Yes, please, Bjorn - LR DM tests would be great, especially with 19 inch wheels to see difference in comfort over bumps compared to the 20 inch wheels tested here and best efficiency/range for AWD setup.
Guys I don’t have any response to your wonders unfortunately. So sorry for that but, I drove LR DM last weekend on German Autobahn for 800km on highway and following is my impression. * holy shit that’s fast and fun. * at ~130km/h average it seems to be making 350km on highway. @17degC ambient temp. * feeling of the car is amazing until 160km/h and then faster than that the front looses the feeling a little bit however, still you are able to tailgate some Porsche’s
Thanks for doing these driving impression videos again 👍 They are much appreciated and give a great overview / summary of your thoughts from driving an EV thousands of kilometers.
Thanks for the sequence of PS2 videos Bjorn and for the channel in General,. Have had my MY24 SMLR plus/pilot (19") for a month now and currently on a 1500+ mile roadtrip from Cumbria in NW UK, around the Netherlands and back. All I have to say is Polestar for the win... it's everything you could want in a car and EV,. I had an IPace in 2019-2021 - brilliant car l, but less so as an EV. This by contrast is comfortable quick, long legged and so rapid to charge (charge to 75%) everything you could want in an EV, our bladders give in way before the car does... I've no more worry using this car on the roadtrip than I would using one of my classic fossil's - less when I drove through the London & Belgian (U)LEZ's...
My husband loves his polestar 2. He likes small sporty cars and he thinks the polestar is better than any 3 series he’s had before. It works for him bc we have a lot of windy country roads. We have other cars for long distances, so it generally works. I don’t like it bc it’s noisy, cramped, impractical, but it’s really no diff than his prior 3 series. And I do occasionally take it out and appreciate the zippiness. And it’s my favorite of all the cars he’s had.
Nice video Bjørn! When Polestar 2 was first shown it was supposed to compete head to head with Model 3. But then it turned out to be a bit underwhelming. I'm so glad to see they've worked diligently to improve it in many important areas. The user interface seems to be quite good now, and it's really obvious that you enjoy driving it, which is high praise indeed.
This is such a useful video. I was wavering between this and a Model Y RWD. For my needs, the MY is going to be best and this driving impression video along with all of your comments have been very helpful making this decision!
I have a launch edition all wheel drive (delivered sep 2021). There has been a continous flow of upgrades. Some of the more important once are - lower consumption/ better range at least 10% - better charging speed through 20-80 % range - range estimation based on actual consumption, it now quickly corrects for driving with a trailer with two motorbikes - apple car play - google automotive keeps getting updated with apps
Please test the AWD, ideally Performance Pack, even in other parts of Europe people see AWD as safety feature. Also you can't say no to gold seatbelt (and Brembo and Ohlins)
I did a 2500km test with a Caravan in my 2023 Polestar 2 and it works great, even if unhooking the caravan to charge is a bit annoying. Averaged 35.4kW pr 100km which is roughly twice the normal consumption. (dual motor, with performance upgrade) If you pick chargers carefully it's not more expensive than using a diesel to tow, but I probably couldn't afford a diesel that is quite as fast while towing a caravan XD
I’ve tested both the new Volvo c40 rwd and polestar 2 LR rwd. Great fun to drive both of them. Please do a test of the new Volvo rwd’s (c40 and xc40). Improved range and very nice interior like before.
Thanks for this great review! Please test the DM LR also, it would be very interesseting to compare the 1000km time compared with the old one. BTW; I have a 2022 DM LR with the ventilated seats and I am super happy with it. I am not that tall so I am not affected by the slightly cramped interior.
Funny you said this while I went to look for my phone and write a comment :) I am 186 cm tall and have no issues with height. But it took me a good while to re-adjust my seating position, coming from the Golf where I sat quite differently.
Yes please, do review the AWD with the 19" and no performance package. Everyone is keen to see how efficient it can be now that is has the ability to turn off the front motor.
Great video Bjørn, please do test the AWD as a couple of the reviewers here in North America pointed out that the charging speed of the new AWD remains the same as the old one. I find this strange, but even their website confirms this. Anyway great work as always.
Because of the updates it would be worth while testing a launch edition and compare what an updated car is like three years later with what you found when you first tested it. Range, charging etc.
RWD is fun to drive and brings tighter turning. FWD platforms can have fairly big trunks in smaller cars (like in classic Ioniq, Niro, e-up) and allow for dead cheap simple rear axle designs like in e-up and the upcoming ID.2. FWD in an AWD design seems just dumb.
I had Volv S60R (300hp manual AWD car) and this car, weighing more than that VOlvo, is about a second faster 0-60 mph... anythign under 6 secons is F-ing quick! Yeah, you get cars now that do 3 seconds, or under 4, but do you really Need it? No. Its fun, Yeah, but so is 5.9 seconds.
Another guy on RUclips thought the performance version was pretty effective. But he drives around 110-120 km/h when testing the efficiency and range Don’t exactly remember
YOu say not as efficent, but, it is more range than similarly speced Tesla model 3 SR (both 82kwh battery, but RWD tesla only has about 270 EPA range while this claims 320 EPA.... Charge is nice as well, and From what I've seen, Polestar doesn't exagerate test results (lik eEPA range) as much as Tesla does... Would be curiosu to compare this with Model 3 SR & BMW i4 idrive35 (or something like that?) and possibly Hyundai/Kia RWD cars?I am seriously thinkingthis over my Hyundai as my next car...
It can be an advantage to have constant four-wheel drive if you have to drive on ice and snow after a road. unless you have a system that is very fast and can activate the other two wheels before any wheel has lost grip. Saab had such a system that checks you Christmas several times per second. with several sensors that controlled the wheels
more modern RWD cars have better traction control now a days, therefore they do handle okay on the snow. DOes take a bit of driver training, though. YOu floor it on a turn on RWD on icy condition,and car may spin. Traction control now a days makes stuff like RWD Tesla good in snow, same for this VOlvo.--I mean, Polestar :)
I own a PS2. I’m 5’7” and it’s fit is just right for me. Anyone over 6’ could feel cramped. The floor is high relative to the seat height, so long legged folks could be uncomfortable.
@@bjornnyland Obvious enough... but im thinking more of cars like the golf and the polo... those are gonna be the classes of cars that will sell the most... im sure they can do it but for the particular market it might make more sense to have fwd and big boot and relatively low power
@@LoneWolf-wp9dn There i sslightly more space in the MY24 car both in the trunk (the underfloor space is larger and a better shape, - yes even with the rear motor.. I also think the frrunk is larger on my SMLR 24 car,
still no HUD available even as an option ? too bad as the prototype in Geneva had one and I understand during the semi shortage it was complicated but this is over and a dealbreaker for me
Unless you cannot stand the good but boring design from Tesla I really would like to understand why anybody would chose it over model 3. I used to despise Tesla but after doing the research and comparing what you get for the money there’s literally no other option (bar some Chinese untested tech). I really like the design of P2 but it’s too cramped, expensive and software wise not that great. P3 also looks amazing to me but the price is simply not accessible to many. And between this P2 and same category I4 I’d go for the non m50 beever even it was seriously small inside - our city car Kia picanto has probably more room than that maybe not the width but overall 😂
It’s a matter of customer choice. And yes - Tesla might be great, but Polestar is different. It’s a good thing you have choices on EV market, you should be thankful only for that. Otherwise we would all have to drive the same boring design and give our finances to the same company.
@@simonmckenna3075 it is. i tried it. and lets be real, don't compare it to teslas. The car might be (in some points) better, but the software of pretty much everything else, the point goes to tesla. (and i find this ridiculous).
@@h34pthat's a matter of opinion. I don't like Tesla's system. Too much information, it bongs at you constantly - it's a distraction from driving the car..
@@mshackleton1 i understand what you write, but i don't know what car you mean, i drive a tesla model 3 and a id5gtx. teslas "too much information"? - there's pretty much nothing in front of you that could distract you. ?
Yes, please, Bjorn - LR DM tests would be great, especially with 19 inch wheels to see difference in comfort over bumps compared to the 20 inch wheels tested here and best efficiency/range for AWD setup.
yeah i'm also interested in understanding when exactly the LR DM only uses one motor to drive..not sure if he'll able to get that info but i wonder
Yeah, I'm also interested in this.
Guys I don’t have any response to your wonders unfortunately. So sorry for that but, I drove LR DM last weekend on German Autobahn for 800km on highway and following is my impression.
* holy shit that’s fast and fun.
* at ~130km/h average it seems to be making 350km on highway. @17degC ambient temp.
* feeling of the car is amazing until 160km/h and then faster than that the front looses the feeling a little bit however, still you are able to tailgate some Porsche’s
Thanks for doing these driving impression videos again 👍 They are much appreciated and give a great overview / summary of your thoughts from driving an EV thousands of kilometers.
Thanks for the sequence of PS2 videos Bjorn and for the channel in General,. Have had my MY24 SMLR plus/pilot (19") for a month now and currently on a 1500+ mile roadtrip from Cumbria in NW UK, around the Netherlands and back. All I have to say is Polestar for the win... it's everything you could want in a car and EV,. I had an IPace in 2019-2021 - brilliant car l, but less so as an EV. This by contrast is comfortable quick, long legged and so rapid to charge (charge to 75%) everything you could want in an EV, our bladders give in way before the car does... I've no more worry using this car on the roadtrip than I would using one of my classic fossil's - less when I drove through the London & Belgian (U)LEZ's...
My husband loves his polestar 2. He likes small sporty cars and he thinks the polestar is better than any 3 series he’s had before. It works for him bc we have a lot of windy country roads. We have other cars for long distances, so it generally works.
I don’t like it bc it’s noisy, cramped, impractical, but it’s really no diff than his prior 3 series. And I do occasionally take it out and appreciate the zippiness. And it’s my favorite of all the cars he’s had.
Interesting. Thank you.
Nice video Bjørn! When Polestar 2 was first shown it was supposed to compete head to head with Model 3. But then it turned out to be a bit underwhelming. I'm so glad to see they've worked diligently to improve it in many important areas. The user interface seems to be quite good now, and it's really obvious that you enjoy driving it, which is high praise indeed.
This is such a useful video. I was wavering between this and a Model Y RWD. For my needs, the MY is going to be best and this driving impression video along with all of your comments have been very helpful making this decision!
Our kids used to wake up in the backseat when we crossed the border from the Netherlands to Belgium..😂
I have a launch edition all wheel drive (delivered sep 2021).
There has been a continous flow of upgrades. Some of the more important once are
- lower consumption/ better range at least 10%
- better charging speed through 20-80 % range
- range estimation based on actual consumption, it now quickly corrects for driving with a trailer with two motorbikes
- apple car play
- google automotive keeps getting updated with apps
Please test the AWD, ideally Performance Pack, even in other parts of Europe people see AWD as safety feature. Also you can't say no to gold seatbelt (and Brembo and Ohlins)
There is one small advantage for FWD: it allows for higher recuperation when braking hard.
Looking forward to an EX30 review... that looks really interesting
We'll have to wait a while as no demonstrators available until December23/January 24
Tack Björn🌹👍 En av de bästa "finish drive report" du har gjort🏆
Prova gärna nya Awd med 19 tums hjul!👍
I did a 2500km test with a Caravan in my 2023 Polestar 2 and it works great, even if unhooking the caravan to charge is a bit annoying. Averaged 35.4kW pr 100km which is roughly twice the normal consumption. (dual motor, with performance upgrade) If you pick chargers carefully it's not more expensive than using a diesel to tow, but I probably couldn't afford a diesel that is quite as fast while towing a caravan XD
I’ve tested both the new Volvo c40 rwd and polestar 2 LR rwd. Great fun to drive both of them. Please do a test of the new Volvo rwd’s (c40 and xc40). Improved range and very nice interior like before.
Thanks for this great review! Please test the DM LR also, it would be very interesseting to compare the 1000km time compared with the old one. BTW; I have a 2022 DM LR with the ventilated seats and I am super happy with it. I am not that tall so I am not affected by the slightly cramped interior.
Yes. Please to reviewing 2024 LRDM on 19” wheels. Thanks.
Yes, please test the AWD also 👍🏻
Thanks Bjorn, great vid! Please test AWD and performance pack
Funny you said this while I went to look for my phone and write a comment :) I am 186 cm tall and have no issues with height. But it took me a good while to re-adjust my seating position, coming from the Golf where I sat quite differently.
Yes, Bjørn, please test the new MY24 LRDM & do the 1000 km Challenge with it 👍👍
I would like to see the LRDM tested on 19"s as well.
Yes please, do review the AWD with the 19" and no performance package. Everyone is keen to see how efficient it can be now that is has the ability to turn off the front motor.
Great video Bjørn, please do test the AWD as a couple of the reviewers here in North America pointed out that the charging speed of the new AWD remains the same as the old one. I find this strange, but even their website confirms this. Anyway great work as always.
Because of the updates it would be worth while testing a launch edition and compare what an updated car is like three years later with what you found when you first tested it. Range, charging etc.
Maybe you should talk about whether there are packages you have to buy to get certain features
RWD is fun to drive and brings tighter turning.
FWD platforms can have fairly big trunks in smaller cars (like in classic Ioniq, Niro, e-up) and allow for dead cheap simple rear axle designs like in e-up and the upcoming ID.2.
FWD in an AWD design seems just dumb.
It is perhaps enough can be good With four-wheel drive If there is water on the road. Shouldn't the car be more stable then?
I had Volv S60R (300hp manual AWD car) and this car, weighing more than that VOlvo, is about a second faster 0-60 mph... anythign under 6 secons is F-ing quick! Yeah, you get cars now that do 3 seconds, or under 4, but do you really Need it? No. Its fun, Yeah, but so is 5.9 seconds.
Another guy on RUclips thought the performance version was pretty effective. But he drives around 110-120 km/h when testing the efficiency and range
Don’t exactly remember
thx u for the review, after I see many off your video finally I choose Nissan ariya e4force , I'm not need fast charging because I can charge at home.
YOu say not as efficent, but, it is more range than similarly speced Tesla model 3 SR (both 82kwh battery, but RWD tesla only has about 270 EPA range while this claims 320 EPA.... Charge is nice as well, and From what I've seen, Polestar doesn't exagerate test results (lik eEPA range) as much as Tesla does... Would be curiosu to compare this with Model 3 SR & BMW i4 idrive35 (or something like that?) and possibly Hyundai/Kia RWD cars?I am seriously thinkingthis over my Hyundai as my next car...
It can be an advantage to have constant four-wheel drive if you have to drive on ice and snow after a road. unless you have a system that is very fast and can activate the other two wheels before any wheel has lost grip. Saab had such a system that checks you Christmas several times per second. with several sensors that controlled the wheels
I can't figure out what you meant to say instead of Christmas
@@John15293 Would say checked the wheels several times per second
Amazing video, looking forward to the my24 XC40 ER review
more modern RWD cars have better traction control now a days, therefore they do handle okay on the snow. DOes take a bit of driver training, though. YOu floor it on a turn on RWD on icy condition,and car may spin. Traction control now a days makes stuff like RWD Tesla good in snow, same for this VOlvo.--I mean, Polestar :)
Good video and your German is quite well 😉
Are things like a heat pump included, or is it something you have to pay extra for
How does the turning radius compare to the previous model?
Can't wait for Tesla highland review.
Polestar 2.1
I own a PS2. I’m 5’7” and it’s fit is just right for me. Anyone over 6’ could feel cramped. The floor is high relative to the seat height, so long legged folks could be uncomfortable.
Is the frunk bigger than the old one, because of the rear wheel drive?
Review BYD Seal in Europe or in Thailand thanks
Yes please awd test🙏🙋♂️
Turning signal almost,Ike dubstep song beginning
The turn signal sound was recorded in the woods with selected sticks. Volvo has a video about it
Wouldnt trunk space be a problem with a rear motor!? Especially on the smaller cars which the masses want!?
Is trunk space a problem in Tesla? No. Tesla even has *bigger* trunk than many FWD legacy automakers.
@@bjornnyland Obvious enough... but im thinking more of cars like the golf and the polo... those are gonna be the classes of cars that will sell the most... im sure they can do it but for the particular market it might make more sense to have fwd and big boot and relatively low power
@@LoneWolf-wp9dn There i sslightly more space in the MY24 car both in the trunk (the underfloor space is larger and a better shape, - yes even with the rear motor.. I also think the frrunk is larger on my SMLR 24 car,
ABC - Always Be In Sport Mode 😅
still no HUD available even as an option ? too bad as the prototype in Geneva had one and I understand during the semi shortage it was complicated but this is over and a dealbreaker for me
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Too much road noise. Not for me.
Unless you cannot stand the good but boring design from Tesla I really would like to understand why anybody would chose it over model 3. I used to despise Tesla but after doing the research and comparing what you get for the money there’s literally no other option (bar some Chinese untested tech). I really like the design of P2 but it’s too cramped, expensive and software wise not that great. P3 also looks amazing to me but the price is simply not accessible to many. And between this P2 and same category I4 I’d go for the non m50 beever even it was seriously small inside - our city car Kia picanto has probably more room than that maybe not the width but overall 😂
It’s a matter of customer choice. And yes - Tesla might be great, but Polestar is different. It’s a good thing you have choices on EV market, you should be thankful only for that. Otherwise we would all have to drive the same boring design and give our finances to the same company.
that small display in the middle is so awkward.
It's really not, very clear and easy to use, better dare I say it than the tesla's. All you need for driving is on the separate binnacle screen...
@@simonmckenna3075 it is. i tried it.
and lets be real, don't compare it to teslas. The car might be (in some points) better, but the software of pretty much everything else, the point goes to tesla. (and i find this ridiculous).
@@h34pthat's a matter of opinion. I don't like Tesla's system. Too much information, it bongs at you constantly - it's a distraction from driving the car..
@@mshackleton1 i understand what you write, but i don't know what car you mean, i drive a tesla model 3 and a id5gtx.
teslas "too much information"? - there's pretty much nothing in front of you that could distract you. ?
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