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I know it will be unpopular here...but if Polestar decided to go against the trend and make a Gas only turbocharged Polestar-1 at a 30k price point it would giv

by GDC7 5y ago

I know it will be unpopular here...but if Polestar decided to go against the trend and make a Gas only turbocharged Polestar-1 at a 30k price point it would give the Dodge Charger a run for its money. Simply put it they'd sell a ton of them. The Dodge/Mustang brand will always have traction among a certain demographic but their design language looks tired. New generations are looking for something which has the design of the Polestar_1. Also the elephant in the room: Everybody wants and touts EVs, up until it's their turn to make a purchase, then the tradeoffs in terms of price, look and build quality make themselves feel strongly.

chrisseaton 5y ago
> New generations are looking for something which has the design of the Polestar_1. What's the unique design of a Polestar 1? It's the same old basic low-rise sedan/saloon design that everyone's bored of isn't it?
- naravara 5y ago
  Car shaped cars are a welcome respite from everything being a lifted, oblong spheroid now.
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martin_bech 5y ago
Basicly the rest of the world is going EV.. would be wierd to go the other way, and would end in pain..
mrgordon 5y ago
I don't think its about looks at all. If anything its mostly been about range followed by price. Now that some of the newer cars like the Lucid Air go 520 miles on a single charge, its going to start to be a much easier sell especially with gas prices spiking to records in many places.
- GDC7 5y ago
  > I don't think its about looks at all Name a good looking EV. The EVs hypercars such as the Rivian or the Tesla Roadster Rocket do not count The Lucid even...that's not a hypercar but it fits the supercar definitions in all markets which aren't NYC or LA This baby instead... https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1125529_review-2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8-price-photos-specs-info-supercar https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1125529_review-2020-chev... At 59,995$ MSRP. Gas for sure, but who cares?
  - clouddrover 5y ago
    > Name a good looking EV Okay. Porsche Taycan, Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, Audi e-tron, Audi e-tron GT, Audi Q4 e-tron, Skoda Enyaq, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Genesis GV60, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Jaguar I-Pace, Mercedes EQS, Mercedes EQE, Honda E, Mini E, Fiat 500e.
    - emteycz 5y ago
      You can actually buy EV Skoda Octavia and Superb and Kodiaq too...
    - agloeregrets 5y ago
      This. I have an EA charger 5 minutes from home and it's always so fun to look to see what is charging today, I see the wildest stuff that is just a 'Look!' having seen all the US cars on this list (plus the Nero and Bolt) I would say most EVs look better than most gas cars these days because they allow companies to open their design up a little for some wow. I would also add the Lyriq (which is gorgeous), the Polestar 2, the R1T, and then just say the Honda E again from your list twice, because WOW, what a timeless design. It is just a Concept car...actually executed.
  - chrisseaton 5y ago
    > Name a good looking EV. Almost all of them look exactly the same as petrol or diesel cars. Sometimes the grill looks different as they don't need air-cooling. Is that a big deal?
luckydata 5y ago
that would be the stupidest possible thing they could do since every nation is phasing out ICE.

by GDC7 5y ago

chrisseaton 5y ago

> New generations are looking for something which has the design of the Polestar_1. What's the unique design of a Polestar 1? It's the same old basic low-rise sedan/saloon design that everyone's bored of isn't it?

naravara 5y ago
Car shaped cars are a welcome respite from everything being a lifted, oblong spheroid now.
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martin_bech 5y ago

Basicly the rest of the world is going EV.. would be wierd to go the other way, and would end in pain..

mrgordon 5y ago

I don't think its about looks at all. If anything its mostly been about range followed by price. Now that some of the newer cars like the Lucid Air go 520 miles on a single charge, its going to start to be a much easier sell especially with gas prices spiking to records in many places.

GDC7 5y ago
> I don't think its about looks at all Name a good looking EV. The EVs hypercars such as the Rivian or the Tesla Roadster Rocket do not count The Lucid even...that's not a hypercar but it fits the supercar definitions in all markets which aren't NYC or LA This baby instead... https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1125529_review-2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8-price-photos-specs-info-supercar https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1125529_review-2020-chev... At 59,995$ MSRP. Gas for sure, but who cares?
- clouddrover 5y ago
  > Name a good looking EV Okay. Porsche Taycan, Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, Audi e-tron, Audi e-tron GT, Audi Q4 e-tron, Skoda Enyaq, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Genesis GV60, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Jaguar I-Pace, Mercedes EQS, Mercedes EQE, Honda E, Mini E, Fiat 500e.
  - emteycz 5y ago
    You can actually buy EV Skoda Octavia and Superb and Kodiaq too...
  - agloeregrets 5y ago
    This. I have an EA charger 5 minutes from home and it's always so fun to look to see what is charging today, I see the wildest stuff that is just a 'Look!' having seen all the US cars on this list (plus the Nero and Bolt) I would say most EVs look better than most gas cars these days because they allow companies to open their design up a little for some wow. I would also add the Lyriq (which is gorgeous), the Polestar 2, the R1T, and then just say the Honda E again from your list twice, because WOW, what a timeless design. It is just a Concept car...actually executed.
- chrisseaton 5y ago
  > Name a good looking EV. Almost all of them look exactly the same as petrol or diesel cars. Sometimes the grill looks different as they don't need air-cooling. Is that a big deal?

luckydata 5y ago

that would be the stupidest possible thing they could do since every nation is phasing out ICE.