I would too. But I also suspect that the battery degradation will hit hard compared to the Model 3.

@@MuitoDaora I am not really worried about the battery as I am only leasing it and I drive less than a 100 miles a day. We have Tesla's here and they break all the time so battery life is of no use.

@@s13dad82 I have a diesel it does 70miles mpg it was cheap to buy and cheap to run and is already 5 years old ! Nah no EV for me.

@@bertiewooster3326 Hi Bertie, diesel is getting expensive these days, I bought the Polestar 2 because of the free charging and no maintenance cost. I gave up my mercedes diesel bluetec years ago because they are expensive to maintain and very problematic.

@@s13dad82 Well your lifestyle is in the slow lane ! I went from Lo don to Bolton to see my aged aunt on Sunday filled tank up drove there and back saw her for 1 hour over 500 mls there and back no need to fill up or hang around waiting for charge still had enough in the tank for a week's commuting EV are not for me they are restrictive and too expensive ,I 'll keep my cheap long range diesel!

I'd miss autopilot and the charging network. And Netflix and games and stuff.

and range

The 'guy' is only an ex F1 driver so yeah he probably didn't realise 🤣

Who cares when you even can compete?

Polestar interior is terrible. Looks like a Prius

@@nonconsensualopinion and the Tesla interior looks like something an undergraduate computer science class came up with. What's your point?

BEAUTY is Subjective and DOES NOT make the car FASTER.

@@markplott4820 Sure, and whether you care more about a couple hundredths of a second around a track, or aesthetics you find personally pleasing is also a subjective decision.

Link? The Volvo had the performance/ brake packs and the M3 *LR* smoked it.

@@rogerstarkey5390 the default pack settings are for comfort. So initially only the brakes are better. Having the pack installed means shit until the dampers are properly tuned for the track.

+1

I would buy the Tesla for its vastly superior charging network and how quickly and easily it can be recharged. Ride quality can be upgraded via teslacorsa for a nominal price. Upgrading a charging network or speed of charging on the Volvo is multitudes more expensive.

@@evolv.e Forget Tesla, shitty build quality, hundreds of recalls.

@@stockey lol haters gonna hate

​@@evolv.eMostly people fed up of being smoked at traffic lights 😂

If you're short. I wouldn't fit

I take it you have not looked at the NCAP score for the Model 3?!

See this a lot. Family cars and crossover are rated entirely on how sporty the drive is. Heard of kids? My son will toss the soup immediately with this kind of driving.

Yes. This is really not helpful. Please decide if you want to be a Top Gear or an informative car channel. At this point, you're neither.

Very cool. How much extra power did it get?

did you see TESLA announced its CARBON CERAMIC Brake kit for $20,000.

@@knight2386 67bhp and 20Nm (you currently have to own the car and pay €1k for it though)

@@kittgs thanks for the reply! If I could get that additional power out of my Tesla for that price, I'd jump right on it

This is a model 3 long range which also has an acceleration boost option adding about 60hp.

I also wouldn't have minded seeing how they both compare on everyday road driving, because I can't really see many people using either on track

And so do tesla

oh boy, that ICE thing is going to be a thing of the past

Until you buy the performance boost for the model 3, which again will make it winner. Or you could buy the performance version of the model 3.

@@larss3903 does the tesla performance boost fix the poor brakes and cheap suspension?

@@yarpen9016 You didn't watch the review? "Turns in beautifully" "Super positive in slow speed corners" "Nice to drive" Compared to "In spite of these options (£5k brakes, performance pack😂) it doesn't feel as quick" "A lot of understeer" "It may also corner a bit reluctantly" "Not as nimble, not as agile" "I want to go there...not there!!" ... What do you mean "not tuned for the track"? It had the kits fitted! You seem confused.

@@yarpen9016 It took 5 grand to "fix" that on the Volvo.... Still slow.

@@rogerstarkey5390 having the kit fitted doesn’t mean the dampers were tuned for the track. Default settings are for comfort.

Doesn't the fact you have to "set the dampers up properly" make a point? 95% will never have that done.

even in CITY mode, the TESLA wins hands down in RANGE, EFFICIENCY , Highway PERFORMANCE , and more.

@@markplott4820 Mark here is a Tesla salesman... I like your cars Mark but I just find them a bit unattractive. Like an inflated puffer fish with a jet engine

@@Poppillon - beauty is ONLY skin deep, TESLA has Superior HANDELING and PERFORMANCE where it counts. In my PLAID , I can even SMOKE the MOST TUNED Durrango HELLCAT. and Reguarlly do 8.9sec , some tracks even BAN me, because i'm too FAST and dont Decelerate enough. (no Parachute, no Roll Cage).

@@markplott4820 where it counts for you maybe... plenty of people prefer the driving experience of the P2 over the tesla... and then there's the build quality... it'll come down to what people value I guess

@@Poppillon - Actually, since 2020 Raven , TESLA has made a Step change in Build QUALITY in ALL of the Tesla model S/X 2021 models. Improved NVH & Build Quality , Improved Suspension & NOISE Reduction (ACTIVE). REDUCED Factory Defect & Repair Issues. Increced LONGEVITY of Parts.

Or get performance boost upgrade for Model 3 LR £ 1,500 over the air up date brings 0 to 60 down to 3.7 seconds.

@@richardcorns8553 damn straight:P

@@DPR1985 True 👍

From all full electric cars i really like the full ev cross-overs : Polestar-2 & Jaguar i-Pace, (small hatch ev : Hyundai ioniq 5 and latest KIA EV6).. From American market i like only the full electric SUV & Pick-ups like : Rivian (R1T & R1S) and GMC Hummer EV.. ;0)

I don't want a China company

@@chichora123 Geely is one of china’s independent companies just so you know it. NOT CCP. Don’t hate whole populations because that equals racism.

@@danishviking6254 Are you crazy? This is about our own livelihood. You don't want us to have even a single job. You want China to take over every single job from the rest of the world?

@@chichora123 It's not a chinese copy. It's made by volvo...bruh

Well Elon mentioned that from next year (2022) he will allow other brands to use the Tesla supercharging network infrastructure (if those vehicles are build to accept the charging socket and cars electronics software & electrical components can accept higher currents).. Now i would like to say that since Polstar did some up-dates for Polstar 2 (which consist in 0-60 in 4,2 and bigger better batteries). So, imo the build quality is far better on Polestar same with the outside look (subjectively at least to me the Tesla 3 looks like a bloated-fish even i-Pace looks better) and also this is a very important aspect since the owning is stressful enough presently without warehouses lots of delays for components, semi-conductors & spare-parts so, i feel like Polstar & Jaguar can fill that gap very easy thru they dealers, Polstar -Volvo & Jaguar that is why i think Polestar 2 or i-Pace are much better overall specially in Europe.. Hopefully the new super-capacitors with aluminum, graphene and Na-sulphur mixtures in the cells cores will be produced sooner for ev's to improve the present battery specs to charge faster, last longer between charges and discharge slower..

Update. Atleast state side you just need an adapter for a non Tesla ev to charge on the super chargers.

What do you mean you can't beat Tesla's battery? Their battery is worst than all the EV's I have owned. My model S could not even go further than 120 miles.It is worst than a Nissan Leaf.

Lol in my area there's a ton more regular chargers than Tesla chargers. Even level 2 chargers are filled with Teslas

@@poplaurentiu4148 You really have no clue about EVs.

That’ll be the additional torque - way more important in the real world than BHP.

Did they update the range too? Because it's rubbish otherwise.

Definitely a long range

I dont think the long range has 476bhp either, more like 376

@@garethkavanaghdixon7479 it's strange no idea what the real output is, the v5c lists power output of an LR at 361kw. Covert that to bhp gives you 484.. The LR is quick with a fully charged and hot battery, not sure my bum dyno says its 484 though. I suspect that the car itself has the battery and motors to do 484bhp, thus v5c lists it.. I E its the same hardware underneath as the same performance, hower I guess tesla software restricts max motor power to make it slower therefore probably around 370bhp ish. This is also why they can do the performance boost to increase acceleration by just altering the software to allow more power from the motors.

Yup. I was thinking the same thing.

Model 3 PERFORMANCE would SMOKE the Polestar 2.

Exactly

What's this hang up about China? Who cares?

The Tesla shown is made in china btw

@@AndreFarrar it's simply a correct statement versus an incorrect one. Truth still matters.

@@Kraven83 Maybe this particular comment was meant solely to be a corrective statement. But, I see people on Twitter, Reddit, and other KZfaq videos constantly complaining about how Geely is a Chinese company.

Its important to note, that Model 3 with LFP has nothing to do with model year per se. Its the go to battery for the Base Model, previously known as Standard Range Plus. Tesla implemented this battery back in late 2020 and is doing so for 2021 and 2022. The shown vehicle was a Long Range and has an NMC Battery.

I noticed that too. This is the long range car not the performance. I have the exact car that was tested and am glad to know it’s still that fast

Long Range has about 440hp, with boost about 498hp

@@romansenger2322 I’m afraid you’re wrong on that one. The Dual Motor long range in the video comes with 363bhp and 394lb ft on torque. The model 3 performance that was not in this video has 480bhp and 487lb ft of torque. What a shame even Fifth Gear can’t get their facts right. If they had used the actual model three performance and not the long range, it would’ve been a totally different race, the performance would’ve disappeared.

@@francom2052 agree as you want - OR go to Tesla website and see yourself. Its written there. Also, some owners did readings straight from OBD comfirming those power figures. Curious which sources you can name for your numbers that will trump Tesla themselves.

@@romansenger2322 Roman, certainly not looking for an argument. All I am saying is that the car in the video is as a Model 3 Long Range and not a Model 3 Performance. If you’re saying that the Model 3 Long Range makes with boost download makes 498bhp, then I am curious how much power you are suggesting that Model 3 Performance makes? Closer to 600bhp perhaps? What do your sources tell you about the power output of the Model 3 Performance, that is much faster that the Long Range even after the Long Range has had the speed boost download? Tesla quote 480bhp for the Performance but if you’re saying the slower long range has 498bhp I would love to know how much you think the faster performance model makes. Hurry back with a reply please, I can’t wait to hear. ❤️

Exactly +the suspension setting for track might help to improve the Polestar 2 time as well.. ;0)

Then why not using the performance model 3?

@@xavierStark84 Model 3 Performance is a tough customer. But so is the P2 with the upgrade. And there are other reasons to buy a car than just insane performance. Just great performance is good enough for me. :-)

@@xavierStark84 Because Tesla performance Model 3 (at least in Europe) is jumping higher in overall price closer to 60.000 euro without any benefit or any cut-off in purchasing price, bonus, govern grants reduction.. So, instead of performance model 3 maybe add the underdog: X-Peng P7 performance which is costing for about same ball-park money (~45.000 euro) with the ev models presented in this clip above that also bennefit of small overall cut-off price reduction thru govern grants for getting a new green car (which is valid in Europe not sure if also elsewhere).. ;0)

@@poplaurentiu4148 you didn't get the joke? In talking about prices too.

Best comment 👌🏼

Or heaven !

Absolutely but the haters like living in the past

They are waiting for the OTA update.

POLESTAR 2 is a SHITTY car from CHINA, thats all you NEED to know.

@@markplott4820 racist!

@@danishviking6254 - NOPE, not an ANALYST. I can also predict the future. VOLVO/Polestar will FAIL as BRAND & as SPAC.

@@markplott4820 racist

POLESTAR 2 cant even DC FAST charge at 250 kwh, thats something to THINK about.

"dealer network and parts availability"? Stealth FUD? Really? How about doorstep service, plus no "stealership" to tweak the price?

@@markplott4820 oh no the horror! Having another 5 minutes to take a piss on my maybe twice a year vacation trip 😱 The fast charging is fine. Faster would be nice, but ‘only’ 150 kWh is not a deal breaker.

@@rikh8796 - TESLA is building NEW 325 kw DC fast chargers & upgrading V3 to 325kw as well.

I agree. This is useless. For driving around town, the Polestar 2 with PP is too firm. The regular Polestar 2 is firmly comfortable and built extremely solid. Overall, the Tesla feels dartier and spritely but nowhere near as solid with more road noise overall. Both of them can merge onto the highway with no problem, take corners with no problems, and overtake most vehicles with no problem.

Driven most of the ev's out there and there is no different by looking to the right or down to see your speed. Head up display would be the best in both cases. Think there is a reason why tesla dominates the ev sales... and after driving one (or all), I know why.

Volvo is for people that wear tartan slippers and think about their viagra supply running low

So you don't like Porsche frogs. Ok for you.

Probably because it's £13k more expensive than the Polestar being tested

@@SDK2006b I'm not sure about that.

@@xavierStark84 - The Tesla M3 Performance costs £60k, the Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor is £46k, so that’s £14k more for the Tesla

@@SDK2006b - ONLY IN EUROPE, in the USA and China DOMESTIC its Actually CHEAPER . when GIGABERLIN opens the Model Y PERFORMANCE will be CHEAPER than the MIC model Y.

@@markplott4820 so what? The test is done in Britain

NOPE, the TESLA model 3 PERFORMANCE would still SMOKE it.

@@markplott4820 duh. The video doesn’t compare against a model 3 performance

@@idklol3602 - I know that, but IF you are comparing similar TRIM levels , then it's ONLY FAIR to compare PERFORMANCE model 3 , to Update Polestar 2 w/ Max package as well. TESLA M3P still wins, on RANGE, SPEED, PERFORMANCE.

@@markplott4820 apple to oranges

@@idklol3602 - Agree, TESLA mod 3P still OUTCLASSES the Polestar 2 MAX upgrade.

GPPI to $0, its BULLSHIT. only TSLA is the next TSLA.

Not of these brands unless Tesla comes out with a less expensive car. This is Polestar's least expensive car but the one-motor version is the least expensive. The next Polestar coming out, the 3, will start around $75,000 US. Polestar is a premium brand.

It's a Swedish company. Geely is a parent company. Just like BMW is the parent company to Rolls Royce. That doesn't automatically make their design, engineering or the team that makes them Chinese. Geely mostly finances Volvo but Volvo/Polestar are creating their cars. The only thing that Geely shares with them are platforms, and a lot of Volvo engineers went into designing the platforms. Geely's SEA platform was designed by an ex-Volvo engineer.

Dont bet too mutch money on Polestar chinese shit lool Tesla is soo mutch more efficient years ahead in the game

wont make a DIFFERENCE , Tesla has SUPERIOR Engineering , and RIDE Handling thats BETTER than a BMW M Series.

​@@markplott4820 Mark the Tesla sales rep at it again 😂

i30 did 46.8 secs around that track driven by steve sutcliffe

Only problem with that statement is the Polestar 2 with the "performance pack" gains absolutely nothing in term of performance, it's more of a cosmetic upgrade. Maybe on a long track day but definitely not a 50 secs~ lap.

@@AW-gj4ji It's not just a cosmetic upgrade. It comes with Ohlins dampers and better brakes.

@@benjaminsmith2287 Please tell me what does it do on public roads, even if it's for the track I've mentioned 50 secs lap it's not being put into use at all.

@@AW-gj4ji A lot of performance cars have performance that isn't useful on public roads. That's why track performance shows more the reviewer throwing the cars around but isn't useful info. The PP on Polestar makes the car feel sharper and gives it more grip on a twisty canyon road vs. the non PP version. I'll admit, most of us don't drive on canyon roads.

@@benjaminsmith2287 alright I will change my statement. The performance pack would improve track time but only if it’s properly tapped into. A casual short run won’t make much of a difference, other than it feel might be better. EV in general aren’t performance cars, they weren’t designed to be ran on the track either. They might be track capable to a certain extend.

@@Ineverreadreplies Polestar 2 just got an increase of 67 HP via OTA update +the fact that on Polstar 2 performance the brakes work really awesome as we see in the clip and the Ohlins suspension-dampers fitted have a setting for track that might help to improve the Polestar 2 time as well that this journalist didn't knew about obviously.. ;0)

@@poplaurentiu4148 who needs more CV when you can update your 0-60 with 1'3 seconds less.

That's why they sell more than the 3....

I've been in a Polestar and it feels like it's 5 years behind the tesla.

@@DuckHunterGaming Depends on your criteria. In terms of build quality and the types of materials used in the cabin, it's ahead of the Tesla. Not everything about cars is the tech. There's other aspects to consider.

I think if the Polestar was on a dedicated EV platform and had less weight, it would do better. But it's quite good for a car on a hybrid platform.

tesla is build in china as well, who cares simpleton

@@theyoutubegeek7493 Exactly. What does that prove? To me it shows that Volvo/Geely/Polestar's quality control is a lot better because both cars are made in the same country.

most people driving 150hp wont bother to spend 50k anyway

Enough to left behind a Taycan on a REAL RACE.

@@xavierStark84 NO TAYCAN has EVER WON Pikes Peak, 3 Tesla Model 3 competed in 2020. Blake Fuller won in the STOCK Class.

since nobody really gave you an answer, here is mine: a Model 3 Performance beeing driven hard on the nurburgring with regen fully on will consume about 30% per lap. On the Hockenheimring you can do a full stint of 30min withouth worrying about charging. The bottleneck will be Thermal Throtteling anyway.

@@romansenger2322 that’s informative thank you

Top man!

Tesla beats the P2 only in supercharger network and range. P2 beats Tesla in everything else and is a better overall car.

@@tk6729 So apart from Efficiency Range Charging Interior space Performance And judging by this review, Handling..... It's better.... O....... K

@@rogerstarkey5390 I drove both you meatball. There is no comparison. P2 is a car. 3 is an appliance that is now being passed by the likes of KIA, Hyundai, VW, BMW, Audi etc.... And Toyota and Honda haven't even entered the conversation yet. Like I said, only charging network (we can remove Teslas over inflated range now, and shit lack of carplay/AA) at this point and that life-sized Elon poster for above your bed, that is what 3 has on any EV. Add to this how Teslas look like a giant balloon Miatas, and you and your fan boys can suck it and suck it good. 🎤 drop.

@Jeff Lee Only the performance has track mode ... and unfortunately they are not comparing the performance model here... I can only assume because the price difference would have been massive then (Tesla Model 3 Performance is over £60k)

@Jeff Lee that's incorrect. Only Model 3 Performance has it. Not the Long Range or any other variants. Same hold true for Model X, S and Y - no Track mode on any version of those whatsoever. Source: I have a Tesla Rental car company.

@@vasileioscharisopoulos3147 yeah I think their reasoning was price equivalence. They mention it several times and in the end, the "if you have 50k to spend" thing.

@@cooldudept I agree I have the performance model 3 but was I bought it, it was £49 including the grant. However since then the prices shot up again and again. I do like the polestar 2 however when it comes to charging I cannot concider anything else as there are not enough chargers to use the car as work tool.

This is not a Dual motor performance. It's a LR. Just look at the rims.

Who designed this car? Who engineered it? I don't care where it is built. That's almost irrelevant. Future Polestar 2s will be built in Ghent, Belgium where some Volvos are built .Doesn't make Volvo or Polestar Belgian. btw, the British get Chinese built Teslas. And most say they are way better built in terms of fit and finish than the ones coming out of California.

@@benjaminsmith2287 I was simply correcting the announcer, Geely owns and builds Polestar, is all. Yes it (was) a spin-off of Volvo at one point. Yes some of the Teslas in the EU right now are from the Shanghai factory, but it's correctly stated as an American car, as they are designed, engineered and HQ'd in the US and soon all those will come from the Berlin Factory.

@@sketchpro12 Who will "build" the Polestars that will be made in the USA? A lot of American and European products are off the boat from China as well. Or off the boat from another country.

I don't'get it?

I will bet even 99% dont track their car. And if they do they go for the Model 3 performance anyway.

Most people driving Teslas seem to be cruising that I've seen. I see far more people accelerating hard in BMW, Mercedes and Hondas than I see Teslas. Only people on youtube seem to be obsessed with the car's speed. Most owners want an EV and Tesla is one of the few choices out there.

Never been to Norway I guess.. always small races in the traffic

It’s the Long Range dual motor as most of the comments on here have pointed out already

its not supposed to, its a SPORTS CAR , the STOCK suspension is OK for Tracks . but, you can go to ANY COMPETENT Garage and have the MODEL 3 Tuned.

What a rubbish and incompetent comment. Talk before trying

@@markplott4820 it's not a sportscar, it's a daily and relaxing car with good performance

@@mikaeloverby - POLESTAR 2 is a COMPLIANCE built LUXURY car, w/ EMPHASIS on LUXURY rather than PERFORMANCE & HANDELING. Tesla model 3 SIMPLY OUTCLASSES the POLESTAR 2 in EVERY METRIC, inc Range , Efficiency and SPECS.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrWXhpdn1Ji0pmw.html

Polestar 2 is made in CHINA by GEELY.

@@markplott4820 All the best shit is now made in China. Who cares?

@@kogikashakunin4683 - NOPE, not even close. the AUSTIN and BERLIN Tesla model Y PERFORMANCE will be Simply the BEST CAR you can ever buy, and HUNDREDS of lbs LIGHTER than everyone else.

@@markplott4820 Grow up. You sound childish. Tesla's aren't above reproach and they aren't the best cars in the world. Neither are Volvos. Both of these vehicles have their strengths and weaknesses. The Model Y's market share will go down. It's in a highly competitive segment and now electric vehicles on dedicated platforms are coming to compete in that space.

Obviously never been near one

@@nzpomdotcom I’ve driven 2 different Model 3s. My in laws have a Model Y. All of them were cheap and poorly built.

@@kevinn1158 "poorly built", please explain what was the issue

dont overexaggerate it. I have a M3P myself and watch about every video available on the net. The unplugged performance tuned M3P did a 7.44min on the ring. Thas quick for an EV but even a Honda Civic Type R is faster, not to mention any supercars. "Smoke any production car" -> thats completly delusional

@@romansenger2322 Mark has buyers remorse.

Its not a Mercedes or Bentley.

If you don't like it, don't buy it.... That's not a Tesla's problem.

I think the Model S is nice looking. The Cybertruck is stupid looking. You can make something different that doesn't try too hard. And that tries too hard.

That's why it's the most selling ev right now^^ they like it.