Polestar 2 - cool, trendy and capable

Road Test

byMarkSlack

MENTION electric cars to even the least car aware person and it’s highly likely they’ll talk Tesla. It’s been the EV brand of choice and remained relatively unchallenged.

However, there’s a similarly cool, trendy and eminently capable rival in the form of the Polestar 2. While not carrying the sleek and smooth ex terior of the Tesla, the Polestar, part of the Volvo stable, has a determined and muscular stance. Inside there’s a definite Scandinavian vibe with a range of stylish treatments from light wood and fabrics to Nappa leather and black ash veneers. It’s a very nice place to be seated. A large central screen, which still doesn’t cut it over buttons in my view, is reason ably intuitive with exceptional ly clear graphics. Although the interior is definitely minimalist there’s no loss of premium feel. As with the exterior of the car it’s the archetypal less is more effect that has been executed so well by Polestar. Standard features across all Polestar 2 models includes automatic lights and wipers, heated powered seats, 19inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, high beam assist, adaptive LED rear lights, navi­