Polestar 2 15000 mile review part 2

[@Tussi17]

Give this man some views! The fact that he only has 4k subs boggles the mind. These videos are EXACTLY what people should be watching before buying. Super in-depth information presented in an interestingly and wholesome manner. Thank you :) I can't wait to get my Polestar :D

[@ShortCircuitPS2]

Thanks so much! Enjoy the car when it arrives

[@MrSinnerBOFH]

Totally. Real-world information after a year of ownership. Brilliant!

[@bastogne315]

I love him..im having hid baby❤❤❤

[@AndreGrossChelseaforever]

Great review about the Polestar from a real owner and not just a person that is testing it for a few hours or days (just as you mentioned in part 1 I believe). This video tipped the scale towards the Polestar for me vs. a Model 3.

[@williamsmith1177]

After 14 months and 12 000 miles I love my P*2 more and more. As a cash buyer I was really worried if I had made the right decision but all your early videos put my mind at rest. Thank you so much

[@manfredsuttorp3659]

For starters, I really enjoy your video's. They're balanced and honest. Good job! I currently own a latest generation Volvo V60 T5 and it is nice to see so many similarities in the Polestar because the UX of the Volvo is actually very good. Up to the controls on the steering wheel, the door handles, the window and mirror controls are exactly the same. Even the tow bar and buttons for the electric hatch, the latches for the rear seats and the SOS and Connect functions above the rear view mirror are the same. I really felt at home when I test drove the Polestar. And even though my T5 is not particularly underpowered at 260 bhp (Polestar optimized of course), the Polestar at 408 bhp is nothing short of spectacular. A pity though with Polestar having borrowed so much of Volvo's technology it is a bit disappointing that they didn't just copy Volvo's app too. Because that app actually DOES have a car location function and other goodies. Especially since (Polestar being the innovative brand they like us to believe) I simply expected them to have a perfect app and not the afterthought that it appears to be now. In any case I am very much looking forward to my Polestar (the 300kW version) which I ordered last week. Looking forward to your next video too!

[@philipwhitcombe3614]

Great to have another video of yours to watch. I always appreciate your balanced and detailed approach, based on extended use of a car that you know very well. As you mention in your video, this is a welcome change from all those reviews provided by people who spend a few hours, or perhaps a couple of days, with the car. Looking forward to you next instalment!

[@MrSinnerBOFH]

I really appreciate this video, you took your time to explain a boatload of information. Thank you!

[@jameshetfield5894]

I’m slowly working my way through your Polestar videos, thank you for taking the time to do the work and to post them😃👍🏽My car is supposed to be here in one month! I like your wheels better than the '23 wheels that I’m getting, but they might grow on me.

[@drwugong]

Thanks for these polestar vids - great quality and you're a watchable guy. Subbed! I've just ordered a polestar with the top of everything other than the performance, your reviews were a big help so thank you and good luck for the future with your channel.

[@victor-nogueira]

I just ordered mine and was waiting on the part 2 of this review! Really good and informative. I also feel a little more confident that even though I might have some connectivity headaches, it seems totally fixable by Polestar. Thanks! 🙏

[@marcel3045]

Great review, as always! I really like your movies, thanks. My own experiences with the Polestar 2 are very similar: On the minus: A few issues with connectivity. On the plus: It‘s just a great car, with a superb support. They even implemented a few of my suggestions, e.g. Eco mode for climate control and the charging timer.

[@ShortCircuitPS2]

Thanks yes it's great to see new features appearing. The eco climate makes a lot of sense.

[@keithmckendrick1722]

Great video...going for a P2 test drive later this month so this was really, really useful..interesting the difference between real world and WLTP numbers...anyway thanks and keep going

[@geekgti2]

Great review buddy I have mine being delivered in may looking forward to it cheers

[@juju0834]

Just ordered a P2 2023 long range performance with 476hp. Now i have to wait till february/march ! So excited

[@Q8Patriot]

Very Helpful, thanks alot for your time to review the card. Waiting for my polestar order now :)

[@richjord255]

Great review, mine is due on 25th as my company car :)

[@roelvanfraeyenhoven1796]

Superb review! I have the exact same experience with this car! Particularly about the questions other people ask first: what's the range on one of these? I always struggle to give an appropriate answer, as nobody would ever ask this to owners of 400+ bhp petrol cars.

[@mal6135]

Your right, not enough honest reviews from long term owners, so thanks for that. Not sure what the buying process is like in the UK, but here in Australia, it is a little difficult to get eyes on one and arrange a test drive as they only have "pop up" sites in the major cities, so reviews like this definitely help. I am currently awaiting delivery of the Long Range Single Motor. The fact that you are a coffee roaster also adds a lot of cred. for me)😊

[@molepatrol7529]

Would also like to see more companies state miles/kW to make it easy to compare with each other.

[@stephenpheonix6549]

Thanks so much for your 2 part reviews. I’m a lot more confident about the car now as I’ve ordered one sight unseen. Keep going with your great reviews! Thanks 🙏🏼 Ordered my Long Range single motor with 20” wheels cause they said it was in stock and delivery in 2 weeks. It’s now 3&1/2+ and the haven’t even shipped my car from Sydney to Brisbane to get ready for hand over. Not even the invoice for my bank! I’m starting to get very nervous about buying this car now as their service in Australia has been appalling. I’m so looking forward to getting this car but frustrating when Polestar Australia can’t deliver their cars!

[@SoLetsProcess]

Similar experience in the U.S, I had to put in quite a bit of work for confirmation of my order, a spec sheet, estimated arrival time... it has all been quite concerning.

[@stephenpheonix6549]

@@SoLetsProcess thanks for sharing your experience with Polestar in the US. Seems they’re having the same issues everywhere except a few states there that have dealerships. Did you buy online or through a dealership?

[@SoLetsProcess]

​@@stephenpheonix6549 I am actually in a dealership state. I placed the order online and then went to the dealership to make edits to my order. I ordered it back in early March, it'll arrive in May. At that time they didn't even have one to test drive they were going off the lot so fast. However, they now have cars immediately [pre-configured] because people have canceled their orders, I assume.

[@stephenpheonix6549]

@@SoLetsProcess I hope you get your Polestar 2 soon. I’m enjoying mine very much but still getting used to all the different technologies hehe 😂 What model did you order? Mine is the LRSM with 20” V4 wheels 😁

[@SoLetsProcess]

@@stephenpheonix6549 Oh, I am soo happy to hear you are enjoying it!! Thank you! Less than two weeks away. I got the LRDM, 20' wheels with the plus, pilot, and performance packages... super excited!!

[@henninghatlen4967]

Love ya videos man... Mine will be delivered in april. Cant wait. Im like a 6 yo 1. desember.

[@johngpreston1784]

Great video as always! Balanced and well thought out. I have had no problems at all at 10k miles except the digital key. Had worked for months, went out for a dog walk, all good. Came back to no key connection! Nothing had changed whatsoever! ( luckily I had proper key in Faraday pouch with me). Not worked since. Would have been a disaster if I hadn’t got standby key with me. Apart from that I love the car. Get similar range to you. Don’t find the range a real world problem either. I got the performance upgrade which is fun so long as you are at a high ish Soc.

[@Osmosis909]

I’m trying to decide whether or not to go for a polestar 2, I am very concerned about the connectivity problems, that would drive me crazy. Thanks for the in-depth reviews

[@Carlitoboyhey]

Nice simple video and info. And thx for involving km aswell /rest of the world

[@MrSunnyBhoy]

Brilliant video, very informative. I remember the connection issues you had, must have been very frustrating.

[@whatsabandicoot]

Really appreciate these videos - great real world information for prospective owners. Do you have any views on how well the adaptive cruise control and lane keeping technology has performed? I've given up with Autopilot on my Tesla because of the phantom braking I keep experiencing with it - I'm either very unlucky or no one seems to really mention it in reviews. With my lease close to ending, I'm curious to hear how the Polestar's system has performed.

[@teddy3011-z7c]

Brilliant review, still regret that I have chosen the ID4 instead …

[@JizzyNinja]

Great content - motivated me to test drive a P2 and I loved it. Am curious longer term how kids do in the back seat though? My son said he really liked it but he also doesn’t know shit 😂

[@ericsens4355]

After 35K km driving the PS2 it still give me a smile on my face. From NL I have no charging issues. (homecharging 11kW, same at work with the option to do a 120 kW fastcharger thanks to TotalEnergies) and knowing that the charging network in the EU is far better than in the UK. What to improve? Apple Carplay. Come one Polestar, how difficult is that? And I fully agree with Manfred Suttorp. The Volvo app worked - in my personal experience from 4 years ago - much better than the current PS app.

[@sjdunphy]

A very balanced review, thank you.

[@yt807]

Has the phone app been pretty reliable for you? Most of the time the app either fails to connect or gives me outdated information - it rarely tells me the current status of the battery. I rely on the Electrify America app to tell me the battery status while charging.

[@davidworby8862]

Great job, compulsive viewing for future Polestar owners. Can you clarify whether the car you have has the long range single motor or the standard single motor? Many thanks

[@mhesselberg]

Around the 10:00 mark you mention that scheduled charging isn't available in the app, yet from what I can see in the app shown you have scheduling at the bottom of the battery screen - you click it as well and show the ui of the scheduling view. Maybe I'm being thick, but it appears to be exactly what you're saying is missing? Can you elaborate a bit please?

[@sudiptamazumdar8155]

Schedule charging and climate timers are available now both in car and thru app

[@markmccrack1718]

Just made the same experiences with my PS2 and my resume after 60Tkm (in 17 months) is just like yours. This video is excellent and your conclusion is correct. The next theme in our episode will be the battery degradation of the Polestar....tbc

[@patrickradvanyi6390]

Im very interested in the poestar 2 and have a few questions that i want to know about before i commit to it. 1. how quickly does the battery degrade? my friend has a 2013 tesla model s and he says that his battery degrades about 2-3% a year, how does the polestar compare 2. how does it do in really cold conditions. where i live the winter is always -30 C and gets down to -40 C for weeks at a time. how does the battery hold up in conditions like that I appreciate any feedback but would really like to hear from people who own a polestar

[@frankhiebert492]

great video

[@chrisrod01]

I gotta ask , loving the car but does it have FM radio ?

[@PolestarHEngineered]

Great review! Not too technical! About the TPMS. Are you saying that you did recalibrate several times in the status display but the notification for your repaired tyre keeps coming back? Strange since the system only uses the ABS sensors to calculate the revs? Also your video is new. And you talk about missing schedule charging in the app? Do you still don't have that feature? Feels like that was release before the Vivaldi browser but I can't remember since I never need to use it. All the best from Sweden!! // 😎👍

[@ShortCircuitPS2]

Thanks, the TPMS issue I had was weird. It just wouldn't update for months so Polestar said I'd need to take it in for a full reset of that system. However, it eventually resolved itself which was a bit strange. You are correct about the charging schedule, I actually filmed this a few months ago, just hadn't got round to editing and uploading! Thanks for watching.

[@ctk4949]

How is the ride height?? I cant find anyone comparing how high it rides compared to SUVs and sedans.

[@dylconnaway9976]

Thank you!

[@theruined1038]

I just placed an order for the '23 Model year Polestar 2...and I would like to see if you could issue a follow up video on the different packs they have (if you have a couple of them), brake consumption, brake consistency, tire wear over 15k miles, pilot assist and impact on battery usage. I think you've downplayed fast charging quite a bit - it does really push people into the Tesla camp versus anyone else because of the advantages they offer on their network to their subscribers - especially in the US.

[@davidolsson]

How is the guesstimate on % on arrival? Spot on or varies?

[@jeremyparkphotographer]

In the section where you talk range it would be great to be reminded which model you have…. Not obviously standard or long range version to some like me

[@ctk4949]

Hey are you gonna do an update with the new 1.9 software?? We take delivery of our PS2 in June. Cant wait!!!!

[@jeffreyspencer4005]

now on 2.0 software

[@molepatrol7529]

Really good video. The app is still such a let down I had hoped that after 15k this functionality would be unto 2022 standard. Agree the scheduled departure and charge time start is basic essential. Would love to know if you had any issues using public chargers eg waiting, not working , ie range anxiety as more people buy EV.

[@Youtubeuseritis]

Is ride quality quite harsh/bad on roads that may be significantly less than perfect?

[@bastogne315]

Its fine dude. Just avoid pot holes Its not Audi quality but it handles better than an Audi.

[@bastogne315]

Its fine. Handling is class.

[@danhill9534]

Got mine in march last year and done 22000 miles and was great. over the last 4000 miles there has been a clicking noise when slowing down and i asked if it could be looked at when it went in for a service. Also since getting the car the steering wheel has never been straight. So far since it has been into Volvo 4 times since and on the last visit it has been in nearly 2 months now and still not sorted nor is the steering wheel straight. Hopefully it will be sorted but it is costing a lot of money for me with the car sat at the garage. Do not like the Polestar/Volvo communication and this has put me off Polestar. It seems Volvo are not equipped to support Polestar yet and it seems a hindrance for them to have any Polestar Vehicles at there garages.

[@Dark_Vader888]

Ive got 2022 but it very very buggy. Tcam, propulsion, digital key and app has stramded me twice. It seems related to 2.X. Im a regular member on FB, PS2 forum, German and US forum and problems all over the place. JD Power says we are the worse in the industry. I love my Polestar but the recent bugs are very frustrating.

[@JDL001972]

Great videos from an enthusiastic owner. Am I correct in saying this is a non heat pump model?

[@Isaac-un4cn]

Based on when he got his car, it must come with the Plus Pack, so I assume he has a heat pump

[@chrisswift7274]

We’re you really using your phone whilst driving?

[@davetravels9273]

Maybe I missed it, but does your car have the heat pump? Might be nice to include the spec in the description?

[@Sam_u_L]

How would you say the build quality and road noise is compared to a Tesla model 3?

[@ShortCircuitPS2]

Personally I'd say the build quality is a lot better. No panel gaps and there is a very solid feel to the car. However it's also heavier thean the Tesla. I compared road noise in a previous video and the Polestar was quieter than the Tesla model 3 I borrowed at the time. The difference might be less now as I believe Tesla have improved some of their noise isolation.

[@twotone3871]

Yes, a very good analysis of ownership of an EV. Just one thing. Beware of comparisons with a Tesla Model 3. A dual motor only uses the front motor when a rear wheel loses grip and spins. Especially since the latest SW update when it got stability control. In benign weather conditions as in the UK, the front wheels will very seldom be driven. So a farer comparison of the Model 3 would be to a Polestar 2 RWD. The Polestar 2 AWD Performance would be more comparable to an Audi RS4!

[@awebuser5914]

The 2WD Polestar 2 is front wheel drive! ;)

[@AndrewLumsden]

What is your average data usage per month for Maps, Spotify etc. and cost?

[@coenraadvrolijk8930]

No idea - its free for the first 3 (4?) years and included in the price of the car.

[@rogerdodger1790]

6 points straight away son, on the phone driving.

[@3lgonView]

Spot on on the app. The reason why I would NOT buy another Polestar is purely down to the rubbish app.

[@homomorphic]

That's what happens when you use a temporary repair kit on a tire, it destroys the TPM. That's why you only use a repair kit if you pick up a nail on a deserted road in transylvania in the middle of the night during a zombie apocalypse. Any other time, just get a tow to the nearest tireshop and have the tire properly repaired which won't harm the TPM.

[@vincentHXJ]

If you cruise on highway at 85~90km/h speed and you will find the most electric efficiency way for PS2

[@homomorphic]

230 miles range in a BEV for anyone with a home charger is fine. End of story, no need to ever mention that again (I've had EVs for 6 years and I am awaiting my polestar 2 delivery).

[@ShortCircuitPS2]

Enjoy the Polestar when it arrives!

[@homomorphic]

@@ShortCircuitPS2 I will (next week they say) ordered Feb 4th.

[@scottmcclure4153]

@@homomorphic did it come yet for you

[@homomorphic]

@@scottmcclure4153 I've had mine a week today! Yes, it's very nice.

[@scottmcclure4153]

@@homomorphic awesome good for you. Are you invested in polorstar

[@naskobilev8229]

👍

[@bastogne315]

Like if your gettin a P2 in 24 for half price. 😂❤❤❤

[@pereklund9172]

...and for the other 190 countries in the world, the 24000km review..

[@norwegianzound]

The range is rubbish. If I can't travel for at least 10 hours non stop, I'm not travelling.

[@bastogne315]

And poop in your pants😂 and pi s s on the seat..😮😂❤❤

[@optionprinting826]

really should've got the new Polestar 2 model for this close of a release for a better review, of being this close to merger. your faults at this time clearly shows ur a short . its cool.