The 2024 Polestar 2 gets a major overhaul for the new model year, including a bigger standard battery pack, but the competition is also stiffer.
MSRP $51,300.00 Score Details “The updated Polestar 2 is a nice EV, but not nice enough to justify its premium price.” Pros Cons Polestar, the all-electric spinoff brand of Volvo, is in a holding pattern. When it launched for the 2021 model year, the Polestar 2 combined the engineering acumen of Volvo with added sportiness and exclusivity, making for an attractive package.
This is still a car that is unique-looking, but also looks like it came from another brand. That’s because the design originated under Volvo, and still retains some of that brand’s styling elements like its signature headlights. At the same time, the Polestar 2 stands out as an EV that isn’t an SUV, with creased surfaces that contrast with the pebble-shaped Hyundai Ioniq 6 and Tesla Model 3.
Tech, infotainment, and driver assist One area that doesn’t see change is the infotainment system. The Polestar 2 comes standard with an 11.-2inch touchscreen and 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, along with the Android-based operating system that debuted in this car, but has since spread to various Volvo models. Apple CarPlay is included, but the system has native Google apps such as Google Maps, so it feels like you’re using Android Auto even when a phone isn’t connected.
Dual-motor all-wheel drive models have the same 78-kWh pack as before, but output increases to 421 hp and 546 lb-ft of torque — up 13 hp and 59 lb-ft from before. Polestar continues to offer the Performance Pack for dual-motor models, adding upgraded brakes and manually adjustable dampers. This option also boosts output to 455 hp, but that’s less than was offered for 2023. Torque is up from the 2023 Performance Pack model, but the same as the non-Performance Pack 2024 model.
Polestar’s warranty coverage, including a four-year, 50,000-mile warranty for the car and an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty for the battery pac,k is comparable to other EVs. The battery warranty also applies if the pack drops below 70% of its original usable capacity before eight years or 100,000 miles.
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