Can you introduce yourselves at the start of the video? I admittedly only watch about 60% of Out of Spec videos and no offense but I have no idea who either of you are but would love to learn, thanks!
I've noticed this channel quite bad with posting their videos on a certain timeline. Don't be surprised if they post a video a week or so from now that was filmed before this introducing themselves.
Despite me being a Tesla owner, I absolutely LOVE how other EV manufacturers are competing and offering great service to customers. I'm a little biased but, in general, I LOVE the EV push from Polestar and other manufacturers! This was a great review and offers selections to customers :)
21:30 exactly why I am never buying a preowned EV that came off a lease lol. Owners who lease just abuse their vehicles since they know its not their issue in 3 years.
Mine is dated to arrive in two months. 2023 Space color and single motor, standard range with Pilot Plus. Based on what I've seen about other EV's, it has Volvo's safety combined with racecar technology. The range is more than enough for our needs. Congrats on your new car!
@@dannyusanovic2937 Test drove one, but the gear selector binnacle pressed into my knee while driving so had to rule it out. It did feel heavy too. Liked the general vibe though.
@@ad_fletch I get the issue with center console,some people are not fan of it. If you ever get another chance to drive one,select “one pedal driving “ to off,it transforms the car into a bullet. What you felt as heavy is one pedal drive holding the car back. Best way to feel the difference is by switching one pedal off mid drive,it literally feels like anchor being lifted off.
Great video! Thanks for taking us along. My friend is getting his Polestar next week but I am still waiting for my Ioniq 5 😭 May I make two suggestions? 1. Please introduce yourselves! Are you just filling in for Kyle and Alyssa temporarily? New regulars? Would love to know 🙂 2. For your trip to Seattle, I strongly, STRONGLY recommend taking the 101 up to at least as far as Lincoln City in northern Oregon, then switch over to the I5 for the rest of the way to Seattle. My family has taken the 101 down to California many times from Vancouver, Canada and it is my absolute favourite road trip. Maybe too slow and wind-y in Washington, and too slow and wind-y from San Francisco to LA, but from San Francisco to the Redwoods, and along the Oregon coast?? 😍😍😍 Lovely highway, magnificent scenery, and not just straight for hours on end like on the I5. (of course, maybe the charging isn't so great yet on the 101, I admittedly haven't checked yet) Congrats on your gorgeous EVs, and I'm really looking forward to your west coast road trip!
. Am dying to know who they are too. Some information is not a bad idea. Awesome content as usual. Just as an aside; I can't fathom the low subscription rate for both channels though
6-7 weeks! I placed an order for Polestar 2 (midnight, LRSM, no packages) earlier this month (Aug 2022) and it will be 6-7 months. BC Canada so that may be a factor.
Drove one last April it's a really fun car. Rented it from ENTERPRISE in DC. I didn't have it long to explore all the bells and whistles so I appreciated the Salesman's walk through.
Guys, please, Polestar is a Swedish brand, not a Chinese brand. Geely basically gives them money and says if you can produce great cars and grow your company, we're hands off. Polestar is Volvo's former sports skunkworks. In fact, I think Polestar still is as you can get a Volvo XC60 or s60 Polestar with gold seatbelts, Ohlins dampers and such. If you look at Polestars and Volvos, so much is very similar and former Volvo designers run Polestar. 19 inch wheels have a better ride and have better range. My take on Polestar is it is extremely solid and well made, great seats. What I don't like is the center console eats up a lot of space and it has crappy back visibility.
Actually, as of June, Polestar is pulling away from Volvo and going for an ipo. Volvo has a major stake, but not a controlling interest. Polestar was a Swedish brand, but this has become seriously blurred as of this summer.
@@urbo42 They have the IPO with Gore-Guggehnheim and are on the stock market. But Polestar still shares a lot with Volvo and Polestars will be made in Volvo factories.
@@jeffreyspencer4005 And? A lot of Western products are made in China. Is a Ford Mach E made in Mexico a Mexican car? No. It's American because it was designed and engineered there. The Polestar 2 was designed and engineered in Sweden, not China.
Sometimes it looks like they're driving a right hand drive car and other times it looks like they're driving a left hand drive car. I thought they were in the UK or something. I was a little confused. I assume they're using their phone. iPhone people need to change that flip image setting in their phones! The car looks great though! I saw my first Polestar 2 in person a few days ago! It's great seeing the variety of electric cars on the road grow.
I really enjoyed watching you go get this Polestar 2. I saw on commercials, even if I don't know where to get one if I had those funds. Leasing makes sense have an electric and see how well the car is and if you enjoy it. Maybe even on the lower price electrics, Leasing might be a way America can slowly convert over and away from gas. Gave me something to think about. Thank you for turning the camera on Golden Gate Bridge. Never been to San Francisco but it is an amazing bridge. This was fun...thanks...
I had tons of trouble with my Polestar 2 like creaking/rusty brakes, app never working, borked OTAs, laggy and unresponsive Google Assistant and constant data/connectivity issues (TCAM) that finally drove me to return it. Hope you have better luck with yours!
Who else watched her eyebrows the whole time 😅. No hate but it was just entertaining seeing your whole thought process through them thangs without you even talking 😂.
I really like Polestar, but to me the thing that would stop me from getting a Polestar, Lucid, Rivian, etc. is service locations. Tesla grew like crazy and never solved service. I would worry the same for any of the younger brands. Happily switched from my Tesla to an e-tron though.
@@razvanlex I don’t think that’s the case. If you read on their website it says they’ll pickup your car and bring it to the service center for you if you live within 150 miles. What it doesn’t say is what happens if you don’t live within 150 miles.
@@RudraNaruto that’s great news, thanks for confirming! When I looked on the Polestar website under service it didn’t seem to look like that was an option.
At 30.000 kilometers, you have to go for a service. And mine was last week. At a Volvo service station ;) And there they told me lots of things about the service etc. Polestar is still “Volvo” so no worries about that.
Polestar looks really good. I went on the site to check out pricing and specs. The range on these things needs some improvement. They solve that and they will certainly be a stronger player.
Polestar 2 isn't built on a dedicated EV platform. Polestar 3 and newer are. Range will be much improved. But range is not necessarily going to be class leading.
Nice car. Careful always charging at superchargers. I had 1 free year with Tesla, and feel I lost some range because of it. Not much, mind you, just how I feel.
Great video! Love seeing new faces on the channel. Awesome footage, great explanations and knowledge, and fun to watch! You guys are awesome. Can’t wait to see how your polestar road trip goes!
Great video. I bought a Polestar 2 in late June of 22, we love it so far! Ours qualified for the federal ev tax creit of $7500 but I understand that they will no longer qualify. Did you get yours purchased in timie to get the tax credit?
Great video. Although it's incorrect to say Polestar is a Chinese brand. Sure, half it's ownership is Geely, but mostly from a financial standpoint. The headquarters, Engineering, design, etc all Swedish. So basically it's a Swedish designed/engineered car financially backed by Chinese ownership.
FYI - Her name is Jennifer Franco. She is a contributor to Out of Spec. She did read the comments about introducing herself and she does so in the "I’ve Owned My Porsche Taycan RWD For Almost 1 Year! Here’s What I Love & Hate" video on the channel.
It's nice to get an inside view of the Polestar delivery experience, but I feel I wanted to leave my thoughts on the video. I've got to say that Kyle giving introductions and explaining the process or what's happening is kind of what makes the channel's videos for me. I think some level of introduction, explanation of the process, and even details about the Polestar center would've been nice. It doesn't need to be Kyle, but I think it is a little confusing getting a video like this that doesn't seem to be narrated by someone well informed on the process. I guess it's a channel identity issue.
I"d think that the Hertz deal is that you should be able to get better support (parts, etc) because Polestar will have to support the fleet of rental cars.
Great delivery story. Loved hearing about your other EV test drives, too! Agree that an intro of your names would be nice (or Out of Spec edit crew could bother with a lower-third name ID GFX). Also, please flip your selfie video image so those shots aren't making it look like you're suddenly driving in the UK🙃.
I wish I could get a Polestar! Unfortunately the nearest authorized dealer/studio is waaaaayyyyy too far away to be practical for any warranty or maintenance work...it's enough of a pain to get the maintenance on my Volvo XC40 done at the dealer thats like 60+ miles away....the Polestar is like one or two states away from me here in the Midwest.....
I ordered the first model year Polestar 2 several years ago and cancelled it when I learned that it still didn't have CarPlay when it got close to delivery time. At the time they promised it was "coming soon via an OTA update", that was literally 3 years ago, can't believe how long it took them
It took much longer than expected, but they finally delivered. Plus, those who waited that long got an extension on the free in-car data to partially compensate. While I really wanted CarPlay from the star, the stock AAOS was actually not tough to live with as an iPhone user.
I like the Polestar, and I think you won't miss not having a glass roof. I've had a sunroof in past vehicles, and even my new Cadillac came with one, but I never even open the internal covers, or the sunroof.
I have a panoramic roof on my Skoda and it spends 95% of its time closed. It is nice to have it open on a pleasant evening when the sun is low, but in hindsight, I would have saved the money or chosen a better stereo instead. In the Polestar you can't even open the glass roof, so I wouldn't worry about missing out.
I mulled that same question before ordering a Polestar. But in the end I thought about how little I look to or think of the roof when driving. In the end, the Pilot Pack seemed like better money spent. I can’t say I’ve ever wished differently since getting the car. On the other hand, I love the 360 cam, great headlights, and adaptive cruise control.
Just wondering, who are you. I’m used to Out of Spec reviews but don’t know who you are. Is Polestar a division of Volvo? I guess I can check on the internet. I have my doubts that I will go electric. I’m in my late 70’s and the clock is winding down. There maybe zero emissions I but the machinery required to mine all of the ingredients for the batteries alone burn diesel and the companies building batteries need lots of raw materials to make them. I’ll be sticking with my ICE car. I just watched to the end and you answered my questions regarding who owns Polestar. Geely is huge. They let the companies run the same as they were to my knowledge. I think they own Land Rover too. Hopefully the quality control is good.
Polestar is sort of a division of Volvo, yes. It is an offshoot of Volvo and is its own company. However, they do share a lot with Volvo and they are both headquartered in Gothenburg Sweden, and quite close to each other. A lot of Polestar's personnel used to work at Volvo or work at both Volvo and Polestar. Geely does not own Land Rover. Tata owns them. Geely does own Lotus however and they're doing quite well now. And it is Geely Holding that owns them, not Geely Auto which is a local Chinese brand and one of the brands in Geely Holding.
I hope you guys enjoy your new Polestar 2 as much as I have! Going on 1.5 years with my '21 Launch Edition (Moon with Barley) and I still smile every time I get in. The P2.2 update with CarPlay is really nice but the stock Android Automotive is actually quite useful even for iPhone users because of the native Google Maps and other native apps. I also chose the Polestar 2 because it was more "exclusive" and unique than the TM3 which is far too ubiquitous now... among other reasons. I don't know if your handover demo mentioned that there is a super-useful flip-out clip in the glove box lid (the "Curry Hook") and an arm in the boot to prop up the floor for easier loading/unloading of stuff in that lower area. A lot of us Polestar owners work around the single cupholder issue by 3-D printing one that hooks over the glove box door. BTW, in several of the driving portions of the video, it looked like you guys swapped for a UK model with Steve driving on the right side of the car ;-).
Does electrify America cost less then the Tesla charging stations? I agree there is way to many teslas around. And they all appear to have boring colors too. I wonder if the wireless phone charger is just turned off in the software.
i didnt realize this was out of spec, i thought this was a random vlog ended up watching the whole thing lol, good work! also like everyone said, who are you???
A Taycan, a Polestar 2, and a Fiat 500e? I like these cars but I don't understand why one would want this grouping/collection. Wouldn't adding an SUV to the collection make more sense? Or a plug-in hybrid? There's so much overlap here in terms of categories.
Even in my 20’s and 30’s I didn’t have this obsession with speeding. Who are you drag racing everyday? You get so much more with ID.4. And when I need it to be quick, it’s quick. But you do have a nice car.
My big question here - how do the people on OoSR afford all these very expensive cars - Model 3 Performance, R1T, this Polestar 2 amongst others? Is it revenue from the channel paying for this, or are the car manufacturers passing on huge discounts for the publicity they'll potentially receive. If none of those, these guys must be extremely wealthy.
That delivery process though…. Beats the tesla delivery process. Seems like tesla ppl do not care about their customers. Imma trade in my tesla for this car.
Nice video (and love your accent). I learned two things today, no wireless charger in a 50K plus all electric car 🤔 and the Chinese owns Volvo, Polestar and 13 other brands 🤦♂️
It's not "the Chinese." It's ZGH, Geely Holdings, a private Chinese company, and they are a car group. Probably one of the best owners because they don't interfere in the product of their brands. While there is some sharing, it's really kind of minimal. For instance, under Ford's ownership, Volvo used 2 Ford platforms. Under Geely's ownership, Volvo made their platforms but shared some development with Geely for the smaller one. ZGH (Geely Holding) also owns much of Lotus and Lotus is doing well under them and is coming out with a crazy performing EV crossover next year.
Can you introduce yourselves at the start of the video? I admittedly only watch about 60% of Out of Spec videos and no offense but I have no idea who either of you are but would love to learn, thanks!
I've noticed this channel quite bad with posting their videos on a certain timeline. Don't be surprised if they post a video a week or so from now that was filmed before this introducing themselves.
This channel is really good but the most confusing one ever
Same here! I'm a rather new subscriber, but this looked like a vlog to me. Who are they? How many makes videos on this channel?
Does this couple have their own channel? I hope so. I love them! Super fun.
That should be the standard delivery experience for every new car, let alone fancy new EVs. That salesman was definitely on point.
Despite me being a Tesla owner, I absolutely LOVE how other EV manufacturers are competing and offering great service to customers. I'm a little biased but, in general, I LOVE the EV push from Polestar and other manufacturers! This was a great review and offers selections to customers :)
@@phazondude117 my only problem with Polestar is they clearly didn't care about efficiency. I think the Lightning is as efficient as the Polestar 2
@@JuiceBoxScott they’re dealing with that issue with the 2023 model I believe
I had a 2021 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor and traded it in for a PS2 about 2 months ago. Absolutely love the Polestar. It's a dream to drive.
21:30 exactly why I am never buying a preowned EV that came off a lease lol. Owners who lease just abuse their vehicles since they know its not their issue in 3 years.
Mine is dated to arrive in two months. 2023 Space color and single motor, standard range with Pilot Plus. Based on what I've seen about other EV's, it has Volvo's safety combined with racecar technology. The range is more than enough for our needs. Congrats on your new car!
"racecar" ;D
Kyle some of her selfie videos are mirrored, could you flip them back to normal?
Polestar2 just puts a smile on your face every time you get in.
It’s a true drivers car.
CarPlay is nice,but redundant in case of this car.
They are nice cars, but at 2100kg (4630lb) and FWD "true driver's car" is a bit of a stretch.
@@ad_fletch ,if you owned one,you would understand.And it’s 408hp AWD are more than enough for 4k+ lbs.
@@ad_fletch ,if you owned one,you would understand.And it’s 408hp AWD are more than enough for 4k+ lbs.
@@dannyusanovic2937 Test drove one, but the gear selector binnacle pressed into my knee while driving so had to rule it out. It did feel heavy too. Liked the general vibe though.
@@ad_fletch I get the issue with center console,some people are not fan of it.
If you ever get another chance to drive one,select “one pedal driving “ to off,it transforms the car into a bullet.
What you felt as heavy is one pedal drive holding the car back.
Best way to feel the difference is by switching one pedal off mid drive,it literally feels like anchor being lifted off.
Great video! Thanks for taking us along. My friend is getting his Polestar next week but I am still waiting for my Ioniq 5 😭 May I make two suggestions?
1. Please introduce yourselves! Are you just filling in for Kyle and Alyssa temporarily? New regulars? Would love to know 🙂
2. For your trip to Seattle, I strongly, STRONGLY recommend taking the 101 up to at least as far as Lincoln City in northern Oregon, then switch over to the I5 for the rest of the way to Seattle. My family has taken the 101 down to California many times from Vancouver, Canada and it is my absolute favourite road trip. Maybe too slow and wind-y in Washington, and too slow and wind-y from San Francisco to LA, but from San Francisco to the Redwoods, and along the Oregon coast?? 😍😍😍 Lovely highway, magnificent scenery, and not just straight for hours on end like on the I5. (of course, maybe the charging isn't so great yet on the 101, I admittedly haven't checked yet)
Congrats on your gorgeous EVs, and I'm really looking forward to your west coast road trip!
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Am dying to know who they are too. Some information is not a bad idea. Awesome content as usual. Just as an aside; I can't fathom the low subscription rate for both channels though
6-7 weeks! I placed an order for Polestar 2 (midnight, LRSM, no packages) earlier this month (Aug 2022) and it will be 6-7 months. BC Canada so that may be a factor.
Drove one last April it's a really fun car. Rented it from ENTERPRISE in DC. I didn't have it long to explore all the bells and whistles so I appreciated the Salesman's walk through.
for a base trim, its really well equipped
No idea who they are. Doesn’t seem like a review video but rather a vlog of some random and their new polestar… wth is this?
Guys, please, Polestar is a Swedish brand, not a Chinese brand. Geely basically gives them money and says if you can produce great cars and grow your company, we're hands off. Polestar is Volvo's former sports skunkworks. In fact, I think Polestar still is as you can get a Volvo XC60 or s60 Polestar with gold seatbelts, Ohlins dampers and such. If you look at Polestars and Volvos, so much is very similar and former Volvo designers run Polestar.
19 inch wheels have a better ride and have better range. My take on Polestar is it is extremely solid and well made, great seats. What I don't like is the center console eats up a lot of space and it has crappy back visibility.
Actually, as of June, Polestar is pulling away from Volvo and going for an ipo. Volvo has a major stake, but not a controlling interest. Polestar was a Swedish brand, but this has become seriously blurred as of this summer.
@@urbo42 They have the IPO with Gore-Guggehnheim and are on the stock market. But Polestar still shares a lot with Volvo and Polestars will be made in Volvo factories.
It is built in Luquiao China.
@@jeffreyspencer4005 And? A lot of Western products are made in China. Is a Ford Mach E made in Mexico a Mexican car? No. It's American because it was designed and engineered there. The Polestar 2 was designed and engineered in Sweden, not China.
Congrats. I’ve had my P2 for about 8 months. I’ve had zero, and I mean zero issues in this time. Hope you enjoy as much as I have had with mine.
Sometimes it looks like they're driving a right hand drive car and other times it looks like they're driving a left hand drive car. I thought they were in the UK or something. I was a little confused.
I assume they're using their phone. iPhone people need to change that flip image setting in their phones!
The car looks great though! I saw my first Polestar 2 in person a few days ago! It's great seeing the variety of electric cars on the road grow.
LOL 🤣 it is mad confusing lol but I really like this video.
How much car do you have guys 😳?
I ordered a Polestar 2 back in June and the estimated delivery is mid September. I can't wait!
What’s the typical wait time for delivery?
I really enjoyed watching you go get this Polestar 2. I saw on commercials, even if I don't know where to get one if I had those funds. Leasing makes sense have an electric and see how well the car is and if you enjoy it. Maybe even on the lower price electrics, Leasing might be a way America can slowly convert over and away from gas. Gave me something to think about. Thank you for turning the camera on Golden Gate Bridge. Never been to San Francisco but it is an amazing bridge. This was fun...thanks...
¡Muy divertido! I really appreciate getting to check out your Polestar 2. It really looks like a sweet EV.
I had tons of trouble with my Polestar 2 like creaking/rusty brakes, app never working, borked OTAs, laggy and unresponsive Google Assistant and constant data/connectivity issues (TCAM) that finally drove me to return it. Hope you have better luck with yours!
i like how you can SKIP dealership when buying a Polestar. But I prefer EV6 looks and features but dealing with markups and dealerships is a pain.
Who else watched her eyebrows the whole time 😅. No hate but it was just entertaining seeing your whole thought process through them thangs without you even talking 😂.
Exactly! Gal seems like a mirror fanatic-selfie kook. Could not finish video. My hang-up I guess.
I really like Polestar, but to me the thing that would stop me from getting a Polestar, Lucid, Rivian, etc. is service locations. Tesla grew like crazy and never solved service. I would worry the same for any of the younger brands. Happily switched from my Tesla to an e-tron though.
Not sure but I think Polestar uses the Volvo service stations?
@@razvanlex I don’t think that’s the case. If you read on their website it says they’ll pickup your car and bring it to the service center for you if you live within 150 miles. What it doesn’t say is what happens if you don’t live within 150 miles.
I own a Polestar 2 (full option) and can guarantee you that they use the Volvo service!! It’s amazing!
@@RudraNaruto that’s great news, thanks for confirming! When I looked on the Polestar website under service it didn’t seem to look like that was an option.
At 30.000 kilometers, you have to go for a service. And mine was last week. At a Volvo service station ;) And there they told me lots of things about the service etc. Polestar is still “Volvo” so no worries about that.
Love my Polestar 2 8 months later! Also CarPlay was recently released!
Polestar looks really good. I went on the site to check out pricing and specs. The range on these things needs some improvement. They solve that and they will certainly be a stronger player.
Polestar 2 isn't built on a dedicated EV platform. Polestar 3 and newer are. Range will be much improved. But range is not necessarily going to be class leading.
Range is a big issue thats I wouldn't get this car, heat pump is not included unless you get the expensive pack, which is shame
they are so fast with delevery, compared to many others...
and you can´t go wrong with a volvo
Nice car. Careful always charging at superchargers. I had 1 free year with Tesla, and feel I lost some range because of it. Not much, mind you, just how I feel.
Don't forget to run the software update and get Apple CarPlay now too!
Great video! Love seeing new faces on the channel. Awesome footage, great explanations and knowledge, and fun to watch! You guys are awesome. Can’t wait to see how your polestar road trip goes!
That Thunder colour is everything! 😍 Have fun driving it!
Who is this person - a guest??
She is not OOS level personality but as a guest okay.
Thumbs up because I like Kyle and team!!! 👍👍👍
She bombed really bad on a video awhile back.
Thank you for the video. It's nice to see the tutorial about the features of the car. It's really wonderful car.
Love the style that thing it looks so modern
I have a Polestar 2 in the same color. I love it!
Thanks for the review. Wanted to know does polestar have heads up display?
I ordered a standard range single motor Polestar in May and they are predicting now that I will get the car in December. This in Finland.
need a youtube channel to jump the queue.
Also waiting my Polestar, but BST version.
Polestar is electric AMG. It is a tuning car company. Born to race.
Great video. I bought a Polestar 2 in late June of 22, we love it so far! Ours qualified for the federal ev tax creit of $7500 but I understand that they will no longer qualify. Did you get yours purchased in timie to get the tax credit?
Great video. Although it's incorrect to say Polestar is a Chinese brand. Sure, half it's ownership is Geely, but mostly from a financial standpoint. The headquarters, Engineering, design, etc all Swedish. So basically it's a Swedish designed/engineered car financially backed by Chinese ownership.
You received your new car after 6-7 weeks? Damn, im waiting for my Renault Captur hybrid until december. Order was placed on 5th july.
FYI - Her name is Jennifer Franco. She is a contributor to Out of Spec. She did read the comments about introducing herself and she does so in the "I’ve Owned My Porsche Taycan RWD For Almost 1 Year! Here’s What I Love & Hate" video on the channel.
It's nice to get an inside view of the Polestar delivery experience, but I feel I wanted to leave my thoughts on the video. I've got to say that Kyle giving introductions and explaining the process or what's happening is kind of what makes the channel's videos for me.
I think some level of introduction, explanation of the process, and even details about the Polestar center would've been nice. It doesn't need to be Kyle, but I think it is a little confusing getting a video like this that doesn't seem to be narrated by someone well informed on the process. I guess it's a channel identity issue.
Not only that they're totally giving incorrect information. He mentions 4 motors and she mentions the 0-60 in 4.2 seconds when it's actually 4.5.
Good stuff. What I couldn't figure out, and I assume its the camera placement but what side is the steering wheel is on.
wow the Volvo/polestar infotainment has come a long way.
I will be interested in how you like the DC Fast Charging performance. Kyle indicated it was a little slow - it tapers down very quickly.
That’s what I noticed in my rental.
Let’s not pretend Tesla isn’t the apple of cars
I've been driving my Polestar 2 happily for 6 months now. I have a list of pros and cons
What are your pros & cons list?
Nr1 must be that you cant see shitt true the front Windows with that gigantig Back mirror lol
I"d think that the Hertz deal is that you should be able to get better support (parts, etc) because Polestar will have to support the fleet of rental cars.
Congrats on the new ride!
Great delivery story. Loved hearing about your other EV test drives, too! Agree that an intro of your names would be nice (or Out of Spec edit crew could bother with a lower-third name ID GFX). Also, please flip your selfie video image so those shots aren't making it look like you're suddenly driving in the UK🙃.
I wonder the same… why all of sudden they are in left-drive car??????
I wish I could get a Polestar! Unfortunately the nearest authorized dealer/studio is waaaaayyyyy too far away to be practical for any warranty or maintenance work...it's enough of a pain to get the maintenance on my Volvo XC40 done at the dealer thats like 60+ miles away....the Polestar is like one or two states away from me here in the Midwest.....
Nice ride. Love the Polestar 2.
Basic model is fine what you get.
adaptive cruise is must for me. I would never buy a car without it.
Yeah! Love to see Marin, my hometown.
Stephen is pretty tall - does he find the center console uncomfortable (rubbing his leg or knees) when driving? Is there enough legroom? Headroom?
I’m short, and I felt like I was sitting in a bucket. That center console is huge!
ask after Seattle trip
@@PygKLB Same, im 186cm and Polestar so far is the worst car i ever sit in.
Anyone noticed her eyebrows from 15:15 😂😂
I ordered the first model year Polestar 2 several years ago and cancelled it when I learned that it still didn't have CarPlay when it got close to delivery time. At the time they promised it was "coming soon via an OTA update", that was literally 3 years ago, can't believe how long it took them
It took much longer than expected, but they finally delivered. Plus, those who waited that long got an extension on the free in-car data to partially compensate. While I really wanted CarPlay from the star, the stock AAOS was actually not tough to live with as an iPhone user.
CarPlay is out now on Polestar 2
CarPlay is available now and it fills the whole screen, unlike other portrait-style screens. I got the update on bot my 2's last month
I have a Polestar 2 with Apple Carplay, but I don't use Carplay because the Android Automotive system does so well.
I like the Polestar, and I think you won't miss not having a glass roof. I've had a sunroof in past vehicles, and even my new Cadillac came with one, but I never even open the internal covers, or the sunroof.
I have a panoramic roof on my Skoda and it spends 95% of its time closed. It is nice to have it open on a pleasant evening when the sun is low, but in hindsight, I would have saved the money or chosen a better stereo instead. In the Polestar you can't even open the glass roof, so I wouldn't worry about missing out.
I mulled that same question before ordering a Polestar. But in the end I thought about how little I look to or think of the roof when driving. In the end, the Pilot Pack seemed like better money spent. I can’t say I’ve ever wished differently since getting the car. On the other hand, I love the 360 cam, great headlights, and adaptive cruise control.
7 weeks, damn you must be special. Mine is on 8 months.
Just wondering, who are you. I’m used to Out of Spec reviews but don’t know who you are. Is Polestar a division of Volvo? I guess I can check on the internet. I have my doubts that I will go electric. I’m in my late 70’s and the clock is winding down. There maybe zero emissions I but the machinery required to mine all of the ingredients for the batteries alone burn diesel and the companies building batteries need lots of raw materials to make them. I’ll be sticking with my ICE car. I just watched to the end and you answered my questions regarding who owns Polestar. Geely is huge. They let the companies run the same as they were to my knowledge. I think they own Land Rover too. Hopefully the quality control is good.
Polestar is sort of a division of Volvo, yes. It is an offshoot of Volvo and is its own company. However, they do share a lot with Volvo and they are both headquartered in Gothenburg Sweden, and quite close to each other. A lot of Polestar's personnel used to work at Volvo or work at both Volvo and Polestar.
Geely does not own Land Rover. Tata owns them. Geely does own Lotus however and they're doing quite well now. And it is Geely Holding that owns them, not Geely Auto which is a local Chinese brand and one of the brands in Geely Holding.
@@benjaminsmith2287 , I had forgotten it was Tata that owned Land Rover. It’s hard to keep track of who owns what. Tata is huge too.
I hope you guys enjoy your new Polestar 2 as much as I have! Going on 1.5 years with my '21 Launch Edition (Moon with Barley) and I still smile every time I get in. The P2.2 update with CarPlay is really nice but the stock Android Automotive is actually quite useful even for iPhone users because of the native Google Maps and other native apps. I also chose the Polestar 2 because it was more "exclusive" and unique than the TM3 which is far too ubiquitous now... among other reasons. I don't know if your handover demo mentioned that there is a super-useful flip-out clip in the glove box lid (the "Curry Hook") and an arm in the boot to prop up the floor for easier loading/unloading of stuff in that lower area. A lot of us Polestar owners work around the single cupholder issue by 3-D printing one that hooks over the glove box door. BTW, in several of the driving portions of the video, it looked like you guys swapped for a UK model with Steve driving on the right side of the car ;-).
Congratulation!
I like the metallic paint.
I test drove a PS2. It felt 1000 times better than Tesla.
Does electrify America cost less then the Tesla charging stations? I agree there is way to many teslas around. And they all appear to have boring colors too. I wonder if the wireless phone charger is just turned off in the software.
what an awesome video, i enjoyed it a lot!
We really wish someone one would do a proper introduction video for jennifer and what her qualifications are
Agreed. Would like to know who’s speaking and I’m watching. Like her accent. Where’s it from?
i didnt realize this was out of spec, i thought this was a random vlog ended up watching the whole thing lol, good work! also like everyone said, who are you???
Congrats on these three hot cars!
One beautiful looking car 🚙
Congrats, nice colour, enjoy the new toy.
I was like Kyle and Alyssa look alot different. 🤔
Nice
Do you have right hand drive?
I love sunroof!
A Taycan, a Polestar 2, and a Fiat 500e? I like these cars but I don't understand why one would want this grouping/collection. Wouldn't adding an SUV to the collection make more sense? Or a plug-in hybrid? There's so much overlap here in terms of categories.
Almost got one but the price is more expensive then a tesla model 3!! An model 3 has better range even the standard model an better equipment
Even in my 20’s and 30’s I didn’t have this obsession with speeding. Who are you drag racing everyday? You get so much more with ID.4. And when I need it to be quick, it’s quick. But you do have a nice car.
Hello X and Y, great video
I now have the 2023 Polestar 2 Triple P
Were you guys testing ID4 single or dual motor?
That's a great base price.
Wow much better customer delivery experience than arrogant TESLA . I bet it is even much better build than tesla. No gaps or any manufacturing defects
What year is this? 2023 or 2022
Congratulations 🎊
Is this model year 2022 or 2023?
My big question here - how do the people on OoSR afford all these very expensive cars - Model 3 Performance, R1T, this Polestar 2 amongst others? Is it revenue from the channel paying for this, or are the car manufacturers passing on huge discounts for the publicity they'll potentially receive. If none of those, these guys must be extremely wealthy.
Exactly my thoughts. I mean, this channel only has 105k subs.
wtf.. I ordered mine 8 weeks ago and it's been delayed until 2023.
ID.4 AWD is plenty fast
That delivery process though…. Beats the tesla delivery process. Seems like tesla ppl do not care about their customers. Imma trade in my tesla for this car.
How is he driving on the left side and then the right side?
Really trying to figure this out. Does not seem possible. Weird.
The original tesla killer… glad to see it’s still kicking. More EVs the better.
Nice video (and love your accent). I learned two things today, no wireless charger in a 50K plus all electric car 🤔 and the Chinese owns Volvo, Polestar and 13 other brands 🤦♂️
It's not "the Chinese." It's ZGH, Geely Holdings, a private Chinese company, and they are a car group. Probably one of the best owners because they don't interfere in the product of their brands. While there is some sharing, it's really kind of minimal. For instance, under Ford's ownership, Volvo used 2 Ford platforms. Under Geely's ownership, Volvo made their platforms but shared some development with Geely for the smaller one. ZGH (Geely Holding) also owns much of Lotus and Lotus is doing well under them and is coming out with a crazy performing EV crossover next year.
@@benjaminsmith2287 I'm getting that Lotus Electre next year!
Polestar 2 is too expensive for what it is, but good thing there have 0 mark ups
Not up to Kyle’s videos…
Does the car have Apple CarPlay
Damn the cars are so much cheaper in the US.
I ordered a skoda enyaq iv and that's a 52 week wait.... 🙁
i can see clearly now the rain is gone