We test drove Both the Polestar 2 and Iona 5, both very good Ev cars for their brands but ultimately chose the Tesla 3 which we felt was still ahead for a better sporty driving experience and better technology,
I've got a preconfigured DMLG and all packs in void coming later this month. Will be wrapping in a satin electric yellow to match the callipers and belts. Super excited! Awesome to see more EV's coming down under.
Oh man I almost forgot the indicator sound... Would be hard to live with! Thanks for the Chatswood test drive. Grew up there so it was tour down memory lane as well.
I love the indicator sound. In fact I have test driven 3 times now and am in love with this car. I currently have an Audi A4 Quattro, great car. This is slightly smaller inside. I love the cockpit style console and Android automotive screen.
Test drove one on March 2 from Doncaster Enjoyed it actually (didn’t think I would!) My husband prefers it over my Model 3: but that’s due it looking like a ‘regular car’ and loved the maps display behind the steering wheel. For the price I think Tesla is better value at this stage but the Polestar 2 is definitely worth considering.
hey mate at 9:16 that is the passthrough. For carrying skiis or long items inside the car instead of folding the boot down, can pass them through from the boot :)
I test drove the single motor FWD back in January. Unfortunately limited to the Eastern Suburbs and a predefined route. Things that stood out to me. It felt a bit cumbersome but would love to have taken it out on the highway as I think that’s where it would shine. The rear door entry wwas quite small and I tested that when someone who’d been over 6ft had been in the driver’s seat and it was really cramped. Loved the hatchback and the cabin. Regen was very strong (because it’s a FWD. I found FWD to be a weird choice for an EV but I guess it is built on the XC40 platform). I ended up going for the Model 3 RWD - by the time you option up the Polestar 2 to the same level it’s $9000 more expensive. But that was more when I test drove it as I noticed they’ve downgrade the $6K Pilot pack to a $3.5K pilot lite pack. I might have gone that way if I’d known. Model 3 due in May/June
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I’m hoping Polestar will allow me to test it on the highway sometime later this year. Like yourself if I were to order one I’d also want the Pilot and Plus packs 👍
@@LudicrousFeed Good luck with Polestar on the long term test. 20 mins is nowhere near long enough for a test drive (mine was more like 30 mins). I guess my only other minor disappointment was the exterior paint colours which I dubbed 50 shades of corporate boring. It looked great in black but having had a black car in Australia, I’d never have one again so I guess it would be the white. That’s another $1400, so we’re up to just over $76K. I notice they’re blaming the semi conductor shortage for the change to the pilot back - the pixel led headlights and foglights are gone (both corner with the vehicle). My opinion on the Model 3 RWD is it’s still the best value for money EV in Australia but the waiting list has blown out to 5-7months. Polestar is August so about the same. Atto 3 looks like it fills a nice niche until the new MGZS EV comes out.
I'm curious why everyone except Tesla puts a little cap over the DC portion of the charge port. Makes me wonder if I should be looking for an aftermarket one for my model 3
It’s called ‘phantom drain’ and is a known phenomenon with EVs like Tesla that allow for many background processes like battery management, sentry mode etc It is very weather dependent - at either extremes (especially cold) you can expect quite a drop as the battery tries to keep it at an ideal temp
Great review - glad you found the location at Westfield as it was immediately obvious on the website. I would be interested to learn your thoughts on the charging infrastructure for non-Tesla EVs in Sydney - is it mature enough to support EV ownership if you don’t have destination charging (i.e. at home)?
Thanks Paul! Polestar have been kind enough to loan me a car later in 2022 so I will be exploring a few aspects of real world ownership including public charging during those vlogs. Stay tuned!
Awesome video Tom !!! Very useful. A friend is looking to buy and I’ll forward this to them. The Mr has a plaid X on order but the Mrs wants to be done with all gas cars. She has had enough of that nonsense and the fuel price is the final nail.
I test drove a Model 3 RWD last year, ordered one in December, and then test-drove a Polestar 2 last month. The Polestar was smooth, but just wasn't fun; acceleration was noticeably less punchy. The interior felt like a regular car while the Tesla felt like a spaceship. Once you factor in the extra packs needed to get an Autopilot equivalent, I don't think the Polestar is nearly as good value. Pleased to see more EVs coming to market but I think Tesla still have the best options so far.
I agree - I went Model 3. But you have to remember the Polestar 2 is a hatchback with 1500kg tow limit. Even though they’re being cross shopped the PS2 has some practical differences to the Model 3.
@@Xaintdk2000 As a car, it's so different. Refinement, build quality, handling balance and high speed ride favor the Polestar. It's a bit quieter, too. I rented a Model 3 and it's just so different. Polestar has Volvo qualities but is much sportier. Both are sporty but Tesla is more obviously sporty, more tech based, very efficient, has the Tesla supercharger network, has good things like sentry mode and dog mode. When you push the Polestar you find that it is sporty but it doesn't necessarily feel as obviously sporty right away. Cars are for different types of buyers.
That key fob looks like it's from the early 90's lol, also, the cavity/hole in the centre back seat is likely for a passthrough. So you can access the boot for snacks during long road trips, and also pass-thru long items from Bunnings (Very narrow though lol) Edit: just saw that it ISNT a pass-thru??
What you can’t find out is exactly how it suppresses coarse chip bitumen, because that’s too far away from city dealerships. Our Model 3 suffers from light weight pillar etc trim ‘sizzles’ activated by such a road surface . It’s a challenge for manufacturers.
Thanks for the review Tom...hopefully you'll get an opportunity for a longer, detailed review as you mentioned. One thing I noticed, in your rear seat review it seemed to have a "transmission" tunnel in the middle rather than the much better flat floor like my model 3. I'm not sure why any EV would choose to add the tunnel if it's not necessary.
Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) is a global mid-size unibody automobile platform, jointly developed by Volvo and Geely under their China Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT) R&D banner. It has to support both ICE and EV designs - hence the transmission tunnel. I’m told batteries this space houses batteries in the Polestar 2. So it does have purpose - unless you have three teenagers in the back ; )
The car looks good. I like the 360 camera and the colour coded logo. The inside plastic looks cheap to me. OTA updates are good. Does the external mirror have an indication when a car in next to you or in your blind spot? The centre console looks to be Google centric which is nice especially Google Maps. I also like the console behind the steering wheel.
@@LudicrousFeed Having configured the car on the website I think the Tesla M3 is better equipped. I think one would need to add the pilot & plus packs to get almost all of the same features. Also due to semiconductor shortage it says the auto open tail gate will be retrofitted later (which is fine) & turn adaptive headlights replaced with standard LED headlights. The base model gets very close to the Tesla M3 LR in price while being single motor and not AWD.
With such a short test drive I would have preferred more impressions as you drive. There are ample interior reviews out there from overseas reviewers that had the car for much longer.
I test drove a P2LR + Pilot Pack in NZ about 6 weeks ago. I had a M3 on order since early Jan and wanted a comparison. The P2 drove well but felt heavier on the road than the M3. To get the safety and comfort features that come standard on the Tesla you have to add the Pilot and Plus Packs, an extra $NZ9500. The P2’s layout is more ‘conventional’ which may appeal to some. I did like having a driver’s display in front of me, but Polestar didn’t make the most of the available display space with only limited configurability. It also lacked a HUD (as does the M3). It is a repackaged ICE in my view. It still has a transmission tunnel and to open the frunk there is a manual “bonnet” lever down by the driver’s knee. No ability to open from outside the vehicle. I could go on about what I found during the drive, but I was impressed enough the put a refundable deposit down to secure one in the first shipment. Subsequently after weighing up this vs the M3 on order I cancelled the P2 and got refunded. My Model 3 arrives next week. By the way, the Polestar App is awful.
Chimes perfectly with my observations Ian. Drove one in Melbourne last year - the "transmission tunnel" didn't leave enough space for my left knee! Silly really. Got my model 3 this week and very happy so far.
Thanks Tom. I was really interested in the Polestar, but that price though... and the extras. Adaptive CC is an extra $3.4k, and the pack with the Panoramic roof, heatpump, wireless charging, heated seats is $6,000. And there's more, I though if you purchase the 6k pack you got the things from 3k pack. Nope, if you want adaptive CC and heated seats and panoramic roof, that's $9.4k... Which makes it much more expensive than Tesla...
Yes it’s interesting how they’ve priced the extras. I’ll have to analyse it further if Polestar ever lend me a car for a week to do a ‘real world’ test
I'm in the market for this car and will place an order layer this year. I agree with you to a point but on the other side of the coin you don't have to pay for what you don't want. I don't want a panoramic roof for example so I will not option that pack. I was going to go with the pilot pack but have decided on the dual motor with performance pack instead. For what all that is worth
One option which seems minor but is crucial for me is front seat memory. Standard in model 3, but only available as part of one of those expensive packs in the polestar. Could live without the other options, but having to adjust seat every time we swap drivers would be painful.
@@ad_fletch Agree. We never have seat memory options in any of our cars and we have to manually adjust everytime. It's annoying, especially in the rush to get kids to class or school.
I test drove it, liked the drive but disliked the option costs, the infotainment very basic and needs to mature over time (size of the screen is too small for me), the deal breaker for me were the cameras views were obscured but the vehicle body.
Nice looking car and keen to drive one. However now having seen the interior it's a tad underwhelming and comes across as pretty standard level details. I would have hoped a car company of this background would do better than grey on grey with more grey plastic. Still I'll wait to see in real life
What BYD? The only one you can order in Australia is the Atto 3 (Yuan plus) and the Polestar 2 is much better than that. And also much more expensive. Pretty much Volvo quality inside.
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We test drove Both the Polestar 2 and Iona 5, both very good Ev cars for their brands but ultimately chose the Tesla 3 which we felt was still ahead for a better sporty driving experience and better technology,
Thanks for sharing 👍
Is the little door in the back of the rear seat a ski port? I love the Google Assistant integration.
Yes I believe so
I've got a preconfigured DMLG and all packs in void coming later this month. Will be wrapping in a satin electric yellow to match the callipers and belts. Super excited! Awesome to see more EV's coming down under.
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Oh man I almost forgot the indicator sound... Would be hard to live with!
Thanks for the Chatswood test drive. Grew up there so it was tour down memory lane as well.
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I love the indicator sound. In fact I have test driven 3 times now and am in love with this car. I currently have an Audi A4 Quattro, great car. This is slightly smaller inside. I love the cockpit style console and Android automotive screen.
@@SS-yw7vo Well there you go. Must be good for some ears but not others...
@@ad_fletch these things are always subjective aren't they
Test drove one on March 2 from Doncaster
Enjoyed it actually (didn’t think I would!)
My husband prefers it over my Model 3: but that’s due it looking like a ‘regular car’ and loved the maps display behind the steering wheel.
For the price I think Tesla is better value at this stage but the Polestar 2 is definitely worth considering.
Thanks for sharing Paula!
hey mate at 9:16 that is the passthrough. For carrying skiis or long items inside the car instead of folding the boot down, can pass them through from the boot :)
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Did you try plugging in a longer destination (say Brisbane) - does it plan the route with charging options like a Tesla?
Good suggestion. Happy to try this if Polestar ever lend me a car for a week to review it in the ‘real world’
Nice work, Tom, Would love to see you review the BYD Atto 3 test later in the year.
Looking forward to testing the Atto 3 too!
I test drove the single motor FWD back in January. Unfortunately limited to the Eastern Suburbs and a predefined route. Things that stood out to me. It felt a bit cumbersome but would love to have taken it out on the highway as I think that’s where it would shine. The rear door entry wwas quite small and I tested that when someone who’d been over 6ft had been in the driver’s seat and it was really cramped. Loved the hatchback and the cabin. Regen was very strong (because it’s a FWD. I found FWD to be a weird choice for an EV but I guess it is built on the XC40 platform). I ended up going for the Model 3 RWD - by the time you option up the Polestar 2 to the same level it’s $9000 more expensive. But that was more when I test drove it as I noticed they’ve downgrade the $6K Pilot pack to a $3.5K pilot lite pack. I might have gone that way if I’d known. Model 3 due in May/June
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I’m hoping Polestar will allow me to test it on the highway sometime later this year. Like yourself if I were to order one I’d also want the Pilot and Plus packs 👍
@@LudicrousFeed Good luck with Polestar on the long term test. 20 mins is nowhere near long enough for a test drive (mine was more like 30 mins). I guess my only other minor disappointment was the exterior paint colours which I dubbed 50 shades of corporate boring. It looked great in black but having had a black car in Australia, I’d never have one again so I guess it would be the white. That’s another $1400, so we’re up to just over $76K. I notice they’re blaming the semi conductor shortage for the change to the pilot back - the pixel led headlights and foglights are gone (both corner with the vehicle). My opinion on the Model 3 RWD is it’s still the best value for money EV in Australia but the waiting list has blown out to 5-7months. Polestar is August so about the same. Atto 3 looks like it fills a nice niche until the new MGZS EV comes out.
I'm curious why everyone except Tesla puts a little cap over the DC portion of the charge port. Makes me wonder if I should be looking for an aftermarket one for my model 3
I think they do it to protect against the elements during AC charging when the DC pins are exposed - possibly an issue in sub zero climes
Looks great. And the base model is now cheaper than the Tesla Model 3.
Good point
just signed the rego papers today for our Polestar! not long now, and our first ever test drive and seeing a Polestar in real life is in 2 days 😂
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When you are charge full and you park your car for couple of days it loses battery. Why? can you help me Thank you Tom
It’s called ‘phantom drain’ and is a known phenomenon with EVs like Tesla that allow for many background processes like battery management, sentry mode etc
It is very weather dependent - at either extremes (especially cold) you can expect quite a drop as the battery tries to keep it at an ideal temp
@@LudicrousFeed thank you Tom
Hi is the Y long range cheaper then the 3 Long range and why?
Model Y LR will be more expensive than Model 3 LR
Great content! you should invest in a dead cat muffler over your mic - it will help keep out the background noise
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Great review - glad you found the location at Westfield as it was immediately obvious on the website. I would be interested to learn your thoughts on the charging infrastructure for non-Tesla EVs in Sydney - is it mature enough to support EV ownership if you don’t have destination charging (i.e. at home)?
Thanks Paul! Polestar have been kind enough to loan me a car later in 2022 so I will be exploring a few aspects of real world ownership including public charging during those vlogs. Stay tuned!
Looks like a very nice car. It’s great to see fabric seats 😍 leather seats in Australia are absolutely ridiculous unless they are ventilated.
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I feel like that bulky console with inconvenient cup holders would be a deal breaker for me
I’ll have a more detailed review later in 2022
Awesome video Tom !!! Very useful. A friend is looking to buy and I’ll forward this to them. The Mr has a plaid X on order but the Mrs wants to be done with all gas cars. She has had enough of that nonsense and the fuel price is the final nail.
Thanks Nash! Yup the high fuel prices are tipping a lot of people over to EVs for sure 🙂👍
I'm really looking forward to news on the Hyundai Ioniq 7. Can't wait!
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I test drove a Model 3 RWD last year, ordered one in December, and then test-drove a Polestar 2 last month. The Polestar was smooth, but just wasn't fun; acceleration was noticeably less punchy. The interior felt like a regular car while the Tesla felt like a spaceship. Once you factor in the extra packs needed to get an Autopilot equivalent, I don't think the Polestar is nearly as good value. Pleased to see more EVs coming to market but I think Tesla still have the best options so far.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙏
I agree - I went Model 3. But you have to remember the Polestar 2 is a hatchback with 1500kg tow limit. Even though they’re being cross shopped the PS2 has some practical differences to the Model 3.
Tbh it’s absolutely got nothing better than my model 3
Build quality. :)
@@Xaintdk2000 As a car, it's so different. Refinement, build quality, handling balance and high speed ride favor the Polestar. It's a bit quieter, too. I rented a Model 3 and it's just so different. Polestar has Volvo qualities but is much sportier. Both are sporty but Tesla is more obviously sporty, more tech based, very efficient, has the Tesla supercharger network, has good things like sentry mode and dog mode. When you push the Polestar you find that it is sporty but it doesn't necessarily feel as obviously sporty right away. Cars are for different types of buyers.
What shopping mall is this
Chatswood Westfield, Sydney
Nice ev, looked great in white. More choices th3 better, sedans, crossover etc....
For sure
Just what I needed, thinking of heading down to see the car.
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Like always, Great Vid Tom!
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That key fob looks like it's from the early 90's lol, also, the cavity/hole in the centre back seat is likely for a passthrough. So you can access the boot for snacks during long road trips, and also pass-thru long items from Bunnings (Very narrow though lol)
Edit: just saw that it ISNT a pass-thru??
I’m wondering now if that was the right fob! 🤣
I believe they're usually for Ski's.
What you can’t find out is exactly how it suppresses coarse chip bitumen, because that’s too far away from city dealerships.
Our Model 3 suffers from light weight pillar etc trim ‘sizzles’ activated by such a road surface .
It’s a challenge for manufacturers.
Thanks for the review Tom...hopefully you'll get an opportunity for a longer, detailed review as you mentioned. One thing I noticed, in your rear seat review it seemed to have a "transmission" tunnel in the middle rather than the much better flat floor like my model 3. I'm not sure why any EV would choose to add the tunnel if it's not necessary.
Yes I noticed that also. Very curious
I think it is due to PS2 being built on the same platform as C40? That tunnel space however is perhaps used for battery storage or something.
@@keithfong9208 Yes it’s the same platform as the XC40 - hence FWD and transmission tunnel.
Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) is a global mid-size unibody automobile platform, jointly developed by Volvo and Geely under their China Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT) R&D banner. It has to support both ICE and EV designs - hence the transmission tunnel. I’m told batteries this space houses batteries in the Polestar 2. So it does have purpose - unless you have three teenagers in the back ; )
Thank you for that video. Appreciate it. 🙏🏻
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@@LudicrousFeed 9:07 It is through-load to carry long items.
Although not technically 40.20.40 split, a hole in 60 split in middle.
Ah makes sense
The car looks good. I like the 360 camera and the colour coded logo. The inside plastic looks cheap to me. OTA updates are good.
Does the external mirror have an indication when a car in next to you or in your blind spot?
The centre console looks to be Google centric which is nice especially Google Maps. I also like the console behind the steering wheel.
Hopefully will be doing some further testing with a longer loan soon 👍
@@LudicrousFeed Having configured the car on the website I think the Tesla M3 is better equipped. I think one would need to add the pilot & plus packs to get almost all of the same features. Also due to semiconductor shortage it says the auto open tail gate will be retrofitted later (which is fine) & turn adaptive headlights replaced with standard LED headlights. The base model gets very close to the Tesla M3 LR in price while being single motor and not AWD.
You need to add the Pilot Lite pack to get blind spot monitoring.
Nice review, Tom. Looks like a great EV.
Thanks Michael, they do look good 🙂
Always a good review. Nice work
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With such a short test drive I would have preferred more impressions as you drive. There are ample interior reviews out there from overseas reviewers that had the car for much longer.
Stay tuned I’m getting it for longer later this year
I test drove a P2LR + Pilot Pack in NZ about 6 weeks ago. I had a M3 on order since early Jan and wanted a comparison. The P2 drove well but felt heavier on the road than the M3. To get the safety and comfort features that come standard on the Tesla you have to add the Pilot and Plus Packs, an extra $NZ9500.
The P2’s layout is more ‘conventional’ which may appeal to some. I did like having a driver’s display in front of me, but Polestar didn’t make the most of the available display space with only limited configurability. It also lacked a HUD (as does the M3).
It is a repackaged ICE in my view. It still has a transmission tunnel and to open the frunk there is a manual “bonnet” lever down by the driver’s knee. No ability to open from outside the vehicle.
I could go on about what I found during the drive, but I was impressed enough the put a refundable deposit down to secure one in the first shipment. Subsequently after weighing up this vs the M3 on order I cancelled the P2 and got refunded. My Model 3 arrives next week.
By the way, the Polestar App is awful.
Interesting, thanks for sharing! Enjoy your Model 3 👍🙂
Chimes perfectly with my observations Ian. Drove one in Melbourne last year - the "transmission tunnel" didn't leave enough space for my left knee! Silly really. Got my model 3 this week and very happy so far.
Great Review. Thanks.
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Thanks Tom. I was really interested in the Polestar, but that price though... and the extras. Adaptive CC is an extra $3.4k, and the pack with the Panoramic roof, heatpump, wireless charging, heated seats is $6,000. And there's more, I though if you purchase the 6k pack you got the things from 3k pack. Nope, if you want adaptive CC and heated seats and panoramic roof, that's $9.4k... Which makes it much more expensive than Tesla...
Yes it’s interesting how they’ve priced the extras. I’ll have to analyse it further if Polestar ever lend me a car for a week to do a ‘real world’ test
I'm in the market for this car and will place an order layer this year. I agree with you to a point but on the other side of the coin you don't have to pay for what you don't want. I don't want a panoramic roof for example so I will not option that pack. I was going to go with the pilot pack but have decided on the dual motor with performance pack instead. For what all that is worth
One option which seems minor but is crucial for me is front seat memory. Standard in model 3, but only available as part of one of those expensive packs in the polestar. Could live without the other options, but having to adjust seat every time we swap drivers would be painful.
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yes, 25 minutes is a bit ......... (can't find the right word)
@@ad_fletch Agree. We never have seat memory options in any of our cars and we have to manually adjust everytime. It's annoying, especially in the rush to get kids to class or school.
indicators sound like the motion sensor from aliens.
I test drove it, liked the drive but disliked the option costs, the infotainment very basic and needs to mature over time (size of the screen is too small for me), the deal breaker for me were the cameras views were obscured but the vehicle body.
Will be interesting to see if the screen layout will change with OTA software updates in time
Volvo and Saab had a baby.
The google software is one of the best systems in the car industry, why don't all cars have this system instead of Android Auto.
It seemed fairly intuitive during my short ride
if it’s anything like my xc60, it’s very glitchy.
@@OwenLewis67 hopefully they updated the processor that runs the infotainment system.
Yeah it's good. Apparently it'll be even better in the PS3 with much more usability! I'm excited to see that.
Does the boot space feel comparable to a model 3?
Yes I’d say so with the benefit of a hatch back lift gate 👍
Nice looking car and keen to drive one. However now having seen the interior it's a tad underwhelming and comes across as pretty standard level details. I would have hoped a car company of this background would do better than grey on grey with more grey plastic. Still I'll wait to see in real life
Stay tuned/subscribed … Polestar have been kind enough to loan me a car for a longer period of time later in 2022 👍
The interior design and excessive use of cheap looking plastics really let the car down in my opinion.
I think the Polestar would be my pick if I had $60k to spend
Good to know 🙂👍
@@LudicrousFeed but TBH an Ace EV Yewt at $25k is more achievable!
Nice
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Ahah those bezels really aren't pretty. Tesla still seems to be the king of software. Can't wait to start seeing some of these on the road!
I’ll be on the lookout for them in the wild
It looks like a step backwards 10 years when you get out of a Tesla and into a Polestar. Polestars exterior is nice though.
Nice car but seems outdated compared to Tesla. For same money I go for Tesla. That screen with the thick bezel. Come on! It’s not year 2000 anymore.
Looking forward to future Polestars
Wow, it looks the business doesn't it?
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Polestar Tom does not sound as good as Tesla Tom though.
Not quite the same ring 🤔
Are you polestar Tom now?
I’m for all EVs 🙏
@@LudicrousFeed MG Tom
Big font for the boomers
Doesn't look as nice as BYD, particularly the interior
What BYD? The only one you can order in Australia is the Atto 3 (Yuan plus) and the Polestar 2 is much better than that. And also much more expensive. Pretty much Volvo quality inside.
Yeet!
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So do Australians often put child seats in the boot? 😂🤣😂
The straps come over and anchor behind the seat for a more secure restraint
#unintentionalasmr
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