Polestar's footprint in the UK is almost wholly based on the 2 - so how good is it secondhand?
Today we’re looking at the gen-one Polestar 2, the battery-electric 4-door ‘fastback’ saloon that went on sale in the UK in 2020 to rival Tesla’s 2019-on Model 3. Polestar 2s were made in China, unsurprisingly perhaps given that Polestar was a sub-brand of Volvo Cars, which had been owned by the Chinese multinational Geely since 2010.
After that 2023 refresh the long-rangers could charge at up to 205kW, 55kW faster than before. They were priced from £52,950. At this time the single-motor Polestar 2s switched from front- to rear-wheel drive, putting a little extra delicacy into the handling and adding small increases to power, performance, range and price, which went up by £2,800 to £44,950.
Anyway, we’re not sure if the sale is in full swing yet but so far there are no signs of Hertz’s EV unload killing prices of used Polestar 2s on the US market. The ones marked as ‘fleet owned’ on classified ads seem to be fetching the same sort of money in the US as privately owned cars. That would appear to show a good level of buyer trust in the core vehicle, although it could also be something as simple as Hertz controlling the sale flow to maintain values.
Every Polestar 2 came with free, scheduled maintenance for the first three years after delivery, or 31,250 miles, whichever came first. The service included cleaning and it could include pick-up and delivery but that depended on the resources of the service provider.
Two recalls have been issued on the Polestar 2. One was to rectify faulty tin plating on the bulk capacitor terminals which could lead to a short circuit. The other had to do with high-voltage contactors coming open which could disconnect the drive. All unfamiliar terms to those of us who are more accustomed to reading repair biills for internal combustion engines. You could tow with a Polestar 2. The maximum braked towing weight was 1,500kg. Naturally there was no VED to pay.At over 2.
The full-width ‘Knight Rider’ style LED adaptive light blade across the boot lid was potentially Marmite, but from the front the car had a pleasing ‘modern Volvo’ look about it. The lack of word-based marque identifiers on cars has become a bit of a thing nowadays.
There were no redundant ‘start’ buttons in a Polestar 2. You just got in, selected forward or back and you were off. The digi screen in front of you was clear and intuitive, and the iconography of the large, portrait-oriented touchscreen had a familiar look to it if you used an Android phone. Its sat nav was powered by Google Maps. CarPlay came along in 2021. Look for that, or the absence of it, in the ad spiel on anything you’re thinking of buying.
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