Polestar 3 review

At the moment, the UK will only get the Launch Edition versions, so that’s £75,900 for the Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Launch Edition, with the other model being the £81,500 Long Range Dual Motor Launch Edition Performance Pack. Snappy names, huh?

Even at launch Polestar is offering zero per cent finance on PCPs. Three-year leasing starts at about £750 a month for the Long Range Dual Motor, with six months down and 10,000 miles a year.

What are the options?

Standard spec (for the Launch Edition cars) includes the air suspension, panoramic roof, all-LED lighting, all the ADAS and 21in wheels. On these cars you already get the Plus and Pilot Packs, Pilot being their name for radar cruise control with lane centring. Those packs also include stuff like the absolutely awesome 25-speaker audio system from Bowers & Wilkins, soft-close doors, head-up display and more.

LiDAR will be an option from 2025 in conjunction with a company called Luminar, setting the car up with extra sensors for over-the-air updates to more comprehensive mapping of its environment and ever-more competent autonomous ADAS, but that feels like it might be a stretch to pay for at this point.

Of probably more interest is the PP. The Performance Pack gives you a slight power bump, gold seatbelts, valvecaps and brakes, specific 22in wheels and a more intense standard for the air suspension for £4,600. But remember the suspension is already on the firm side.

What spec would you go for?

Don’t have a black one, for a start: it just loses all the nice design elements. And have the contrasting body cladding. Admittedly the ‘Swedish Gold’ addenda on the Performance Pack cars really do look good, but it's a lot to pay for when it doesn’t necessarily need the extra performance.

There’s a lot to be said for the lighter colours on the interior - not as practical, mind - but don’t bother with the Nappa leather.

The Polestar suits the eco-friendly technical fabrics on offer, so why not go with them? Welfare-secured wool for the win. There are also not that many brighter colour options. White with the contrasty bits looks good, and if you go for the full Scandi-interior themes, you won’t go too far wrong.