Polar Star 2 is definitely a unique pure electric vehicle, simple and not simple design contains a lot of ingenuity, slightly cold appearance is difficult to hide strong power and excellent control. The longer you touch, the better you will find it good.
What reason can make you abandon traditional fuel vehicles to embrace pure electric vehicles?
Most users who buy economic pure electric vehicles value cost performance, and users who just need it in first-tier cities may choose mid-range prices. Those who choose 200,000-300,000 yuan or even higher price electric vehicles, should have higher requirements for design, power performance, intelligent technology, quality and other aspects.
The Polar Star 2 I test drove today is a pure electric vehicle with full personality, simplicity and not simple, and I was attracted by its unique appearance design for the first time, and after a period of contact, I found that it was still a "detail control", bringing me one small surprise after another.
Polar Star 2 face value online, the appearance of the shape is full of personality, although there are Volvo's shadow in some design elements, but many details are new design, headlights, nets, etc. have become angular, so that the whole car looks more tough, strong sports atmosphere.
Volvo's Thor's Hammer classic daytime running lamp is very recognizable, the headlights have added the word Polestar inside, the details are not sloppy, and there are mysteries. The technology behind the simple design of the headlights is not simple at all.
The entire lighting system of Polar star 2 applies the only Pixel dot matrix LED technology of the same level of products, and each side of the headlight has 84 LED light sources, in a three-row dot matrix arrangement. Compared with traditional headlights, the direction and angle of illumination of each light source can be controlled more precisely, and the illumination range is more flexible.
Through the detection of the front camera, when there is a vehicle in front of the vehicle or oncoming traffic, the 84 LED point light source can dynamically and adaptively adjust the far and near light, illumination height and direction. Illuminate the road ahead while avoiding glare interference to vehicles in the same or opposite direction, and can identify up to 5 vehicles at the same time.
In the actual experience, the light performance is also excellent, simply put, after turning on the adaptive far and near light adjustment, in the dark environment, the high beam can be lit and turned off by the 84 LED light sources in the lighting system, avoiding the same direction and the opposite direction of the vehicle, this individual control of each LED unit allows night driving to have a better forward view.
From the side, the body shape of the PoleStar 2 is also very unique, not a sedan or a traditional SUV, but a design style similar to a coupe SUV. The sneakback design is full of personality and also reinforces the sporty sense of the vehicle.
The 20-inch wheels look very robust, and the Swedish Gold Brembo four-piston brake calipers are also sprayed with the dual brand logo of Brembo and Polestar, and the details are very well controlled.
The bezel-less exterior mirror is also full of design, the angle shape is crisp and clean, and, under the same mirror area, the volume of the mirror is reduced by 30%, and the wind resistance is smaller.
The rear shape of the car is more square and layered, and the C-shaped taillights run through the lower part. The rear fenders bulge to the sides and look strong and powerful. When I introduce the powertrain, you will find that the Polestar 2's muscular and sporty styling design is highly matched to its dynamic performance.
The taillights are also LED light sources, which together with the headlights create a gorgeous welcome effect. When you approach with the car keys, the headlights will light up, and the individual control of the LED unit can also produce a gradual lighting effect, full of ritual.
Such a ceremonial welcome effect seems to be something that no other model can do at the moment except the PoleStar 2 and the Million-class Mercedes-Benz EQS. Not only me, I believe that every Polar Star 2 owner must be satisfied when they approach their car at night.
Like the exterior, the interior design of the Polar Star 2 is also "simple and not simple". However, I want to start with the configuration. First of all, each of its seats has a heating function, and it also has steering wheel heating. If you've driven or ridden an electric car in the northern winter, you'll love both of these features.
When night falls, being inside Polar Star 2 is another feeling. The atmosphere light of the Pole Star 2 is not as gorgeous as the Mercedes-Benz, and it seems restrained and warm. White soft light falls on wood-grain decorative panels, like sitting in your own living room.
The Polestar LOGO on the cut-out design of the gear lever is exquisitely crafted, creating a suspension effect against the background of the surrounding white atmosphere lights.
If you look up, you'll see that the lights on the back of the mechanism above the mirror project the Polar Star LOGO onto the panoramic canopy, an atmosphere that doesn't seem to have been seen on other models. Imagine looking through the panoramic canopy into the deep night sky, full of stars and white polar star LOGO is a beautiful picture.
Polar star 2 uses a 12.3-inch digital dashboard, the interface is still simple, but the common information can be displayed very clearly, including battery life, power, gear and digital meters, and can also switch between different scenes. For example, in the map mode, you can display map and digital meters and battery life, the UI design is not cumbersome at all, and everything is just right.
With a size of 11.15 inches, the central control large-screen is the first model in the world to be equipped with the native Android Automotive OS. Since it is native To Android, the logic of the interface design is very concise. It can be said that how to use mobile phones, how to use the car machine. In addition, the car machine is responsive and operates no differently from mainstream mobile phones.
There are not too many preset Apps in the car, only maps and music, but the Huawei smart assistant can meet most of the needs of daily driving.
In addition, the Huawei app store and fast app are installed in the car machine, you can download your favorite App, and the fast app can be opened without downloading, and the application owned by Huawei mobile phone, Polar Star 2 has it.
The pole star 2's seats are not covered in leather materials, but use an eco-friendly imitation leather called "WeaveTech", with a little fur and denim-like materials, which is good comfort, breathability and friction. The car I test-drove also comes with Swedish gold seat belts that add a touch of color to the dark interior.
The interior of the clad door panel is also "WeaveTech" material, which is soft to the touch, as shown in the picture above, and the gray part is the material covered on the sound speakers.
Don't look at the PoleStar 2 is a sedan shape, but it has a hatchback rear door. Plenty of storage and proportional reclining of the rear seats.
Open the bottom cover of the rear tail box, open it and find that there are two hooks at the top, when you take something that needs to be hung, this small hook can come in handy, and the details are very careful.
In terms of power, I experienced the dual-motor long-endurance version of the Polestar 2. The front and rear dual motors have a maximum output of 300 kW, a maximum torque of 660 N·m, and an acceleration time of only 4.7 seconds from zero to 100 km/h.
The dual-motor long-endurance version is equipped with a ternary lithium battery with a total capacity of 78 kWh, and the NEDC has a comprehensive working life of 512 km and supports DC charging up to 155 kW.
In terms of actual driving experience, the performance of the Polestar 2 is as full of personality as its appearance: the acceleration is fast and fast, the handling is excellent, the feedback of the steering wheel, brakes and acceleration pedal is biased, and the whole car gives people a very calm feeling.
Cornered driving reveals a different side besides Polestar 2. The suspension provides very good support while maintaining comfort, and even with fast corners, the body's roll suppression is very good and confident.
This suspension tuning combined with strong acceleration capabilities, a proper appearance of a cold-looking performance car, the overall driving performance is generally considered to be excellent control of the Tesla Model 3 is indistinguishable. But polestar 2's interior, workmanship and NVH performance are more quality.
In addition to excellent handling, Polestar 2's Pilot Assist Pilot Assist provides a safe L2 assisted driving experience.
The system can achieve functions such as adaptive cruise, lane keeping, and road departure assistance within 0-130km/h, and my actual feeling is that the performance of these functions is at the upper level of the mainstream of the industry. I am not at all worried about the security of this system, because I believe that the Polestar brand inherits Volvo's "fine tradition" in terms of security.
summary:
First sight of Polar Star 2, its minimalist appearance, slightly grim appearance, may not necessarily arouse your interest. But when you get into closer contact, you'll find a lot of the ingenuity behind the design, and as you learn more about it, there will be new surprises. If you happen to be a detail control, you will love it even more.
In addition, whether it is a simple design concept or a large number of environmentally friendly materials, Polar star 2 also shows a forward-looking attitude in the face of low-carbon or even zero-carbon travel in the future.