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2021 (71) Polestar 2 170kW 78kWh Long Range SM [Plus] 5dr Auto

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Featured specification

This vehicle may have been advertised at the higher price for less than 28 days, but for a minimum of 10 days.

Standard specification

Driver Convenience

11.15 Central display touch screen12.3" Active TFT crystal driver's information display
Adjustable speed limiter with speed sign supportAdjustable steering force
Apple car playAutomatic braking after collision
Bluetooth handsfree systemCruise control
Cyclist DetectionDriver alert control
Electric tailgate with soft closingEmergency call service
Forward collision warningFront park assist
Inductive charging 15W for smart phoneIntegrated e-SIM with constant Internet connectivity
Lane keeping aid with steering supportOncoming Lane Mitigation
Over the air (OTA) updates for lifetime of the vehiclePolestar app with vehicle functionality
Progressive steeringReady to drive notification
Rear park assistRear view camera
Steering wheel buttonsTrip computer

Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension

11KW onboard chargerDynamic chassis
Type 2 Mode 3 charge cable 1P, 230V, 32A, 2.3kW- 7mType 2 Mode 3 charge cable 3P, 230V, 16A, 11kW- 6m

Entertainment

2 USB-C connectors front2 USB-C connectors rear
DAB Digital radioHarman Kardon premium sound system
Infotainment powered by Android including Google Assistant, Google Maps, Google Play StorePolestar Connect

Exterior Features

Adaptive LED HeadlightsApproach lighting
Auto dimming interior frameless mirrorAuto-dimming full-LED rear light bar with persistent light signature
Automatic dimming exterior mirrorAutomatic headlight levelling system
Body coloured front grille surroundDark tinted rear windows
Electric and heated frameless colour coordinated autofolding side mirrorsFixed panoramic sunroof including lit Polestar symbol
Front and rear power windowsFront tread plates
Heated emblem in grilleHeated rear window
Heated wiper bladesMechanical Extension and backrest storage nets
Preparation for semi automatic towbarRain sensor with automatic windscreen wiper activation
Rear side wing doorsRear wiper
Steel roofThor's hammer daytime running lights

Interior Features

12V power socket in luggage area2 Front cupholders
2 rear cupholders2 zone electronic climate control
3 seat bench in 2nd rowAir quality control system
Air quality offerBag hooks
Charcoal headliningCleanzone with pre ventilation + multifilter
Driver seat memory functionFront and rear head restraints
Front armrest with storage compartmentFront footwell illumination
Front reading lights and theatre lightingFront seats cushion extensions
Front storage compartmentFull parking climate and pre-conditioning
Full Power Seats including 4-Way Power Lumbar SupportGlovebox bag hook
Heat pumpHeated front seats
Heated rear seatsHeated steering wheel
Height and reach adjustable steering column with speed sensitive steeringHexagonal shaped gear shifter with illuminated polestar symbol
High voltage coolant/heaterHumidity sensor
Illuminated vanity mirrors + ticket holderInterior high level illumination
ISOFIX attachment front passenger seatISOFIX attachment on rear outer seats
One pedal drive (regenerative braking), adjustableRear clothes hook
Rear floor lid in lid with bag holder and 12VRear reading and courtesy lights
Rear seat 40/60 splitSingle passenger seat
Textile floor matsWeaveTech steering wheel

Passive Safety

3x3 point rear seatbeltsAlcolock preparation
Collision avoidance and mitigation by braking and steeringConnected safety with slippery road alert and hazard light alert
Driver and front passenger airbagsDual curtain airbags
Dual inner side airbagsDual Side airbags
Electrical child lock for rear doors and rear windowsElectronic stability control
First aid kitFront and outer rear seatbelt reminder and pretensioners
Hill start assistIndirect tyre pressure monitoring system (ITPMS)
Passenger airbag cut-off switchPedestrian detection
Polestar digital keyPost-impact Braking
Power parking brake with auto hold functionRoad sign information display
Run off road mitigation and protectionSafety assistance
Stability and Traction Control with Spin control, Engine Drag Control and Corner Traction ControlVehicle deceleration control with Anti-lock Brake System, Electronic Brake Distribution and Emergency Brake Assist
Warning triangleWHIPS whiplash protection system - front

Security

Acoustic vehicle alert system (AVAS)Alarm inclination sensor
Alarm with interior alarm motion sensorDouble-locking door locks
Key integrated remote control central lockingKeyless entry with handsfree boot lid opening
Keyless StartLockable wheel bolts
One remote key fob and one waterproof activity key tag 

Wheels

Tyre repair kit
The vehicle information above was correct at time of manufacture. Please speak to the dealership for full current specification.

Technical specification

Electric Vehicle Data

Battery Capacity % guaranteed under warranty70Battery Capacity in kWh78
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins)2400Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change0-100
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW2.3Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Charge Time (Mins)1440
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Percentage Change0-100Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Power Supply - kW3.7
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Charge Time (Mins)720Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Percentage Change0-100
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Power Supply - kW22Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Charge Time (Mins)37
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Percentage Change10-80Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Power Supply - kW150
Battery TypeLithium-ionCharging Port LocationLeft Side Rear
Coupler/Connector TypeCCS Type 2Maximum Charging Rate - kW150
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage100000Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years8
Usable Battery Capacity75WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb17.1
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEH18.6WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEL17.1
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb3.6WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEH3.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEL3.6WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - City - TEH657
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - City - TEL693WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb551
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEH510WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEL551
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City - TEH408WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City - TEL431
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb342WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEH317
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEL342 

Emissions - ICE

CO2 (g/km)0 

Engine and Drive Train

CC1Gears1 SPEED
TransmissionAUTO 

General

Alternative Fuel QualifyingTrueBadge Engine CC0.0
Badge Power231Coin Description78KWh SM [Plus]
Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 0736EManufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years12
NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %93NCAP Child Occupant Protection %89
NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 095NCAP Pedestrian Protection %80
NCAP Safety Assist %86Service Interval Frequency - Months24
Service Interval Mileage18600Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage60000
Standard manufacturers warranty - Years3Vehicle Homologation ClassM1

Performance

0 to 62 mph (secs)7.4Engine Power - BHP231
Engine Power - KW170Engine Power - PSTrue
Engine Torque - LBS.FT243Engine Torque - MKG33.7
Engine Torque - NM330Top Speed100

Test Cycles

Emissions Test CycleWLTPRDE Certification LevelN/A

Tyres

Alloys?TrueTyre Size Front245/45 R19
Tyre Size Rear245/45 R19Tyre Size SpareTYRE REPAIR KIT
Wheel Style5 V SPOKE DIAMOND CUTWheel Type19" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

Height1479Length4606
Wheelbase2735Width1859
Width (including mirrors)1985 

Weight and Capacities

Gross Vehicle Weight2490Luggage Capacity (Seats Down)1095
Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)405Max. Loading Weight496
Max. Roof Load75Max. Towing Weight - Braked1500
Minimum Kerbweight1994No. of Seats5
Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb11.5
The vehicle information above was correct at time of manufacture. Please speak to the dealership for full current specification.

Independent review

Review courtesy of Car and Driving

Polestar 2

By Jonathan Crouch

Introduction

Polestar's first fully electric volume model, the Polestar 2, was a premium performance fastback EV that delivered a very Swedish-style alternative in the compact electric segment. Its style is individual, its driving dynamics claim to be surprising and its core values are right on point for these enviro-conscious times.

History

Back in 2020, the Polestar 2 was this fresh Swedish EV brand's first volume model. It was a high quality sporting EV, a rare and rather unique five-door hatch with quality, handling and battery technology all benchmarked against the best that the premium segment competition could offer. You may be aware of the Polestar brand as Volvo's luxury platform for uniquely designed sporting electric models. Every premium marque makes an EV these days of course, but many of them merely feel like battery-powered versions of existing cars. For an early adopter to plug-in motoring, there's an undeniable appeal in the clean sheet approach that segment originator Tesla's products bring to the table. Polestar aims to deliver that but combine it with the depth of engineering you'd get from a more established manufacturer. Its first product was the Polestar 1, a beefy luxury GT coupe that was a plug-in hybrid and came with a hefty £140,000 price tag. The model we look at here though, the Polestar 2, was much more like it, a full-EV priced more accessibly from launch at around £40,000 and aimed directly at cars like BMW's i4 and sportier versions of the Tesla Model 3. For all this car's Scandinavian vibe, in reality it was China's entry into this exploding segment. This model was built and bankrolled there by Geely, who at the time of launch not only also owned Volvo but Lotus, Proton and the SUV maker Lynk & Co. Mind you, this was also very much an international product: the battery modules were from LG Chem in South Korea, the electric motors came from Siemens in Germany and the brand had a Research and Development facility in Coventry. The Polestar 2 first arrived in mid-2020 in twin motor form, but the range was expanded in 2021 to include the more affordable single motor variants you're more likely to want. Almost everything a conscientious EV adopter might want is promised here - decent driving range, sustainable manufacturing, a vegan interior - and more than a dash of cutting-edge technology too: this was the first model in the world to feature an infotainment system powered by Google's Android Automotive OS system, which claimed to redefine what you can expect from in-car infotainment and connectivity. A rare BST Edition 270 model was launched in 2022. The Polestar 2 sold in its original form until mid-2023, when it was fundamentally updated, the Single motor versions switching from front to rear-wheel drive. It's the pre-facelift versions though, that we look at here.

What You Get

As a carmaker, Polestar has an intrinsically deep relationship with Volvo - and so does this Polestar 2. Back in 2016, this design was originally a Volvo concept car - the 'Concept 40.2' - but when Polestar's styling chief Maximillian Missoni saw it, he recognised in the chiselled look a shape ready to pioneer the style of entirely new brand. This may be the second car the company has made, but it's the first true Polestar. The tall, chunky proportions certainly couldn't be more different from the sleek, globular shape of a rival Tesla. In fact, it doesn't really look like anything else at all, which is what you might most like about it. In theory, it's a five-door Fastback, but it sits on the 'Compact Modular Architecture' platform of a Volvo XC40 SUV, hence the high-sided look that Polestar likes to describe words like 'urban' and 'robotic'. From the side, you might consider that the 2.7-metre wheelbase is rather too short for the 4.6-metre body length. And adding this rather cheap-looking battery output sticker behind the front wheel arch is unnecessary. But the profile's lovely, embellished by blacked-out windscreen pillars that flow into the cantilevered roof. The rear perspective is equally arresting, with strips of LED lighting that curl around the lower tailgate like Salvador Dali's moustache. Getting in and activating the car requires nothing more than you should have the key in your pocket, but it's a rather cheap-looking square black thing, so you might prefer to download the appropriate Polestar app so that the whole entry and start procedure can be handled by your smartphone. It's a 'vegan interior' apparently and if you don't happen to be a vegan, you may view the prospect of that with all the enthusiasm you might muster for a trip to your local meat-free restaurant. But actually, once inside, well, it's all rather nice, providing you happen to like the whole pared-back Scandinavian vibe this car wants to draw you into. The things you most commonly interact with like this curiously shaped gear lever and the screen graphics are all bespoke - shared componentry with Volvo has been kept to a minimum - and the overall feeling is of a cabin that, rather refreshingly, isn't derivative of anything else in the segment. Unlike in a Tesla, Polestar hasn't tried to cram everything into one central touchscreen - thankfully, a configurable 12.3-inch 'Progressive' instrument display is provided too - but you're still going to be using this 11.15-inch portrait-format middle monitor rather a lot, so it's just as well that thanks to its uber-sophisticated Google Android Automotive OS operating system, it's one of the best you'll find on any car at any price. Brilliantly intuitive built-in voice control is a speciality, Apple devices are reluctantly accommodated and even the integrated climate controls are easy to use. Other cabin highlights include brilliantly supportive seats, a much-needed standard fixed panoramic glass roof and a reasonable level of storage provision. In the rear. The door opens nice and wide and shuts again with a quality 'thunk'. But you're not going to want to share the rear part of this cabin with more than one other adult because of the protruding height of a centre tunnel you'd think this car wouldn't need since it doesn't have to house a conventional transmission system but which is necessary here to house some of the lithium-ion battery cells positioned beneath you. Still, leg room is very reasonable by the usually relatively mediocre standards pervading in this class. What about the boot, the hatch for which as you'd want is power-operated and optionally embellished with a swipe function so you can wave your foot beneath the bumper and open it if you're approaching the car laden down with bags. The capacity revealed (405-litres) is some way down on what you'd get from a rival Tesla Model 3 (542-litres) - or something conventional like, say a BMW 3 Series (480-litres). But those two cars are saloons and this is a hatch, so here you get a more versatile loading space. Push forward the rear bench and 1,095-litres of space is freed up.

What to Look For

Not much goes wrong. Ask for a full battery health check if buying direct from Polestar or any other seller. Here are a few comments from previous owners: Sometimes the car forgets the set charge level and uses the previous level or can over-charge (you wanted it to stop at 90 and it went to 100). Spotify on the centre screen can malfunction on the odd occasion. Occasionally you see the odd set of warning messages, but these tend to disappear when you restart. The voice recognition won't play if there is no signal. The google routing in the UK has one algorithm which seems to be shortest miles and that's not always the most comfortable / stressless to drive. Anything more is really a problem but the warranty seems pretty robust. You take the car to Volvo dealers for maintenance and like all these they have highs and lows. Obviously, you'll need to check the charging system. If the car won't charge, it could be a problem with your home electrics (or those at the public charge point you're using). Check the charge light to make sure that electricity really is going through the charge port. And make sure there really is charge in the socket you're using to power from - plug something else into it to see - say, your 'phone. If that charges OK, it could be that your charging cable is demanding too much power, so try another power source. Another problem could be that the circuit may have tripped due to a circuit overload. Or perhaps there could be a problem with the charge cable: this needs to be cared for properly. Repeatedly driving over it (as previous owners may conceivably have done) will damage it eventually. Make sure you do a charge-up before signing for the car you're looking at. When you do this, make sure that when you plug in to start the charge cycle you hear the charge port and the cable locking and engaging as they should; that's all part of the charger basically confirming with the car's onboard computer that everything's good to go before releasing power. But if the charging cable fails to lock as it should, then that won't happen. If there is a failure to lock, the issue could be actuator failure, caused by a blown fuse. Otherwise, it's just the usual things to look for: parking knocks and scrapes and any damage to the interior caused by kids. And of course insist on fully stamped-up service history.

Replacement Parts

(approx based on a 2021 Polestar 2 Standard range Single motor - Ex Vat - see 123spareparts.co.uk) Rear brake pads sit in the £67 bracket. Front brake pads are around £34-£40; rear pads sit in the £22-£30 bracket. Wiper blades sit in the £6-£12 bracket. An air filter is in the £33-£60 bracket. A pollen filter's in the £10-£25 bracket.

On the Road

Once on the move, having shot away from rest with the usual frantic EV sense of forward thrust, this Polestar 2 goes about its business with a rather impressive deep, very considered sense of purpose. Roll is resisted, the steering is accurate and your slightly raised driving position offers a feeling of proper command. And, with the top 'Long Range Dual Motor' 78kWh battery model, cornering grip is rarely lacking, thanks to two AC synchronous 150kW electric motors, one for each pair of wheels, offering AWD traction and a combined 408hp. Which is more than enough to offset the rather portly weight that in part is a by-product of an all-steel CMA platform that Polestar owners the Geely group more usually used in this period for SUVs like this car's almost identically-engineered cousin, the pure electric Volvo XC40. The 'Long Range Dual Motor' variant offers 408hp, though if you regularly use all those braked horses, you will of course get nowhere near this version's claimed 298 mile driving range figure. The lighter alternative 231hp 'Long Range Single Motor' mid-level Polestar 2 does rather better - with that car, the same 78kWh battery will supposedly take you up to 335 miles. If longer trips are less of an issue, then the cheapest option is the base 224hp 'Standard Range Single Motor' derivative, which uses a smaller 64kWh battery and offers a range of up to 273 miles. On all models, a 'Drive' part of the centre screen allows you to alter steering feel and the level of retardation from the car's 'One Pedal Drive' brake regeneration system. And with the top 'Long Range Dual Motor' variant, there's the option of choosing a version with a motorsport-orientated 'Performance Pack', which gives you track-ready Brembo brakes, stickier Continental SportContact tyres on bigger 20-inch wheels and race-style Ohlins Dual Flow Valve manually adjustable dampers. As for charging, well you'll need the bigger 78kWh battery to be able to use the fastest 150kW public DC chargers: attached to one of those, you can replenish around 80% of the powerplant's lithium-ion cells in around 40 minutes. As usual with EVs at present though, you're going to need most of the night to charge up everything with the car hooked up to a conventional garage wallbox.

Overall

We like the Polestar 2. And it couldn't be more different from arguably its closest rival, the Tesla Model 3, an EV that slightly awkwardly embraced the current eco-zeitgeist. This Polestar, in contrast, feels resolutely normal and represents a far easier transition to battery mobility for someone currently in a 3 Series, a C-Class or an A4. In that respect, it's really more like the BMW i4. The Polestar 2 has a Tesla-like feel of innovation, an Audi Q4 e-tron-like feel of quality and a BMW-like feel of sporting purpose. All with rare, unique branding and packaging. Choosing one of these would be a step into the unknown. But we can see why you might.

Performance
80%
Handling
80%
Comfort
80%
Space
50%
Styling
50%
Build
80%
Value
60%
Equipment
80%
Economy
70%
Depreciation
60%
Insurance
50%

This vehicle has previously been registered to a business or a vehicle rental company, or been used by a business, so it may have been driven by more than one driver.

* Figures for fuel consumption, the CO2 produced, and/or the pure electric range are provided for comparative purposes only and are based on laboratory testing. The actual figures under real world driving conditions will depend upon a number of factors, including any accessories fitted after registration, variations in driving styles, weather conditions, vehicle load and the health of the battery.

Wolverhampton Motorstore / Vanstore

Unit 6 Pantheon Park, Wednesfield Way, Wolverhampton, WV11 3DS

Phone Number

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