2021 Polestar 2 vs Tesla Model 3 // A Silent Nemesis Approaches
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James and Thomas take the new 2021 Polestar 2 and review it against the market-leading Tesla Model 3. Both are all-wheel drive fully electric cars that have the word performance in their trims. The Polestar 2 recently received an official EPA range rating of 233 miles (375 km) whereas the model 3 performance has 322 miles (518 km) of range. They both command a similar price of high 70s Canadian. But are they worth it? And does the new kid on the block, the Polestar, pose a serious challenge to the Tesla? The boys explore the cars driving dynamics and what they are like to live with every day. Exterior and interior styling comparisons help figure out which one takes it in the looks department, and the back roads do the rest. Watch to see the outcome. SUBSCRIBE!
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#Polestar2 #Tesla #Model3 - Auta a dopravní prostředky
TH never Disappoint with Intros
or the Outtro Bloopers...
Actually the intro for me was enough to immediately stop watching. "I'm proud of you. You finally moved out of the city". Um, what now? Why would you be proud of someone for moving out of the city? As if living in the city is a bad thing? Why? Do these guys look down on people who live in the city? Why? A small throw away line that raises so many questions!
All this really does is show a bias for the 20th century, suburban, car-centric mind set IMO. As a student of modern day city planning and sustainability, this is a no-no for me.
@@johanwittens7712 Why do you sound mad when you don't even understand the whole thing??
This presumptuousness is humiliating and quite stupid...
You are making a judgment of something you literally have no idea about and honestly which is none of your business...
@@johanwittens7712 You just wanna show off that you are a "student of urban planning 🥴🥴"...
Good for you, I wonder how many of you are left who think highly of this field of study..
@@kennitodevangavani891 who's presuming now? Everything you said in your response is presumption about me.
So please. Explain to stupid silly me. What was the point of that remark in the skit? How should I interpret what they said? If it's so obvious explain it to me? What did they mean with ''im proud of you, you moved out of the city"?
When the goats upload. Guys, get these guys to a million subs. With the humor, cinematography, informative car videos, they absolutely deserve it
Very happy to see this channel succeeding
@@brady5829 me too subbed yrs ago
12k left only
Yes omg say it louder man we gotta get this amazing channel to 1million subs ASAP
The channel is at 1M subs now!
Thomas: that sounds like something that will break
James: Yea it's very cool 🤣
"Duty Calls: A Scat Pack Story" lmfao there are real tears in my eyes rn. Props guys, great video!
Now we know what James does in his free time.
id buy those books
There is nothing “free” about THAT sort of addiction!
Moving random boxes? ?
@@jamesbrown3358 ..den.foo noon.m3f.l..ukN.Y.only.6
ELON'S MUSK
You guys seem far more prepared, have higher quality camera work, and just seem like the overall best quality car review channel out there. You guys have this top gear vibe, time to start going on road trips across the world just having fun.
Btw I can't believe how "some other car reviewers" have more subs then y'all. Anyway great video as always!
I like these guys a lot. I like their humor with maturity and their rapport.
The Polestar just feels like so much higher quality, especially if you go for the leather seats and wood interior
I think that is teslas biggest problem, the interior quality. It is getting better as seen in the plaid.
I just got back from a polestar test drive and I honestly found interior quality...disappointing. And this was the upgraded version. Many of the materials look much nicer than they feel. And once you start focusing on the details, it sort of falls apart. The grab handles above the passenger front feel very cheap, the vents feel like they will break, the plastic in the rear center vent area hollow and cheap, the wood is very fake feeling/looking in person. The vegan leather seats were looked and felt very nice, but the rest of the materials were not so impressive. Definitely test drive yourself one before judging, you might also be surprised.
I feel like anyone who has complained about Tesla’s interior quality, especially seats, has never actually been in one. I’ve been in the Polestar and Model 3 and the Model 3 definitely has more comfortable seats.
@@ifirekirby7498 nobody complaint about the seats tho? what is your point the critique was towards super cheap and badly worked materials and panels super misalignet and straight up falling off
I think it will always be different standards when it is a car company making an electric car and a Tesla.
“...Pilot Sport 4s...that is objectively a better tire than those Continentals.”
/TheStraightPipes has left the chat
Ufff
And with Continental would we use for the Tesla Model 3? The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
as a driver who has used both tires on my GTI for track and daily driving duties....PS-4S are the better tire...significantly...sorry.
PS4s in summer and AS3s in the winter (baby winter). No other tire hooks in wet on my gt500
"and I'm James"
*rocket ship taking off*
This was way funnier than it should've been
Nuclear bomb drops in nagasaki
@Rubedo Alaberti soaring throughh the skyy
Superfly
I keep waiting for these guys to break the 1m mark. They're so much better than most of the other car review channels
Yeah they produce videos like they've got 10M already.
Almost there!
This is straight pipes light... don't over sale it.
@@briandaves2297 lolol nope
@@briandaves2297 who has more subscribers now?
Polestar look really good IMO, if there’s one thing Volvo does well is design. Proportions and interior are pretty close to perfect. I’d be more inclined to get one than a Tesla. I’m ok with less performance, do ai really need 3 sec 0-60 accelerations on my commute to work? Confort and ergonomics would come first...
Even then, it’ll be much faster than everyone else’s work horse cars. Great option considering buying myself one
it looks stupid. why is the rear so rectangular
@@hellocar123 The entire car is going for a modernized, blocky design and I think it fits really well. The model 3 looks horrendous in the front with that gaping dent and that's the only angle people actually care about.
Let’s talk about your collective technical talent for a moment. The lighting, and colors of the countryside are spectacular on this vid. The comic stylings are world class. Genuine Canadian treasures. Not Schitt’s Creek level perfection but pretty damn close. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
When I saw the Ontario license plate I subscribed instantly! Then I came to like their videos, liked their humors and reviews. They r doing great job and I hope this continues.
That Supercharger network is a masterclass in customer retention
It’s an amazing thing to have. I’ve driven a Model S for a few months and on longer tips it was invaluable. You can always search for public charging too having it dedicated and inside the trip planner is amazing indeed.
Kinda like the Apple "ecosystem"
Only in the US. In europe and china it really doesnt matter that much
@@robertjonker8131 yeah and the Polestar 2 has integrated charging locations in Google Maps too so that works the same way kind of.
@@robertjonker8131 In Norway the supercharger network is also great.
"Duty Calls - A Scat Pack story."
Jesus, the subtlety is brilliant.
Really not that subtle, still hilarious
I just drove the polestar 2 at electrify expo, and damn, it felt so good, even better than the lucid. Handling had no business being as good as it was, and the speed is more than enough. I feel in love imediatelly with this car.
Still need to drive a model 3
from a Tesla owner - I really feel sorry getting a Tesla, realizing this after driving polestar 2
Yeah, it’s going to feel like a Toyota rental. A Tesla three feels cheap.
how does the handling compare to the 3. you driven both now?
@@kingprone7846polestar dynamics are wayyyy better but Tesla speed is soooo much faster so choose wisely. Also the polestar range is so smallll
I agree with James’s originality assessment. In Austin where I live, Teslas are EVERYWHERE, and I’m just now starting to see Polestar 2s on the street. Between the two, I’d honestly buy a polestar 2 over the Model 3. It’s better built and not nearly as common (at least in Austin) so I feel like I’m driving something different from everyone else.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
I guess this was before the price cuts. Here in Denmark it makes absolutely no sense to buy the Polestar. In my opinion, the Polestar is more beautiful and may have better built quality, but it's performance and inefficiency are such big problems.
@@ev.c6 Tesla are built like a $10 jigsaw. The lights leak, the windows leak, the paintwork is thin (just try and repair a ding!) and it’s built by idiots. Take the extra speed and shove it - because when you crash in a Tesla you’re better off falling off a cliff in a crisp packet. RIP Tesla - piece of cr@p
You want to pay $10,000 more for a car that has less performance then go ahead. Don't even qualify for the $7500 tax credit so your paying $17,500 more to look a bit different and better panel alignment.
Honestly guys I've been with you not too long. But you guys have been amazing! Great reviews, entertaining, excellent content. I am really excited about how close you guys are to 1mill subscribers. Congrats in advance!
Recharging is the real issue. If you live in Europe... it's probably a non-issue. But, here in NA, driving non-Teslas is like driving an ICE car with few compatible gas stations. It will change someday. But, I'd prefer to be able to leave my hometown today.
Yea it’s def an issue. The charging network is key.
U charge at home
@@eddiejohanson9064 works well... if you don't intend to leave town. If that is the use case for your car, then no issues either way. I'm just saying.. if you intend to drive across the US; pay close attention to the "fast" charging infrastructure for non-Teslas.
@@jth9838 not even across the US, just something like LA to Vegas or even LA to SD and back without charging is huge. The fact the navigation automatically routes you too is something more cars need to do, but unfortunately integration on something like that is nearly impossible (props to ford for planning this out with EA).
Yep, the Tesla supercharger network is amazing and well worth any difference in price. I have 55,000mi on Model 3 already, all of it driving through different states.
A test i would love to see, that you lease a Polestar 2, a Tesla model 3 and a VW ID3 and have them for one month each. Then see which one was the easiest to live with.
No ID3 in Canada.
If it came down to it, I'd spring for the Polestar 2.
I come here for the intros and stay for the review at this point. Even if I don't care about the cars being reviewed, I can't help but enjoy the quality of the content
I love your shows I can't get enough😊 the opening skits are life😄 keep up the great work guys
First video I’ve watched from you guys I have to say it’s amazing production I’ve felt just captivated to watch just U2 talk back-and-forth well Don guys thank you
Their humor brings Top Gear into the modern age
These guys really are the spiritual successors to the original Top Gear
Polestar 2 "That one write itself" *Wheeeeze*
Sorry I don't get it...
I dont get it, please someone explain
@@Teme44
Pole Star 2
@@txisbest2010 he trying to say polestar 2 is second bc is name and tesla still 1st best electric car
@@jackh.3052 No, Pole as in stripper lol.
I love you guys! Best car reviewers ever!
Can’t wait til you guys hit a million. Very impressive.
Loved the last ten seconds. And thank you for not begging to reach a million subs. You know it’ll get there very soon, so you stay classy as always. Kudos
Lots of love for you guys. Look at that subscriber count man! I’ve been here since the good old days of civic and Corolla and Mazda comparisons. Love how at that time I was looking to buy a civic. Now I’m looking to buy a Tesla. Good progression and I wish everyone reading this comment the absolute very best
Love the Polestar. Volvoquality and safety in a beautiful package. The taillights looks awesome. ♥️
Sometimes when im busy and i cant watch a full video, i just watch the intros😂 thanks for bringing me joy guys!
This might be one of the funniest skits I’ve seen. And that’s really saying something since you guys always knock it out of the park
Test drove both. Bought the polestar. It feels more solid and handles way better. If you really need a car that goes a second faster in a 0-60 drag race, and feel anxiety over not having the range then good for you but most drivers don’t need anywhere near that speed. The polestar in person is absolutely gorgeous and the interior is noticeably nicer. No gauge cluster in the model 3 was also a huge negative for me. There’s no reason to not have it other than cheapness on teslas part. The piano black throughout the polestar is annoying tho and the seat material isn’t my favorite. Still love teslas but the design is aging. Just my two cents.
When Thomas jumped into the backseat of the polestar, I thought he was going to mention the big transmission hump on the floor, (based on the xc90).. It’s very cramped in the back and confining.
Apparently, the transmission hump contains some of the battery cells, Polestar opted for this rather than raising the floor slightly. If you sit in the back of a Model 3 you'll notice the floor is raised up because of the battery pack, in the front, the battery ends before were your feet are so it's not an issue for the driver.
Though, I'm not sure how many people have full-sized adults in the rear of any car now, usually it's just kids. I could understand it being a pain though if you did have full-szied adults in the rear seats very often and for long journeys. :)
Polestar 2 is based on the XC40, not XC90
@@Piotrekands Xc40 is a volvo????
@@golfwipe Yes.
@@golfwipe Polestar is a volvo
Love you videos guys. I hope to God your channel blows up. Cause it needs to world needs to see James and Thomas like hammond and Jeremy
Owned a P2 for just under 2 months, over 8000km driven.. has been a blast 2024 rwd. It's funny when you get checked out by a model owner as you drive by. Lol
Did you see Polestar 2 just released OTA power upgrade? This video definitely deserves a "part 2" with the power upgraded!
Polestar 2 is by far better. Driven both, bought a Polestar 2. Better made, better drive, still fast enough to get you in trouble (and out of it) and better looking. The Tesla I had for a weekend was ok, but once you get past the “ooh it’s so fast” honeymoon (3 or 4 launches btw) you notice the shit build quality, the rolling ride, the empty “student flat” interior and the average looks. Be different. Get a Polestar.
@@JonathanPieforPM That's good to hear. I drove a friend's Model 3 a while ago. Last week I placed a deposit for a Polestar 2 FWD for my wife to daily drive. It still qualifies for Federal and BC provincial rebates. I am looking forward to taking delivery.
@@JonathanPieforPMI'd take the significantly better range on the Model 3 over everything else you just mentioned. In the Western US, with EV's range is absolutely KING, and it's not even CLOSE either. 🤷
These guys are very entertaining and good. Love to see 2021 Guilia vs new M3 when available.
Thank you. Asmentioned your production quality is getting to be exceptional.
Your intros are just damn fun :)
great video as always.
What was the Polestar's charge level at the end of this video?
What a great review!!! Love you guys and the banter. Thanks for making such a well edited video on two very interesting EV's. :)
Very well made videos. All your hard work really shows.
Intros are the BEST... literally had me laughing out loud. You should put together an Intros only video at the end of each year.
OMG that opening!!!!! LOL!!!!! At the End of the Year maybe you guys can do a poll of the 5-10 Best openings?? We can vote on our fav maybe? just an idea.
The price compromise here is the Long Range AWD Model 3 with the "Acceleration boost" DLC in-app purchase (crazy, right?) that brings the the 0-62 down to ~4s flat. It'll lack the lowered stance and suspension but for a daily that'll be just the sweet spot.
As a M3P owner, I think you're right.
The suspension is identical, they just drop the performance one inch. You’re not giving up any great setup by going with dual motor.
I am extremely happy with my dual motor and acceleration boost really topped it off. Didn't want the reduced clearance and range that the performance brings either. If I had crazy amounts of money and could justify more then 1 vehicle then i definitely would get a performance especially for track mode.
I dont know about you guys but just the dual motor model 3 without any options is already more expensive than the polestar 2 with every option excluding the performance pack. And it actually does 4 sec flat.
The opening bits always remind me of the boys from Top Gear and praise doesn't really get much higher than that.
This was a brilliant intro. Back on form for you guys
"But do I care?" had me dying, love the reviews!
"When Duty Calls, a Scat Pack Story". I'm wheezing.
Fun and Informative.. keep up the good work guys!
Watching this in my gray Tesla Model 3 Performance... “finally, someone compares the Polestar 2 directly to the Model 3 Performance”... respectable and fair review guys! Finally a review that doesn’t feel like you’re getting paid by Polestar....
Very diplomatic review. Yes, let's have choices. There are so many different subjective decisions that are made as cars are selected.
You guys crack me up and are a pleasure to watch! As for the cars, I've never had the opportunity to drive any electric vehicle, but I really struggle with the stark interior and unfinished looking front end of the Tesla. I always feel like the Tesla 3 looks like a clay engineering concept model that they painted and sent out the door! The Polestar has a much more finished look to me and car-like interior, but there is no missing the Volvo influence in the styling. Not necessarily a good thing in my book. It doesn't always come down to which one is fastest 0-60 in real world driving, but range is critical in an EV and it sounds like the Polestar has some work to do in that department!
Low key, duty calls, a scat pack story is bloody hilarious, wish you'd used that one in the actual intro, but thanks for including it at all!
“if elon’s gonna keep tweeting abt lap times and 0-60s i’m gonna keep judging it as a performance / track car”
god bless
thx 4 keeping the accountability on the con
so many journalists just go along w elon and don’t apply any criticality
Both of you are so hilarious! I love the interaction and the content! Keep it up! I hope you hit 1 million subscribers!
They have 1.8M
I just saw the Polestar vs I8 video yesterday, nice.
That look at 18:25 - so funny. Great review, really enjoyed. Thanks!
That look and smile Thomas gives the camera at 4:50 kills me. I had to rewind it a couple times
There’s a few people in my town with some polestar 2’s, ones a performance and in my opinion it’s no competition. It looks fantastic. It’s the perfect mix of traditional and future without looking like some cybertruck clownshow.
Polstar 2 : no build issues - except the entire fleet has been recalled due to car shutdown and not working.
I´m gonna party hard when you hit 1 million subs! Still my favourite youtube channel!
Excellent review guys, that was really good,
I don’t like the vertical screen in the Volvo, I mean Polestar.
Polestar makes a tesla look like a toy haha. The quality volvo brings is insane. Plus, i bet the seats and driving are much more comfortable.
You guys do a fantastic job keep it up
Hello from the south coast of England love your channel and your humour keep up the top work all the best jay EPC 🍻🍻
M3, every day. Just for range and supercharger network. Take them both for a trip coast to coast or throughout Europe, and there’s just no competition.
Are we really calling a Model 3 an 'M3' now? *vomits*
@@adityavisvanathan38 MX, MS, M3. Damn right.
Throughout Europe, actually, the polestar will be fine, non-Tesla-CCS charge points outnumber Tesla SC 5:1 or something like that... Travel 2-3h, take a 20-30 minutes stretch and go on. I have tried the TM3 Performance and not yet the P2, but seeing the reviews, apart from range, the P2 seems (to me) to be the better road trip car (more practical luggage, more comfortable ride).
@@mattetjus aren’t the non-tesla chargers a lot less reliable? That’s what I hear. I wouldn’t like to arrive at a charger with my battery at 5%, to encounter an out of order charger.
@@verbimaarten granted, my experience is from rental cars a few weeks per year (with 250km distances travelled) with first gen leaf/i3 'back in the day and never models more recently as well as my own ev (new i3) since October.
That said, I have not yet come upon a station with all charge points out of order. The two closest calls are: one road trip with a model S where I had to wait an hour in line at the Tesla SC (more cars than chargers on a public holiday in Sweden) and at a local groceries store where the ChaDeMo was broken (CCS still fine, but I had a leaf loaner), this wasn't a road trip though, so, no biggy.
Back in 2015, it was a bit annoying to travel with the leaf due to the slow charging and short range, but it worked fine. Had to do one longer and one shorter stop for a 300km trip..
The Titles for the Car Erotica Novels were Hilarious 😂😂
Okay, just got nightmares from James turning the mirror😂😂😂 And laughted. Alot.
Great review! You guys are excellent and VERY entertaining.
Is the Polestar a bit easier to get in and out of??
tbh, the performance pack Polestar 2 with the Ohlins dampers rides too firmly, considerably too firmly, on rough roads. If you soften it to the softest setting maybe it is OK. But out of the factory, it's too stiff. The regular dampers are better in this regard yet the car still handles great. I feel the steering on the Polestar is better because it's not so twitchy at higher speeds. In real life, driving behind slower drivers as we do in everyday driving, these are firm and quiet cars but have very different characteristics. I prefer the European solidity of the Polestar. It feels like what it is: a sporty tuned Volvo.
Third day with the Ps2 with p.p., and you described my initial assessment 110% to the T.
Competition will drive companies like these two(hopefully more) to provide better products with appropriate prices which will ultimately be better for consumers like us.
Your video's keep getting better epic show😄😁
THIS IS THE ONE IVE BEEN WAITING FOR
Damn it felt like yesterday you guys had 20k subs and you guys are so close to 1 million!!!!
One of the funniest intro skits ever. You guys did great. And I want to stick it to Elon, so I'm going to enter to win a Polestar 2 through your link.
Looks great and having that dash driver screen is a must for me. Adding a real power hatch is a win. Finally a decent ev choice for both model 3 and y.
I love the music choices in this vid
Elon's Musk.
Resistance. Is. Futile.
I busted out on that!
TESLA- AMERICAN
POLESTAR - CHINESE
I will take the Tesla please......
@@guidedmeditation2396 good point
@Orangeman We need to RESET China with a nuclear bomb at this point. They are trying to steal an election and force us into Communism. Anything made in China needs to be suspect at this point. The Bioweapon VIrus and its variants has caused huge death and trillions in Economic Damage and pain to the people of the world.
"WORKING TOGETHER" with the Chinese at this point is BS. They need to be defeated.
Even the CHINESE "SMART THERMOSTATS" that allow you to change the Temp/AC/Heat from your smartphone spy on and steal information from other devices. It was discovered that in the Election the Thermostat was sending Vote Totals and information to CHINA and may have even connected wirelessly to the Voting Machines to switch votes.
It is funny how the leftists claim the CIA/Dominion vote swapping machines can't even connect to the internet but it is been proven that when you get a brand new one out of the box the first thing that appears on the screen when you turn it on is "DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET" and it walks you through the process.
We are at war with China. Deal with it.
@@guidedmeditation2396 *’MURICA*
The best intros ever
So often these comedic skits come off as very cringy but this works to great effect. Very entertaining and informative! As a Swede I wish Polestar was still Swedish, but still went for Model 3 in this case ;)
My cousin Wing Lu works in a Chinese polestar factory. They stand for 13 hrs a shift and are paid low wages. Some of the staff are recruited from rural areas with low literacy rates. One worker could not read or write but the company did not care.
Say hi to Wing Lu. I’m gonna buy one today maybe a used one
"oh, someone forgot to install the interior" - :D
I'm surprised you haven't used the one-pedal driving feature in the Model 3.
BEST INTROS IN THE BUSINESS!
The only other channels that give me these vibes and have similar quality work is Hagerty and ISSIMI and thats because of Jason Cammisa tbh. Charismatic personalities are what make us viewers come back and these guys got it!
would love to see the drag race tho.... just to see the difference in drag and roll race
Right. Would probably be similar to a model Y long range vs a performance 3
Good comparison! Just would like to see the Imperial or Metric equivalent flashed on the screen when you guys talk about specifications. Especially since you guys are inconsistent with which ones you use. Range was in kilometers but weight was in pounds.
I'd love to see the Polestar 2 on the track with a regular Model 3 Dual Motor. Maybe next time?
I thought the Canadians were civilised and used KGs!
@@mrebear9758Not really. They use a mix of Metric & Imperial, just like America, only weighted a bit more towards the former than the latter. Pounds and feet are still WIDELY used in Canada.
Hey! Great comparison video and such a great cause you’re raising money for. Just donated and good luck to everyone trying to win the prize. Winning something like that would change my life but I’m glad I could give a little bit to a great foundation😌
Woaaaah I recognize that house in 2nd line Rd in Burlington! Right near Camp Nemo Scout Camp!
THESE SKITS HAVE ME DYING 😂😂😂
Where I live Tesla’s are as common as camrys and although I can appreciate them for their performance it’s not my thing. But my vehicle is the anti economy car, Rubicon gladiator on 37s. Solid 16.8 mpg’s on the highway. I’d like an auxiliary electric motor though 👌🏼
The best EV and great value is supposed to become "Common"
Mission: To accelerate the transition to sustainable energy
@@Samuel-ym7ls don’t wanna burn fuel and pollute the environment, we’ll just be throwing away millions of batteries down the road! Much better 😂😂😂😂
Great review as usual!
Great review guys!!!!
Something worth mentioning from this is the talks about interior quality, the materials used. The Model 3 seems to have this thing going around online where everyone is convinced the interior is made of cheap materials, but in reality, it's mostly all vegan leather, plastic covered with a soft and squishy material, or alcantara. It feels nice, and the lack of a dashboard gives you a really good and open view. (Though the real reason for not having one is that Tesla believes the cars will drive themselves, and as they put it, you don't look at the dashboard in a taxi)
I think it's just... Really different, and people either love different, or hate it, but they need to find stuff to complain about to justify their opinion for some reason. :)
That Polestar looks so good... but Tesla’s infrastructure is just so much better...
In real life it Looks 🤮
Let's get these guys to one million!!
I've noticed any TH polestar review includes a 60 second infomercial for ohlins dampers. Good stuff.