real compensation for harm that you do to the environment)... Man, just spend resources on three small simple cars instead! Or just be real and tell us that you don't care about the future, Polestar!
Really well done!
It’s like you guys are afraid of saying anything negative about electric cars, as if the companies won’t let you review their products if you’re honest about them.
Microlino, perfect. This, madness!
I know people say that their work means a big range car, but how many of the jobs requiring that are actually essential?
I am subscribed and find this channel wonderful on so many levels ...
Best wishes from George
I find you wonderful too George!
But what will people think of you, the crippling shame!
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Dear R P,
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@@georgejohnson1498 good attitude, thanks George!
polestar needs to grow before setting trends, at their stage, they can't just say "we dont sell SUVs" , they need to survive in order to do changes
I love the fact that the car looks small compared to you, Jack 🙂
It's small because it's not really an SUV; it's basically a modified Volvo Cross Country (lifted) wagon. The height of the P3 is almost identical to the XC70 wagon. The P3 is a "crossover" if anything, but it's not really an SUV, despite what Polestar execs are pitching. See Jonny Smith's superb video of the P3 from this same event for more light on that (Jonny's video is by far the best P3 video so far).
@@panameradan6860 Agreed. I was at the unveiling!
Awesome to hear VTG is an important consideration for them!!
I'll buy one as soon and my money tree starts fruiting.
One correction: in the Polestar 2 if you flip away from Maps in the center console, you CAN still see where you are going on the display behind the steering wheel.
It wasn't possible at the time of filming
Looks gorgeous. Might have to flog a few body organs to afford one though.
Phew, they got the rear lightbar the correct way up this time!
Great review. As a happy XC40 EV owner I see some similar design cues. Volvo/Polestar could work some more on efficiency, I believe some is caused by the choice of permanent four wheel drive.
Love how the backseat is mush roomier than the Hummer.
That Roadster is awesomely beautiful.
Really like the bit about the maps staying on the screen! My Dad would get annoyed because the maps would just… go away sometimes in our more modern Toyota with the screen. I think it was something to do with it reverting to homescreen or whatever, or when you get a call it would change or something. Which nice easy access for numbers you regularly call but the map situation not so much. I think you could fiddle around with the settings to change it but well for the average user’s experience who doesn’t want or know how to fiddle with tech I’m glad this vehicle has decided to just skip that step and go straight for maps always there.
Speaking of haven’t actually asked them how their new EV’s map situation is like, but Mum’s been having fun tracking the charging etc. in the app, so far more interested in learning about the EV tech basics than they were the ICE.
Nice looking vehicle but that efficiency, ouch!
Lol the cup holders my god this is to funny! They learned 😂 makes me what the 3 nice review!
EV makers have taken the wrong route. We need small, efficient vehicles.
yes please
Yeah it’s insane. Everything here is massive. They don’t fit on the roads, they don’t fit in parking spaces, they use about three times as much power as they should and they cost two years salary. None of this is even creeping towards solving any of the problems.
Right now profit is the game. America and China sadly dictate that they don’t like small cars
@@Yesterzine What problems?
They have to start with big to finance (and have parts later on for) small.
Stunning design, a bit subtle rear taillight, but still stunning overall.
We need a Live show in Portugal!
Here's a random question: With the back seats down, will three standard wooden pallets stacked on top of each other fit on the bed - like a Qashqai and unlike the new Defender?
I agree with Jack's analysis. I appreciate Polestar's sustainability efforts, but they need to improve their energy efficiency. Hopefully that'll happen over the next few years as some of the new battery chemistries get adopted.
Yawn...another over priced SUV. Next please
True Dat 👍
Lidar is very expensive but best wait for next year or two model with future autonomous abilities and over the air updates.
I was hoping for a small 5-door hatchback. Will that be the polestar-99?
Still hoping for a never coming Hatch back model 3 à la Mazda 3.
Starting at $84k...
Nope. I have a paid off car worth about 20k right now, I'm not going to spend $1,200 per month on a car payment just to save $160 per month on fuel. I like it, but electric brands need to get less expensive.
Great review, good looking car but how is this nearly 700kg heavier than equivalent Model Y? That is 10 average adults..just picture 10 people squeezed in to a Model Y... Crazy!
Bigger car. Bigger battery. Different platform. Not surprising at all.
This is more of their model X equivalent. The polestar 4 should be comparable to the Y. Though keep in mind that polestar cars tend to be less efficient than Teslas. See PS2 vs M3
@@lt6532 are we comparing it to a Model X? Why doesn't it have more seats and cargo capacity then? Also Model X 100D is 2.5T while this is almost 2.7T. If we hate the Model X because it's big and heavy, we should hate the Polestar 3 even more.
@@alexiancu87 Because it isn't meant to have more seats and doesn't emphasize cargo capacity. The CEO explained that this is the sister car to the Volvo EX90 (next generation new EV only Volvo XC90). That's the car that will have more room and cargo capacity and have a 3rd row. This is a coupe design that has a lot of room for 4 to 5 passengers but cargo space wasn't a priority. The driving dynamics are and we won't know about those until the car is road tested by the auto media.
@@alexiancu87 No we don't hate MX cus it's heavy. We hate it because it's ugly. :D
It really isn't that giant from an American perspective. The length is less than a Honda Pilot, which is considered "midsize," while also being considerably less boxy. The weight is definitely a lot, but in terms of dimensions and volume, SUVs don't start to seem really big until you get up to 3 rows, something like a Kia Telluride. But it doesn't stop there. The Chevy Suburban, at 5690 mm, 9 seats, and 22 mpg US, would make this look kind of small parked next to it.
Yet another very pretty car from Polestar, just wish they'd put more work into the efficiency of their vehicles.
The figures quoted are clearly unreliable, 610km range from a 108kWh battery would require a 17.7kWh/100km efficiency, the quoted 'best case' efficiency was quoted at 23.1kWh/100kms, based on the 108kWh battery this gives it a 'best case' range of 468km. Still plenty of range for real world application, but falls so far below the claimed 610km it's little wonder people don't trust the range claims.
I'm glad they got the weight distribution 50/50 this time, the Polestar 2 suffers from being nose heavy, a side effect of being an ICE car converted to EV.
Look forward to the Polestar 4, a mid size SUV.
*I just sat in one at the dealer. I am 6"6" tall and I felt like a big grasshopper shoved into a small match box. NOT FOR TALL PEOPLE!!! I ended up with a Telsa 3 and I have plenty of room including my son who is 7" tall. (P.S. I did buy a KIA EV6 at first and it have total Electrical failure after only 3 weeks ownership and 500 miles and the dealer said it would take 5 months to fix so it had a MAJOR factory defect of some kind!!! Dealer refunded my purchase price only AFTER I spent $2000.00 to hire a real scary Lawyer and he faxed them a nasty letter! Kia is too new at the electric car game so better give them 5 more years to catch up or end up being their Guinea Pig like I was!!!)*
Not keen on the car or the review. The sensor panel got a mention but not it’s function. The front wing is ugly but bearable if there are real benefits - not obvious in the figures. Rear 3/4 vision looks bad but not mentioned. (I test drove a Polestar 2 but could not see out of it. Had to duck to see ahead beneath the mirror) I admit to buying a Tesla 3 but it only has 50KWh but does 7km/KWh. 111 KWh is a lot of electricity to find. Personal bias but I don’t think it’s an SUV unless you can fit two bikes and two dogs in the boot. It’s dear.
I can definitely see this car in the next James Bond, which would be a huge statement towards electric cars.
Very un-Bond like maybe bond is a grandfather now, lives in the country. Bonds cousin, Fred Bond.
Will Polestar also dare to take on the challenge of building a car in the €15k to €20k range!
Polestar's parent company Geely already have 20K$ EV
Jack your Polestar 2 ownership knowledge drove this video in a proper direction. Quality info
it would be okay to offer such large SUVs as well. The problem is that Polestar does not offer an alternative in the compact class.
Let's wait and see how the market sorts itself out if cars like the MG4 or Smart #1 become successful.
Totally agree, in my world this car is totally irrelevant!
I'm told Polestar will stay focused on the more expensive larger cars, and Volvo will bring out the more affordable and smaller EVs in the Geely group
Yes, I agree. But so far there are no compact BEVs from Volvo either - and all in all only converted ice cars.
Polestar is not going to offer what MG or Smart offers. The smaller car they'll offer is the Polestar 2. And that's the least expensive entry-level to the brand.
@@dstarley No. Both Volvo and Polestar are more upscale. If you want something based on Volvo then you go to a different brand like Lynk and Co. Geely has positioned Volvo to be a premium brand, Polestar as a more sporting and a bit higher-level premium brand and Lotus as a very high priced sporting and luxury brand. Lynk and Co. will have some Volvo tech but they're in a lower price point. And there's Zeekr that has a very exciting car, the Zeekr001, that is lower priced. Whoever told you Volvo is bringing out smaller EVs was incorrect. They'll make one smaller than the XC40 but it won't be that affordable. Volvo is moving up, not down market.
Great review. Like you're delivery pal - you are very good.
At that price range, it will hurt it because it does not qualify for the tax credits in USA, looks like they didn't think this through price wise. 55-65k is the sweet spot for a premium ev SUV.
I expect a price drop when they start building in the US. 1.) this is a first/launch edition with all the options. 2.) the 2023 models are coming from China with 26% import tariff.
Look up Mims Motors.
They're launching later this year.
@@rogerchristian5531 they sayng they se salt water to power the car , and greywater as emissons... i thnk they meant to say the saltwater acts as a battery, it dont power the car... not sure how that wold work either...
They make a high dollar, limited production coupe and 2 awkward looking crossovers. Why can't they make a sedan or a more affordable version of the coupe?
I love my Polestar 2 and think this new vehicle is pretty good looking but ouch that price point!
I don't know why people are going on about the price. It's what I expected. This car should be this expensive. That interior looks really premium. The launch edition comes with the plus pack so you get air suspension and a great Bowers and Wilkins Stereo, heated everything, Brembo brakes, this car is loaded. And to think it shares with the next generation Volvo EX90, a car that's going to probably start at $70,000 without the air suspension, Brembos or Bower and Wilkins stereo, how is this car all that expensive? Add the Polestar tuning and what do you have? Yeah you pay extra for the leather seats and even the paint color but that's true of the Polestar 2 as well.
Why should the flagship SUV of a high-end marque not be expensive? Polestar will make the Polestar 4 more affordable but the flagship has to be expensive. It's nowhere near as expensive as the Tesla flagship SUV, nor the Porsche or Mercedes or BMW or Audi flagship SUVs. So I don't get all the comments about the price. This is an expensive and almost exquisite looking car that is likely to stand out on the road due to its distinctive styling.
The charging port is a little more important than that 1 sec you gave it. Does it have a Tesla plug? is it an 800v system? Looks like a Mach e.
I love my Polestar 2 as well!... but the cupholder issue 🤣 I'm glad you brought it up! I wonder if we will get that software in the 2 where the map always stays put?
Sadly I don’t think so re maps
Jack, it is a bold claim to say The Polstar 2 is 'so beautiful... it looks like a Volvo S40 and is based on Volvo not known to be the most desirable design but good cars nonetheless. The polestar 2 suits the middle-aged mindset with checked blazers and elbow patches.
With all those aero tweaks done to the body, it would be great to see optional aero wheels!
Otherwise a nice care, with ok features.
looks great but can't wait for a small car
Thank you. Styling beautiful IMO. Fit and finish also looks great, again IMO. But 2.6 tons, seems like too much weight.
Weight in itself doesn't need to be all bad as long as it doesn't reflect in range and charge times too much.
Heavy cars are stable on winter roads and also safer if you would ever be in a crash
@@mackan7086 I disagree. For any vehicle, mass is the thief of energy. Don’t forget that F=MA so you can’t cheat. It takes energy every time you accelerate an EV. Yes, you can get some back (but not all) with regenerative braking. So, for any two vehicles with equally clever engineering, the lighter vehicle will always be more efficient than the heavier vehicle. It was no surprise that the original Tesla roadster was based on a Lotus platform, as lightness (minimum mass) is of the utmost importance when it comes to making an EV as efficient as possible. Lotus’ claim to fame has always been superb handling that was enabled by good balance and minimal weight (mass). This also facilitates less force required to change direction. I also have misgivings with the generalizations that heavy cars are more stable, better in winter and better in a crash as I believe there are far more factors to be considered before one could assert such broad claims.
@@deanrhodenizer938 I dunno in 4 months our 2 ton EV has saved us £240 in running costs over our 1 and a half ton Mini countryman so there's that
It felt a bit like asking a Barbra Streisand fan to do a review of Barbra Streisand: amusing, entertaining, even charming but for sure not objective.
That said, always a pleasure to see Mr Scarlett doing its thing.
Every Polestar is beautiful. They're really working out that design language in interesting ways.
I need to say. I’ve watched every review for the reveal of the PS3. Yours is by far the best / most entertaining. I was laughing my @$$ off when the lead designer was licking your mic 👅
Expensive, heavy and big?
It depends what everyone's looking for.
It's efficient enough. Just charge it up when you need to
Good review, Jack. I really like what Polestar is doing. The 3 is looking good, and you're looking rather spiffy yourself. Really looking forward to the Polestar 5...and 6.
Nice video, but huge amount of color fringing from this lens 😯 What model is it?
A really great, honest review there Jack. I have no idea why the world went mad and decided SUVs needed to be a thing - but it's certainly a good looking one.
SUVs being a thing? If you mean why they created them, it's for people with families, they are great long travel vehicles and for vacations because of it's extra size for everyone in the car compared to being in a Sedan
@@ThePeacePlant Ever heard of a Combi? Like an SUV but with extra size, lower consumption and cheaper price.
Frankly SUV are Combis for narcissist which feel the need to compensate for something, waste both their own money and the well being of the planet. I have heard that for some wheelchair users SUVs are good but that is so far the only good argument I heard for anyone owning an SUV.
Oh just learned, Combi is apparently the Northern Europe name, Station wagon or Estate is the more normal name. In Sweden we also have "halfcombi" which is a cheaper version which is a bit smaller and often a lot cheaper.
I think it’s slick! I.Want one. Gonna go by my Polestar dealer to see about this. Would you recommend waiting for the Polestar 4?
I'm driving an XC90, it's my 8th Volvo and I'm waiting to see the EX90, but after seeing this I'm very tempted. I have to agree with Jack about it's battery size v it's range and its rather small boot and frunk, but nonetheless it looks gorgeous, definitely not in White, but the Blue looks fantastic so right now it's at the top of my list and yes I can justify a large SUV and I do need one, but having said that I'd look long and hard at an electric V90. Go for it Polestar/Volvo
Do you think the XC90 is worth it's price? As a Swede growing up with Volvo being an affordable, less luxurious alternative to the German brans I'm having such a hard time accepting a Volvo costing around $100k 🙄
@ I understand where you're coming from Thomas, but when compare it with other SUV's to the same or similar specification I really don't think it's all that bad and given that mine has done a quarter of a million miles and I'm its sole owner I reckon that it's been pretty good value over the last 18.5 years, but having said that I want to get rid of it within the next 18 months or so and a large BEV is definitely all I'm interested in and probably Volvo or Polestar as I've had 8 of them so far and they have all been great cars.
Wow, the longest I've owned a car is 6 years. And that's actually my Volvo XC60. I bought it when it was 3 years old for $30k, that felt ok.
That's my wife's car now, and I drive a Tesla Model S myself. Definitely don't think that car has a $100k "vibe" but I love the tech etc!
Don't like the aspect that Volvo/Polestar is owned by a Chinese company either 😑
250kW Charging compatibility, exterior look, seats, are great. Wondering about the left foot resting position and the central mirror rear window visibility? Autonomy, while on a day to day basis, it is acceptable, for a road trip - I assume you by a SUV for a family fun trip - that's a shortcoming. Acceptable for 2019, but in 2022, that's a no news, to say the least..
Jack is good but it wouldn't hurt for him to be more editorial - sometimes he just sounds like he's quoting from the manufacturer's brochure without comment, especially some of the obvious BS like "we made the boot smaller to allow for cabin space" - obvious PR nonsense.
Yes all their content is leaning heavily towards sponsored / branded content which I believe will soon-ish cost them a large chunk of their audience that is tiring of it
Why is it nonsense? It makes perfect sense that you have to decide where to put those rear seats (unless you make them movable).
More cabin length, less boot length.
I think, FC, that the comments sum it up perfectly....
It's ridiculous and completely unnecessary in every respect!!!
It really just shouldn't exist.......
It looks great both outside and inside, and performance, range, and driving seem promising.
Unfortunately, it is very expensive, very heavy, has poor efficiency, and design compromised cargo space.
I have a Polestar 2 on lease which goes back in March.
I was hoping to lease a polestar 3, but the prices are shockingly expensive. Shame as it's a lovely car.
Lovely car but like all EVs too expensive...
Here Here !!!
I would buy it right away if I had the money!
Looks beautiful!
the price should make you angry
I love all these companies announcing cars as if they actually sell them
Jack, the polestar 3 is another large high priced SUV, not what the market needs.
If there's a waiting buyer for every single one that comes off the production line, then I'd say the market needs it. Time will tell.
YOU don't get to decide what the "market needs". The market will decide that, thank you very much!
It's not large in the USA and it isn't all that high priced in the USA. Polestar is an expensive brand but there are more expensive brands. Right now Lucid is a more expensive brand. Rivian is just as expensive. Tesla makes cars that are much more expensive. A Model X is 40K more than than this car so I don't know why people are going on about the price. Yes, it's expensive. But it isn't anywhere near as expensive as a lot of other cars that don't even have as good engineering specifications as this one does.
If the market needs less expensive cars, then look at the brands to bring them. But why get on Polestar for making a fine car in the upper end of the market? Polestar is not a budget marque.
@@benjaminsmith2287 let me try to explain my point. £80,000 is a lot of money for “mister Everyman”, I would find it hard to spend even half that figure for a new car and I am not alone. Of course there are people out there who can afford these very expensive cars, they though, I believe, are in the minority. What’s needed are the smaller, less expensive cars, the type being manufactured in China like the atto 3, these are the cars that will drive the mass adoption to EVs along with a vastly improved charging infrastructure especially here in England. I hope that clears up where I’m coming from.
Unfortunately market seems to want SUVs. They sell far more than sedans and station wagons.
I would like to see Volvo V60 type of EV, but have not seen too many of them so far...
As a transportation and recreation cyclist, I look forward to the silent terror of electric trucks and SUVs. Especially operated by short moms who if they were honest would acknowledge that they can't see out of their oversized cars or the octogenarians for whom we really ought to have a robust transit system they safely get around on.
We're still largely in the "early adopter " phase for EVs, with the majority of models being on the expensive end. Trickle down is coming.
I don't see that happening. Greed and power know no limits.
@@samusaran7317 your cynicism isn't based on evidence. EVs have been getting more affordable to build and buy, and as they take over the market, this will have to continue, just as it did with the cell phones you and I are using. There will soon be EVs in every price segment where most can actually buy them.
@@samusaran7317 I think the main problem at the minute is that if they did somehow make EV at equivalent price points to fossil powered cars then they simply would not be able to keep up with the demand. So I believe it is a well known business practice of price to your demand going up and down as it changes.
There is no giant SUV which does not make me angry.
This one is no exception.
This is one of the nicer looker EV's
i love and hate vertical main screen because it feels more compact when it's vertical and better for designing UI but having a horizontal screen allows for better content viewing while charging. they should allow the screen to rotate like some of the manufactures are doing. i know it's an additional point of failure but it's worth it. it can be manual rotate.
I think the PS3 is a great looking and probably the best looking EV SUV. It appears to have some great standard features. How it drives and how fast it can charge need to be shown. The big downside for me is the price. I would love PS or Geely to produce a hardtop convertible EV at a reasonable(= affordable) price. I own stock in a number of EV makers which include Polestar and its parent company, Geely. BTW, I bought Geely stock back in the 1990s when they stopped making refrigerators to make cars instead. Of the cars I own and have owned, my favorite to drive was to 1990 Plymouth Laser. I have owned a 1970 Triumph Spitfire but the Laser was far superior as a small sporty car. I own a Daimler-in-disguise, 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible. This is my favorite of 3 convertibles I have owned. As for SUVs, of the 4 that I have owned, I think the best one, all around, is the Subaru Outback best. VinGroup makes the Vinfast which looks good, affordable and seems to have many things going for it in the SUV market.
The most efficient EV is the strange looking Aptera. The Tesla, to me, is an ugly EV. Like the Aptera, the SONO, which is not a pretty looking vehicle, has solar panels embedded in the vehicle. As for a camper style van, there is Stella Vita which is the world's first ever solar powered camper van which is capable of a staggering 600 Km on a single charge!
P.S. After seeing this video, I will buy more stock in Polestar.
For a company so focused on sustainability, that efficiency score is extremely disappointing. They should do better
Gorgeous giant SUV, that makes me happy! Absolute love the emphasis on sustainability and the transparency. I wonder how it compares to the Fisker ocean in regards of sustainability. In regards to battery and the entire co2 footprint of the car I really would love other car makers to be as open as polestar. If I want to purchase an electric vehicle, the I want to know what it took to produce it.