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Out of curiosity, what did you prefer about the Tesla over the Polestar?

resolutebat 3y ago
The minimalist cabin is the obvious one: it's more spacious and feels much more spacious thanks to the glass roof. I did have severe doubts about the touchscreen and lack of controls, but in practice this has been a non-issue, there are tactile controls for everything you need to actually drive and voice controls for everything you don't (climate, music, etc). The glove box is just stupid though.
- dieortin 3y ago
  You do realize this has nothing to do with it being built from the start as an electric vehicle right? And as far as I know, the polestar is designed as an EV too.
  - resolutebat 3y ago
    The Polestar 2 is built on Volvo/Geely's CMA platform and is very similar to the ICE Volvo XC40. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Modular_Architecture_platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Modular_Architecture_p...
  - killjoywashere 3y ago
    Meh, my wife was grooving for a Polestar so I rented a Polestar 1 for a weekend and we both came away feeling like it was good to rent because we definitely didn’t want to buy it. It was like the Swedes put all their effort into the material design and gave no shits about the UX. The UX was something Ford would have been proud of in 2009.
    - svorakang 3y ago
      PS1 was a low volume car, almost concept level. The UX of PS2, a large volume car, is much better and generally very well received.
      - dagw 3y ago
        Also the PS1 isn't an EV, it's a hybrid.
  - elif 3y ago
    It really does though.. the model Y storage area folds flat completely and my 6'5 self can lay flat with extra leg room and sit up straight with plenty of headroom. There is no body designed around the constraints of routing exhaust or transmission elements. It is just an empty box.
  - comte7092 3y ago
    The polestar 2 is built off of an ICE platform. The first polestar built off of a dedicated EV platform will be the polestar 3.
- cperciva 3y ago
  feels much more spacious thanks to the glass roof. My Polestar 2 has a glass roof too. I think it's part of the "plus" pack?
  - resolutebat 3y ago
    The Polestar 2 glass roof is a little glass pane cut into the roof that costs $5000 extra. On the Model 3/Y, the entire roof is glass.
    - cjrp 3y ago
      Looks pretty big https://www.polestar.com/au/polestar-2/panoramic-roof/ https://www.polestar.com/au/polestar-2/panoramic-roof/
innocentoldguy 3y ago
I went with a Tesla over a Polestar because the Tesla has more range, is a lot more efficient, and has more power than the Polestar.

The minimalist cabin is the obvious one: it's more spacious and feels much more spacious thanks to the glass roof. I did have severe doubts about the touchscreen and lack of controls, but in practice this has been a non-issue, there are tactile controls for everything you need to actually drive and voice controls for everything you don't (climate, music, etc). The glove box is just stupid though.

dieortin 3y ago
You do realize this has nothing to do with it being built from the start as an electric vehicle right? And as far as I know, the polestar is designed as an EV too.
- resolutebat 3y ago
  The Polestar 2 is built on Volvo/Geely's CMA platform and is very similar to the ICE Volvo XC40. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Modular_Architecture_platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Modular_Architecture_p...
- killjoywashere 3y ago
  Meh, my wife was grooving for a Polestar so I rented a Polestar 1 for a weekend and we both came away feeling like it was good to rent because we definitely didn’t want to buy it. It was like the Swedes put all their effort into the material design and gave no shits about the UX. The UX was something Ford would have been proud of in 2009.
  - svorakang 3y ago
    PS1 was a low volume car, almost concept level. The UX of PS2, a large volume car, is much better and generally very well received.
    - dagw 3y ago
      Also the PS1 isn't an EV, it's a hybrid.
- elif 3y ago
  It really does though.. the model Y storage area folds flat completely and my 6'5 self can lay flat with extra leg room and sit up straight with plenty of headroom. There is no body designed around the constraints of routing exhaust or transmission elements. It is just an empty box.
- comte7092 3y ago
  The polestar 2 is built off of an ICE platform. The first polestar built off of a dedicated EV platform will be the polestar 3.
cperciva 3y ago
feels much more spacious thanks to the glass roof. My Polestar 2 has a glass roof too. I think it's part of the "plus" pack?
- resolutebat 3y ago
  The Polestar 2 glass roof is a little glass pane cut into the roof that costs $5000 extra. On the Model 3/Y, the entire roof is glass.
  - cjrp 3y ago
    Looks pretty big https://www.polestar.com/au/polestar-2/panoramic-roof/ https://www.polestar.com/au/polestar-2/panoramic-roof/

innocentoldguy 3y ago

I went with a Tesla over a Polestar because the Tesla has more range, is a lot more efficient, and has more power than the Polestar.